List of locations in the Port of London

This is a list of about 680 former or extant wharves, docks, piers, terminals, etc. of the Port of London, the majority of which lie on the Tideway of the River Thames, listed from upstream to downstream.

Many of the docks closed after the mass uptake of containerisation changed the face of the industry and bringing about an end to an era, and a demise to the occupation of the docker as it then was.

Those marked with a † have at present the status of a safeguarded wharf. Those in italics are no longer used for port or river transit related activities. Further remarks are made in brackets, including in some cases the present operator or cargo handled.

It is estimated that in 1937, at the height of London's trade, there were around 1,700 wharves between Brentford and Gravesend.[1] Today there are around 70 active terminals, each generally handling much greater volumes. Much of the cargo and commodities handling by the Port of London takes place in the downstream stretches of the Thames beyond Greater London, on the banks of south Essex (Thurrock) and north Kent. The Port of London Authority controls operations from its base in Gravesend. The main container terminal is currently at Tilbury, though in 2008 construction began on the London Gateway project, which will become the largest single component of the Port of London when completed.

South bank

(Chiswick Bridge)

(Barnes Railway Bridge)

  • Small Profits Draw Dock[2]

(Hammersmith Bridge)

  • Harrod's Wharf

(Putney Bridge)

  • Putney Wharf[2]
  • Douglas Wharf[2]
  • Spaldings Wharf[2]

(Fulham Railway Bridge)

  • River Wandle
  • Feathers Wharf
  • Western Riverside (solid waste transfer station) †
  • Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier (TfL river service)
  • Pier Wharf †

(Wandsworth Bridge)

  • Sherwood Wharf[3]
  • St Mary's Wandsworth Pier,[4][3] site of Manbre & Gartons works (sugars)
  • site of original Price's Candles works
  • Shell Wharf
  • Bridges Wharf
  • Oyster Wharf
  • site of jetty for Lombard Road Power Station
  • Regent Wharf[3]

(Battersea Railway Bridge)

(Battersea Bridge)

  • site of C & J Fields candle works
  • Ransomes Dock
  • site of Albert Bridge flour mills

(Albert Bridge)
(Chelsea Bridge)

  • Chelsea Bridge Wharf[3]
  • Battersea Wharf[5]

(Grosvenor Bridge)

  • Middle Wharf (Cemex Vauxhall) †
  • Prescot Wharf
  • Bourne Valley Wharf
  • St George Wharf

(Vauxhall Bridge)

(Lambeth Bridge)
(Westminster Bridge)

(Hungerford Bridge)

(Waterloo Bridge)

  • Old Shot Tower Wharf[8]
  • Commercial Wharf[8]
  • Waterloo Dock[8]
  • New Barge House Wharf[8]
  • Old Jamaica Wharf[8]
  • Old Bull Stairs Wharf[8]
  • Greystone Lane Wharf[8]
  • Jamaica Wharf[8]
  • Blackfriars Bridge Wharf[8]

(Blackfriars Bridge)
(Blackfriars Railway Bridge)

(Millennium Bridge)

  • Devonshire Wharf[8]
  • Globe Wharf[8]
  • British Lion Wharf[9]
  • Greenmoor Wharf[9]
  • Stone Wharf[8]
  • Bankside Pier/Jetty (TfL river service)
  • Emmerson Wharf[9]
  • Windsor Wharf[9]
  • Benbow Wharf[9]
  • Sturtivant Wharf[9]
  • Bear Wharf[9]
  • Bear Garden Wharf[9]
  • St Helen's Wharf[9]
  • Cast Iron Wharf[8]
  • Scott's Wharf[8][9]
  • Universal Wharf[9]

(Southwark Bridge)

  • Imperial Wharf[9]
  • Southwark Wharf[9]
  • Bridge Wharf[9]
  • Ceylon Wharf[9]
  • Red Lion Wharf[9]
  • Lion Wharf[8][10]
  • Carey's Wharf[8]
  • Barclay's Brewery[9]
  • Bank End Wharf[9]

(Cannon Street Railway Bridge)

Upper Pool

(London Bridge)

(Tower Bridge)

(Rotherhithe Tunnel)

(Greenwich foot tunnel)

(Blackwall Tunnel)

  • Belvedere Incinerator
  • site of Belvedere Power Station[39]
  • Borax Wharf/Manor Wharf †
  • Mulberry Wharf †
  • Jenningtree Point
  • Pioneer Wharf †
  • Albion Wharf † (includes numerous jetties and landing stages)
  • RMC Erith (jetty and landing stages) †
  • site of BICC cable works
  • ADM Erith
  • Ballast Wharf
  • Chalk Farm Wharf
  • Erith Pier (formerly in commercial use, now rebuilt for leisure)
  • Garden Wharf
  • Railway Wharf (RMC) †
  • Standard Wharf †
  • European Metal Recycling
  • Crayford Ness

(Dartford Crossing)

  • North Sea Terminal (sea-dredged aggregates)
  • Lower Hope Point
  • Yantlet Creek

Below here lie the Medway ports including Thamesport, a container port on the site of BP's Kent oil refinery on the Isle of Grain and Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey. These are not part of the Port of London.

