HMS Belfast

HMS Belfast is a museum ship, originally a Royal Navy light cruiser, permanently moored on the River Thames.

HMS Belfast (2022)
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Opened to the public in October 1971, HMS Belfast became a branch of the Imperial War Museum in 1978. It is now a popular tourist attraction.

This project aims to be a service to historians, genealogists and those with an interest in urban design.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Mark Lane station Mark Lane is a disused Circle and District line Underground station.

Mark Lane station

St Gabriel Fenchurch St Gabriel Fenchurch (or Fen Church) was a parish church in the City of London, destroyed in the Great Fire and not rebuilt.

St Gabriel Fenchurch

St Olave Hart Street St Olave’s Church is a Church of England church located on the corner of Hart Street and Seething Lane.

St Olave Hart Street

NEARBY STREETS

20 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 20 Fenchurch Street is a commercial skyscraper in the City of London. (City of London)

20 Fenchurch Street, EC3M

Abbots Lane, SE1 Abbots Lane was named in memory of the medieval Abbots of Lewes (London Bridge)

Abbots Lane, SE1

Bakers Hall Court, EC3R Bakers’ Hall Court lies at the end of Harp Street (City of London)

Bakers Hall Court, EC3R

Barking Court, EC3R Barking Court ran south out of Great Tower Street, east of Beer Lane (Tower Hill)

Barking Court, EC3R

Barnham Street, SE1 Barnham Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Barnham Street, SE1

Battle Bridge Lane, SE1 Battle Bridge Lane, formerly known as Mill Lane, underwent its name change in 1891 (London Bridge)

Battle Bridge Lane, SE1

Beer Lane, EC3R Beer Lane ran from the east end of Great Tower Street to Lower Thames Street (City of London)

Beer Lane, EC3R

Bell Tower, EC3N Bell Tower is a block on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)

Bell Tower, EC3N

Bloody Tower, EC3N Bloody Tower is a block on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)

Bloody Tower, EC3N

Boss Street, SE1 Boss Street runs north off Tooley Street (Bermondsey)

Boss Street, SE1

Botolph Alley, EC3R Botolph Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Botolph Alley, EC3R

Botolph Lane, EC3R Botolph Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Botolph Lane, EC3R

Brabant Court, EC3M Brabant Court off Philpot Lane, probably marks the site of a settlement of immigrants from Brabant, a province now split between Belgium and the Netherlands (City of London)

Brabant Court, EC3M

Bursar Street, SE1 Bursar Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (London Bridge)

Bursar Street, SE1

Byward Street, EC3R Byward Street was laid out between 1895 and 1906 (Tower Hill)

Byward Street, EC3R

Byward Tower, EC3N Byward Tower is sited on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)

Byward Tower, EC3N

Cambridge House, SE1 Cambridge House is a block on Potters Fields Park (London Bridge)

Cambridge House, SE1

Candishe House, SE1 Candishe House is a block on Queen Elizabeth Street (Bermondsey)

Candishe House, SE1

Catherine Court, Catherine Court is an old East End street (Tower Hill)

Catherine Court,

Centennium House, EC3R A block within the EC3R postcode (City of London)

Centennium House, EC3R

Clothworkers Hall, EC3M Clothworkers Hall is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Clothworkers Hall, EC3M

Colchester Street, EC3N Before its was renamed and extended in 1923, Colchester Street was a side street near to the Tower of London (Tower Hill)

Colchester Street, EC3N

College Street, SE1P College Street was a former name for Shand Street (Bermondsey)

College Street, SE1P

Coopers Row, Coopers Row is an old East End street (Tower Hill)

Coopers Row,

Coopers Row, EC3N Coopers Row is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (City of London)

Coopers Row, EC3N

Cottons Centre, SE1 The Cottons Centre is a black near London Bridge (London Bridge)

Cottons Centre, SE1

Cottons Lane, SE1 Cottons Lane is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (London Bridge)

Cottons Lane, SE1

Counter Street, SE1 Counter Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (London Bridge)

Counter Street, SE1

Cross Lane, EC3R Cross Lane connects St Dunstan’s Hill with Harp Lane (City of London)

Cross Lane, EC3R

Crown Apartments, SE1 Crown Apartments is a block on Queen Elizabeth Street (Bermondsey)

