Tower Dock
Tower Dock is an inlet of the Thames immediately west of the Tower of London. Only the head of the dock remains with the rest having been filled in during the late 1950s.| 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 690 feet east of Tower Dock.
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 1,200 feet southeast of Tower Dock.
HMS Belfast
Museum
Photo: Images George Rex, CC BY-SA 2.0.
HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser that was built for the Royal Navy. She is now permanently moored as a museum ship on the River Thames in London and is operated by the Imperial War Museum. HMS Belfast is situated 650 feet southwest of Tower Dock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Butler’s Wharf and Aldgate Ward.
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.
Aldgate Ward
Quarter
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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.
Tower Dock
- Type: Body of water
- Description: Dock west of the Tower of London
- Category: dock
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50784° or 51° 30′ 28″ northLongitude
-0.07929° or 0° 4′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW5C+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 878401836OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q107241274
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