New River Head

New River Head is a pumping station in Islington, Greater London, England. New River Head is situated near Clerkenwell Parochial CofE Primary School, as well as near Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and St Paul.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: London St Pancras International and British Library.

London St Pancras International

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London St Pancras International is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in London. It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland Europe.

British Library

Library

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The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Based in London, it is one of the largest libraries in the world, with an estimated collection of over 200 million items from multiple countries. British Library is situated 4,200 feet west of New River Head.

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

Museum

Photo: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration is the only public arts organisation in the UK dedicated to illustration. It was founded by Quentin Blake in 2002 and is based in London, England. Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration is situated 430 feet east of New River Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spa Green Estate and Finsbury Estate.

Spa Green Estate

Neighborhood

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Spa Green Estate between Rosebery Avenue and St John St in Clerkenwell, London EC1, England, is the most complete post-war realisation of a 1930s radical plan for social regeneration through Modernist architecture.

Finsbury Estate

Neighborhood

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Finsbury Estate is a large-scale housing estate in the Clerkenwell area of London, England, comprising four purpose-built blocks of flats located on a level site, providing 451 residences.

Clerkenwell

Suburb

Photo: Tim Tregenza, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clerkenwell is an area of central London, England. Clerkenwell was an ancient parish from the medieval period onwards, and now forms the south-western part of the London Borough of Islington.

New River Head

Type: Pumping station
Description: water pumping station, part of Thames Water Ring Main, London, UK
Category: industry
Location: Islington, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.52816° or 51° 31′ 41″ north

Longitude

-0.1094° or 0° 6′ 34″ west

Operator

Thames Water

Open location code

9C3XGVHR+76

OpenStreetMap ID

way 185669880

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=pumping_station

Wikidata ID

Q120090415

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Clerkenwell Parochial CofE Primary School and Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and St Paul.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Pumping station and Water Ring Main Shaft.

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