Millwall Iron Works

The Millwall Iron Works was a major 19th-century industrial and shipbuilding complex located in the Isle of Dogs, London, developing onwards from 1824. It was formed by consolidating a series of small shipbuilding companies to address the need to build increasingly larger and more complex ships. The holding company collapsed after the Panic of 1866 which greatly reduced shipbuilding in London. Although a series of smaller companies made a short recovery at the site, by the late 19th century the location was no longer viable. Most of its buildings, which were near the apex of the peninsula survived the Blitz and have since been made into a residential estate, Burrells Wharf.