Masthouse Terrace Pier is a

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on the

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on the

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, England. It is located at the end of Napier Avenue, off Westferry Road, at the southern end of the Isle of Dogs, and provides river bus services operated by Uber Boat by Thames Clippers.

Services

Masthouse Terrace is a stop on the

commuter catamaran service run by Uber Boat by Thames Clippers from Embankment, via Tower Millennium Pier,

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and on to North Greenwich for The O₂ and Barking Riverside Pier. Masthouse Terrace Pier temporarily closed between 14 January 2008 and 26 April 2008 for renovation work carried out by

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, at a cost of £500,000.

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provided a grant of £400,000 towards this work. The refurbishment work included installation of

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, a new waiting shelter, maintenance and repainting work.

Connections

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routes 277 and D7

References

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