South Dock, Rotherhithe

East Country Dock (Rotherhithe) Act 1811
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for completing and maintaining The East Country Dock at Rotherhithe, in the County of Surrey.
Citation51 Geo. 3. c. clxxi
Dates
Royal assent15 June 1811
Other legislation
Repealed bySurrey Commercial Dock Act 1864
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

South Dock is one of two surviving docks in the former Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe, London, England. It was built in 1807–1811 just south of the larger Greenland Dock, to which it is connected by a channel now known as Greenland Cut; it also has a lock giving access to the River Thames. Originally named the East Country Dock, it was renamed in 1850 when the Surrey Commercial Dock Company purchased and enlarged it. Timber and grain were the main products imported and exported in the dock.[1]

  1. ^ "Surrey Commercial Docks - London's docks and shipping - Port Cities". Archived from the original on 10 August 2004.