London’s Biggest Explosion
London’s Biggest Explosion is in Newham, Greater London, England. London’s Biggest Explosion is situated nearby to Silvertown War Memorial, as well as near the park Royal Wharf Gardens.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silvertown War Memorial and ExCeL London.
Silvertown War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Silvertown War Memorial, also known as Silvertown Explosion Memorial, is a war memorial in Silvertown, in East London. It serves as a memorial for the workers at the Brunner Mond chemical plant who were killed on active service during the First and Second World Wars, while also commemorating the people killed in the Silvertown explosion on 17 January 1917.
ExCeL London
Convention center
Photo: Senseiich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Excel London is an international exhibition and convention centre in the Custom House area of Newham, East London. The facility is situated on a 100-acre site on the northern quay of the Royal Victoria Dock in London Docklands, located between Canary Wharf and London City Airport. ExCeL London is situated 3,200 feet north of London’s Biggest Explosion.
Pontoon Dock DLR station
Railway station
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Pontoon Dock is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in Silvertown in east London, which is on the Woolwich Arsenal branch, opened on 2 December 2005. Pontoon Dock DLR station is situated 1,600 feet northeast of London’s Biggest Explosion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Royal Wharf and Thames Barrier.
Royal Wharf
Neighborhood
Royal Wharf is a residential and commercial development in the Silvertown area of East London, England. It is located on the north bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Newham and was built on the former site of Minoco Wharf.
Thames Barrier
Locality
Photo: Cyr, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
The Thames Barrier is a retractable barrier system built to protect the floodplain of most of Greater London from exceptionally high tides and storm surges moving up from the North Sea.
Silvertown
Suburb
Photo: Alistair1978, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Silvertown is a district of West Ham in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England. It lies on the north bank of the Thames and was historically part of the parishes of West Ham and East Ham, hundred of Becontree, and the historic county of Essex.
London’s Biggest Explosion
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- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Newham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.49949° or 51° 29′ 58″ northLongitude
0.02771° or 0° 1′ 40″ eastOpen location code
9F32F2XH+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
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