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The Prospect of Whitby from the Thames foreshore, 2006 The Prospect of Whitby, street view Interior, 2013. The Prospect of Whitby is a historic public house on the northern bank of the River Thames at Wapping, in the East End of London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Wapping (/ ˈ w ɒ p ɪ ŋ /) 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 St Katharine Docks to the west, and Shadwell to the east. This position gives the district a strong maritime character.
Pelican Stairs, Wapping and the Prospect of Whitby; Wapping Old Stairs, next to Gascoyne'a old platt shop; Figures at St John Schools, Scandrett Street; Riverside terrace, in what is now [77] called Narrow Street, Limehouse. The same properties viewed from the Thames (German print, about 1735: British Museum). The properties are located after ...
The Whitby Weighing Machine House is a grade II listed structure that is south of Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, between the Esk Valley line and the River Esk.The site was also where the original railway line allowed passengers to change into carriages pulled by horses on local roads, acting as the original railway terminus.
Wapping Wall is a street located in the East End of London at Wapping. It runs parallel to the northern bank of the River Thames, with many converted warehouses facing the river. On this street is the Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, built in 1890 and closed in 1977. It is now run as an arts centre and restaurant.
The Pelican Stairs next to the Prospect of Whitby pub in Wapping. Watermen's stairs were semipermanent structures that formed part of a complex transport network of public stairs, causeways and alleys in use from the 14th century to access the waters of the tidal River Thames in England.
There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England.This page is a list of 384 buildings in the unitary authority area of North Yorkshire.. As there are 536 Grade II* listed buildings in the district, the 152 churches and chapels are instead detailed in the article Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district).
To the left of the inn are the Georgian houses of Pier Head which were built in 1811 for the employees of the London Dock Company. The railed gardens cover the former entrance to Wapping Basin. Opposite the pub is St. John's Church. Built in 1790, all that remains is the tower, as the main body of the church was destroyed during the Blitz. To ...