Wapping
Wapping is an area in East London. It is in the borough of Tower Hamlets, in London, United Kingdom. Wapping is by the River Thames (the longest river in England). Wapping was probably named by the Saxons when they lived here.[1] Their leader was named Waeppa.[1] England's first marine police force was created in 1798 in Wapping.[2] There were 163 bombs dropped in Wapping (including St Katherine's docks) during World War II. This was from October 7, 1940 to June 6, 1941. There is a famous landmark in Wapping called the Prospect of Whitby which is a very famous pub.
In Wapping there are two primary schools. St. Peter's London Docks primary school and Hermitage primary school.
Wapping Media
Stepney Civil Parish Map 1870
Part of Charles Booth's poverty map showing Wapping in 1889, published in Life and Labour of the People in London. The red areas are "well-to-do"; the blue areas are "Intermittent or casual earnings" and black areas are the "lowest class...occasional labourers, street sellers, loafers, criminals and semi-criminals".
Heinkel He 111 bomber over the Surrey docks and Wapping in the East End of London on 7 September 1940
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Though Execution Dock is long gone, this gibbet is still maintained on the Thames foreshore by the Prospect of Whitby public house
Wax figure of a pirate hanged at Execution Dock. Madame Tussauds, London
The Thames Tunnel, the world's first underwater tunnel, which carries the East London Line to Rotherhithe
Wapping by James McNeill Whistler
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Malcolm Oakley (26 November 2013). "Visit Wapping in Historic East London". East London History. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ↑ "Thames Police: The Museum". Thames Police. Retrieved 18 June 2015.