Furnival Gardens

Furnivall Gardens is a park in Hammersmith alongside the river Thames. It was once the location of the mouth of Hammersmith Creek, which had an active fishing trade until about 200 years ago.

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Type: Park
Description: park in Hammersmith, London, near the River Thames
Also known as: “Furnivall Gardens”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hammersmith Bridge and Hammersmith Apollo.

Hammersmith Bridge

Bridge

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Hammersmith Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the River Thames in west London. It links the southern part of Hammersmith in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, on the north side of the river, with Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, on the south side of the river. Hammersmith Bridge is situated 950 feet southeast of Furnival Gardens.

Hammersmith Apollo

Theater building

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The Hammersmith Apollo, called the Eventim Apollo for sponsorship reasons, previously and still commonly known as the Hammersmith Odeon, is a live entertainment performance venue opened in 1932 as a cinema named the Gaumont Palace. Hammersmith Apollo is situated 1,800 feet east of Furnival Gardens.

Hammersmith Underground Station (Piccadilly & District)

Railway station

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Hammersmith is a London Underground station in Hammersmith, London, England. It is served by the District and Piccadilly lines, providing cross-platform interchange between the lines. Hammersmith Underground Station (Piccadilly & District) is situated 2,100 feet east of Furnival Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hammersmith and Brook Green.

Hammersmith

Suburb

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Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, 4.3 miles southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.