Winchelsea House

Winchelsea House is an apartment building in London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England which is located on Swan Road. Winchelsea House is situated nearby to the park Cumberland Wharf, as well as near Brunel Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rotherhithe railway station and Brunel Museum.

Rotherhithe railway station

Railway station

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Rotherhithe is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located on the southern bank of the River Thames at Rotherhithe within the London Borough of Southwark. Rotherhithe railway station is situated 380 feet south of Winchelsea House.

Brunel Museum

Museum

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The Brunel Museum is a small museum situated at the Brunel Engine House, Rotherhithe, London Borough of Southwark. The Engine House was designed by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel as part of the infrastructure of the Thames Tunnel which opened in 1843 and was the first underwater tunnel to have been built anywhere in the world.

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 west of Winchelsea House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Execution Dock and Rotherhithe.

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.

Rotherhithe

Suburb

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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.