Block J

Block J is a building in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England. Block J is situated nearby to the suburb Wapping, as well as near the church The Strangers Rest.

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 3,500 feet west of Block J.

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 3,400 feet west of Block J.

London Bridge

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.

The name "London Bridge" refers to several historical crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 1¼ miles west of Block J.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wapping and St George in the East.

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.

St George in the East

Quarter

Photo: Klusiwurm, Public domain.

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.

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.

Block J

Type: Building
Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50811° or 51° 30′ 29″ north

Longitude

-0.06106° or 0° 3′ 40″ west

Open location code

9C3XGW5Q+6H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 897666935

OpenStreetMap feature

building=construction

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