Wapping Old Stairs Walk

Hermitage Basin is a small, calm pool of water set among modern houses, marking the westernmost point of what was once the sprawling London Docks. While the vast majority of the old dock complex was filled with concrete and redeveloped in…

The Town of Ramsgate is recognizable by its narrow, riverside position wedged between the historic Wapping Old Stairs and the brick façade of Oliver's Wharf. While the current structure dates to seventeen fifty-eight, it occupies ground…

Wapping Old Stairs are a set of weathered stone steps that drop from Wapping High Street directly onto the tidal foreshore of the River Thames. They are one of the last remaining examples of the public watermen’s stairs that once lined the…

The tower of Saint John’s Church stands out with its working clock face featuring gold-colored numerals, rising alone on the east side of Scandrett Street. This structure is all that remains of an eighteenth-century parish church, which…

The Thames River Police Museum occupies a former carpenter’s workshop within the Wapping Police Station on Wapping High Street. This building serves as the headquarters of the Marine Policing Unit, the modern successor to a force…

Shadwell Basin is a large, rectangular body of water that acts as a quiet maritime square in Wapping. It is the only surviving section of the historic London Docks, which were once a vast, bustling complex that fueled the city's trade.…

Execution Dock on the Thames foreshore at Wapping is identified by its proximity to the low-tide mark where, for over four hundred years, the British Admiralty conducted public hangings for crimes committed at sea. This site functioned as…

The Prospect of Whitby stands on the northern bank of the River Thames, identifiable by its dark exterior, narrow brick facade, and the replica gallows hanging near its riverside balcony. Dating back to fifteen twenty, it is the oldest…