But from the 1960s, the port industry began to decline and all of the docks were closed down by 1980. Rare photographs of life in the East London docklands before Canary Wharf. We listen and talk to you, and find out what affects your daily life and feelings of security. Since the 1940s the Canary Islands have been used as an important sailing port due to their location, with Spanish ships stopping there to restock before the arduous journey to the New World across the Atlantic. Our team is comprised of Police Officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and we are dedicated to making your neighbourhood a safer place to live in, work in and visit. The first dock in East London opened in the 1690s and business grew rapidly after that, with its peak in the nineteenth century. Canary Wharf … One Canada Square was designed by César Pelli with Adamson Associates and Frederick Gibberd Coombes. Canary Wharf's head of strategy Howard Dawber says as the country comes out of lockdown, workers will begin to go back to the office in coming months even if … For 25 years, SOM has collaborated with multiple designers and client groups in the planning and building of Canary Wharf. Towering buildings, high power people in suits and lavishness are all synonymous with this sector of England’s capital. Canary Wharf. Photo: Jason Alden/Bloomberg Clifford Chance’s Canary Wharf skyscraper has been a symbol of elite legal institutions ever since the firm moved there at the turn of the millennium. Designed to accommodate a flourishing financial sector and breathe new life into London’s former Docklands, SOM’s master plan established a roadmap for one of the largest urban revitalization projects in the modern era. Richard Gent died inside a Canary Wharf … 5. One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London.It was completed in 1991 and is the third tallest building in the United Kingdom at 770 feet (235 m) above ground level containing 50 storeys. Share. The colourful streets of Gran Canaria seem a world away from Canary Wharf. Before the Canary Wharf that we see today, this area was one of the busiest docks in the world. Before and After. 1 Timeline 1.1 Early foundations 1.2 Redevelopment 1.3 Rescue and recovery 1.4 Contemporary Canary Wharf was built at the start of the 19th century as part of the West India Docks, this was to import sugar, rum and coffee from Caribbean plantations, and was funded in part by profits from slavery. 4. Welcome to the Canary Wharf Safer Neighbourhoods Team page. Canary Wharf is the creation of Canadian property tycoon Paul Reichmann, but the idea for an office complex in the Isle of Dogs came from American bankers Michael von … Thames Water engineers said it took two weeks and "brute force" to unclog the foul-smelling mass of fat, grease and "unflushable" items from a sewage path in Canary Wharf. Canary Wharf itself takes its name from the sea trade with the Canary Islands, whose name originates from the Latin ‘canis’ (dogs). The wife of a man who jumped to his death in a shopping centre had begged him hours before to change jobs, an inquest heard. Canary Wharf, the commercial estate on the Isle of Dogs, is now infamous for being the financial hub of London. One Canada Square was the first Canary Wharf building to be built during redevelopment, and stands at 235m tall.