Silvertown War Memorial
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.Photo: Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: war memorial in London
- Also known as: “Silvertown Brunner Mond Memorial” and “Silvertown Explosion Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include ExCeL London and Pontoon Dock DLR station.
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 Silvertown War Memorial.
Pontoon Dock DLR station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Silvertown War Memorial.
West Silvertown DLR station
Railway station
Photo: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Silvertown is a Docklands Light Railway station in Silvertown, which opened in December 2005. It is located on the Woolwich Arsenal branch. Trains run Westbound to the Bank in the City of London and Eastbound to Woolwich Arsenal, passing through London City Airport station. West Silvertown DLR station is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Silvertown War Memorial.
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.
Silvertown War Memorial
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Newham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.49944° or 51° 29′ 58″ northLongitude
0.0277° or 0° 1′ 40″ eastOpen location code
9F32F2XH+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
node 4696329910OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q26666842
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