Watkin’s Tower

Watkin's Tower was a partially completed iron lattice tower in Wembley Park, , England. Its construction was an ambitious project to create a 358-metre -high visitor attraction in Wembley Park to the north of the city, led by the railway entrepreneur Sir Edward Watkin.
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  • Ruin
  • …lies at an elevation of 197 feet (60 metres)
  • Description: partially completed iron lattice tower in London, England
  • Also known as
    “Great London Tower”
    “London Stump”
    “Watkin’s Folly”
    “Wembley Park Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wembley Stadium railway station and Statue of Bobby Moore.
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is a National Rail… is situated 1,300 feet west of Watkin’s Tower.
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The Bobby Moore statue is a bronze sculpture of the… is situated 690 feet north of Watkin’s Tower.
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is the headquarters of Brent London… is situated 1,300 feet north of Watkin’s Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wembley and Alperton.
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is a district in the …
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is an area of north-west London, England, within the .
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is a suburb straddling the London Boroughs…

Watkin’s Tower

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Latitude
51.55559° or 51° 33′ 20″ north
Longitude
-0.27946° or 0° 16′ 46″ west
Open location code
9C3XHP4C+66
Geo­Names ID
8030114
Wiki­data ID
Q1421279

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Watkin’s Tower” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “沃特金塔”
  • Chinese: “瓦特金塔”
  • Estonian: “Watkini torn”
  • French: “Folie de Watkin”
  • French: “Grande tour de Londres”
  • French: “London Stump”
  • French: “tour de Watkin”
  • French: “Tour de Watkin”
  • French: “Wembley Park Tower”
  • German: “London Stump”
  • German: “Watkin’s Folly”
  • German: “Watkin’s Tower”
  • German: “Watkins Tower”
  • German: “Wembley Park Tower”
  • German: “Wembley Tower”
  • Hebrew: “המגדל הגדול של לונדון”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל המטרופולין”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל ווטקין”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל וומבלי פארק”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל וטקין”
  • Italian: “Watkin’s Folly”
  • Italian: “Watkin’s Tower”
  • Japanese: “ワトキンズ・タワー”
  • Polish: “Great London Tower”
  • Polish: “London Stump”
  • Polish: “Watkin’s Folly”
  • Polish: “Watkin’s Tower”
  • Polish: “Wembley Park Tower”
  • Polish: “Wembley Tower”
  • Polish: “wieża Watkina”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Watkin”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Wembley Park”
  • Turkish: “Watkin’s Tower”
  • Turkish: “Watkins Tower”

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