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Wapping
Wapping () is an area in the borough of Tower Hamlets in London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. Wapping is on the north bank of the River Thames between Tower Bridge to the west, and Shadwell to the east. This position gives the district a strong maritime character. The area was historically composed of two parishes, St George in the East, and the much smaller St John's. Urbanisation of the shoreline began in earnest after the draining of Wapping marsh, and the consolidation of the river wall in the late 16th century. Many of the original buildings were demolished during the construction of the London Docks and Wapping was further seriously damaged during the Blitz. As the Port of London declined after the Second World War, the area became run down, with the great warehouses left empty. Some were demolished, but others such as Tobacco Dock survive. The area underwent further change during the 1980s when warehouses started to be converted into lux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Wapping
The Wapping dispute was a lengthy failed strike by print workers in London in 1986. Print unions tried to block distribution of ''The Sunday Times'', along with other newspapers in Rupert Murdoch's News International group, after production was shifted to a new plant in Wapping in January 1986. At the new facility, modern computer facilities allowed journalists to input copy directly, rather than involving print union workers who used older " hot-metal" Linotype printing methods. All of the workers were dismissed. The failure of the strike was devastating for the print union workers, and it led both to a general decline in trade union influence in the UK, and to a widespread adoption of modern newspaper publishing practices. Political significance Along with the miners' strike of 1984–85, the Wapping dispute was a significant defeat in the history of the British trade union movement. The 51-week miners' strike of 1984–85 was followed a year later by the 54-week "Wapping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embanking Of The Tidal Thames
The Embanking of the tidal Thames is the historical process by which the lower River Thames, at one time a shallow waterway winding through malaria, malarious marshlands, and perhaps five times broader than today, has been transformed by human intervention into a deep, narrow tide, tidal canal flowing between solid artificial walls, and restrained by these at high tide. The Victorian civil engineering works in central London, usually called Thames Embankment, "the Embankment", are just a small part of the process. With small beginnings in Roman Londinium, it was pursued more vigorously in the Middle Ages. Mostly it was achieved by farmers reclaiming marshland and building protective embankments or, in London, wikt:frontager, frontagers pushing out into the stream to get more riverfront property. Today, over 200 miles of walls line the river's banks from Teddington down to its mouth in the North Sea; they defend a tidal flood plain where 1.25 million people work and live. Much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Execution Dock
Execution Dock was a site on the River Thames near the shoreline at Wapping, London, that was used for more than 400 years to Execution (legal), execute Pirate, pirates, smugglers and mutiny, mutineers who had been sentenced to death by Admiralty courts. The "dock" consisted of a Gallows, scaffold for hanging. The last executions at this site were in 1830. History The British Admiralty's legal jurisdiction was for all crimes committed at sea. The dock symbolised that jurisdiction by being located just beyond the low-tide mark in the river. Anybody who had committed crimes on the seas, either in home waters or abroad, would eventually be brought back to London and tried by the Admiralty court, High Court of the Admiralty. Capital punishment was applied to acts of mutiny that resulted in death, for murders on the High Seas, and specific violations of the Articles of War governing the behaviour of naval sailors, including sodomy. Those sentenced to death were usually brought to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Rainsborough
Thomas Rainsborough, or Rainborowe, 6 July 1610 to 29 October 1648, was an English religious and political radical who served in the Parliamentarian navy and New Model Army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. One of the few contemporaries whose personal charisma and popularity rivalled that of Oliver Cromwell, he has also been described as "a soldier of impressive professional competence and peerless courage". He is now most famous for his participation in the 1647 Putney Debates, when he argued "the poorest hee ... in England hath a life to live, as the greatest hee." Personal details Thomas Rainsborough was born on 6 July 1610 in Wapping, close to the Port of London, eldest son of William Rainsborough (1587–1642). A wealthy merchant and member of the Levant Company, in 1637 William was offered but refused a baronetcy for his help in negotiating a peace treaty with Morocco. Thomas' mother had another two children before she died sometime before 1624, William Rainsboro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St George In The East (parish)
St George in the East, historically known as Wapping-Stepney, was an ancient parish, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. The place name is no longer widely used. Ancient parish areas were historically the same for both civil and ecclesiastical (church) functions, and while St George in the East is no longer a civil parish there is still a smaller continuing ecclesiastical parish. The church, crypts and second floor outreach mission are open and holds regular services, as well as community organising and social justice campaigns. History The parish was largely rural at the time of its creation, the main settlement a hamlet (administrative sub-division of Stepney) and former farm estate known as Wapping-Stepney, or Wapping. The parish church of St George in the East was completed in 1729 by the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches. To distinguish it from other parishes in and near London with the same name, an addition was made which denoted it as "in the East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St John's Church, Wapping
