Queen Victoria Seamen's Rest
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Queen Victoria Seamen's Rest
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 26 Jun 2008
This world-famous hostel and retirement home for merchant seamen started out in 1887 as Methodist mission in Jeremiah Street (right), at the end of the century a new building went up which is now sandwiched between C20 extensions, this one fronting East India Dock Road to the south, the other behind to the north. It accommodates 170 men of all faiths. The old institute was bombed during WW2 but never closed. For full history of the QSVR see http://www.qvsr.org.uk/history.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
51.511451
Longitude
-0.018664