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Welcome to Tower Hamlets
by Steven Haslington
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A boundary sign welcoming one to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, a district... (more)
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Tower Bridge, London
by Steven Haslington
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Tower Bridge and the River Thames, iconic London scenery seen from City Hall in... (more)
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Eleven and Eleven and A Half
by Oxfordian Kissuth
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Houses on Fournier Street with window shutters and strange house numbers.... (more)
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Bow Common, from the air
by Christopher Hilton
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In the foreground, Limehouse Cut runs along the front of a housing estate; in... (more)
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Tower Hamlets’ style of park sign, Wapping Gardens
by Robin Stott
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Brewhouse Lane, Wapping
by Robin Stott
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Chimney Court, left, a soap factory converted to flats, faces Tower Buildings,... (more)
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Corner of Tower Buildings, corner of Brewhouse Lane, Wapping
by Robin Stott
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The inscription reads: "Tower Buildings / Erected by The / Improved... (more)
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No Cycling in Mansell Street
by Roger Jones
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Cycle path out of use in Mansell Street, Tower Hamlets
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Tourists posing for the camera
by Roger Jones
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A typical example of human interaction on Tower Bridge, one of London's... (more)
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A corner of Wapping Gardens
by Robin Stott
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In view is the tower of St Patrick's Church across Green Bank, and the rear... (more)
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The southeast leg of Brewhouse Lane, Wapping
by Robin Stott
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It leads to Wapping High Street, which closely follows the bank of the Thames.... (more)
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Passing time in Wapping Rose Gardens
by Robin Stott
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This pleasant open space between Green Bank and Wapping High Street was called... (more)
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Wapping Rose Gardens
by Robin Stott
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A pleasant and peaceful green space on a sunny Saturday afternoon in October,... (more)
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Tower Bridge and statue at night
by Roger Jones
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Night view of Tower Bridge and the "Girl with a Dolphin" statue by David Wynne.
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Children's Play Area Tower Hill
by Roger Jones
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Children's Play Area near Tower Hill tube station, note Roman wall in background
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Warehouses 1 and 2 on the North Quay, West India Dock
by Rod Grealish
geograph for square TQ3780
There were originally nine warehouses on the North Quay. George Gwilt... (more)
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Reardon Path, Wapping
by Robin Stott
geograph for square TQ3480
The name must be a postwar invention. It runs through to Wapping High Street.... (more)
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Vancouver House flats by Green Bank, Wapping
by Robin Stott
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Flats built by the London County Council – see the badge at first floor facing... (more)
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Rachel Whiteread's new Façade (detail)
by Roger Jones
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The "Tree of Life" frieze fills a previously blank space above the... (more)
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Gate to Quadrangle Stores, West India Dock
by Rod Grealish
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The Quadrangle Stores were designed by Sir John Rennie (1794-1874) in 1825. The... (more)
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View to HSBC Canary Wharf from Crossrail Place Roof Garden
by Rod Grealish
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The view of HSBC Canary Wharf at 8 Canada Square through the roof structure... (more)
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Supermarket queue, Wapping - in the time of Covid-19
by Roger Jones
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People queuing for the Waitrose supermarket near Wapping, London E1.
Due to... (more)
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North arm of Tench Street, Wapping
by Robin Stott
geograph for square TQ3480
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Car park, John Orwell Sports Centre, Tench Street, Wapping
by Robin Stott
geograph for square TQ3480
Behind the fence is a full-size floodlit football pitch on artificial turf. It... (more)
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Former dockside entrance to Wapping Basin, Tench Street, Wapping
by Robin Stott
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At the northwest corner of dogleg Tench Street, it is now one entrance to the... (more)
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Looking east in Wapping Gardens
by Robin Stott
geograph for square TQ3480
A map of 1896 is the first to show a Recreation Ground here, later enlarged,... (more)
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Old plane trees in Wapping Gardens
by Robin Stott
geograph for square TQ3480
A map of 1896 is the first to show a Recreation Ground here, later enlarged,... (more)
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Play area, Wapping Gardens
by Robin Stott
geograph for square TQ3480
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Boundary of Wapping Gardens with Green Bank, Wapping
by Robin Stott
geograph for square TQ3480
A map of 1896 is the first to show a Recreation Ground here, later enlarged,... (more)
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Dundee Street, Wapping
by Robin Stott
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From Green Bank near the camera to Wapping High Street
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Development opportunity – Phoenix Wharf, Wapping High Street
by Robin Stott
geograph for square TQ3480
The view down Brewhouse Lane.
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Eastenders – the new generation
by Robin Stott
geograph for square TQ3480
By the old soap factory where some of them live: Brewhouse Lane, Wapping
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Entrance to Chimney Court, Brewhouse Lane, Wapping
by Robin Stott
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Chimney Court flats seen from Green Bank, Wapping
by Robin Stott
geograph for square TQ3480
The entrance is in Brewhouse Lane. It was a 1920s soap factory. It got a mention... (more)
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Parry House, Wapping Estate, Green Bank, Wapping
by Robin Stott
geograph for square TQ3480
Five-storey council-built flats, outlined on a map of 1938, shown built 1948.
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Chancellor House flats, Green Bank, Wapping
by Robin Stott
geograph for square TQ3480
The council-built postwar Wapping Estate was outlined on a map of 1938, shown in... (more)
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Rachel Whiteread's new Façade at Whitechapel Art Gallery
by Roger Jones
geograph for square TQ3381
The "Tree of Life" frieze fills a previously blank space above the... (more)
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Demolition of Goodmans Fields
by Roger Jones
geograph for square TQ3481
The old Natwest RBS building being demolished. See... (more)
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"Plastic Duck" in North Dock, West India Dock, Canary Wharf
by Rod Grealish
geograph for square TQ3780
The yellow duck sits in the North Dock, West India Dock advertising Fairgame... (more)
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West India Dock former Lock-up and Armoury
by Rod Grealish
geograph for square TQ3780
This circular building was built about 1803 by the West India Dock company. It... (more)
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Marriott Hotel, Canary Wharf with two cranes in front
by Rod Grealish
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The view to the Marriott hotel and redundant travelling cranes across the West... (more)
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Bamboo plants in the Crossrail Place Roof Garden
by Rod Grealish
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Planting in the roof garden is divided into those from the Eastern and those... (more)
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A footpath through Crossrail Place Roof Garden
by Rod Grealish
geograph for square TQ3780
The Crossrail Place Roof Garden is above Canary Wharf station on the Elizabeth... (more)
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"Shepherd of the Sun" by Michael Lyons, 1994
by Rod Grealish
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"Shepherd of the Sun" by Michael Lyons (1943-2019) is 0ne of over 100... (more)
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Fashion Street, Spitalfields
by Roger Jones
geograph for square TQ3381
Looking towards Commercial Street.
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Artillery Lane, Spitalfields
by Roger Jones
geograph for square TQ3381
A useful pedestrian lane, with prominent older features such as the converted... (more)
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Anarchist Mural, Freedom Press, Whitechapel
by Roger Jones
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Mural outside Freedom Press (anarchist bookshop). Those depicted are:... (more)
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Goodmans Fields following demolition
by Roger Jones
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New Pret at Braham Street
by Roger Jones
geograph for square TQ3381
Opened in October 2011 on the newly pedestrianised Braham Street and junction... (more)
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Recently landscaped
by Roger Jones
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Braham Street was a busy road until 2008. It has since been pedestrianised and... (more)
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