Memorials & monuments · London
East India Docks
In or near City of London.
East India Docks is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
Danny Robinson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Blackwall · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit East India Docks, the nearest railway station is Blackwall, located 0.4 km away. Entry is free, and the postcode for sat-nav is E14 9YY.
About
East India Docks is a public memorial in London, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. It sits within the Poplar and Limehouse parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Blackwall, about 0.4 km away. Postcode area E14.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2026
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Heritage listing
Illustration of East India dock looking south towards the River Thames, 1806. The original Brunswick dock and mast house (latterly known as the Export Dock) can be seen alongside the river. The Import Dock is in the foreground.
From the Wikipedia article
The East India Docks were a group of docks in Blackwall in east London, north-east of the Isle of Dogs. Today only the entrance basin and listed perimeter wall remain visible.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
| repeal_date = 19 June 1828 | amendments = | repealing_legislation = East India Dock Act 1828 | related_legislation = | status = Repealed | original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Geo3/43/126/contents/enacted | collapsed = yes }} | repeal_date = 23 December 1920 | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = Port of London (Consolidation) Act 1920 | status = Repealed | original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Geo4/9/95/contents/enacted | collapsed = yes }} liners in East India Docks in 1902]] Following the successful creation of the West India Docks which opened in 1802, an act of Parliament, the (43 Geo. 3. c. cxxvi) set up the East India Dock Company,…
Architecture
The original docks consisted of an Import Dock of 18 acre of water, to the north of the site, and an Export Dock of 15 acre, to the south of the site. There was also an Entrance Dock of 2.75 acre of water on the east of the site.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5111, -0.0070
- District
- Tower Hamlets
- Parish
- Tower Hamlets, unparished area
- Postcode
- E14 9YY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Established
- 1803
- Nearest railway station
- Blackwall — 0.4 km
Sources
- osm: n2014156881 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: East India Docks (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is East India Docks?
- East India Docks is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E14 9YY), in the parish of Tower Hamlets, unparished area.
- What is East India Docks?
- East India Docks is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to East India Docks?
- The nearest railway station is Blackwall, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode E14 9YY.
- When was East India Docks built?
- Built or established in 1803.
- Is East India Docks free to visit?
- Yes, East India Docks is free to enter.
- How do I get to East India Docks?
- The nearest railway station is Blackwall, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode E14 9YY.