St. Katherines Dock
Just yards away from the
Tower of London on this picturesque 23 acre site stood 1,250
squalid house, a brewery and an historic church. In the
early 1820's they were all demolished - with 11,300
dispossessed - and docks were built by Thomas Telford. They
provided 1.25 million square feet of storage for tea,
rubber, marbles and live turtles. However, they could not
accommodate large vessels and were never a financial
success. In 1968 they were sold for £1.5 million which
was less than their original cost. The building firm Taylor
Woodrow now holds the 125 year lease.
Tower Hill
