Drake House

Drake House is an apartment building in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England which is located on Stepney Way. Drake House is situated nearby to the park Sidney Square Gardens, as well as near the church Stepney Meeting House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and Royal London Hospital.

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 1¼ miles southwest of Drake House.

Royal London Hospital

Hospital

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The Royal London Hospital is a large teaching hospital in the Whitechapel neighbourhood of the Tower Hamlets borough of East London. It is part of Barts Health NHS Trust. Royal London Hospital is situated 1,200 feet west of Drake House.

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 1¼ miles southwest of Drake House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stepney and East End.

Stepney

Suburb

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Stepney is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the East End of London. Stepney is no longer officially defined, and is usually used to refer to a relatively small area.

East End

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The East End is a district of inner London. The boundaries of the East End are not well defined, but for the purposes of this page it covers from the edge of The City to the River Lea. Highlights include the large cluster of markets and the pubs.