Old Swan Pier

Old Swan Pier is a pier in City of London, Greater London, England. Old Swan Pier is situated near the office building Fishmongers’ Hall, as well as near London Bridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: London Bridge and The Shard.

London Bridge

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.

Since Roman times, several crossings named London Bridge have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London. The current crossing, which opened to traffic in 1973, is a box girder bridge built from concrete and steel. London Bridge is situated 380 feet southeast of Old Swan Pier.

The Shard

Photo: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development. The Shard is situated 1,700 feet south of Old Swan Pier.

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 2,900 feet east of Old Swan Pier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bankside and Southwark.

Bankside

Quarter

Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.

Southwark

Suburb

Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Southwark is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark.

Old Swan Pier

Type: Pier
Category: transport
Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50875° or 51° 30′ 32″ north

Longitude

-0.08889° or 0° 5′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C3XGW56+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 164930073

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=pier

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Old Swan Pier and Fishmongers’ Hall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Old Swan Pier and The Oyster Shed.

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Worth a closer look: South Kensington-Chelsea and Heathrow Airport.

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