Big Dipper Tragedy Memorial Tree

Big Dipper Tragedy Memorial Tree is a memorial in Wandsworth, Greater London, England. Big Dipper Tragedy Memorial Tree is situated nearby to Old English Garden, as well as near the Buddhist temple Battersea Park Peace Pagoda.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Battersea Park and Chelsea Physic Garden.

Battersea Park

Park

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Battersea Park is a 200-acre green space at Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth in London. It is situated on the south bank of the River Thames opposite Chelsea and was opened in 1858.

Chelsea Physic Garden

Garden

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The Chelsea Physic Garden was established as the Apothecaries' Garden in London, England, in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants to be used as medicines. Chelsea Physic Garden is situated 1,700 feet north of Big Dipper Tragedy Memorial Tree.

Albert Bridge

Bridge

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Albert Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames connecting Chelsea on the north bank to Battersea on the south. Designed and built by Rowland Mason Ordish in 1873 as an Ordish–Lefeuvre system modified cable-stayed bridge, it proved to be structurally unsound, so between 1884 and 1887 Sir Joseph Bazalgette incorporated some of the design elements of a suspension bridge. Albert Bridge is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Big Dipper Tragedy Memorial Tree.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosery Gate To Battersea Park and World’s End.

Rosery Gate To Battersea Park

Locality

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Rosery Gate To Battersea Park is a locality.

World’s End

Neighborhood

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World's End is a district of Chelsea, London, lying at the western end of the King's Road. Once a Victorian slum area, council housing was built here in the 20th century, including the brutalist architecture World's End estate.