Isle of Dogs - Wikipedia
WEBRecords show that ships preparing to carry the English royal household to Calais in 1520 docked at the southern bank of the island. The name Isle of Dogges occurs in the Thamesis Descriptio of 1588, applied to a small island in the south-western part of the peninsula.
The (Old) Isle Of Dogs From A To Z - Londonist
WEBOct 12, 2016 · Mick Lemmerman is the compiler of the Isle of Dogs: Past Life, Past Lives blog, a splendid resource on the history of that area. He hit upon the notion of listing out an A to Z of old Island...
The Isle of Dogs in the Fifties | Isle of Dogs – Past Life, Past Lives
WEBDec 21, 2020 · The Isle of Dogs in the Fifties. Posted on December 21, 2020 by Mick Lemmerman. Close to one third of the Isle of Dogs’ housing stock was lost to bombing during WWII – a high proportion even compared to East End levels of destruction – and in 1950 the damage was still evident.
Memory, community and the end of empire on the Isle of Dogs, …
WEBSep 14, 2022 · Dockland communities like that on the Isle of Dogs can offer vital insights into shifting conceptions of the relationship between the local and the global. In 1980 community activists on the Island received an opportunity.
Mike Seaborne’s Isle of Dogs, Then & Now | Spitalfields Life
WEBNov 8, 2016 · No part of the East End has changed more in the last generation that the Isle of Dogs. Between 1983 & 1986, photographer Mike Seaborne recorded it prior to redevelopment, as part of a project with the Island History Society, and then returned in 2014 to capture the same views as they are today.
The Isle of Dogs in Maps | Isle of Dogs – Past Life, Past Lives
WEBOct 28, 2018 · In 1800 Thomas Milne published his “Land Use Map of London and England”, six sheets forming a map covering 20 miles around London, with colour-coding to indicate land usage. In the case of the Isle of Dogs, as can be seen, the land usage is almost entirely agricultural.
The Isle of Dogs: Introduction | British History Online
WEB1 day ago · The Isle of Dogs that emerged after the distress of the late 1860s was solidly working-class. Residential, or largely residential, areas, served by innumerable small shops and licensed premises, were sandwiched between the docks and wharves which together provided most local employment.
These then-and-now images show the transformation of the Isle of Dogs
WEBJan 24, 2019 · Once a swampy bit of estuary, the Isle of Dogs opened its first docks in 1802. London was the busiest port in the world, and the majority of the city’s grain and timber came through these parts....
Isle of Dogs History
WEBIsle of Dogs - Then & Now. Many of the buildings, streets and landmarks of the past now exist only in the memories of those who lived, worked and played in them. A gallery where the past can be seen alongside the new, rather than just imagined.
24. The Isle of Dogs: catching up with the regeneration story
WEBNov 15, 2009 · This article brings the story of the Isle of Dogs up to date. It derives from a detailed review of the 12 key plans that have sought to guide change over the 35 years and four development waves of the area’s regeneration.
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