Take the overground C2C train or Docklands Light Railway to Limehouse station and, with Commercial Road and the station behind you and the entrance to the Rotherhithe Tunnel in front of you on your right, walk down Branch Road which is in front of you, passing Limehouse Marina on your left until you reach Horseferry Road. Turn right onto Horseferry Road and follow it round in a curve until it turns into Spert Street and then meets Narrow Street. The office is on the corner of Spert Street and Narrow Street at number 29.
Bus routes 15, 115, 135, D3, N15, N550 and N551 (night buses).
To reach the Limehouse office by bus travelling from the direction of Canary Wharf, the closest bus stop is on Commercial Road just after Limehouse DLR station. Go underneath the main part of the station and, with Commercial Road and the station behind you and the entrance to the Rotherhithe Tunnel in front of you on your right, walk down Branch Road which is in front of you, passing Limehouse Marina on your left until you reach Horseferry Road. Turn right onto Horseferry Road and follow it round in a curve until it turns into Spert Street and then meets Narrow Street. The office is on the corner of Spert Street and Narrow Street at number 29.
Disembark at the Canary Wharf pier and with the river behind you, walk left along the Thames Path until you reach a footbridge. Cross the footbridge which leads onto Narrow Street. Turn left and walk up Narrow Street with the park on your right hand side. Continue walking along Narrow Street for about 5 minutes until you reach the Franklyn James office at number 29 on your right hand side.
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Opened in 1908 the Rotherhithe Tunnel is narrow and characterised by sharp bends. Once you’ve squeezed through the tunnel, riverside Rotherhithe houses some fantastic old pubs and converted warehouses. And the reason for the tunnel’s sharp bends? To prevent horses from bolting towards the daylight.
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The history of Limehouse is rich, varied and significant in many ways. The name ‘Limehouse’ finds its origins in the fourteenth century lime kilns built in the area which produced quick lime for building mortar.
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