Crown Apartments, SE1

Crucifix Lane, SE1 Crucifix Lane is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Crucifix Lane, SE1

Crutched Friars, EC3N Crutched Friars is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (City of London)

Crutched Friars, EC3N

Custom House Walkway, EC3R Custom House Walkway is part of the Thames Path (City of London)

Custom House Walkway, EC3R

Dark House Walk, EC3R Dark House Walk is part of the Thames Path (City of London)

Dark House Walk, EC3R

Duchess Walk, SE1 Duchess Walk is a location in London (Bermondsey)

Duchess Walk, SE1

Dunster Court, EC3R Dunster Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Dunster Court, EC3R

Eastcheap, EC3M A street within the EC3M postcode (City of London)

Eastcheap, EC3M

Eastcheap, EC3R Eastcheap is the western continuation of Great Tower Street towards the Monument junction (City of London)

Eastcheap, EC3R

Embassy House, SE1 Embassy House is a block on Tooley Street (London Bridge)

Embassy House, SE1

English Grounds, SE1 English Grounds is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (London Bridge)

English Grounds, SE1

Fair Street, SE1 Fair Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Fair Street, SE1

Fenning Street, SE1 Fenning Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Fenning Street, SE1

Fish Street Hill, EC3M Fish Street Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Fish Street Hill, EC3M

French Horn Yard, EC3N French Horn Yard is a former courtyard (Tower Hill)

French Horn Yard, EC3N

Gloucester Court, EC3N Gloucester Court is off Tower Hill to the north west side of the Tower, running northwest behind the church of All Hallows by the Tower (Tower Hill)

Gloucester Court, EC3N

Godwin House, SE1 Godwin House is a block on Still Walk (Bermondsey)

Godwin House, SE1

Great Tower Hill, Great Tower Hill is an old East End street (Tower Hill)

Great Tower Hill,

Great Tower Street, EC3R Great Tower Street, originally known just as Tower Street, forms an eastern continuation of Eastcheap (City of London)

Great Tower Street, EC3R

Guinness Trust Buildings (), SE1 Guinness Trust Buildings () is a block on Guinness Court (Bermondsey)

Guinness Trust Buildings (), SE1

Hardwidge Street, SE1 Hardwidge Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Hardwidge Street, SE1

Harp Lane, EC3R Harp Lane once connected Thames Street with Great Tower Street (City of London)

Harp Lane, EC3R

Hart Street, Hart Street is an old East End street (City of London)

Hart Street,

Hart Street, EC3R Hart Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Hart Street, EC3R

Hay’s Lane, SE1 This is a street in the SE1 postcode area (London Bridge)

Hay’s Lane, SE1

Hays Galleria, SE1 Hays Galleria is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (London Bridge)

Hays Galleria, SE1

Holyrood Court Business Centre, SE1 Holyrood Court Business Centre is a location in London (Bermondsey)

Holyrood Court Business Centre, SE1

Holyrood Street, SE1 Holyrood Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Holyrood Street, SE1

Horace Jones House, SE1 Horace Jones House is a block on Duchess Walk (Bermondsey)

Horace Jones House, SE1

Idol Lane, EC3R Idol Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Idol Lane, EC3R

King William House, EC3R King William House is a block on Eastcheap (City of London)

King William House, EC3R

Kirby Grove, SE1 Kirby Grove is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Kirby Grove, SE1

Knights House, SE1 Knights House is a block on Gainsford Street (Bermondsey)

Knights House, SE1

Lewes House, SE1 Lewes House is located on Druid Street (Bermondsey)

Lewes House, SE1

Library Square, EC3N Library Square is a road in the E1 postcode area (Tower Hill)

Library Square, EC3N

London Street, EC3M London Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

London Street, EC3M

Lovat Lane, EC3R Lovat Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Lovat Lane, EC3R

Lower Thames Street, EC3R Lower Thames Street holds significant historical and architectural importance and is a major traffic route in London. (City of London)

Lower Thames Street, EC3R

Magdalen House, SE1 Magdalen House is a block on Tooley Street (Bermondsey)

Magdalen House, SE1

Magdalen Street, SE1 Magdalen Street has two possible streetname derivations (Bermondsey)

