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The small size of the London Docks made them outdated by the early 20th century as steam power meant ships were built too large to fit into them. Cargoes were unloaded downriver and then ferried by barge to warehouses in
Wapping. This system was uneconomic and inefficient and one of the main reasons
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Unlike some of the London Docks which have been landfilled, Shadwell Basin, the most easterly part of the complex, has been retained. It is now a maritime square of 2.8 hectares used for recreational purposes (including sailing, canoeing and fishing) and is surrounded on three sides by a waterside
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By the 1850s, the London Dock
Company had recognised that the entrances at both Wapping and Shadwell were too small to accommodate the newer and larger ships coming into service. In 1854-58 the company built a new larger entrance (45 feet wide) and a new basin at Shadwell (the only element of the
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The residential buildings are four and five storeys with façades of alternating open arches and enclosed structure, echoing the scale of traditional 19th century dockside warehouses, with a colonnade at quayside. It took inspiration from the
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Shadwell Basin has Benson Quay on its south-west corner with its south side overlooked by
Riverside Mansions in Milk Yard and the Monza Building in Monza Street and, at its south-eastern end, the former
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Shadwell Basin is a popular public route for cyclists, joggers and pedestrians with a walkway alongside the water as part of the linked open spaces and canals between the river and
Hermitage Basin near
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The London Docks expanded eastward in the 1830s with the opening of the
Eastern Dock and Shadwell Basin (built 1828–32). To provide these new docks with access to the river, a new entrance at
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provides a dramatic backdrop with its spire and the St Paul's Church
Conservation Area extends to the water's edge with a terraced quayside that includes an outdoor gym.
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was built. Opened in 1832, it was named
Shadwell Entrance (the main entrance to the London Dock was through Wapping Entrance with a third entrance at Hermitage Basin).
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Shadwell Basin is one of the most significant bodies of water surviving from the historical London Docks. It is situated on the north side of the river
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London Docks system to have survived redevelopment to this day) linked to the west part of the docks by
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