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AREA GUIDE<br />
Canary Wharf<br />
In 1991 the first businesses moved into Canary Wharf, it<br />
has since become one of the world’s premier business<br />
and shopping districts; home to the European and World<br />
headquarters of numerous major technology companies,<br />
financial services, media organisations and professional<br />
services firms. Over 100,000 people now work here<br />
and the estate stretches over 97 acres and boasts<br />
approximately 16 million sq.ft. of office and retail space.<br />
Canary Wharf is located<br />
in West India Dock which<br />
once formed part of the<br />
busiest ports in the world.<br />
After the docks were closed<br />
in 1980 a programme of<br />
redevelopment ensued and<br />
the area took shape as a<br />
business and shopping<br />
district.<br />
Over 100.000<br />
people now<br />
work here<br />
Interestingly the name<br />
Canary Wharf derived from<br />
when the quay was in use<br />
as a dock and the largest<br />
portion of cargo came from<br />
the Canary Islands.<br />
AREA GUIDE – Canary Wharf
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