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The London Docklands Location The London Docklands can be found in the east of London between London Bridge and the Thames Barrier. The London Docks were built between 1700 and 1921 and the Eastend of London developed around the Docks. They were one of the world's most important and busiest ports for ships and freight before they reached its business peak in the 1960s. Decline In 1967 the docks started to decline, a number of reasons were to cause the downfall to one of the world's greatest trading ports. Before, trade of say coffee happened in bags. The bags were moved from ship to shore by many manual workmen. In the late 1960s containerisation started to happen. This is where great big containers would be crammed full of this coffee, transported on much larger ships, and then be moved from ship to the docks by large cranes. This not only led to a sharp decline in...

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