St Katharine Docks
St Katharine Docks is a former dock in the St. Katharine's and Wapping ward of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies in the East End on the north bank of the River Thames, immediately downstream of the Tower of London and Tower Bridge.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: docks in the East End of London
- Also known as: “Saint Katharine Docks”, “Saint Katharine’s Docks”, and “St Katharine’s Docks”
- Address: St. Katharine Docks, London
- Wheelchair access: yes
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 1,200 feet northwest of St Katharine Docks.
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 910 feet southwest of St Katharine Docks.
London Bridge
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 west of St Katharine Docks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Butler’s Wharf and Wapping.
Butler’s Wharf
Neighborhood
Photo: Gürkan Sengün, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Butler's Wharf is an English historic building at Shad Thames on the south bank of the River Thames, just east of London's Tower Bridge, now housing luxury flats and restaurants.
Wapping
Suburb
Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Wapping is an area in the borough of Tower Hamlets in London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. Wapping is on the north bank of the River Thames, and was at one time a district with a strong maritime character.
St George in the East
Quarter
Photo: Klusiwurm, Public domain.
St George in the East, historically known as Wapping-Stepney, was an ancient parish, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. It was the larger of the two parishes that made up Wapping.
St Katharine Docks
- Categories: port and tourism
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50654° or 51° 30′ 24″ northLongitude
-0.07165° or 0° 4′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW4H+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 4685111791OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1003616
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“St Katharine Docks” goes by many names.
- Basque: “St Katharine Docks”
- Chinese: “圣凯瑟琳码头”
- Chinese: “聖凱瑟琳碼頭”
- Dutch: “St Katharine Docks”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ارصفة سانت كاثرين”
- French: “Docks de St Katharine”
- French: “St Katharine Docks”
- French: “St Katharine’s Docks”
- German: “St Katharine Docks”
- Hebrew: “מעגן סט. קתרינה”
- Japanese: “セント・キャサリン・ドッグ”
- Japanese: “セント・キャサリン・ドックス”
- Japanese: “ワッピング”
- Polish: “St. Katharine Docks”
- Portuguese: “Docas de St Katherine”
- Spanish: “Muelles de St Katharine”
- Spanish: “St Katharine Docks”
- Swedish: “St Katharine Docks”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Northeastern University London and St Katharine’s Lock Footbridge.
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