Dock Life Renewed: How London's Docks Are Thriving Again Gorick Niki
Dock Life Renewed: How London's Docks Are Thriving Again Gorick Niki Forty years ago, London's Docklands had become 6,000 acres of forgott en wasteland aft er over a century as the busiest port in…
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Dock Life Renewed: How London's Docks Are Thriving Again Gorick Niki
Forty years ago, London's Docklands had become 6,000 acres of forgott en wasteland aft er over a century as the busiest port in the world. Whether millionaires visiting on their superyachts, country-house executives needing a London base, young tech workers wanting a cheaper place to live, jobbing craft smen keeping ancient marine trades alive or homeless people fi nding refuge, these are varied and dynamic communities. Now these once-derelict docks are again fi lled with ships and boats, forming homes and businesses for an extraordinary range of people.
Katharine Docks, the Surrey Docks and the Isle of Dogs to illustrate the rich mix of personalities and activities in these converted commercial docks. Highly acclaimed London photographer Niki Gorick focuses on St. They enjoy central London locations but as fl oating communities with their own nautical customs and rules, they are a