Walbrook Wharf

Walbrook Wharf is an operating freight wharf in the Port of London located in the City of London adjacent to Cannon Street station. It has been given safeguarded wharf status by the Mayor of London and the Port of London Authority.

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Type: Industry
Description: operating freight wharf located in the City of London
Also known as: “Walbrook Wharf Waste Transfer Station”
Address: UpperThames Street, London

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include London Bridge and Shakespeares Globe.

London Bridge

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.

The name "London Bridge" refers to several historical crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Walbrook Wharf.

Shakespeares Globe

Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Shakespeares Globe is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Walbrook Wharf.

Southwark

Bridge

Photo: ChrisO, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Southwark Bridge is an arch bridge in London, for traffic linking the district of Southwark and the City across the River Thames. Besides when others are closed for temporary repairs, it has the least traffic of the Thames bridges in London. Southwark is situated 530 feet southwest of Walbrook Wharf.

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.

Blackfriars

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Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.

Walbrook Wharf

Categories: wharf and safeguarded wharf
Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50965° or 51° 30′ 35″ north

Longitude

-0.09213° or 0° 5′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C3XGW55+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 183835103

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

Wikidata ID

Q2540937

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Walbrook Wharf” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Walbrook Wharf”
German: “Dowgate”
German: “Walbrook Wharf”

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