Gardens · London
Royal Wharf
Royal Wharf — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Alan Hughes — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Royal Wharf is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Royal Wharf is a residential and commercial development in the Silvertown area of East London, England. It is located on the north bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Newham and was built on the former site of Minoco Wharf. It is near the Thames Barrier, west of Thames Barrier Park, and close to both West Silvertown and Pontoon Dock DLR stations. The development is a joint venture between Ballymore Group and Singapore-listed Oxley Holdings. It includes 3,385 residential units and 10,000 square metres of retail and commercial space.
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Background
History
The 15.2 hectare site was originally developed as an industrial works at the end of the nineteenth century and was also used for the manufacture of TNT during the First World War. Following this, the site was used by Shell UK for a period as an oil storage and refining site. This came to an end in the 1990s, when the site was left vacant.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5007, 0.0294
- Address
- | location_city = London
- Official site
- redplaque.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q38251828 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Royal Wharf (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Wharf?
- Royal Wharf is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5007°, 0.0294°.
- Who owns Royal Wharf?
- Royal Wharf is owned by | landlord =.