St Saviour's Dock black plaque

London, England, United Kingdom

St Saviour’s Dock. In the 18th century the Thames was so busy that cargoes were often stranded on ships for weeks. The area became notorious for pirates who attacked the moored vessels. If caught they were hanged at the mouth of this dock. The river that fed the inlet took the name Neckinger, from t

he “Devil’s Neckinger”, “Neckerchief”, London slang for the noose used to execute the pirates. The hydraulic cable stay swing bridge across the Dock was installed in 1995 to connect up the Thames Path

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