West India North Dock ( north side ) looking northeast

West India North Dock ( north side ) looking northeast with the original dock gate moved as an entrance to the new offices. The Dockland light railway crossing is visible and the old warehouses converted to apartments and preparation well under way for the Docklands museum.

Northside warehouses West India Dock with a new skyscraper the Marriot Hotel, and the new Crossrail Place with Restaurants , bars a roof garden and the new station.. "The Spire" London's tallest residential apartment building has its foundations behind the hoardings rear of the restored entrance gate.

West India North Dock warehouses looking West, to the left the warehouses closest to the unloading quay and still operational.

West India North Dock warehouses very well and sympathetically restored looking West. The offices of Canary wharf are on the left and the old warehouses have become apartments, shops, the Docklands museum and a cafe. Behind the red scaffolding boards the new Marriott hotel and restaurants are to be constructed. Old barges and tugs have become exhibition and entertainment areas.

North Dock Warehouses now cafes, restaurants and shops and the London Docklands Museum, the new Marriot hotel is in the foreground on the right.

In the centre of the old north dock, looking east a new construction site to the left and Canary Wharf offices are to the right. Billingsgate Fish market is beyond the construction site.

This is where Canary Wharf Development is to be , in 1971 still in full operation though losing out to the container docks at Tilbury.

About to be joined by the twin towers of HSBC and Citibank with further developments on the site continuing. The view is looking west from the old site of the bulk wine warehouses.

There are so many new towers surrounding One Canada Square that an image from the roundabout would not show them all, to get them all in I have taken this image from the east side of Blackwall basin. There are more towers still being built.

Still in full swing , West India main Dock, looking east towards the main dock entrance from the Thames.

Office developments to the left and offices built on stilt platforms are to the right. In the east is the carapace entrance to Canary Wharf underground and above is the DLR line crossing the dock.

Building works almost completed on the new Newfoundland Project, 60 storey tower at the western end of middle dock

The freighter Antares entering Millwall Docks from West India main dock , the rum warehouses are to the right and just beyond the swing bridge opened to allow access.

From West India looking south to the new blocks of apartments and hotels being built with the barges now carrying construction materials and removing waste.

The only view left of the entrance to Milwall Dock as more apartment and office blocks have been constructed or are being built. The entrance to the dock now has South Quay DLR station above it meaning it is now closed to any large vessels.

The original Black Watch cruise ship, part of the Fred Olsen line, in Millwall Dock used for carrying passengers to the Canaries in the winter months (in summer crossings between Newcastle and Bergen) and on the right a freighter bringing in timber.

"London Arena" music venue with a floating Chinese restaurant moored alongside to provide sustenance to the concert goers in Millwall Dock.

East side of the dock with the imposing Arena tower of apartments and the floating Chinese restaurant still docked nearby.

Olsen line ships in Millwall Dock

New office developments and housing still being erected. In the distance are the new West Ferry printing works.

The west side of the dock now developed with many new apartment blocks and more still under construction.

Millwall dock with a Russian cargo ship unloading & timber warehouses

This is now home to Docklands Sailing and Water sports Centre and a large site on the north side of Outer Dock is occupied by the WestFerry PrintWorks, the largest newspaper print works in Western Europe.

Westferry Printworks “a vibrant new neighbourhood” has started construction and the largest printworks in Europe have now gone elsewhere.

The south side and the Montague L. Meyer timber warehouses and at the end the flour mill.

Southside housing development, Quayview apartments.

Quayview developments have not really changed in the last 15 years.

Barges in the lock that forms the main entrance to Millwall and West India Docks.

Canary Wharf tower to right before the HSBC and Citibank towers appeared , and to the left many office and residential developments including hotels.

Main entrance from the Thames to West India docks with the new Dollar Bay apartments to the South and many new towers to the West.

As work continues on Wood Wharf behind the cranes more high rise apartment blocks have appeared to the south.

The current site of Canary wharf .

West India warehouse site now Canada Place shopping in basement of Canary wharf

Looking West across the basin with Junction dock to the left and West India Docks beyond.

