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.- 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
Photo: Davepape, Public domain.
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. The place name is no longer commonly used.
Prospect of Whitby
- Categories: restaurant, building, historic site, and historic building
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50707° or 51° 30′ 26″ northLongitude
-0.05109° or 0° 3′ 4″ westLevels
2Brand
Greene KingOpen location code
9C3XGW4X+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 204148499OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=pubOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q3924088
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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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