Heron Quays
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Heron Quays forms part of the Canary Wharf
area the Docklands, east London. It has a Docklands Light Railway
station
, which was moved south after the development was expanded.
Three skyscrapers dominate the area: 25 Bank Street
, 40 Bank Street
and 10 Upper Bank Street
.
'Heron Quays' was an area of dockside and warehousing separating the south and export dock of the West India Docks complex, completed in 1802 to service Britain's rapidly increasing trade with its global empire. However, by the 1970s the area was derelict.
The nearest London Underground station is Canary Wharf
on the Jubilee Line
and Docklands Light Railway
. The station is within Travelcard Zone 2
.
The Heron Quays area of The Isle of Dogs was one of the first areas of the London Docklands to be redeveloped following the formation of the LDDC by an act of parliament in 1980.
The western half of the site was redeveloped into 2/3 storey commercial/office units, some of which stood partly on piles into the dock.
On 27 June 1982 Brymon Captain Harry Gee landed a Dash 7 aircraft on Heron Quay to demonstrate the feasibility of the STOLport project, the forerunner to the London City Airport project. A plaque celebrating this achievement lies above the entrance to the DLR station.
The relatively low key, lower value style of the development in the early days of the LDDC have given way to high value high rise office development and has now become part of the expanded 'Canary Wharf'. The original DLR station built in near isolation was largely demolished and rebuilt to accommodate rapidly increasing passenger numbers.
Much of the dock to the North of Heron Quays has been filled in to allow for development including the construction of new Canary Wharf tube station
Also see Heron Quays West
.
Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is a major business district located in London, United Kingdom. It is one of London's two main financial centres, alongside the traditional City of London, and contains many of the UK's tallest buildings, including the second-tallest , One Canada Square...
area the Docklands, east London. It has a Docklands Light Railway
Docklands Light Railway
The Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro or light rail system opened on 31 August 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London...
station
Heron Quays DLR station
Heron Quays DLR station is a station on the Isle of Dogs in east London on the Docklands Light Railway. It serves the southern part of the Canary Wharf office complex and is directly connected to that complex's Jubilee Place underground shopping mall...
, which was moved south after the development was expanded.
Three skyscrapers dominate the area: 25 Bank Street
25 Bank Street
25 Bank Street is an office tower in the Canary Wharf business district of London. It was developed in 2001-2003 by Canary Wharf Group as one of five new buildings on its Heron Quays site...
, 40 Bank Street
40 Bank Street
40 Bank Street is a skyscraper in Heron Quays, Docklands, London. It is tall and has 33 floors. The building was designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates and it was built by Canary Wharf Contractors....
and 10 Upper Bank Street
10 Upper Bank Street
10 Upper Bank Street is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, Docklands, London.It was designed by the architectural firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox and built by Canary Wharf Contractors.The 32 storey building was completed in 2003 and is 151 meters tall...
.
'Heron Quays' was an area of dockside and warehousing separating the south and export dock of the West India Docks complex, completed in 1802 to service Britain's rapidly increasing trade with its global empire. However, by the 1970s the area was derelict.
The nearest London Underground station is Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf tube station
Canary Wharf tube station is a London Underground station on the Jubilee Line, between and . It is in Travelcard Zone 2 and was opened by Ken Livingstone setting an escalator in motion on 17 September 1999 as part of the Jubilee Line Extension. It is maintained by Tube Lines...
on the Jubilee Line
Jubilee Line
The Jubilee line is a line on the London Underground , in the United Kingdom. It was built in two major sections—initially to Charing Cross, in central London, and later extended, in 1999, to Stratford, in east London. The later stations are larger and have special safety features, both aspects...
and Docklands Light Railway
Docklands Light Railway
The Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro or light rail system opened on 31 August 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London...
. The station is within Travelcard Zone 2
Travelcard Zone 2
Fare zone 2 is an inner zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway and, since 2007, on National Rail services.-Background:...
.
The Heron Quays area of The Isle of Dogs was one of the first areas of the London Docklands to be redeveloped following the formation of the LDDC by an act of parliament in 1980.
The western half of the site was redeveloped into 2/3 storey commercial/office units, some of which stood partly on piles into the dock.
On 27 June 1982 Brymon Captain Harry Gee landed a Dash 7 aircraft on Heron Quay to demonstrate the feasibility of the STOLport project, the forerunner to the London City Airport project. A plaque celebrating this achievement lies above the entrance to the DLR station.
The relatively low key, lower value style of the development in the early days of the LDDC have given way to high value high rise office development and has now become part of the expanded 'Canary Wharf'. The original DLR station built in near isolation was largely demolished and rebuilt to accommodate rapidly increasing passenger numbers.
Much of the dock to the North of Heron Quays has been filled in to allow for development including the construction of new Canary Wharf tube station
Canary Wharf tube station
Canary Wharf tube station is a London Underground station on the Jubilee Line, between and . It is in Travelcard Zone 2 and was opened by Ken Livingstone setting an escalator in motion on 17 September 1999 as part of the Jubilee Line Extension. It is maintained by Tube Lines...
Also see Heron Quays West
Heron Quays West
Heron Quays West is a skyscraper development approved for construction in Canary Wharf, London. The current design is for two large skyscrapers connected by a large atrium at the base, not unlike the Riverside South development. The site is at the south west of the Canary Wharf site off Bank Street...
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