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The Embankment Pier is a departure point for the Thames River Sightseeing cruise, which operates between Westminster Pier and Greenwich Pier. Boat services go east (downriver) to Tower Bridge Quay for exploring the Tower of London , Tower Bridge and St Katharine Docks before continuing to Greenwich Pier and then returning.
The pier is 24.94m long [1] and is located off Putney Embankment near the Star & Garter pub and Thai Square restaurant, west of Putney Bridge on the south bank of the River Thames. The start of the Men 's and Women 's University Boat Race Championship Course , and the end of various non-university races from October to March, are close to the pier.
The Ship and Shovell is a Victorian pub in Craven Passage, Charing Cross, London. It may be unique for consisting of two separate buildings on either side of a street, connected underground by a shared cellar. [1] [2] [3] Interior, 2016
PS Tattershall Castle is a floating pub and restaurant moored on the River Thames at Victoria Embankment. It was a passenger ferry across the Humber estuary from 1934 to 1973, before being towed to London in 1976.
The pub underwent a renovation in 1951 to double the interior space. [11] In January 1953, the pub was raided by armed robbers. [12] The pub has been visited by Princess Margaret and Prince Rainier III of Monaco. [13] On the opposite side of the road (Wapping Wall) is the former Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, later an arts centre and restaurant.
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Victoria Embankment is part of the Thames Embankment, a road and river-walk along the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. Built in the 1860s, it runs from the Palace of Westminster to Blackfriars Bridge in the City of London , and acts as a major thoroughfare for road traffic between the City of Westminster and the City of London.