1 West India Quay is a skyscraper designed by HOK in the Docklands area of London

London

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 which was completed in 2004. It is 111 metres (364 feet) tall and has 33 floors (not including roof). The bottom 12 floors house a Marriott Hotel, including 47 serviced suites on floors 9-12. Floors 13-33 house 158 apartments. The tower overlooks West India Docks

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.-History:...

 and Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf

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On-Screen Appearances

In the film Run Fatboy Run

Run Fatboy Run

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, Whit owns an apartment in 1 West India Quay, also earlier in the film he is heard saying "West India Quay please!" to a taxi

Taxicab

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 driver.

Much of the music video 'Heartbroken' by T2

T2 (band)

T2 were a British progressive rock band, best known for their 1970 album, It'll All Work Out in Boomland. It is regarded as an excellent album by the progressive rock community.-Career:...

 (a London based, garage music band) was filmed in or around 1 West India Quay.

Whilst still a construction site, the building was used as a location in the film, Layer Cake

Layer Cake (film)

Layer Cake is a 2004 British crime thriller produced and directed by Matthew Vaughn, in his directorial debut. It is based on the novel Layer Cake by J. J...

, starring Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

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The introduction of the show Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

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 was filmed on the rooftop of 1 West India Quay, with Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond

Richard Mark Hammond is an English broadcaster, writer, and journalist most noted for co-hosting car programme Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson and James May, as well as presenting Brainiac: Science Abuse on Sky 1.-Early life:...

standing close to the building's signature arched top.