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Nelson House, London

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31: 291:. The front of the building unusually faces away from Nelson Dock, possibly in order that the building could lead to the shipyard. When built, the front of the building faced towards fields, although nowadays the house faces Rotherhithe Street. 620: 635: 645: 650: 625: 630: 140: 281: 222: 579: 548: 491: 450: 408: 30: 276:. He is believed to have committed suicide by jumping out of one of Nelson House's windows in 1803. In the 19th century after the 362: 133: 238: 210: 99: 273: 218: 288: 294:
Nowadays, Nelson House is used as offices, and is not accessible to the public. The house became a Grade II*
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The Thames Path: National Trail from London to the river's source in Gloucestershire
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railings for the stone steps to enter the house are also listed.
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Grade II* listed buildings in the London Borough of Southwark
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Nelson House was built in the 1740s on the site of a former
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style and was historically home to shipbuilders including
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Georgian
Rotherhithe
London Borough of Southwark
Rotherhithe Street
Coordinates
51°30′16″N 00°02′02″W / 51.50444°N 0.03389°W / 51.50444; -0.03389
listed building
Rotherhithe Street
London Borough of Southwark
Georgian
John Randall
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Rotherhithe Street
London Borough of Southwark
shipyard
Georgian style
Doric columns
Venetian windows
octagonal
cupola
Rotherhithe
John Randall
Battle of Trafalgar
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Nelson Dock
listed building
wrought iron

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