Trinity Buoy Wharf

Trinity Buoy Wharf Light
Blackwall
Bow Creek Lighthouse
Bow Creek Lighthouse at Trinity Buoy Wharf
LocationLeamouth
Tower Hamlets
England
Coordinates51°30′27.8″N 00°00′29.9″E / 51.507722°N 0.008306°E / 51.507722; 0.008306
Constructed1863
Constructionbrick tower
Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey depot building
Markingsunpainted tower, black lantern
OperatorTrinity Buoy Wharf
Light
Deactivated1988

Trinity Buoy Wharf is the site of a lighthouse, by the confluence of the River Thames and Bow Creek on the Leamouth Peninsula, Poplar. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The lighthouse no longer functions, but is the home of various art projects such as Longplayer. It is sometimes known as Bow Creek Lighthouse.