2017

TQ4080 : Sunborn Yacht Hotel

taken 7 years ago, near to Blackwall Tunnel, Greenwich, England

This is 1 of 42 images, with title Sunborn Yacht Hotel in this square
Sunborn Yacht Hotel
Sunborn Yacht Hotel
Sunborn Yacht Hotel

Moored at the Royal Victoria Dock in the Docklands, this 4 star yacht hotel is adjacent to the ExCel London convention centre. It opened in June 2014.

Royal Docks

The Royal Docks are three large docks in East London, known as the Royal Victoria Dock (opened 1855), the Royal Albert Dock (opened 1880), and the King George V Dock (opened 1921).

During their heyday most of imported goods to London came through the Royal Docks which were the largest enclosed docks in the world. They were closed in the 1980's, and now form part of a redeveloped Docklands.

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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.


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TQ4080, 1217 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 1 July, 2017   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 26 November, 2017
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 4065 8064 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.4317N 0:1.5148E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 4068 8065
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