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used in the invasion of Normandy. After the war it was acquired by Badcocks of Greenwich, which had previously occupied part of the site as a tenant. By the early 1960s Badcocks had been joined by a variety of other firms, all of which made use of existing buildings.
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In 1917 the freehold was purchased by C. & E. Morton, a local manufacturer of soups, pickles and jams. The site was used for the manufacture of packing cases and for storage. Mortons employed around 600 people here.
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It is now occupied by 312 residential units, completed in 1988. Development included opening up a stretch of the foreshore as a beach (owned by the
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The yard was taken over in 1898 by Yarrows, who had outgrown their original yard to the north at Folly Wall. Yarrows built many
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at the yard. As shipbuilding in London declined, Yarrows subsequently transferred to
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The site is on the north bank of the Thames immediately to the south of the
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Mortons sold the site in 1936. It is said to have been used during
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By 1972 the wharf was unoccupied. In 1977 it was acquired by the
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Cubitt Town
Westwood, Baillie
Yarrow Shipbuilders
Samuda Estate
Cubitt Town
Isle of Dogs

Samuda Brothers
HMS Resistance
torpedo boat destroyers
Scotstoun
Glasgow
World War II
Mulberry harbours
GLC
London Docklands Development Corporation
Port of London Authority
local authority
2013 - London Yard website - History
Hobhouse, Hermione
"Cubitt Town: Riverside area: from Cubitt Town Pier to the Graving Docks"
Survey of London
Institute of Historical Research
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0-85054-444-0
"History of London Yard From 1898 - 1983"
"History of London Yard From 1984"
51°29′41″N 0°00′25″W / 51.49468°N 0.00687°W / 51.49468; -0.00687
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