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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Sir Montagu Sharpe, KBE, KC, DL

Sir Montagu Sharpe, KBE, KC, DL

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4 memorials
Sir Max Mallowan

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Person, Friend / family, History, Iraq, Syria

1 memorial
Robert P. McCulloch

Robert P. McCulloch

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2 memorials
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8 memorials
2012 Olympic Games bell

2012 Olympic Games bell

It is the largest harmonically-tuned bell in the world. It was designed by the Whitechapel Foundry, but because of its size, they were unable to cast it. The task was carried out by a Dutch company...

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1 memorial
Barbara Harmer

Barbara Harmer

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Person, Gender Issues, Transport

1 memorial
Councillor H. Adams

Councillor H. Adams

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Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
George Nissel

George Nissel

Born Transylvania, studied engineering. His sister Dorothy married Dallos and in May 1937 they all came to London. As an enemy alien was not allowed to fight in WW2 but after the war he gained Brit...

Person, Medicine, Transylvania

1 memorial