Upon arrival last week, Andrea foisted a Walking East London guidebook into my hands and suggested getting to know the area. Taking her up on the idea, I set out for Shadwell yesterday. In London, you can pass a tube stop so many times, it feels familiar without really knowing what is there.

The walk started with a jaunt around the Shadwell basin. The streets are tiny, one way tracks. Here is a walk through the small park leading to the basin.

Several of the features of the old docks, that used to engulf the area, are incorporated into the park.

Terraced water way leading to the Basin

The Shadwell Basin

The oldest riverfront pub in London, Prospect of Whitney (from 1570)

The elusive Pelican Stairs

The view across the Thames

Metropolitan Wharfs with original iron rigging on the outside (converted into flats)