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may 1, 1799 - The West India Dock Act 1799

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George Dance, Clerk of Works to the City of London Corporation, developed plans for docks on the Isle of Dogs and Parliament passed the West India Dock Act in 1799, allowing the West India Dock Company to begin construction the following year.

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may 1, 1799
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~ 227 years ago