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Greenland Dock was Dockland model

The Great British Story looks at how London's Docklands have been transformed over several centuries of history.
Presenter Peter Snow talks to historian Fiona Rule about how Greenland Dock on the east side of the Rotherhithe peninsula was transformed in the late 17th Century.
The dock was a monumental achievement for its time and developed as a centre for the whaling trade. It became an early template for London's super-sized docklands that spread across east London in the 19th Century.

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8 minutes