Wellclose Square Substation

Wellclose Square Substation is an electrical substation in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England. Wellclose Square Substation is situated nearby to the community center Ensign Youth Club, as well as near St Paul’s Whitechapel Church of England Primary School.

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 2,300 feet west of Wellclose Square Substation.

Tower Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Barcex, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2,500 feet southwest of Wellclose Square Substation.

Wilton’s Music Hall

Theater building

Photo: Wilton’s Music Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wilton's Music Hall is a Grade II* listed building, built as a music hall and now run as a multi-arts performance space in Graces Alley, off Cable Street in the Shadwell area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Wilton’s Music Hall is situated 400 feet north of Wellclose Square Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St George in the East and Wapping.

St George in the East

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

Wapping

Suburb

Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.

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.

Aldgate

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Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.

Wellclose Square Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.5096° or 51° 30′ 35″ north

Longitude

-0.06626° or 0° 3′ 59″ west

Operator

UK Power Networks

Open location code

9C3XGW5M+RF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 442773407

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ensign Youth Club and St Paul’s Whitechapel Church of England Primary School.

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