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Jamestown Harbour is a low-density luxury housing development of 73 homes in Poplar in
East London East London is the part of London, England, east of the ancient City of London and north of the River Thames as it begins to widen. East London developed as London Docklands, London's docklands and the primary industrial centre. The expansion of ...
, situated between
Poplar Dock Poplar Dock is a small dock in Poplar, London. It connects to the Blackwall Basin of the West India Docks and, although independent of this system, has never had a direct connection to the Thames. Originally a series of reservoirs built by t ...
and Blackwall Marina, and to the north of
Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a 23 acrehttps://group.canarywharf.com/portfolio/wood-wharf/ Wood Wharf, Canary Wharf Group PLC, Retrieved 26 April 2018 site in Canary Wharf, London. It is currently under construction to provide offices, residential homes and re ...
. It is spread across three cul-de-sacs: Landons Close, Bridge House Quay, and Lancaster Drive.


History

The development was designed by WCEC Architects for the
Wates Group Wates Group Ltd is a family owned construction, property services and development companies in the United Kingdom. History Edward Wates established his eponymous business in 1897 as a Streatham housebuilder. In the 1920s and 1930s, it expande ...
and was completed circa 1985. Jamestown Harbour was one of the first housing developments of the original
London Docklands London Docklands is an area of London encompassing the city’s former docks. It is located in inner east and southeast London, in the boroughs of London Borough of Southwark, Southwark, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets, London ...
regeneration scheme. With its brick built warehouse style exteriors and distinctive blue and red balconies, it was designed to recreate the appearance of traditional river and dockside warehouses. Jamestown Harbour is surrounded by five heritage waterways: *Poplar Dock and its sole ancillary structure (Grade II listed) *the Poplar Dock Entrance Lock (Grade II listed) *Blackwall Basin and its two ancillary structures: the Blackwall Basin Entrance Lock, and the Blackwall Basin Graving Dock (all three are Grade I listed).


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