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London Borough of Tower Hamlets history

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Early reference to the name “Tower Hamlets” was in 1554, when the Council of the Tower of London ordered a muster of “men of the hamlets which owe their service to the tower” Tower Hamlet’s covered a wider area than the present-day borough, and its military relationship with the Tower is thought to have been several centuries earlier than the 1554 record. The East End developed rapidly during the 19th century and became synonymous with poverty, overcrowding, disease and criminality.

London Borough of Tower Hamlets geography / climate

Physical geography

Tower Hamlets is located north of the River Thames in East London. Water features form the boundary on two sides; the River Lea to the east and the Thames to the south. The City of London lies to the west, the London Borough of Hackney to the north, while the Lea forms the boundary with Newham in the east. The areas along the Thames and Lea flood plains were historically frequently flooded, but works such as the Thames Barrier have reduced that risk.

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Best London Borough of Tower Hamlets places to visit

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

Mandela Way T-34 Tank The Mandela Way T-34 Tank, nicknamed Stompie, is a decommissioned Soviet-built tank . It is now permanently located on the corner of Mandela Way and Page’s Walk in Bermondsey, London .

Miloco Studios Miloco Studios are a group of recording studios based in London, England . Miloco studios are based in the city of London and London .

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 .

The Institute of Optometry Institute of Optometry is a centre for optometry in south London . It was established in 1922 as the London Refraction Hospital, London .

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