Compass House

Compass House is an apartment building in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England which is located on Raine Street. Compass House is situated nearby to the church St Peter’s, London Docks, as well as near the mosque Wapping Noorani Masjid & Cultural Centre.

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 Compass House.

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 980 feet southeast of Compass 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 4,000 feet west of Compass House.

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.