Regeneration
The area has been transformed since the 1970s by the construction of the Thames Barrier, an adjacent park, new housing areas and the London City Airport. In the mid 1990s much of the business activity in the area was centred around the brewing firm Bass.
In 2007 Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester visited Silvertown, to formally open the new Silvertown Ambulance Station on North Woolwich Road. The Silvertown Quays redevelopment on a 50 acres (20 ha) site south of the Royal Victoria Dock is scheduled to start in 2014.
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