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Anne Boleyn

  ONE-BEDROOM CITY APARTMENT

    ST. KATHARINE'S MARINA

by the Tower of London

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BALCONY VIEW FROM HOME AT FIRST'S ANNE BOLEYN APARTMENT AT ST. KATHARINE'S MARINA
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THE  ANNE BOLEYN  CITY APARTMENT
is a one-bedroom, one-bathroom, London apartment, a comfortable lodging for two to four persons. The apartment is on the second floor of a building bordering exclusive ST. KATHARINE'S MARINA by the Tower of London. This riverside location provides a quiet pedestrian marina atmosphere plus easy access to all of Central London.

EAST DOCK OF ST. KATHARINE'S MARINA

HISTORY: St. Katharine's and the Tower of London were witness to much of the drama of TUDOR ENGLAND. During the Middle Ages, King Henry VIII and his six wives were royal patrons of the St. Katharine’s hospice that occupied the site of today's St. Katharine's Marina serving as both a hospital and a lodging for travelers and pilgrims. The king and his wives were often in residence at the neighboring TOWER OF LONDON, then a royal palace as well as a fortress. ANNE BOLEYN was wife #2 (reigning 1533-6, following #1 Catherine of Aragon and ahead — no pun intended — of #3 Jane Seymour), for whom the king broke with the Church of Rome. Anne came to know the Tower better than most, landing there en route to her coronation, and in 1536 being tried, imprisoned, beheaded, and buried there. Her daughter, QUEEN ELIZABETH I, last of the Tudors, became one of England’s greatest monarchs.

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THE APARTMENT: The apartment bedroom has twin beds. The bathroom has a tub-shower combination. The comfortable living room includes a double foldout couch bed, and cable color TV. The well-equipped kitchen (including microwave, coffee maker, and clothes washer-dryer) connects via a pass-through to the dining area. A small, furnished balcony opens off the living room and overlooks the auto-free marina toward the famous Tower Bridge. The apartment provides a hair dryer and a tabletop pay phone (accepts incoming calls; takes coins for outgoing calls).

LIVING ROOM WITH BALCONY ACCESS AT
HOME AT FIRST'S ANNE BOLEYN APARTMENT.

FLOOR PLAN OF THE ANNE BOLEYN APARTMENT
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          Like most European city apartments, the apartment is compact, but well equipped, comfortable, and well-kept. Its optimal occupancy is two persons, but it can accept a family of three or four by employing the sofa bed in the living room.
          While the entrance and hallways of the apartment building are undecorated and lack a concierge or doorman, the complex is safe (with a coded entry system), well-managed, and clean. The building has stainless steel lifts (elevators) that are spotless

and well-maintained.
         Guests are met upon arrival by the friendly apartment manager who lives elsewhere in the complex. He opens the apartment, explains its workings and is available throughout your stay to answer any questions you might have.

THE SETTING: ST. KATHARINE'S MARINA is located on the north bank of the RIVER THAMES about a five-minute walk from the famous TOWER OF LONDON and the TOWER BRIDGE. The apartment is a seven-to-ten-minute, traffic-free walk from the TOWER HILL UNDERGROUND STATION (subway trains) and TOWER GATEWAY (for the Dockland Light Railway), and a three-minute walk to a bus stop for London’s well known red double-decker buses.
         The Marina is a traffic-restricted pedestrian zone, which does not permit cars

TOWER BRIDGE FROM THE RIVER
ENTRANCE TO ST. KATHARINE'S MARINA
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