London's Hidden History
East India Dock
Hard to believe this area was once a thriving docks but behind the luxury apartments you will find one of the real hidden gems of Docklands. Well what is it then? It's Virginia Quay where the first settlers left the old world for the new world, that's the US of A to younger readers! Remember Captain John Smith at the Bank, he became Governor of Virginia, he was once a cordwainer you know - c'mon keep up!
To commemorate the occasion a magnificent statue has been erected on the quayside with commanding views of the Millennium Dome (now the O2 Arena) behind. Just a thought, the settlers left England in the early 1600s to expensively visit the unknown where loneliness and disappointment awaited, bit like visiting the Dome exhibition!
Now can you believe that London had a lighthouse? Well it did and does although it don't shine anymore. Trinity Buoy Wharf Lighthouse in Orchard Place E14, can still be visited - a short walk from East India station. Wait a minute, didn't we walk by Trinity House, who looked after all lighthouses, at Tower Gateway. Alas no more manned lighthouses!
1 & 2 June 2012
As part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Dover will play host to a military Tattoo. The first to be held in Dover since 1986 the Tattoo promises massed bands, motorcycle displays, freefall parachutists, a Battle of Britain flypast and many more attractions. A Family Fun Day will be held during Saturday ending with a second evening Tattoo, with Alasdair Hutton (the Voice of the Tattoo) lending his fantastic commentating skills. Make a weekend of it and visit Dover to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and sample all that's good at the Gateway to England - the Garden of the South. Click here to find out more.
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