Transcription for "Boom and bust: Docklands 1914 - 80."

1914-1945

• Docks vital to Britain in two world wars - they are an enemy target
• The Port continues to grow despite a downturn in world trade
• Docklands heavily bombed in the Blitz

1945-1980

• Docks recover quickly after the war - 1950s a period of great prosperity
• Containerisation and larger ships mean greater efficiency - but London's docks lack sufficient capacity and ability to change
• Docks decline as trade moves elsewhere in Britain and abroad in the 1960s - the City's other marine services flourish
• Last remaining London dock closes in 1981