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Museum of London Docklands
Permanent galleries

New Port, New City

1945 – present

Decline & regeneration as Docklands was reinvented for a new century

This gallery recounts the ups and downs of London’s upriver docks, culminating in their closure from the 1960s through to the early 1980s. Docklands then became the site of Europe’s largest regeneration project.

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  • Metal sign for the Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani sailors
  • Model showing the containerised docks at the Port of London.
  • Coffin on a wheels, created as a protest against Docklands regeneration, with sign saying "This is how a community dies".
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Not to be missed on your visit

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Gallery access

The gallery is open during the museum's normal hours:

10am-5pm, Monday-Sunday

The gallery is on the second floor and can be accessed by lift.

New Port, New City also of interest

Buoys lined up along a quayside in 1948 © PLA Collection.

How did Docklands change?

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