Limehouse facts for kids

Limehouse is an area of East London, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is 3.9 miles (6.3 km) east of Charing Cross. It is on the northern bank of the River Thames.

Images for kids

A map showing the civil parish boundaries in 1870.
John Boydell's view of the riverside at Limehouse in 1751 shows respectable houses and shipyards crowding onto the riverfront
Limehouse Reach seen from above Limehouse Marina, with Ropemakers' Fields in the foreground.
Limehouse Basin looking north, DLR train in background. (January 2006)
Early Georgian terrace on Narrow Street, with The Grapes public house. (January 2006)
Corner of Burdett Road and Commercial Road.
Sir Humphrey Gilbert, c. 1583
Commercial Road Lock on the Regent's Canal entering the Limehouse Basin.
Limehouse Basin Lock separating Limehouse Basin from the Thames
Construction of apartments on Commercial Road (now complete).
Taken from Narrow Street, this shows the proximity of Limehouse to four of the high rise buildings of Canary Wharf.
The Mission, formerly the British Sailors Society, now apartments.
A picture of Limehouse D.L.R. station in 2002.