Jacob Mansions

Jacob Mansions is an apartment building in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England which is located on Umberston Street. Jacob Mansions is situated nearby to Buttercup Primary School, as well as near the dōjō The Grapple Hub.

Type: Apartment building
Address: 1-3 Umberston Street, London, E1 1PZ
Roof shape: flat

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 3,900 feet southwest of Jacob Mansions.

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 1 mile southwest of Jacob Mansions.

London Bridge

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The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Jacob Mansions.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St George in the East and Whitechapel.

St George in the East

Quarter

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St George in the East, historically known as Wapping-Stepney, was an ancient parish, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. It was the larger of the two parishes that made up Wapping.