2012

TQ4080 : Emirates Airline, northern terminal

taken 12 years ago, near to Blackwall Tunnel, Greenwich, England

Emirates Airline, northern terminal
Emirates Airline, northern terminal
Royal Victoria Dock :: TQ4180

The Royal Victoria Dock opened in 1855 it was the first of the Royal Docks and the first London dock to be designed specifically to accommodate large steam ships. It was also the first to use hydraulic power to operate its machinery and the first to be connected to the national railway network.
The Royal Victoria Dock consisted of a main dock and a basin to the west, providing an entrance to the Thames on the western side of the complex.
The dock was an immediate commercial success, as it could easily accommodate all but the very largest steamships. It was badly damaged by German bombing in World War II but experienced a resurgence in trade following the war. However, from the 1960s onwards, the Royal Victoria experienced a steady decline as the shipping industry adopted containerization, which effectively moved traffic downstream to Tilbury. It finally closed to commercial traffic along with the other Royal Docks in 1980.
Since the 1980s the area around the dock has been redeveloped, including the ExCel Centre.

London Cable Car :: TQ3979

London Cable Car is a Transport for London gondola link across the River Thames, that was built with sponsorship from the air carrier Emirates for the 2012 London Olympics. The scheme, comprises a 1 km cable car line that crosses the river from the Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Docks, linking two important Olympic sites. The project, estimated to cost £60 million, began construction in August 2011. From October 2022 it will be sponsored by IFS.
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TQ4080, 1217 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 26 May, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 30 August, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 4014 8067 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.4554N 0:1.0749E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 4021 8068
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