The Mercantile Marine Memorial
The Mercantile Marine Memorial is a building in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England. The Mercantile Marine Memorial is situated nearby to Tower Hill Memorial, as well as near the park Trinity Square Gardens.Photo: KTC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Sports location
- Description: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, EC3N
- Also known as: “First World War Memorial”
- Wheelchair access: yes
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 610 feet southeast of The Mercantile Marine Memorial.
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 1,600 feet south of The Mercantile Marine Memorial.
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 2,300 feet west of The Mercantile Marine Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aldgate and Butler’s Wharf.
Aldgate
Quarter
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.
Butler’s Wharf
Neighborhood
Photo: Gürkan Sengün, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Butler's Wharf is an English historic building at Shad Thames on the south bank of the River Thames, just east of London's Tower Bridge, now housing luxury flats and restaurants.
The Mercantile Marine Memorial
- Categories: war memorial, building, historic site, and monument
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50957° or 51° 30′ 34″ northLongitude
-0.07764° or 0° 4′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW5C+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 54949420OpenStreetMap feature
building=pavilionOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q26263477
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tower Hill Memorial and Trinity Square Gardens.
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