Royal Foundation of St Katharine
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine is a religious charity based in the East End of London. The Foundation traces its origins back to the medieval church and monastic hospital St Katharine's by the Tower, established in 1147, next to the Tower of London.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Hotel
- Description: medieval Church and Hospital
- Also known as: “RFSK”, “St Katharine’s by the Tower”, “St Katherine’s Hospital”, and “The Royal Foundation of St. Katharine”
- Address: 2 Butcher Row, London, E14 8DS
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Limehouse station and Half Moon Theatre.
Limehouse station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Limehouse is a National Rail and connected Docklands Light Railway station in Limehouse, London, England. It is served by regional services operated by c2c to and from Fenchurch Street and by light metro services provided by the DLR to and from Tower Gateway or Bank. Limehouse station is situated 480 feet northeast of Royal Foundation of St Katharine.
Half Moon Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Half Moon Theatre Company was formed in 1972 in a rented synagogue in Alie Street, Whitechapel, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Half Moon Passage was the name of a nearby alley. Half Moon Theatre is situated 570 feet north of Royal Foundation of St Katharine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ratcliff and Limehouse.
Ratcliff
Quarter
Ratcliff or Ratcliffe is a locality in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames between Limehouse, and Shadwell. The place name is no longer commonly used.
Limehouse
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Limehouse is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. It is 3.9 miles east of Charing Cross, on the northern bank of the River Thames.
Stepney
Suburb
Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Stepney is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the East End of London. Stepney is no longer officially defined, and is usually used to refer to a relatively small area.
Royal Foundation of St Katharine
- Categories: civil parish, church, commerce, tourism, accommodation, and building
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51171° or 51° 30′ 42″ northLongitude
-0.04129° or 0° 2′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C3XGX65+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 996097108OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotelWikidata ID
Q7593886
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Spanish—“Royal Foundation of St Katharine” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Katerina Xəstəxanası”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه المؤسسه الملكيه فى سانت كاثرين”
- French: “St Katharine’s by the Tower”
- German: “Royal Foundation of St Katharine”
- Igbo: “Ntọala Eze nke St Katharine”
- Irish: “Fondúireacht Ríoga St Katharine”
- Ladin: “Royal Foundation of St Katharine”
- Russian: “Госпиталь Святой Катерины возле Тауэра”
- Scots: “St Katharine’s by the Tower”
- Spanish: “St Katharine’s by the Tower”
- “Royal Foundation of St Katharine”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapel of The Royal Foundation of St Katharine and John Scurr Community Centre.
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