Magdalen Street, SE1

Mark Lane, EC3R Mark Lane links Great Tower Street and Fenchurch Street (City of London)

Mark Lane, EC3R

Melior Place, SE1 Melior Place is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Melior Place, SE1

Melior Street, SE1 Melior Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Melior Street, SE1

Middle Tower, EC3N Middle Tower is a building on Three Quays Walk (Tower Hill)

Middle Tower, EC3N

Mincing Lane, EC3R Mincing Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Mincing Lane, EC3R

Minster Court, EC3R Minster Court can be found on Mincing Lane (City of London)

Minster Court, EC3R

Monument Street, EC3R Monument Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Monument Street, EC3R

More London Place, SE1 More London Place is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (London Bridge)

More London Place, SE1

More London Riverside, SE1 More London Riverside is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (London Bridge)

More London Riverside, SE1

Morgans Lane, SE1 Morgan’s Lane runs down to HMS Belfast (London Bridge)

Morgans Lane, SE1

Munster Court, EC3R Munster Court is a road in the SW6 postcode area (City of London)

Munster Court, EC3R

Muscovy Street, EC3R Muscovy Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (Tower Hill)

Muscovy Street, EC3R

New London Street, EC3R New London Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

New London Street, EC3R

Northern and Shell Building, EC3R Northern and Shell Building at 10 Lower Thames Street - the headquarters of Express newspapers (City of London)

Northern and Shell Building, EC3R

Old Billingsgate Walk, EC3R Old Billingsgate Walk is part of the Thames Path (City of London)

Old Billingsgate Walk, EC3R

Paul’s Walk, EC3N A street within the EC3N postcode (River Thames)

Paul’s Walk, EC3N

Peek House, EC3 Peek House can be found on Eastcheap (City of London)

Peek House, EC3

Peek House, EC3M Peek House is a block on Eastcheap (City of London)

Peek House, EC3M

Peninsular House, EC3R Peninsular House is a block on Monument Street (City of London)

Peninsular House, EC3R

Pepys Street, EC3N Pepys Street links Seething Lane in the west to Cooper’s Row in the east (Tower Hill)

Pepys Street, EC3N

Petty Wales, EC3R Petty Wales is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (Tower Hill)

Petty Wales, EC3R

Philpot Lane, EC3M Philpot Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

Philpot Lane, EC3M

Plantain Gardens, EC3M A street within the EC3V postcode (City of London)

Plantain Gardens, EC3M

Plantain Gardens, EC3M A street within the EC3V postcode (City of London)

Plantain Gardens, EC3M

Plantation Lane, EC3M Plantation Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Plantation Lane, EC3M

Plantation Place, EC3R Plantation Place takes its name from a previous Plantation House, once the recognised centre of the tea trade (City of London)

Plantation Place, EC3R

Port of London Authority Building, EC3N Port of London Authority Building can be found on Trinity Square (Tower Hill)

Port of London Authority Building, EC3N

Potters Fields, SE1 Potters Fields is a road in the SE1 postcode area (London Bridge)

Potters Fields, SE1

Providian House, EC3R A block within the EC3R postcode (City of London)

Providian House, EC3R

Pudding Lane, EC3R Pudding Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Pudding Lane, EC3R

Riverside Walk East, EC3R Riverside Walk East runs down to the Thames from Lower Thames Street (City of London)

Riverside Walk East, EC3R

Rood Lane, EC3M Rood Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

Rood Lane, EC3M

Sandringham House, SE1 Sandringham House is a block on Potters Fields (Bermondsey)

Sandringham House, SE1

Savage Gardens, EC3N Savage Gardens connects Crutched Friars in the north to Trinity Square in the south, crossing Pepys Street (Tower Hill)

Savage Gardens, EC3N

Seething Lane, EC3R Seething Lane is an old City of London street running north-south (City of London)

Seething Lane, EC3R

Shand Street, SE1P Shand Street leads south from Tooley Street (Bermondsey)

Shand Street, SE1P

Ship & Mermaid Row, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)

Ship & Mermaid Row, SE1

Shipwright Yard, SE1 Shipwright Yard is a road in the SE1 postcode area (London Bridge)

