The Barkantine Estate is a large social

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Millwall Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Limehouse, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east ...

built by the

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in the lates 1960's, located on the

Isle of Dogs The Isle of Dogs is a large peninsula bounded on three sides by a large meander in the River Thames in East London, England, which includes the Cubitt Town, Millwall and Canary Wharf districts. The area was historically part of the Manor, Ham ...

and is also composed of a

pub A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

, shopping

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and park.

History

The decision to proceed with the development was made in March 1965, with first block being opened in 1968. The estate originally consisted of 634 dwellings. Funds were spent by the

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to refurbish some of the buildings, adding facades and improving the appearance of walkways in 1984. The

1996 Docklands bombing The London Docklands bombing (also known as the South Quay bombing or erroneously referred to as the Canary Wharf bombing) occurred on 9 February 1996, when the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated a powerful truck bomb in South Q ...

caused serious damage to parts of the Barkantine Estate. This led to the demolishing of Lantern House, and building 40 low-rise flats in their place.

The Quarterdeck

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is a pedestrianized uncovered promenade and park within the Barkantine Estate and serves as the district centre of Millwall, it includes a number of shops and services as well as a pub called the Tooke Arms. It is known in council planning as the Quarterdeck Shopping Centre.

References

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