It is situated directly on the Thames Path national trail, north of Greenland Dock, with distinctive timber box 'lanterns' on its roof.
It was located adjacent to Greenland Dock and part of the Surrey Docks, though it was directly accessible from the river.
Due to bomb damage in Greenland Dock, South Dock became the only exit from that dock.
He swore. . . Then heard shouts and curses drifting down from the direction of Greenland Dock.
James Walker worked on the design and construction of Greenland Dock, where a memorial bust of him stands.
Extensive usage by the Greenland whaling ships prompted the dock to be renamed Greenland Dock.
Greenland Dock remained at the centre of London's timber trade for well over a century to come.
Greenland Dock was sold to Southwark council.
Greenland Dock, which now belonged to the local authority, escaped this fate and in 1981 was handed over to the London Docklands Development Corporation.
By the mid-18th century the dock had become a base for Arctic whalers and was renamed Greenland Dock.