Brian This Ancient Village Which Stretches Between the Tower Of

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This ancient village which stretches between the Tower of London and Limehouse has always been associated with seafarers. They t

1. The Ivory House, St Katherines Dock, Tower Hamlets, London Ivory House, centre of the illustrious Victorian ivory trade. Notes:

2. Pirates Execution Dock, Off Wapping High Street, Wapping, London The Pirates Execution Dock where Captain Kidd was drowned. Notes:

3. Prospect of Whitby, 57 Wapping Wall Dating from 1520, one of the most famous pubs in London Notes:

4. Wapping Food Power Station, Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, Wapping Wall Eat in this power station converted to restaurant. Notes:

5. Tower Hill, Nr Tower Hill Tube Station Many famous people were executed here. Notes:

6. St Katherine's Dock Marina, Off Smithfield Thomas Telford constructed this dock back in 1828 Notes:

7. Wapping Pier Head, Off Wapping High Street Designed by John Rennie in 1805 Notes:

8. Wapping Old Stairs, Nr Wapping high Street Stairs with a gruesome history - What a whopper!

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9. St John's Churchyard, Nr Wapping Gardens This was the churchyard of St John's Wapping Notes:

10. River Police Boatyard, Nr Wapping Rose Garden Home to the worlds first uniformed police force Notes:

11. Captain Kidd Public House, Off Wapping Rose Garden Home to a drink and a famous Pirate Notes:

12. Wapping Station, Nr Wapping Rose Garden An Engineering breakthrough by Marc Brunel since 1824 Notes:

13. Shadwell Basin, Off Glamis Road The last operating hydraulic pumping station in the world? Notes: