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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
20th October 1968 Comedian Bud Flanagan died in Kingston, London, aged 72.
20th October 1953 Actor Sir John Gielgud was arrested for cruising in a public lavatory.
20th October 1904 Born today: Anna Neagle, London Engld, actress (London Melody, Nurse Edith Cavell)
20th October 1862 Murderer Catherine Wilson hanged at Newgate Gaol, the last woman hanged in public in Britain.
20th October 1822 1st edition of London Sunday Times
20th October 1714 The Coronation of George I in Westminster Abbey.
Pirates and penthouses at the old London Docks
This ancient village which stretches between the Tower of London and Limehouse has always been associated with seafarers. They t
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| # | Image | Location | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Ivory House | St Katherines Dock, Tower Hamlets, London | |
| 2 |  | Pirates Execution Dock | Off Wapping High Street, Wapping, London | |
| 3 |  | Prospect of Whitby | 57 Wapping Wall | |
| 4 |  | Wapping Food Power Station | Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, Wapping Wall | |
| 5 |  | Tower Hill | Nr Tower Hill Tube Station | |
| 6 |  | St Katherine's Dock Marina | Off Smithfield | |
| 7 |  | Wapping Pier Head | Off Wapping High Street | |
| 8 |  | Wapping Old Stairs | Nr Wapping high Street | |
| 9 |  | St John's Churchyard | Nr Wapping Gardens | |
| 10 |  | River Police Boatyard | Nr Wapping Rose Garden | |
| 11 |  | Captain Kidd Public House | Off Wapping Rose Garden | |
| 12 |  | Wapping Station | Nr Wapping Rose Garden | |
| 13 |  | Shadwell Basin | Off Glamis Road | |
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