The West Ham Battalion
The West Ham Battalion is a memorial in Newham, Greater London, England. The West Ham Battalion is situated nearby to Bridge 5, as well as near the sports venue London Marathon Community Track.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London Stadium and ArcelorMittal Orbit.
London Stadium
Stadium
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London Stadium is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford district of London. It is located in the Lower Lea Valley, 6 miles east of central London. London Stadium is situated 560 feet northwest of The West Ham Battalion.
ArcelorMittal Orbit
Photo: you only live twice, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The ArcelorMittal Orbit is a 114.5-metre sculpture and observation tower in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London. It is Britain's largest piece of public art, and is intended to be a permanent lasting legacy of London's hosting of the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, assisting in the post-Olympics regeneration of the Stratford area. ArcelorMittal Orbit is situated 560 feet northeast of The West Ham Battalion.
London Aquatics Centre
Stadium
The London Aquatics Centre is an indoor facility with two 50-metre swimming pools and a 25-metre diving pool in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London. London Aquatics Centre is situated 1,400 feet northeast of The West Ham Battalion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fish Island and Bow Quarter.
Fish Island
Neighborhood
Fish Island is an area of east London, England. It is one of 58 designated conservation areas in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with many of its buildings considered important to Britain's industrial heritage, though there are no listed buildings in the area.
Bow Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bow Quarter is a gated community in Bow in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The building was originally the Bryant and May match factory, and was the site of the Match Girls' strike in the 1880s.
Old Ford
Quarter
Photo: Ekphraster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Ford is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets that is named after the natural ford which provided a crossing of the River Lea.
The West Ham Battalion
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Dedicated to the memory of the sacrifices made by the Pals of The West Ham Battalion. 13/Bn of the Essex Regiment. Raised December 1914 - Disbanded February 1918. To France November 1915. ‘Up the Hammers!’”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Newham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.53747° or 51° 32′ 15″ northLongitude
-0.01507° or 0° 0′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C3XGXPM+XXOpenStreetMap ID
node 12095012199OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bridge 5 and London Marathon Community Track.
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