Pool of London

Pool of London

Originally, the Pool of London was the stretch of the River Thames forming the south side of the City of London. The term was later used more specifically to refer to the stretch of the river inbetween London Bridge and Tower Bridge, which constituted the furthest reach that could be reached by a tall-masted vessel. It therefore became a key part of the early port of London.

In the early 21st century, an organisation - the Pool of London Partnership - was established to help promote urban renewal of the areas north and south of the river, which it also extended slightly further eastwards to include the docks and wharves of St Katharine Docks and Butler's Wharf.

The 'core area' includes Borough Market, London Bridge, Guy's Hospital, London Bridge station, Hay's Galleria, HMS Belfast, City Hall, Butler's Wharf, Tower Bridge, St Katharine Docks, the Tower of London, Tower Hill station and the Monument to the Great Fire of London.

Pool of London was also a 1951 British film directed by Basil Dearden. A crime drama, its cast included English comic actors Leslie Phillips and James Robertson Justice.

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Pool of London Partnership