North bank

(Kew Bridge)

  • Ball's Wharf[2]
  • Magnolia Wharf[2]

(Kew Railway Bridge)

(Chiswick Bridge)
(Barnes Railway Bridge)

  • Albert Wharf[2]
  • Atlanta Wharf[2]
  • Beckett's Wharf[2]
  • Hope Wharf[2]

(Hammersmith Bridge)

(Putney Bridge)

(Fulham Railway Bridge)

  • Broomhouse Draw Dock
  • Petrofina Wharf
  • Whiffin Wharf
  • Hurlingham Wharf[3]
  • Trinidad Wharf[3] (former asphalt wharf)

(Wandsworth Bridge)

  • Albert Wharf
  • Swedish Wharf †
  • Comley's Wharf (RMC Fulham) †
  • Fulham Wharf[3]
  • site of Fulham Power Station
  • Shell Wharf[3]
  • Lensbury Wharf[3]
  • site of Imperial Gas Works pier
  • Nacovia Wharf[3]

(Battersea Railway Bridge)

(Albert Bridge)

(Chelsea Bridge)

(Grosvenor Bridge)

  • Dinorvic Wharf, now Westminster Boating Base [3]
  • St George's Wharf [40]
  • Somerset Wharf [40]
  • Chester Wharf [40]
  • Eagle Wharf [40]

(Vauxhall Bridge)

(Lambeth Bridge)
(Westminster Bridge)

(Hungerford Bridge)

(Waterloo Bridge)

(Blackfriars Bridge)
(Blackfriars Railway Bridge)

(Millennium Bridge)

(Southwark Bridge)

(Cannon Street Railway Bridge)

Upper Pool

(London Bridge)

(Tower Bridge)

(Hermitage entrance to London Docks)

  • Hermitage Steam Wharf [1]
  • Colonial Wharves [1]
  • Standard Wharves [1]
  • Watson's Wharf [1]
  • Black Eagle Wharf [1]
  • Brewers Wharf [1]
  • Albion Wharf [1]
  • Hasties Wharf [1]
  • St Helens Wharf [1]

(Wapping entrance to London Docks)

  • Oliver's Wharf [1]
  • Orient Wharf [1]
  • Gun Wharf [1][12][13]
  • St John's Wharf [1]
  • Morocco Wharf [1][13]
  • Eagle Sufferance Wharf [1][13]
  • Eagle Wharf [1]
  • Baltic Wharf [1]
  • Old Aberdeen Wharf [1]
  • Wapping Police Station
  • St John's Wharf [1]
  • Sun Wharf [1]
  • Swan Wharf [1]
  • Tunnel Pier [47]
  • King Henry's Wharves [1]
  • Gibb's Wharf [47]
  • Gun Wharves [1]
  • Middleton and St Bride's Wharf [1]
  • Foundry Wharf [1]
  • St Hilda's Wharf [1]
  • New Crane Wharves [1]
  • Lower Oliver's Wharf [48]
  • Lushes Wharf [1]
  • Metropolitan Wharf [1][18]
  • Thorpe's and Queen Wharf [1][18]
  • Pelican Wharf [1][18]

(Shadwell New Entrance to Shadwell Basin and London Docks)

(site of original West India Docks Limehouse Lower Entrance) [54]

(site of original Millwall Dock entrance) [56]

(Greenwich Foot Tunnel)

( Bow Creek)

(site of original upper entrance to Royal Victoria Dock)

  • Gallions Jetty (formerly Cory & Son)
  • New Beckton Wharf (formerly BP)
  • site of Beckton Gas Works and coaling piers
  • Beckton Reach Sewerage Works Pier

The following wharves are located on the lower section of the River Roding, at Creekmouth.

