ASD metal services

ASD metal services is an industrial building in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England. ASD metal services is situated nearby to the ship SS Robin, as well as near the pier Robin II.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The O2 Arena and Light Vessel 95.

The O2 Arena

Theater building

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The O2 Arena, locally referred to as the O2, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of The O2 entertainment district on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London, England. The O2 Arena is situated 2,400 feet southwest of ASD metal services.

Light Vessel 95

Ship

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Light Vessel 95 is a former lightship that has been used as a recording studio since the early 2000s. She was built by Philip and Son at Dartmouth, Devon, in 1939 for Trinity House, the body responsible for provision of maritime navigation aids in England and Wales. Light Vessel 95 is situated 460 feet northwest of ASD metal services.

Royal Victoria DLR station

Railway station

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Royal Victoria DLR station is on the Docklands Light Railway in Canning Town, east London. The station opened in 1994 and is named after the nearby Royal Victoria Dock. Royal Victoria DLR station is situated 1,600 feet east of ASD metal services.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackwall Yard and Custom House.

Blackwall Yard

Locality

Blackwall Yard is a small body of water that used to be a shipyard on the River Thames in Blackwall, engaged in ship building and later ship repairs for over 350 years. The yard closed in 1987.

Custom House

Quarter

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Custom House is an area in the London Borough of Newham, in East London, England. The area is named after the custom house of Royal Victoria Dock. Today the dock is used for recreation but, in the past, it dominated the industry and commerce of the area from 1855 until the 1940s before closing in 1980.