DOCKLANDS

Question 1

what are the physical features of the docklands

Answer 1

• riverside
• o2 arena (milenium dome)
• canary wharf
• old wharf buildings (many now upmarket apartments, a museum)
• docks (old victoria dock)
• the isle of dogs
• housing developments, luxury flats

Question 2

similarities w/ bankside

Answer 2

• riverside london location
• development during industrial revolution, use of river for trade
• decline after 1960s- impact of containerisation
• sense of heritage maintained, presence of old wharf buildings, museums
• increasingly seen as an ‘upmarket’ area, especially residential

Question 3

differences with bankside

Answer 3

bankside has:

• more rich varied usage
• more diversity
• pace of development during industrial revolution was more extreme and varied (docklands centred on docks)
• bankside south of river, seen as separate from main centre of london
• emphasis on entertainment centre as well as other functions