East London Blitz Memorial
East London Blitz Memorial is a memorial in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England. East London Blitz Memorial is situated nearby to the park Hermitage Riverside Memorial Garden, as well as near Tower Bridge Wharf Pier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Memorial
- Description: war memorial in Wapping, London
- Also known as: “Memorial to the Civilians of East London” and “Peace Dove memorial”
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 2,300 feet northwest of East London Blitz Memorial.
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 1,700 feet west of East London Blitz Memorial.
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 1 mile west of East London Blitz Memorial.
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 between Tower Bridge to the west, and Shadwell to the east.
Execution Dock
Locality
Execution Dock was a site on the River Thames near the shoreline at Wapping, London, that was used for more than 400 years to execute pirates, smugglers and mutineers who had been sentenced to death by Admiralty courts.
East London Blitz Memorial
- Categories: war memorial, sculpture, and historic site
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50456° or 51° 30′ 16″ northLongitude
-0.06802° or 0° 4′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW3J+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 697624988OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q59140419
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hermitage Riverside Memorial Garden and Tower Bridge Wharf Pier.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Hermitage Entrance and Wapping High Street.
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