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How did the triangular trade in enslaved Africans affect British ports?
West India Docks, London, circa 1880. The docks was built in the early 19th century to handle shipping associated with the transatlantic trade in enslaved people. London 's ports played a ...
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Tag: West India Dock, South Quay, Canary Wharf
Next Friday, Argentina's Frigate A.R.A. Libertad, the navy's school vessel will dock in London after 17 years. Under the command of Captain Romay, the arrival of one of the largest and fastest ...
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From the archives: Planning Canary Wharf, 1982-88
the West India Docks, was closed in 1980, a victim of the containerisation which revolutionished shipping after the Second World War. The London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) was created in ...
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How did the trade in enslaved Africans affect the British economy?
West India Docks, London, circa 1880. The docks was built in the early 19th century to handle shipping associated with the transatlantic trade in enslaved people. The work of enslaved people on ...