Sentence examples similar to closure of a dock from inspiring English sources
The closure of the docks in east London had a dramatic effect on the estate which was built in the 1950s.
Thirty years ago the defining issue was the closure of the docks, and the unemployment and depopulation went that went with it.
Bombing, the waning of manufacturing, the closure of the docks and government policies designed to reduce the city's dominance were responsible.
And after the second world war, Heathrow helped pull growth westwards down the M4 corridor.The closure of the docks, from the 1960s onwards, exacerbated poverty in the East End.
As the import trade in oil began to grow during the 20th century the balance of canal traffic switched to the west, from Salford to Stanlow, eventually culminating in the closure of the docks at Salford.
The amount of freight carried by the canal peaked in 1958 at 18 million long tons (20 million short tons), but the increasing size of ocean-going ships and the port's failure to introduce modern freight-handling methods resulted in that headline figure dropping steadily, and the closure of the docks in Salford in 1984.
The progressive closure of docks, cutbacks in railways and the closure and relocation of industry contributed to a long-term decline, removing many of the traditional sources of low- and semi-skilled jobs.
The resulting voids will be of the scale of those left by the closure of docks and factories, with the difference that those left by retail will often be in the centres of towns and cities.
