Wonders of The Docklands, Limehouse Marina
The Limehouse Basin, built by the Regent’s Canal Company, was formerly known as Regent’s Canal Dock and was used by seagoing vessels and lighters to offload cargoes to canal barges, for onward transport along the Regent’s Canal. Although initially a commercial failure following its opening in 1820, by the mid 19th century the dock (and the canal) were an enormous commercial success for the importance in the supply of coal to the numerous gasworks and latterly electricity generating stations along the canal, and for domestic and commercial use. At one point it was the principal entrance from the Thames to the entire national canal network.
Today Limehouse Basin is one of the great successes of the redevelopment of Docklands, it is home to the beautiful Limehouse Marina with luxury residential developments along the basin. The redevelopment of the Basin started in 1983 as part of the London Docklands Development Corporation’s overall masterplan for the Docklands area. However, it took many years for the scheme to come to fruition.
The property boom and bust of the 1980s set back progress considerably, as did the construction of the Limehouse Link tunnel which was built under the north side of the basin in the early 1990s. By early 2004 the majority of the once derelict land surrounding the basin had been developed into luxury flats.
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LIFE BY THE MARINA
The Limehouse Marina area is a beautiful place to live, it offers spectacular views of the Marina and is ideally situated for Canary Wharf and the City of London. There are residential developments dotted all around the Marina, everything from town houses to stunning penthouse apartment, all within walking distance of the Docklands Light Railway and mainline rail services.
The marina is just off Narrow Street, home to a number of good pubs and restaurants, including The Narrow, a gastropub run by Gordon Ramsay.
Famous residents who live in the area include the actors Sir Ian McKellen and Steven Berkoff, and politicians Lord David Owen, Cleo Rocos and Matthew Parris.
Residential developments which directly overlook the Marina include, Goodheart place, a gated development consisting of beautiful town houses and apartments over looking the marina and the marina lock, Victory Place, Berglen Court, Medland House, The Pinnacle, Island Row and Basin Approach.
In addition to the various apartment blocks around the Limehouse Marina, a number of other facilities are available, the Cruising Association has a purpose-built headquarters at Limehouse Marina and British Waterways has a permanent office by the entrance to the Marina.
Just off the basin to the south is the Mosaic development. This has several retail units including La Figa, an Italian restaurant, Verde an Italian delicatessen and cafe, and a dry cleaners.
MARINA FACILITIES
- Full access to 2,000 miles of inland waterways system
- Good access to the Thames at most stages of the tide except low water
- Full disabled access across lock to pontoon and toilet facilities
- Card access to pontoons
- Electricity at each berth
- Water points on every pontoon
- Launderette facilities
- Pump-out/waste disposal barge
- Showers, toilets and waste disposal facilties
- Public transport adjacent to marina, DLR, British Rail and London Buses
- Secure (keys for users) car park situated near Marina for berth holders
- Headquarters of the Cruising Association with bar and catering facilities
- Competitive rates for longstay and short term moorings, discount for CA members.
- Secure premises - swipe cards issued upon arrival
LAYOUT OF THE LIMEHOUSE MARINA
The above image shows the layout of the Marina, click on each ‘pin’ to learn more about the location, the yellow pins indicate the location of the Cruising Association headquarters and the British Waterways office. The red pins indicate the location of residential developments, the blue pins are for restaurants and pubs and the purple pins represent estate agents.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LIMEHOUSE MARINA
- Limehouse Marina (Basin) on Wikipedia - Limehouse Basin
- Narrow Street on Wikipedia - Narrow Street, Limehouse E14
- The Cruising Association (CA), Limehouse - Telephone: 020 7537 2828 - Limehuse Marina
- British Waterways Marinas Ltd - Limehouse Marina
- NOTE: Extracts from Wikipedia and The Cruising Association on Limehouse Marina and Narrow Street were used to write this article.
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