London Yard

The site is on the north bank of the Thames immediately to the south of the Samuda Estate in Cubitt Town on the Isle of Dogs, and lies between the river and Manchester Road.

The site, immediately upstream of the yard of Samuda Brothers, was acquired in 1856 by Robert Baillie and Joseph Westwood.

Westwood and Baillie built a number of ships at the yard including HMS Resistance, but subsequently concentrated mainly on the manufacture of iron and steel bridges.

It is said to have been used during World War II for the construction of units for the Mulberry harbours used in the invasion of Normandy.

A plan to build housing, a water-sports centre and a boat-building yard stalled when heavy pollution was discovered.