Prospect of Whitby

The Prospect of Whitby is a historic public house on the northern bank of the River Thames at Wapping, in the East End of London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Type: Pub
Description: historic public house on the banks of the Thames at Wapping, London
Also known as: “Devil’s Tavern”, “The Pelican”, “The Prospect of Whitby”, and “The Prospect of Whitby, Wapping”
Address: 57 Wapping Wall, London, E1W 3SH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wapping Hydraulic Power Station and The Tower of London.

Wapping Hydraulic Power Station

Historic building

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The Wapping Hydraulic Power Station was originally run by the London Hydraulic Power Company in Wapping, London, England. Originally, it operated using steam, and was later converted to use electricity.

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 1 mile west of Prospect of Whitby.

Wapping railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wapping is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located on the northern bank of the River Thames in Wapping within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Wapping railway station is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Prospect of Whitby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shadwell and Execution Dock.

Shadwell

Suburb

Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Shadwell is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. It also forms part of the city's East End. Shadwell is on the north bank of the River Thames between Wapping and Ratcliff and Limehouse and is 3 miles east of Charing Cross.

Execution Dock

Locality

Execution Dock was a site on the River Thames near the shoreline at Wapping, London, that was used for more than 400 years to execute pirates, smugglers and mutineers who had been sentenced to death by Admiralty courts.

Ratcliff

Quarter

Ratcliff or Ratcliffe is a locality in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames between Limehouse, and Shadwell.

Prospect of Whitby

Categories: restaurant, building, historic site, and historic building
Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50707° or 51° 30′ 26″ north

Longitude

-0.05109° or 0° 3′ 4″ west

Levels

Brand

Greene King

Open location code

9C3XGW4X+RH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 204148499

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=pub

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q3924088

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Italian—“Prospect of Whitby” goes by many names.

Basque: “Prospect of Whitby”
Dutch: “Prospect of Whitby”
French: “Prospect of Whitby”
Hebrew: “הפרוספקט של ויטבי”
Irish: “Prospect of Whitby”
Italian: “Prospect of Whitby”

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