Mansell Street

Mansell Street is a bus stop in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England. Mansell Street is situated nearby to the sports venue Victus Soul, as well as near the community center Portsoken Community and Health Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and Tower Bridge.

The Tower of London

Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Mansell Street.

Tower Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Barcex, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. Tower Bridge is situated 2,700 feet south of Mansell Street.

London Bridge

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.

The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Mansell Street.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldgate and Whitechapel.

Aldgate

Quarter

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.