West India Quay
United Kingdom / London, England
Location ID: #10142273
West India Quay is a large, paved quayside area next to North Dock in Canary Wharf. The quayside is lined with Victorian warehouse buildings that are now converted into residential and retail units. There is a museum with cobbled area outside, several bars and restaurants. At the eastern end of the quayside, there is a DLR station and a hotel. Several historic cranes and buoys stand at the water's edge with modern metal fencing. Views across the dock of Canary Wharf estate with modern glass, skyscraper buildings and post- modern office blocks. The bridge is also owned by Canal & River Trust and in the dock there are several permanently moored barges and a pleasure yacht.
Location Category:
- CITYSCAPES, ROOFTOPS AND VIEWS - Cityscapes;
- RIVERS, CANALS AND LAKES - River views;
- RIVERS, CANALS AND LAKES - Thames;
- RIVERS, CANALS AND LAKES - Thames views;
- RIVERS, CANALS AND LAKES - Thames: docks, shipyards;
- TRANSPORT - Bridges
Architecture Style:
- Modern (21st Century);
- Modern (post 1945);
- Victorian