- Wapping
- Wapping Wap"ping, n. Yelping. [R.] --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
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Wapping — [Wapping] an area of ↑Docklands in London, England. It is known especially as the British base of News International, the newspaper company owned by Rupert Murdoch. When the company moved there in 1986 there was a conflict with trade union… … Useful english dictionary
Wapping — Wapping, ein Kirchspiel Londons im Stadtteil Stepney, zwischen den London Docks und der Themse gelegen, mit großen Speichern und (1901) 2125 Einw.; durch den ersten Themsetunnel mit Rotherhithe verbunden (s. den Plan von London) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Wapping — (spr. wópp ), östl. Stadtteil Londons in der Grafsch. Middlesex … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Wapping — infobox UK place country = England region= London official name= Wapping latitude= 51.5073 longitude= 0.0610 os grid reference= TQ345805 post town= LONDON postcode area= E postcode district= E1 london borough= Tower Hamlets dial code= 020… … Wikipedia
Wapping — London Borough of Tower Hamlets Lage in Greater London Status London Borough Region … Deutsch Wikipedia
Wapping (métro de Londres) — Wapping Entrée du Tunnel sous la Tamise Localisation District de Londres Tower Hamlets … Wikipédia en Français
Wapping Tunnel — Wapping or Edge Hill Tunnel in Liverpool, England, was constructed to enable goods services to operate between Liverpool docks and Manchester as part of the planned Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The tunnel is 2030 m long, and runs downhill… … Wikipedia
Wapping Wall — is a street located in the East End of London at Wapping. It runs parallel to the northern bank of the River Thames, with many converted warehouses facing the river.On this street is the Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, built in 1890 and closed… … Wikipedia
Wapping Dock — is a dock on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Salthouse Dock to the north, Queens Dock to the south. Kings Dock was originally located to the west, but has since been… … Wikipedia
Wapping dispute — The Wapping dispute was, along with the miners strike of 1984 5, a significant turning point in the history of the trade union movement and of UK industrial relations. It started on 24 January 1986 when some 6,000 newspaper workers went on strike … Wikipedia
