Royal College of Psychiatrists

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the main professional organisation of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom, and is responsible for representing psychiatrists, for psychiatric research and for providing public information about mental health problems.

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Type: Office building
Description: medical association
Also known as: “Medico-Psychological Association”, “Medico-Psychological Association of Great Britain and Ireland”, “RCPsych”, and “rcpsych.ac.uk”
Address: 21 Prescot Street, London, E1 8BB

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and Tower Bridge.

The Tower of London

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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 1,700 feet southwest of Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Tower Bridge

Bridge

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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 2,300 feet southwest of Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Tower Gateway DLR station

Railway station

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Tower Gateway is a Docklands Light Railway station in the City of London and is located near the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. It adjoins the tracks to Fenchurch Street station and is located on the site of a former station called Minories. Tower Gateway DLR station is situated 700 feet southwest of Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldgate and St George in the East.

Aldgate

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Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.

St George in the East

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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.