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'''Cannon Street station''' is a major railway terminus in central [[London]]. Opened in 1866, the station is located in the [[City of London]], on the northern bank of the [[River Thames]]. | '''Cannon Street station''' is a major railway terminus in central [[London]]. Opened in 1866, the station is located in the [[City of London]], on the northern bank of the [[River Thames]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> | ||
It is approached by the [[Blackfriars railway bridge]] from [[Southwark]], which runs parallel with [[Blackfriars Bridge]]. The station also sits adjacent to [[Temple Church]]. | It is approached by the [[Blackfriars railway bridge]] from [[Southwark]], which runs parallel with [[Blackfriars Bridge]]. The station also sits adjacent to [[Temple Church]]. | ||
In the autumn of 1888, [[Simon Swins]], [[Moses Penning]], [[Remy Bowting]], and [[Berty Lisrae]] met at the station, along with their cohorts. They were a [[Jack's lieutenants|group]] of gang-leaders working for [[Jack the Ripper]]; because of their connection the serial killer, [[Arthur Weaversbrook]], a newspaperman, had requested the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]] to deal with them.<ref name="Jack's lieutenant's (City of London)">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' - ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)|Jack the Ripper]]'' - [[Jack's Lieutenants (City of London)|Jack's Lieutenants]]</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The in-game representation of Cannon Street station is located further up the River Thames than its real-world counterpart. It instead sits where {{Wiki|Blackfriars station}} would later be built, in 1886. In gameplay the station is actually not a terminus and it is a train stop. | *The in-game representation of Cannon Street station is located further up the River Thames than its real-world counterpart. It instead sits where {{Wiki|Blackfriars station}} would later be built, in 1886. In gameplay the station is actually not a terminus and it is a train stop. | ||
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[[Category:Train stations]] | [[Category:Train stations]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks in London]] | [[Category:Landmarks in London]] | ||
Revision as of 18:11, 14 September 2018
Cannon Street station is a major railway terminus in central London. Opened in 1866, the station is located in the City of London, on the northern bank of the River Thames.[1]
It is approached by the Blackfriars railway bridge from Southwark, which runs parallel with Blackfriars Bridge. The station also sits adjacent to Temple Church.
In the autumn of 1888, Simon Swins, Moses Penning, Remy Bowting, and Berty Lisrae met at the station, along with their cohorts. They were a group of gang-leaders working for Jack the Ripper; because of their connection the serial killer, Arthur Weaversbrook, a newspaperman, had requested the Assassin Evie Frye to deal with them.[2]
Trivia
- The in-game representation of Cannon Street station is located further up the River Thames than its real-world counterpart. It instead sits where Blackfriars station would later be built, in 1886. In gameplay the station is actually not a terminus and it is a train stop.
References