Isle of Dogs

:For the play see The Isle of Dogs (play)

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The Isle of Dogs is not in fact an island, being a peninsula, surrounded on three sides (East, South and West) by the River Thames. It is in the East End of London, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is part of Docklands, an area designated in 1981 by the British Government for redevelopment by the (now defunct) London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC).

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Peninsula - River Thames - East End - London - London Borough of Tower Hamlets - Docklands - 1981 - London Docklands Development Corporation

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It was the site of the highest concentration of council housing in England, but now it is known as the site of the Canary Wharf development built on Poplar Gut. 1 Canada Square, also known as The Canary Wharf Tower, is the tallest habitable building in Britain at 244 m.

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Council housing - Canary Wharf - Poplar Gut - 1 Canada Square

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The area includes Millwall, Cubitt Town, and Blackwall. The name North Greenwich is no longer applied to the southern end of the island.

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Millwall - Cubitt Town - Blackwall

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It is an area of social extremes, encompassing some of the most expensive and luxurious housing and offices, while Blackwall is the 81st poorest ward in England out of over 8,000.

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Stanley Kubrick's Vietnam war movie Full Metal Jacket was filmed there due to Kubrick's unwillingness to leave Britain.

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Stanley Kubrick - Full Metal Jacket

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