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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Limehouse

  

Limehouse Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Limehouse

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Limehouse history

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Etymology

The name relates to the local lime kilns or lime oasts, operated by the large potteries that served shipping in the London Docks. The name is from Old English līm-āst “lime-oast” The earliest reference is to Les Lymhostes in 1356. The place appears in 1473 as “Lymehurst”, with the occupation appearing as “lymebrenar”

Maritime links

Limehouse Basin opened in 1820 as the Regent’s Canal Dock. It was an important connection between the Thames and the canal system. On 12 February 1832, the first case of cholera was reported in London at Limehouse.

Modern Limehouse

Limehouse Basin was amongst the first docks to close in the late 1960s. By 1981, Limehouse shared the docklands-wide physical, social and economic decline which led to the setting up of the London Docklands Development Corporation. In November 1982, the LDDC published its Limehouse Area Development Strategy.

You can visit Limehouse places with Walkfo Limehouse to hear history at Limehouse’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Limehouse has 949 places to visit in our interactive Limehouse 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 Limehouse, 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 Limehouse places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Limehouse & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Limehouse Places Map
949 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Limehouse places to visit

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

Bermondsey Square Bermondsey Square is on Tower Bridge Road in south London . It was the site of the 11th century Bermondsey Abbey . The earliest medieval remains found are a Norman church from around 1080 .

St John Horsleydown St John Horsleydown was built for the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches to the designs of Nicholas Hawksmoor and John James in 1726–1733 . It was noted for its distinctive spire in the form of a tapering column .

Southwark Park Southwark Park is located in Rotherhithe, in central South East London . It first opened in 1869 by the Metropolitan Board of Works as one of its first parks . It takes its name from being in what was the old Parliamentary constituency of Southwark .

Potters Fields Park Potters Fields Park is a small public park situated in the London Borough of Southwark . The park is located south-west of Tower Bridge and south-east of City Hall, London .

King’s Stairs Gardens King’s Stairs Gardens is a riverside park in Bermondsey, London . It is bordered to the north by the River Thames and to the south by Jamaica Road (A200)

More London More London is a development on the south bank of the River Thames, immediately south-west of Tower Bridge . It is owned by the Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund, which owns More London . The development is part of an area known as London Bridge City .

The View from The Shard The View from The Shard is a tourist attraction based in London’s tallest building . The attraction offers visitors views from the skyscraper with two viewing platforms inside the building .

St Olave’s Church, Southwark St Olave’s Church, Southwark is believed to be mentioned in the Domesday Book . It is now the location of St Olaf House, which houses part of the London Bridge Hospital .

Statue of Trajan, Tower Hill The statue of Trajan is a bronze sculpture depicting the Roman Emperor Trajan. It is located in front of a section of the London Wall built by Romans, at Tower Hill in London.

Knollys Rose Ceremony The Knollys Rose Ceremony is an annual event led by the Company of Watermen and Lightermen . The ceremony dates to 1381 and is held each year in June . A single red rose is snipped from the garden in Seething Lane, placed on an altar cushion from All Hallows-by-the-Tower .

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