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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.
Oliver's Wharf is a Grade II listed apartment building and former warehouse on the River Thames in Wapping High Street, Wapping, London. [2] [3] History. Construction
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. The "dock" consisted of a scaffold for hanging. Its last executions were in 1830.
The Captain Kidd pub is situated at 108 Wapping High Street, [1] next door to the Marine Police Force headquarters. [2] The building originates in the 19th century as a three-storey brick house, and was remodelled in the Edwardian era. To the rear of the building, there is a former workshop that goes out to a wharf. [3]
Wapping station as it appeared in 2006 with London Underground branding. The entrance has since been moved from the corner to the front. Underground trains of the Metropolitan and the District Railways first served the station on 1 October 1884, [ 9 ] but the station was last served by District trains on 31 July 1905.
The Ratcliffe (sometimes Ratcliff) Highway dates from at least Saxon Britain, running east from the City of London, London's historic core, along the top of a plateau near the edge of the eponymous "red cliff" which descended onto the low-lying tidal marshes of Wapping to the south.
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.
It was in operation in London from 1784 to 1840. [3] At first the company did business from 327 Wapping High Street in the London dockside district of Wapping, a neighbourhood of ship chandlers, sailmakers and other nautical trades. Later, the firm operated out of 66 Wapping High Street. [2]