  • Welbeck Wharf †
  • Pinns Wharf †
  • Kierbeck & Steel Wharves †
  • Debden Wharf (recently improved) †
  • Rippleway Wharf †
  • Alexander Wharf (no longer usable)
  • Maple Wharf (in use?)
  • Bowen Wharf (backland built over; not usable)
  • New Free Trade Wharf (backland built over; not usable)
  • Dockland Construction Wharf (has been redeveloped into industrial units)
  • Docklands Wharf †
  • Victoria Stone Wharf †
  • Lawes Wharf
  • DePass Wharf †
  • Barking or False Point
  • original site of Barking Power Station[39]
  • Barking Riverside Recycling Plant
  • RMC Roadstone †
  • No 7 Jetty (ex-Rugby Cement) (currently vacant)
  • Thunderer Jetty (TDG Dagenham, now Norbert Dentressangle - petrol, distillates, aviation fuel, biofuels, tallow, ethanol, fertilisers, urea etc.)
  • Pinnacle Terminal †
  • White Mountain Roadstone †
  • Hunts Wharf (Van Dalen) †
  • Stolthaven Dagenham (fuel and oils)
  • Hanson Aggregates
  • Ford Dagenham Terminal †
  • Mar Dyke
  • Esso - ExxonMobil (liquid bulks – petroleum products, lubricants and solvents)
  • CLdN Purfleet (RO-RO ferries)
  • Jurgen's Jetty (Pura Foods)
  • Van den Bergh Jetty (Unilever margarine works – edible oils)
  • Civil & Marine Jetty (Upper & Lower)
  • Purfleet Aggregates

(Dartford Crossing)

  • Lafarge Jetty (sea-dredged aggregates)
  • Thurrock Marine Terminal (dry bulk cement)
  • Navigator Terminals Ltd. (formerly Vopak Terminal London) (liquid bulks - petroleum products and chemicals - liquid fertilisers, gases; vegetable oils and fats)
  • Stone Ness
  • West Thurrock Jetty (ICL chemical works - dry bulks; chemical powders)
  • Procter & Gamble detergent works
  • Gibbs Wharf (dry bulk - limestone aggregate, coal and other minerals)
  • Nustar Grays Terminal (diesel, gas oil, paraffin, petrol, ethanol)
  • Bruce's Wharf[39]
  • Goldsmith's Wharf[39]

See Port of Tilbury for the main dock system.

