Blackheath DC Traction Substation

Blackheath DC Traction Substation is an electrical substation in Greenwich, Greater London, England. Blackheath DC Traction Substation is situated nearby to the church St Michael and All Angels, as well as near Church of Our Lady Help of Christians.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Observatory and Blackheath railway station.

Royal Observatory

Museum

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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in south east London, overlooking the River Thames to the north. Royal Observatory is situated 1 mile northwest of Blackheath DC Traction Substation.

Blackheath railway station

Railway station

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Blackheath railway station is Grade II-listed and is in the south-centre of Blackheath, a village in southeast London. In traditional terms the area immediately south-west of the station around Lee Terrace and Lee Park is part of Lee; a status challenged by the station's naming, buildings such as the Blackheath Halls and the development of Blackheath Park to the south east. Blackheath railway station is situated 1,200 feet west of Blackheath DC Traction Substation.

St Michael and All Angels

Church

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St Michael and All Angels, Blackheath is an Anglican parish church in Blackheath, London. The church is a part of the Diocese of Southwark. This Grade II* listed building was designed by the architect George Smith. St Michael and All Angels is situated 810 feet south of Blackheath DC Traction Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackheath and Morden College.

Blackheath

Suburb

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Blackheath is an area in Southeast London, straddling the border of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham. Historically within the county of Kent, it is located 1-mile northeast of Lewisham, 1.5 miles south of Greenwich and 6.4 miles southeast of Charing Cross, the traditional centre of London.

Morden College

Neighborhood

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Morden College is a charity which has been providing residential care in Blackheath, south-east London, England for over 300 years. Founded by philanthropist Sir John Morden in 1695 as a home for "poor Merchants", Morden College was built to a design sometimes attributed to Sir Christopher Wren.

Kidbrooke

Suburb

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kidbrooke is an area of south-east London, England, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich 7+1⁄2 miles south-east of Charing Cross and north west of Eltham.

Blackheath DC Traction Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Greenwich, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.46695° or 51° 28′ 1″ north

Longitude

0.01374° or 0° 0′ 50″ east

Operator

Network Rail

Open location code

9F32F287+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1054473386

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Highlights include Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and Heath House Preparatory School.

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