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===Industry===
[[File:East Ferry Road.jpg|thumb|East Ferry Road, Isle of Dogs]]
In 1802, the [[West India Docks]] began to be developed on the Isle of Dogs. Beginning in 1812 the Poplar and Greenwich Ferry Roads Company installed tolls on the East Ferry Road. These proved to be unpopular and after many years of lobbying the Metropolitan Board of Works bought the company and abolished the tolls in 1885.<ref>{{cite web | author= Island History| url= https://islandhistory.wordpress.com/2020/01/13/east-ferry-road-the-oldest-road-on-the-isle-of-dogs/ | title = East Ferry Road – The Oldest Road on the Isle of Dogs | work = Isle of Dogs – Past Life, Past Lives| date=13 January 2020|access-date= 2020-06-18}}</ref>

The Docks brought with them many associated industries, such as flour and sugar processing, and also ship building. On 31 January 1858 the largest ship of that time, the [[SS Great Eastern|SS ''Great Eastern'']] designed by [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]], was launched from the yard of Messrs Scott, Russell & Co, of Millwall.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} The {{Convert|211|m|ft}} length was too big for the river so the ship had to be launched sideways. Due to the technical difficulties of the launch this was the last big ship to be built on the Island and the industry fell into a decline. However, parts of the launching slipway and plate works have been preserved in situ and may be seen close to [[Masthouse Terrace Pier]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}