2014

TQ3780 : Canary Wharf Towers

taken 11 years ago, near to Poplar, Tower Hamlets, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Canary Wharf Towers in this square
Canary Wharf Towers
Canary Wharf Towers
One Canada Square, Canary Wharf

Built between 1988 and 1991, One Canada Square is a 235 metre tall 50 storey skyscraper, containing offices for the financial sector. As of 2009 it is the tallest in the UK, however 4 new buildings are due to surpass it in the near future.

HSBC Bank

HSBC is a British multinational banking and financial services company with headquarters in London. As of 2011 it was the world's second-largest banking and financial services group.
It has around 7,500 offices in 87 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America and around 100 million customers.
HSBC was founded in London in 1991 by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to act as a new group holding company and to enable the acquisition of UK-based Midland Bank. The origins of the bank lie in Hong Kong and Shanghai, where branches were first opened in 1865.

West India Docks

The West India Docks are a series of three docks on the Isle of Dogs in London, the first of which opened in 1802. The docks closed to commercial traffic in 1980 and the Canary Wharf development was built on the site.
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Geographical Context: City, Town centre Docks, Harbours
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Canary Wharf [568] Title Clusters: · Canary Wharf Towers [2] ·
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TQ3780, 1473 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 4 April, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 21 May, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3741 8040 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.3500N 0:1.2901W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3720 8055
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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