  • Tilbury Grain Terminal (cereals)
  • Northfleet Hope Terminal (containers)
  • Tilbury Ness
  • London International Cruise Terminal, Tilbury
  • Tilbury 2 roll on/roll off terminal (formerly Tilbury Power Station)
  • East Tilbury landfill wharf
  • Coalhouse Point
  • Mucking wharf (refuse)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd fe ff fg fh fi fj fk fl fm fn fo fp fq fr fs ft fu fv fw fx fy fz ga gb gc gd ge gf gg gh gi gj gk gl gm gn go gp gq gr gs gt gu gv gw gx gy gz ha hb hc hd Craig, Charles; Diprose, Graham; Seaborne, Mike (2009). London's Changing Riverscape. London: Frances Lincoln Ltd. ISBN 9780711229419.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq Rowing on the Tideway: A chart to accompany the code of practice for rowing on the tidal Thames above Putney (PDF) (Map). Port of London Authority. 2006.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Big London A-Z (Map). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. 1995. ISBN 0-85039-273-X.
  4. ^ Mohdin, Aamna (8 April 2025). "River Thames pier renamed after criticism by anti-racism campaigners". The Guardian.
  5. ^ a b Central London Map (Map). 1:10000. Ordnance Survey. 1981.
  6. ^ "The Departure of Royal Doulton from Lambeth" (PDF). Archaeological Data Service.
  7. ^ a b c d London Sheet 7.84, Waterloo & Lambeth Marsh 1872 (Map). 1:1056 reduced to 1:1760. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. 1993. ISBN 978-0-85054-634-7.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az Stanford's Library Map of London (Map). Edward Stanford Ltd. 1877.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad J.G. Eves, and R.F. Hazell (1954). River Thames Wharf Directory. London: Gaselee & Son.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Basemap, Londinium: A descriptive map and guide to Roman London (Map). Ordnance Survey. 1981.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs Carr, R.J.M, ed. (1986). Dockland: An illustrated historical survey of life and work in east London. NELP/GLC. ISBN 0-7168-1611-3.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g London Sheet 77, Bermondsey & Wapping 1894 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 978-0-85054-100-7.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k London Sheet 77, Bermondsey & Wapping 1914 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. 1983. ISBN 978-0-85054-922-5.
  14. ^ a b c Ellmers, Chris; Werner, Alex (2000). London's Riverscape Lost and Found. London's Found Riverscape Partnership. p. 148. ISBN 1-874044-30-9.
  15. ^ Ellmers & Werner, p. 146
  16. ^ Ellmers & Werner, p. 140
  17. ^ a b Ellmers & Werner, p. 132
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa London Sheet 78, Rotherhithe 1868 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 1-84151-466-7.
  19. ^ a b c Ellmers & Werner, p. 124
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u London Sheet 78, Rotherhithe 1914 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. 1984. ISBN 0-907554-67-9.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y London Sheet 78, Rotherhithe 1894 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 978-0-85054-042-0.
  22. ^ a b c Ellmers & Werner, p. 102
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i London Sheet 91, Deptford (North) 1868 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 1-84151-687-2.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n London Sheet 91, Deptford (North) 1914 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 978-0-85054-003-1.
  25. ^ a b Ellmers & Werner, p. 92
  26. ^ a b c d e f g h i London Sheet 91, Deptford (North) 1894 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 978-1-84151-359-1.
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai London Sheet 92, Greenwich 1894 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 978-1-84151-404-8.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak London Sheet 92, Greenwich & Isle of Dogs 1913 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 978-0-85054-155-7.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v London Sheet 92, Greenwich & Isle of Dogs 1867 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 978-1-84784-232-9.
  30. ^ Ellmers & Werner, p. 88
  31. ^ "Assessment of Boatyard Facilities on the River Thames for the Greater London Authority" (PDF). Adams Henry Consulting. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  32. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m London Sheet 79, West India Docks 1867 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 0-85054-466-1.
  33. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p London Sheet 79, West India Docks & Greenwich Marshes 1894 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 1-84151-194-3.
  34. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x London Sheet 79, West India Docks & Greenwich Marshes 1914 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 0-85054-444-0.
  35. ^ a b c d London Sheet 80, Silvertown 1867 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 1-84151-861-1.
  36. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n London Sheet 80, Silvertown 1893 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 978-0-85054-073-4.
  37. ^ a b London Sheet 81, North Woolwich 1869 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 0-85054-044-5.
  38. ^ a b c d e f g h i j London Sheet 81, North Woolwich 1894 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 978-0-85054-203-5.
  39. ^ a b c d e AA Greater London Street Atlas (Map). The Automobile Association. 1981. ISBN 0-86145-070-1.
  40. ^ a b c d "Dolphin Square Conservation Area" (PDF). City of Westminster. 2007.
  41. ^ "Cousen's Lane - Crachemilles | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  42. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o London Sheet 63, Whitechapel, Spitalfields & The Bank 1873 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 978-0-85054-095-6.
  43. ^ a b c d e f London Sheet 63, Whitechapel, Spitalfields & The Bank 1894 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 978-0-85054-039-0.
  44. ^ a b c d e "View map: OS town plan - London - sheet VII.76 - Ordnance Survey Town Plans of England and Wales, 1840s-1890s". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  45. ^ a b c d e London Sheet 63, Whitechapel, Spitalfields & The Bank 1913 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 978-0-907554-50-9.
  46. ^ "Ordnance Survey Maps, London, Five feet to the Mile, Sheet VII.76 1896". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  47. ^ a b Ellmers & Werner, p. 25
  48. ^ Ellmers & Werner, p. 28
  49. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l London Sheet 64, Stepney & Limehouse 1914 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 0-85054-069-0.
  50. ^ a b c d e f London Sheet 64, Stepney & Limehouse 1870 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 1-84151-255-9.
  51. ^ Ellmers & Werner, p. 38
  52. ^ a b Ellmers & Werner, p. 41
  53. ^ Ellmers & Werner, p. 45
  54. ^ Ellmers & Werner, p. 54
  55. ^ Ellmers & Werner, p. 56
  56. ^ a b Ellmers & Werner, p. 62
  57. ^ a b c d e f "Southern Millwall: The Byng Estate in Southern Millwall". Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs. 1994. pp. 452–462. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  58. ^ "Southern Millwall: Drunken Dock and the Land of Promise". Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs. 1994. pp. 466–480. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  59. ^ a b c d London Sheet 65, Poplar & Canning Town 1867 (Map). 1:2500 reduced to 1:4340. Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition. Alan Godfrey. ISBN 1-84151-261-3.
  60. ^ a b c d e f g h i j W R Powell, ed. (1973). "West Ham Industries". A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6. pp. 76–89.
  • Mander, David, Notes to West India Docks 1914, London Sheet 79 of Old Ordnance Survey Maps, The Godfrey Edition, Alan Godfrey, 1991, ISBN 0-85054-444-0