Blackwall Yard is a small body of water that used to be a shipyard on the River Thames in Blackwall, engaged in ship building and later ship repairs for over 350 years. The yard closed in 1987.
Blackwall Yard from the Thames, by Francis Holman, 1784, in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
The East India Company's Yard at Deptford, 17th Century, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Poplar and Blackwall dock, 1703
View of Mr Perry's Dock at Blackwall, c.1789, from the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Blackwall is an area of Poplar, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London. The neighbourhood includes Leamouth and the Coldharbour conservation area.
Virginia Quay, the line that runs down the centre of the avenue marking the prime meridian
This house at Blackwall, once owned by Sir Walter Raleigh, was demolished during construction of the Blackwall Tunnel.
Blackwall Yard from the Thames, by Francis Holman
Coldharbour, looking north. The column of glazed bricks on the right marks the site of the Fishing Smack pub, linked to Charles Dickens.