Norway Dock is one of the few remaining areas of dockland water in Rotherhithe (the others being Greenland Dock, South Dock and Surrey Water).
Greenland Dock the only enclosed dock in Rotherhithe when it was purchased in 1807 by the newly formed Commercial Dock Company. In 1811, Norway Dock was constructed to extend its capacity for handling timber coming from the Baltic region.
When it was complete, Norway dock was connected to Greenland Dock, with no independent access to the Thames. All vessels using Norway Dock would first enter Greenland Dock and then enter through Norway Cut, the connection passage between the two.
Today Norway Dock is occupied by the development known as The Lakes, erected between 1988 and 1996 by Shepheard Epstein and Hunter. The dock was filled in after the closure of the Surrey Commercial Docks in 1969, but was re-excavated when The Lakes were conceived, to create a scenic and shallow water feature for the residents.
Congrats to Batloaf for FTF and nchs20 for STF
Here's a great pic of Norway Dock taken by Batloaf who takes the best geocaching pictures that I've seen. Have a quick look through his gallery!
