Canary Wharf is a large business and shopping development in East London, located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, centred on the old West India Docks in the London Docklands.
Rivalling London’s traditional financial centre, The Square Mile, Canary Wharf contains the UK’s three tallest buildings: One Canada Square (sometimes known as the Canary Wharf Tower) at 235.1 m (774 ft); followed by 8 Canada Square and the Citigroup Centre, both at 199.5 m (654 ft).[1] However, according to the official Canary Wharf website, One Canada Square is 800 ft (244 m). The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
Canary Wharf Supplementary School (“CWSS”) aims to help children aged between 11 and 16 in the core curriculum subjects of Maths, English and Science. Classes will be held at the Idea Store Canary Wharf every Saturday during term time from 1000 – 1230 hrs.
The Canary Wharf of today began when Michael von Clemm, former chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB), came up with the idea to convert Canary Wharf into back office. Further discussions with G Ware Travelstead led to proposals for a new business district. The project was sold to Olympia & York and construction began in 1988. The first buildings was completed in 1991 which included One Canada Square that became the UK’s tallest building and a powerful symbol of the regeneration of Docklands. Upon opening, the London commercial property market had collapsed and Olympia and York Canary Wharf Limited filed for bankruptcy in May 1992.