Shipwright Yard, SE1

Sky Garden, EC3M Sky Garden is a location in London (City of London)

Sky Garden, EC3M

Snowsfields, SE1 Snowsfields runs east-west across the western section of Bermondsey (Bermondsey)

Snowsfields, SE1

St Dunstans Hill, EC3R St Dunstans Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

St Dunstans Hill, EC3R

St Georges Lane, EC3R St Georges Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

St Georges Lane, EC3R

St Magnus House, EC3 St Magnus House is a block on Lower Thames Street (City of London)

St Magnus House, EC3

St Mary At Hill, EC3R St Mary At Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

St Mary At Hill, EC3R

St Thomas’s Tower, EC3N St Thomas’s Tower can be found on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)

St Thomas’s Tower, EC3N

Stainer Street, SE1 Stainer Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (London Bridge)

Stainer Street, SE1

Sugar Quay Walk, EC3N Sugar Quay Walk is part of the Thames Path near to the Tower of London (River Thames)

Sugar Quay Walk, EC3N

Talbot Court, EC3V Talbot Court was next to the Talbot Inn until the Great Fire of London (City of London)

Talbot Court, EC3V

The Grain Store, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)

The Grain Store, SE1

The Monument Building, EC3R The Monument Building is a block on Monument Street (City of London)

The Monument Building, EC3R

The Queen’s House, EC3N The Queen’s House is sited on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)

The Queen’s House, EC3N

The Queens Walk, SE1 The Queens Walk is a location in London (Bermondsey)

The Queens Walk, SE1

The Queen’s Steps, EC3N The Queen’s Steps is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (Tower Hill)

The Queen’s Steps, EC3N

The Tanneries, SE1 The Tanneries is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)

The Tanneries, SE1

The Tower, SE1 The Tower is a block on Potters Fields (Bermondsey)

The Tower, SE1

Tooley Street, SE1 Tooley Street is a road connecting London Bridge to St Saviour’s Dock. It runs past Tower Bridge on the Southwark/Bermondsey side of the River Thames (Bermondsey)

Tooley Street, SE1

Tower Bridge Court, SE1 Tower Bridge Court is a block next to its namesake in Southwark (Bermondsey)

Tower Bridge Court, SE1

Tower Hill Terrace, EC3N Tower Hill Terrace is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (Tower Hill)

Tower Hill Terrace, EC3N

Tower Hill, EC3N Tower Hill is a street and square, northwest of the Tower of London (Tower Hill)

Tower Hill, EC3N

Tower Pier, EC3N Tower Pier is a location in London (River Thames)

Tower Pier, EC3N

Tower Place East, EC3R A street within the EC3R postcode (Tower Hill)

Tower Place East, EC3R

Tower Place West, EC3R Tower Place West is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (Tower Hill)

Tower Place West, EC3R

Tower Place, EC3R Tower Place is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (Tower Hill)

Tower Place, EC3R

Trinity Square, EC3N Trinity Square lies to the north of the Tower of London (Tower Hill)

Trinity Square, EC3N

Tudor House, SE1 Tudor House is a block on Duchess Walk (Bermondsey)

Tudor House, SE1

Vine Lane, SE1 Vine Lane is a remnant of the former, longer Vine Street (Bermondsey)

Vine Lane, SE1

Vinegar Yard, SE1 Vinegar distilling was a common local trade from the 18th century onwards (Bermondsey)

Vinegar Yard, SE1

Vintage Yard, SE1 Vintage Yard is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Vintage Yard, SE1

Vogans Mill Wharf, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)

Vogans Mill Wharf, SE1

Wakefield Tower, EC3N Wakefield Tower is located on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)

Wakefield Tower, EC3N

Walsingham House, EC3N Walsingham House is a block on Seething Lane (Tower Hill)

Walsingham House, EC3N

Weavers Lane, SE1 Weavers Lane is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Weavers Lane, SE1

Wessex House, SE1 Wessex House is a block on Still Walk (Bermondsey)

Wessex House, SE1

Windlesham House, SE1 Windlesham House is a block on Duchess Walk (Bermondsey)

Windlesham House, SE1

Wolfson House, SE1 Wolfson House is a block on Weston Street (Bermondsey)

Wolfson House, SE1

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