Group    From 1981  To 1997

London Docklands Development Corporation

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London Docklands Development Corporation

We did not initially recognise this logo, on at least 8 plaques in the Surrey Docks area, and maybe others elsewhere. We tried Google's image search and the results made us laugh; being an array of cute white animals: puppies, cows, cats, ponies, dinosaurs ....

A quango agency set up by the U.K. Government to regenerate the depressed docklands area of east London. It helped to create Canary Wharf, Surrey Quays shopping centre, London City Airport, the Excel Exhibition Centre and the Docklands Light Railway. It was formally wound up in 1997, under a process called "dedesignation" and its powers reverted to the London Boroughs.

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London Docklands Development Corporation

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Brunel's Engine House

Brunel's engine house The tunnel shaft and pumping house for Marc Brunel's tu...

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Charles Hay and Son

{Beneath the London Docklands Development Corporation logo:} 135 Rotherhithe ...

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Hydraulic lock gate engine

Hydraulic Lock Gate Engine This machinery was installed in 1902, at the time ...

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Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay

Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Friends of Kingston Museum and Heritage Service

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Group, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
William Richard Lethaby

William Richard Lethaby

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Person, Architecture, Art, History

3 memorials
Rose Crossgrove

Rose Crossgrove

One of a list of 26 researchers involved in researching Hester Leggatt's background.

Person, History

1 memorial
Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women

Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women

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Group, Armed Forces, Community / Clubs, History

5 memorials