Looking West to Canary Wharf with the new bank towers completed and many of the new apartment blocks in Blackwall basin occupied.

The basin is now home to barges and old tugs as well as apartment blocks and beyond the view of Canary Wharf is being obstructed more new buildings alongside the bank towers. The largest residential development at Canary Wharf is under way adjoining the basin.

The towers are now concealing the original canary Wharf building and to the left the latest and largest canary Wharf residential development is appearing as the nature of the original docks are being changed in the new century.

The disused basin looking south towards the dry dock.

Looking south with the new housing development in place of the old dry dock and cranes on the skyline as the redevelopment proceeds apace.

Now home to a residential barge community , looking towards the new loft style developments being built where Junction Dock has been filled to accommodate Canary Wharf’s largest new residential development “Wood Wharf”, to the south east Dollar Bay apartments and centrally the round building afar that is Arena Tower in Millwall Dock.

The Wood Wharf development is speeding up with one tower almost complete and, to the left , Loft apartments being constructed. A walkway from the apartments on the north of Blackwall Basin has been started and will lead to the new development across the water.

Panoramic view of Blackwall basin from East to West looking South.

More towers and developments for Wood Wharf are appearing and progress appears to be speeding up as barges for workers are now in the basin.

Poplar Dock which was the old rail yard depot for the docks.

Redevelopment of Poplar Dock almost complete with houseboats and pleasure cruisers replacing the old trading ships.

Poplar Dock Marina apartments fully occuppied.

Looking South through the dry dock with the opened gates to West India dock to the right.

The old Blackwall basin dry dock looking south towards West India dock entrance and another riverside block of apartments.

Looking south from the old Blackwall Dry Dock to where new apartments are occupied to the latest Canary Wharf residential development and the West India dock main entrance.

Blackwall basin dry dock looking north

The old Blackwall basin dry dock looking North to Poplar Dock.

What was Blackwall Basin dry dock with the latest development of loft style apartments under construction to the West in front of the new Barclays building

Looking north to Blackwall basin from the timber warehouses in Junction Dock.

Junction Dock now filled in and new housing developments in Blackwall Basin with the bridge to Canary wharf roundabout to the left and beneath it new Billingsgate market.

A view across the water of the docks main entrance to the huge development site that was Junction Dock, this is becoming the largest Canary Wharf residential area of lofts and luxury apartments covering 128 acres known as Wood Wharf and including Sky Lofts. The apartments in Blackwall Basin can be seen at the other end of the new enterprise.

Junction Dock has been filled to create Wood Wharf on the north side of the main dock entrance where the Scout Club boats are moored, beside Dollar Bay tower. The first new residential block, in the previous image this stands on the right handside, is almost complete and to the right the loft style flats are under way, on the left almost blocking the view of Barclays pinnacle are more new apartments.

2020. Junction Dock view to Blackwall Basin.Some of the latest Towers are nearly complete and work continues on Wood Wharf.

Channel between Poplar dock and Blackwall Basin looking south with remains of the old rotating bridge in the foreground.

Channel between Poplar dock and Blackwall Basin looking south to the old dry dock and West India main entrance, the old bridge parts remain.

Channel from Poplar Marina to Blackwall Basin

Looking North up the channel between docks to Poplar Dock with the old rotating railway bridge useless but remaining.

Looking North up the channel between docks to Poplar Dock now home to residential barges and canal boats. The central axis point remains from the old railway bridge.

The channel to Poplar Dock Marina residential community and new skyscrapers at the periphery.

Poplar dock looking north now populated by canal boats and miscellaneous leisure craft, including old barges.

Poplar Dock, there are no real changes except the skyline beyond and an increased number of residential barges.

The barges have changed and more residential towers are changing the skyline.

Before serious developments had started there were three entrances from the Thames and all the docks from the end of the last century still remained.

Middle dock is now almost filled and its area is taken up by Canary Wharf and developments by the company.There is only one entrance still open to the East and the last Dry Dock is about to disappear next to where Junction Dock has been drained to make way for the new foundations of “Wood Wharf” a large residential and parkland zone by the Canary Wharf Group.