Group    From 1981  To 1997

London Docklands Development Corporation

Categories: History, Property

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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1 memorial
Historical Society of Ottawa

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1 memorial
Gordon Home

Gordon Home

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1 memorial
National Railway Heritage Awards

National Railway Heritage Awards

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1 memorial

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Victims of Human BSE

SE1, Albert Embankment

The flower on the plaque looks to us like a chrysanthemum but we don't know if it has any special significance.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Elger boundary

Elger boundary

SW3, Brompton Square

See the nearby hole in the wall for more information about Elger's role in the development of this area.

1 subject commemorated
H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells

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11 memorials
Dame Heather Rabbatts

Dame Heather Rabbatts

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Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Jamaica

1 memorial