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Trinity Buoy Wharf

Trinity Buoy Wharf, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, is the site of London's only lighthouse, by the confluence of the River Thames and Bow Creek, at Leamouth. The lighthouse no longer functions, and is the home of various art projects such as Longplayer. It is sometimes known as Bow Creek Lighthouse.

Located at 51.5077, 0.0083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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London infrastructure, Buildings and structures in Tower Hamlets, History of Tower Hamlets, Lighthouses in England, Visitor attractions in Tower Hamlets, Port of London, Wharves in the United Kingdom, Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in the United Kingdom

Bow Creek

Bow Creek is a 2.25-mile long tidal estuary of the English River Lea and is part of the Bow Back Rivers. Below Bow Locks the creek forms the boundary between the London Boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets, in east London.

Located at 51.5073, 0.0092 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rivers of London, Geography of Newham, Geography of Tower Hamlets, Tributaries of the River Thames, River Lea

Ronan Point

Ronan Point was a 22-storey tower block in Newham, East London, which partly collapsed on 16 May 1968 when a gas explosion demolished a load-bearing wall, causing the collapse of one entire corner of the building. Four people were killed in the incident, and 17 were injured.

Located at 51.5136, 0.0226 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1968, Former buildings and structures of Newham, Gas explosions, Explosions in England, Collapsed buildings, Disasters in London, 1968 in London, 1968 disasters, 20th-century explosions, Public inquiries in the United Kingdom, Buildings and structures in Newham, Housing in London, Prefabricated buildings

ExCeL London

ExCeL London (Exhibition Centre London) (often referred to as the ExCeL Exhibition Centre) is an exhibitions and international convention centre in the London Borough of Newham, England. It is located on a 100-acre site on the northern quay of the Royal Victoria Dock in London Docklands, between Canary Wharf and London City Airport.

Located at 51.5075, 0.0297222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Exhibition and conference centres in London, Buildings and structures in Newham, Sport in Newham, 2012 Summer Olympic venues, Visitor attractions in Newham, Olympic boxing venues, Olympic fencing venues, Olympic judo venues, Olympic table tennis venues, Olympic taekwondo venues, Olympic weightlifting venues, Olympic wrestling venues, 2012 Summer Paralympic venues

Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company

The Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Limited was a shipyard and iron works straddling the mouth of Bow Creek at its confluence with the River Thames, at Leamouth Wharf (often referred to as Blackwall) on the west side and at Canning Town on the east side. Its main activity was shipbuilding, but it also diversified into civil engineering, marine engines, cranes, electrical engineering and motor cars.

Located at 51.5094, 0.00911111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Engineering companies of the United Kingdom, Defunct shipbuilding companies of the United Kingdom, History of Newham, History of Tower Hamlets, Shipbuilding in London, Leamouth-built ships, Shipyards on the River Thames, Port of London

Royal Victoria Dock Bridge

The Royal Victoria Dock Bridge is a signature high-level footbridge crossing the Royal Victoria Dock in the Docklands area of east London designed by London-based architects and designers Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands. The bridge provides a direct link from Eastern Quay and Britannia Village, a residential development to the south of the dock, to the ExCeL Exhibition Centre and Custom House station, both situated to the north of the dock.

Located at 51.5063, 0.0261 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bridges and tunnels in London, Buildings and structures in Newham, Bridges completed in 1998

A124 road

The A124 road is a road in east London linking Canning Town with Upminster. The road begins at a junction with the A13 road at Canning Town station in the south west of the London Borough of Newham. The road continues in a north easterly direction for 3 miles (4.9 km) as Barking Road, passing through West Ham, Plaistow and East Ham. The road passes into the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham at a crossing of the River Roding and there forms a junction with the North Circular Road.

Located at 51.5157, 0.0081 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Transport in Newham, Transport in Barking and Dagenham, Transport in Havering, Roads in London, Roads in England

Tidal Basin railway station

Tidal Basin railway station was a railway station near the Royal Victoria Dock, Canning Town, London, on the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway. It opened in 1858, and was between Canning Town and Custom House stations. The station closed in 1943 after severe bombing damage during the Blitz, and never reopened.

Located at 51.509, 0.0149 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1858, Railway stations closed in 1943, Disused railway stations in Newham, Former Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway stations

Eastern Quay

Eastern Quay Apartments is in Royal Victoria Dock, East London Constructed between April 2002 and November 2003, Eastern Quay Apartments were built at a cost of £10.75m. The building sits adjacent to the site once earmarked for Silvertown Quays - a now-defunct regeneration project which was intended to include Britain's first purpose-built national aquarium, Biota! - and the failed London Pleasure Gardens. Eastern Quay was designed by Gardner Stewart Architects, and constructed by Morrisons.

Located at 51.5053, 0.0277 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Newham

Hermit Road

Hermit Road was the first home stadium of London football club Thames Ironworks, the team that would become West Ham United, and was located in Canning Town. Thames had taken over the tenancy of the ground in the summer of 1895 from Old Castle Swifts F.C. , who were the first professional football club in Essex. The Hermit Road ground had been described as a 'cinder' heap' and 'barren waste'. It was surrounded by a moat and had canvas sheeting for fencing.

Located at 51.5232, 0.0134 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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West Ham United F.C., Defunct football venues in England, Sports venues in London, Sport in Newham

Container City

Container City is a series of shipping container architecture and a trademark of "Urban Space Management". It is principally a means of utilising standard forty-foot equivalent unit shipping containers, at the end of their life, to produce flexible accommodation and offices at low cost. A number of buildings have been installed using this method, primarily in east London.

Located at 51.5081, 0.0081 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Tower Hamlets, House styles, Housing in London, Housing in the United Kingdom

Emirates Air Line (cable car)

The Emirates Air Line (also known as the Thames cable car) is a cable car link across the River Thames in London built with sponsorship from the airline Emirates. The service opened on 28 June 2012 and is operated by Transport for London. It has an average ridership of 31,601 passenger journeys a week. The service, announced in July 2010 and estimated to cost £60 million, comprises a 1-kilometre gondola line that crosses the Thames from the Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Docks.

Located at 51.5077, 0.0178 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Emirates Air Line (cable car), Cable cars in the United Kingdom