Wapping Hydraulic Power Station
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.Photo: Davepape, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Tower of London and Tower Bridge.
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 Wapping Hydraulic Power Station.
Tower Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Barcex, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. Tower Bridge is situated 1 mile west of Wapping Hydraulic Power Station.
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 Wapping Hydraulic Power Station.
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.
Wapping Hydraulic Power Station
- Type: Historic building
- Description: hydraulic power station in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England, UK
- Categories: restaurant, hydraulic power station, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50748° or 51° 30′ 27″ northLongitude
-0.05186° or 0° 3′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW4X+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 208705632OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q7968287
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In Other Languages
“Wapping Hydraulic Power Station” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Stáisiún Cumhachta Hiodrálaí Wapping”
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