Piers · London
Murphy's Wharf
Also known as: Murphy's War
Murphy's Wharf is a pier in the United Kingdom.
Stephen Richards — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Best time of year
- Summer
- Nearest railway station
- West Silvertown · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Murphy's Wharf is a seaside pier on the coast of London — Victorian pleasure architecture on stilts, still standing. It sits within the Greenwich and Woolwich parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is West Silvertown, about 0.9 km away. Postcode area SE7.
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From the Wikipedia article
Murphy's War is an Eastmancolor 1971 Panavision war film starring Peter O'Toole and Siân Phillips. It was directed by Peter Yates, based on the 1969 novel by Max Catto. The film's cinematographer was Douglas Slocombe. The film is set in Venezuela during World War II and focuses on a stubborn survivor of a sunken merchant ship who is consumed in his quest for revenge and retribution against the Nazi German submarine that sank his ship and slaughtered the survivors.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.4949, 0.0232
- District
- Greenwich
- Parish
- Greenwich, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE7 7SG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Nearest railway station
- West Silvertown — 0.9 km
Sources
- osm: w40023615 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Murphy's War (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Murphy's Wharf?
- Murphy's Wharf is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE7 7SG), in the parish of Greenwich, unparished area.
- Is Murphy's Wharf free to visit?
- Yes, Murphy's Wharf is free to enter.
- How do I get to Murphy's Wharf?
- The nearest railway station is West Silvertown, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE7 7SG.