St Peter’s, London Docks

St Peter's, Wapping, is a Grade I listed Anglican church in Wapping Lane, Wapping, London, E1W 2RW. It was built in 1865–1939, designed by F. H. Pownall.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, UK
Also known as: “St Peter’s London Docks”
Address: Wapping Lane, London, E1W 2RW

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and Wapping railway station.

The Tower of London

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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 4,200 feet west of St Peter’s, London Docks.

Wapping railway station

Railway station

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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 780 feet southeast of St Peter’s, London Docks.

Tower Bridge

Bridge

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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 3,900 feet west of St Peter’s, London Docks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wapping and Execution Dock.

Wapping

Suburb

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Wapping is an area in the borough of Tower Hamlets in London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. Wapping is on the north bank of the River Thames, and was at one time a district with a strong maritime character.

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.