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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Silvertown


Visit Silvertown PlacesVisit Silvertown places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Silvertown places to visit. A unique way to experience Silvertown’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Silvertown as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.

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Silvertown is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London. It was historically part of the parish and borough of West Ham, hundred of Becontree and historic county of Essex. The area was named after the factories established by Stephen William Silver in 1852. It is now dominated by the Tate & Lyle sugar refinery and animal rendering plant. When you visit Silvertown, Walkfo brings Silvertown places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Silvertown Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Silvertown


Visit Silvertown – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit

With 391 audio plaques & Silvertown places for you to explore in the Silvertown area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Silvertown places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Silvertown history


In 1852 S.W.Silver and Co moved to the area from Greenwich and established a rubber works, originally to make waterproof clothing. In 1889 Silver’s factory was the scene of a twelve-week-long strike by the majority of its 3,000 workers. Sugar refiners in the area were joined by Henry Tate in 1877 and Abram Lyle in 1881, whose companies merged in 1921 to form Tate & Lyle. The area was part of the ancient parish of West Ham, Essex, from the 12th century onwards.

Why visit Silvertown with Walkfo Travel Guide App?


Visit Silvertown PlacesYou can visit Silvertown places with Walkfo Silvertown to hear history at Silvertown’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Silvertown has 391 places to visit in our interactive Silvertown map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Silvertown, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Silvertown places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Silvertown & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 391 audio facts unique to Silvertown places in an interactive Silvertown map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Silvertown Places Map
391 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

  Silvertown historic spots

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Walkfo Silvertown tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Silvertown

  

Best Silvertown places to visit


Silvertown has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Silvertown’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Silvertown’s information audio spots:

Silvertown photo Gilbert’s Pit
Gilbert’s Pit is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Charlton . It was notified in 1985 and was formerly known as Charlton Sand Pit . It adjoins Maryon Park and is close to Maryon Wilson Park .
Silvertown photo North Woolwich
North Woolwich is located on the northern bank of the River Thames, across the river from Woolwich. It is connected to Woolwich by the Woolwich Ferry and Woolwich foot tunnel. Despite lying on the north, Essex side of the Thames, the area is within the historic county of Kent. It was part of the parish of Woolwich in the Blackheath hundred.
Silvertown photo Charlton cemetery
Charlton cemetery is a cemetery, opened in 1855, covering 15 acres of ground in Charlton, south-east London . Situated in Cemetery Lane to the east of Charlton Park, features two 19th-century chapels and numerous military graves .
Silvertown photo Victoria House, Greenwich
Victoria House, Greenwich on Shooter’s Hill in Greenwich is the former officers mess’ and living quarters for the Royal Army Medical Corps . It is a “Building of Local Architectural or Historic Interest”
Silvertown photo Old Woolwich
Old Woolwich or Woolwich Central Riverside is an area along the Thames in Woolwich, South East London . It is the oldest inhabited part of Woolwich going back to an Anglo-Saxon riverside settlement . Most of the area was cleared in the 20th and early 21st centuries to make way for large-scale developments .
Silvertown photo Greenwich Cemetery
Greenwich Cemetery is a cemetery in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in southeast London . It is situated on the southwestern slopes of Shooter’s Hill, on the western side of the A205 South Circular, Well Hall Road .
Silvertown photo Mycenae House
Mycenae House is a community centre housed in a former convent building adjacent to the Georgian villa, Woodlands House, in Greenwich, London .
Silvertown photo Bathway Quarter
Most buildings in the Bathway Quarter are Grade II* Grade II or locally listed . The area as a whole is designated a conservation area by Greenwich Council . Several were designed by local architect Henry Hudson Church .
Silvertown photo Shrewsbury Barrow
Shrewsbury Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound (also known as a tumulus) in Shooter’s Hill in South East London . It is a Scheduled Monument .
Silvertown photo HyMag
HYMAG (formerly the Hyman Archive) is a British archive of popular publications based in London . HYMAG was formerly known as HYMAG .

Visit Silvertown plaques


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Silvertown has 47 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Silvertown plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Silvertown using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Silvertown plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.