St John's Church, Wapping, was the Church of England parish church in Wapping, formerly in Middlesex and now part of east London. Built in the 18th century, the church was bombed during World War II, although the tower remains an important local landmark. The church is a Grade II listed building. History St John's Church was originally built as a chapel-of-ease to Whitechapel in 1615-17 and became the parish church when Wapping was constituted as a separate parish by the ( 5 & 6 Will. & Mar. c. ''20'' ). This makes it the oldest church in Wapping. The present remains date to 1756, when the church was rebuilt by Joel Johnson, who had trained as a carpenter. The church was bombed in WWII, with only a fragmentary rectangular shell remaining. The tower was restored in 1964 by the London County Council and the remainder converted into flats in the 1990s. Further traces of the 18th century neighbourhood remain nearby. Opposite, the former churchyard abuts the former dock wall. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower Hamlets
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a borough in London, England. Situated on the north bank of the River Thames and immediately east of the City of London, the borough spans much of the traditional East End of London and includes much of the regenerated London Docklands area. The 2019 mid-year population for the borough is estimated at 324,745. The borough was formed in 1965 by merger of the former metropolitan boroughs of Stepney, Poplar, and Bethnal Green. 'Tower Hamlets' was originally an alternative name for the historic Tower Division; the area of south-east Middlesex, focused on (but not limited to) the area of the modern borough, which owed military service to the Tower of London. The Tower of London itself is located in the borough, adjacent to its western boundary with the City of London. The local authority is Tower Hamlets London Borough Council. In 2017, a joint study by Trust for London and New Policy Institute found Tower Hamlets to be the 2nd most dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobacco Dock
Tobacco Dock is a Listed building, Grade I listed warehouse located at Wapping, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Located in the East End of London, it was designed by Scottish people, Scottish civil engineer and architect John Rennie the Elder, John Rennie, the warehouse was completed in 1812 and primarily served as a store for imported tobacco, hence the name. During the early 20th century, economic activity in the area fluctuated due to World War I and World War II, and both London Docks and nearby St Katharine Docks had closed by 1969. After the Port of London ceased seaborne trade, the warehouse and surrounding areas fell into dereliction until it was turned into a shopping centre which opened in 1989. However, due to the early 1990s recession, it was forced to close two years later. In 2003 English Heritage placed it on its Heritage at Risk Register, "at risk" register, preventing many developers from attempting a rejuvenation of the former London Docklands site. For t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadwell
Shadwell is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. It also forms part of the city's East End of London, East End. Shadwell is on the north bank of the River Thames between Wapping (to the west) and Ratcliff and Limehouse (to the east) and is east of Charing Cross. This riverside location has meant the area's history and character have been shaped by the maritime trades. Historically a Hamlet (place), hamlet of the Stepney#Manor and Ancient Parish, Manor and Ancient Parish of Stepney,Young's guide describes Hamlets as devolved areas of Parishes – but does not describe this area specifically it became a parish in its own right in 1670. the area of the Hamlet and Parish included areas south of Cable Street including Shadwell Basin and the King Edward Memorial Park. History Etymology In the 13th century, the area was a low lying marsh [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Docks
The London Docks were one of several sets of docks in the historic Port of London. They were constructed in Wapping, downstream from the City of London between 1799 and 1815, at a cost exceeding £5½ million. Traditionally ships had docked at wharves on the River Thames, but by the late 1700s more capacity was needed. They were the closest docks to the City of London until St Katharine Docks were built two decades later. London Dock Company The London Dock Company was formed in 1800, and work on the docks began in 1801. In 1864 they were amalgamated with St Katharine Docks. Physical description The London Docks occupied a total area of about 30 acres (120,000 m2), consisting of Western and Eastern docks linked by the short Tobacco Dock. The Western Dock was connected to the Thames by Hermitage Basin to the south west and Wapping Basin to the south. The Eastern Dock connected to the Thames via the Shadwell Basin to the east. The principal designers were the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian - American retired business magnate, investor, and media mogul. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of List of assets owned by News Corp, local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including in the United Kingdom (''The Sun (United Kingdom), The Sun'' and ''The Times''), in Australia (''The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun'', and ''The Australian''), in the United States (''The Wall Street Journal'' and the ''New York Post''), book publisher HarperCollins, and the television broadcasting channels Sky News Australia and Fox News (through the Fox Corporation). He was also the owner of Sky Group, Sky (until 2018), 21st Century Fox (Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, until 2019), and the now-defunct ''News of the World''. With a net worth of billion Murdoch is the 31st richest person in the United States and the 71st richest in the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitechapel
Whitechapel () is an area in London, England, and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in east London and part of the East End of London, East End. It is the location of Tower Hamlets Town Hall and therefore the borough town centre. Whitechapel is located east of Charing Cross. The district is primarily built around Whitechapel High Street and Whitechapel Road, which extend from the City of London boundary to just east of Whitechapel station. These two streets together form a section of the originally Roman Road from the Aldgate to Colchester, a route that later became known as the ''Great Essex Road''. Population growth resulting from ribbon development along this route, led to the creation of the parish of Whitechapel, a daughter parish of Stepney#Manor and Ancient Parish, Stepney, from which it was separated, in the 14th century. Whitechapel has a long history of having a high proportion of immigrants within the community. From the late 19th century unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
