John Orwell Sports Centre
John Orwell Sports Centre is a sports venue in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England. John Orwell Sports Centre is situated nearby to the park St John’s Churchyard, as well as near Wapping Gardens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 3,400 feet west of John Orwell Sports Centre.
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 3,000 feet west of John Orwell Sports Centre.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 1 mile west of John Orwell Sports Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wapping and Execution Dock.
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 between Tower Bridge to the west, and Shadwell to the east.
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.
St George in the East
Quarter
Photo: Klusiwurm, Public domain.
St George in the East, historically known as Wapping-Stepney, was an ancient parish, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. The place name is no longer widely used.
John Orwell Sports Centre
- Type: Sports venue
- Categories: building, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50486° or 51° 30′ 18″ northLongitude
-0.06225° or 0° 3′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW3Q+W3OpenStreetMap ID
way 522481787OpenStreetMap feature
building=noOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centre
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