EQ1 Canary wharf contrasting place

Question 1

What was the original function of canary wharf?

Answer 1

Originally marsh land
Made available for humans through “inning” in the middle ages

Question 2

How did the function of canary wharf change in the 1800/1900s?

Answer 2

-1802 west india docks began to develop on Isle of Dogs
-Urbanusation during 19th century
-dependent on river trade

Question 3

What sort of connectivity was there in canary wharf during 1800s and present?

Answer 3

-1840 connected to rest of london by Blackwall railway
-1899 height of shipping industry
-Light railway built
-London airport 5km away

Question 4

Describe the decline of the docklands in canary wharf. did this affect jobs?

Answer 4

-Last docks closed in 1981 due to containerization
-Became deprived
-Derelict buildings
-60% of adult males were unemployed in 1981

Question 5

What is the LDDC (canary wharf)

Answer 5

-London’s dockland development corporation
-enterprise zone created
-New light rail system with 7 stops
-they extended jubilee line + created a new underground stop.

Question 6

What is inequality like in canary wharf? Child poverty?

Answer 6

Canary wharf- highest 10% least deprived 🤩
2 min walk to Tower Hamlets- 10% most deprived 😐
48% child poverty rates in tower hamlets

Question 7

What are the impacts of the changes to canary wharf?

Answer 7

£40.4 billion gross added value added.
Best jobs- 3.5 times better than average UK salary
-Supports nearly 400,000 UK jobs in total

Question 8

What are the characteristics of the population of canary wharf?

Answer 8

-Lacks young and elderly population
-Large migrant population
-Low levels of deprivation
-Lacks unified identity
-Average age of resident- 31
-More males than females
1-2 people household
-Bigger religion diversity than hebden bridge