On Mon, 6 Feb 2006, Ian Jelf wrote:

In message , James Christie
writes

Where does the name King George V come from? Is it from the old KGV
dock system (sadly a shadow of it's former self)?

It often surprises people to learn that "London" is still an important
port with major dock facilities.

According to the DfT [1], in 2001 it was the UK's third biggest (and
really, it's joint second with Hartlepool - Grimsby being first), bigger
than either Southampton or Felixstowe.

It's just that with containerisation and other changes to logistics and
cargo-handling, the docks moved downstream to places like Gravesend and
Tilbury.

Not to mention Dagenham, Erith, Purfleet, Thurrock, Shellhaven, Canvey,
the Isle of Grain ...

tom

[1] http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/group...ts_024542.hcsp

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