Nelson House

Nelson House, also known as Nelson Dock House, is a Grade II* listed building on Rotherhithe Street in the London Borough of Southwark. The house was built in the 1740s in the Georgian style and was historically home to shipbuilders including John Randall.

Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: House
Description: listed building
Also known as: “Nelson House Including Railings To Steps” and “Nelson House, London”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel London - Docklands Riverside and Westferry DLR Station.

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel London - Docklands Riverside

Hotel

Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westferry DLR Station

Railway station

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Westferry is a Docklands Light Railway station in Limehouse in London, England. It is located in London fare zone 2. To the west is Limehouse station, whilst to the east the DLR splits, with one branch going to Poplar station and the other to West India Quay station. Westferry DLR Station is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Nelson House.

Lavender Pond

Nature reserve

Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lavender Pond is a 2.5 acre local nature reserve in Rotherhithe in the London Borough of Southwark. It is owned by Southwark Council and managed by The Conservation Volunteers. The nature reserve has an area of woodland as well as the pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cuckold’s Point and Rotherhithe.

Cuckold’s Point

Locality

Cuckold's Point, also Cuckold's Haven, is part of a sharp bend on the River Thames on the Rotherhithe peninsula, south-east London, opposite the West India Docks and to the north of Columbia Wharf.

Rotherhithe

Suburb

Photo: Rob Kam, CC0.

Rotherhithe is a district of South London, England, and part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is on the south bank of a bend in the Thames, facing Wapping, Shadwell and Limehouse on the north bank, with the Isle of Dogs to the east.