Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Bankside Jetty
GPS Coordinates
51°30'29", -00°05'51" show decimal
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Bankside Jetty
London
The houses around Cardinal Cap Alley were built in the late 16th Century, with the alley possibly created as an access route to the Cardinal's Cap public house. However, the oldest existing building, Cardinal Wharf (number 49), dates from during the 18th Century.
There is a placard on the wall of one of the houses which commemorates St Christopher Wren staying there during the building of St. Paul's Cathedral; however it is known that this was a fake, but meant that the building survived being demolished like others on this side of the Thames!
How to get here:
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Underground (District/Circle)/Rail: Blackfriars - Exit the station and walk along Queen Victoria Street until you reach the Millennium Bridge; cross over to the other side of the Thames, and Bankside is just to the right (east) of the Tate Modern. +
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Bus: Southwark Bus Map - Bankside is just to the right of the Tate Modern. +
Access: publicStatus: recognisableBankside
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»Photograph taken: 22nd October 2007 by Chuck Foster
"The "red" door was being repainted at the time I took this photograph - the first time I've seen the door open!"
The Talons of Weng-Chiang (2)
Filmed: 14 Dec 1976
The Doctor, dropped off by Litefoot's cab, heads off towards
the Palace Theatre to continue his investigations.
Where to walk to next?
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Shakespeare's Globe (The Shakespeare Code). Head east along Bankside to the Globe. left.
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Queen Victoria Street (The Invasion). Head west along Bankside to the power station (Tate Modern), cross over the Thames on the Millennium Bridge and this brings you to Queen Victoria Street, opposite the steps leading up to St Paul's Cathedral.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Skin Market Place (The Talons of Weng-Chiang): 0.03 miles. 
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Clink Street (The Talons of Weng-Chiang): 0.25 miles. 
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Distaff Lane (The Invasion): 0.28 miles.
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Peter's Hill (The Invasion): 0.29 miles. 
Further links about the location:
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London For Free: Cultural Walk
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Ivor Hoole's Guide to alleys, courts and yards of central London
Related Stories
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The Talons of Weng-Chiang [14 Dec 1976]
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