Walking Tour - Thames Ironworks FC - the Roots of West Ham

Walking Tour – Thames Ironworks FC – the Roots of West Ham

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Details

Date:

January 31

Time:

14:00 - 16:00

Event Category:

All, Rob Smith

Click to Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-tour-thames-ironworks-fc-the-roots-of-west-ham-tickets-1078300097619

Organizer

Rob Smith, Footprints of London

Website: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/rob-smith-footprints-of-london-1394683923

Venue

Canning Town Station

Silvertown Way, London, E16 1DQ

London, Greater London, GB, E16 1DQ

This walk takes in some of the locations connected to Thames Ironworks FC – the football club that was a forerunner to West Ham United

The Thames Ironworks was a large shipbuilding yard at Bow Creek in East London. In 1895 they formed a company football team that played in the Southern League and FA Cup. In 1900 the club was wound up and reborn as West Ham United.

This walk tells the story of Thames Ironworks FC. We will visit Hermit Road and the Memorial Ground, two of the places the club played, as well as the site of the Ironworks and a few other locations connected with the club.

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