Turner’s Old Star

Turner’s Old Star is a pub in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England which is located on Watts Street. Turner’s Old Star is situated nearby to the community center Saint Peter’s Centre, as well as near Wapping Youth Centre.

Opening hours: Monday—Friday 12:30 PM—11:30 PM and Saturday 11:00 AM or later and Sunday 11:30 AM or later
Type: Pub
Address: 14 Watts Street, London, E1W 2QG

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 4,000 feet west of Turner’s Old Star.

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 840 feet southeast of Turner’s Old Star.

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 3,600 feet west of Turner’s Old Star.

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.