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Time Out journeys through hundreds of years of trade, commerce and empire. Photography Scott Wishart. Illustration Nick White
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17 Dockmasters House
From Westferry DLR, cross the road and follow signs to Museum in Docklands. Turn down Hertsmere Road. Stop outside Dockmasters House. What date does the plaque near the roof show?
18 Cannon Workshops
Follow the road towards the Cannon Workshops. What is the name of the newsagent in the rotunda?
19 West India Dock
Across the road, on the wall of the Lloyds No 1 Bar is a plaque dedicated to the founding of West India Dock. What is the last word of the plaque?
20 Museum in Docklands
Head towards the dock. Outside the excellent Museum in Docklands next to the floating church is a statue of Robert Milligan, a West India merchant and ship owner. How is his first name spelled on the front of the statue?
21 One Canada Square
Cross the green footbridge and head towards leafy Cabot Square. Turn left outside Canary Wharf tube and enter One Canada Square. Continue towards the board that has a plan of the complex: which company occupies the G3 plot?
22 Blackwell Basin
Turn right, go upstairs to the ground-floor lobby of One Canada Square and right out the doors. Walk straight ahead until you reach Cartier Circus and head along Trafalgar Way. Follow the road to a bridge across a housing complex and then down the steps to Blackwell Basin. Walk along towpath until you reach an info board. What are the four sorts of cargo listed as being traded at Blackwell Basin?
23 Crossharbour
Walk around Blackwell Basin, continue round Poplar Dock to main road. Turn right, past Bridge House, and cross road into Crossharbour. Here are two eighteenth-century houses: the second is named after which English maritime legend?
24 The O2
Pass The Gun pub and return to the main road. Cross Blue Bridge and look across Thames. Opposite, next to O2, is a wharf. What is it called?
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While you're there
EAT AND DRINK
The Gun
This superb gastropub boasts a riverside terrace (if it’s fine) or an indoor fire (for colder days). The wine list is exceptional.
The Gun, 7 Coldharbour, E14 (020 7515 5222/www.thegundocklands.com)
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