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West India Docks, Poplar

West India Docks, Poplar. By the late eighteenth century London desperately needed new docks to cope with the growth in sea trade around the world, particularly with the West Indies. Begun on 12th July 1800 and completed within two years at an expense of £1,200,000, the docks stretched across the Isle of Dogs, and consisted of an Import and an Export Dock. Almost a mile of warehouses (mostly holding sugar and coffee) lined the Import Dock - the docks were purposefully constructed in order to display the extent and importance of Great Britain's trade.

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