Isle of Dogs

(Isle of Dogs[?] is also a play by Thomas Nashe[?] and Ben Jonson.)

The Isle of Dogs is an island formed by the Thames and the West India Docks[?]. It is to be found in the East End[?] of London, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is also considered part of Docklands, an area designated in 1981 by the British Government for redevelopment by the London Docklands Development Corporation[?] (LDDC). It was the site of the highest concentration of council housing in England, but now it is also known as the site of the Canary Wharf development built on Poplar Gut[?]. 1 Canada Square, also known as The Canary Wharf Tower, is the tallest building in Britain at 244 metres.

The area includes Millwall[?], Cubitt Town[?], and Blackwall[?]. North Greenwich is no longer a name applied to the southern end of the island.

It is an area of social extremes, encompassing some of the most expensive and luxurious housing and offices, whilst Blackwall[?] is the 81st poorest ward in England out of over 8,000.

Nearest places:

• Poplar
• Limehouse
• Rotherhithe
• Stepney
• Deptford
• Greenwich

Tube and DLR stations on the Island are:

• Canary Wharf tube station[?]
• Canary Wharf DLR station[?]
• Crossharbour DLR station[?]
• Heron Quays DLR station[?]
• Island Gardens DLR station[?]
• Mudchute DLR Station[?]
• South Quay DLR station[?]
• West India Quay DLR station[?]