Queen's Tobacco-pipe

The Queen's Tobacco-pipe once was the common name of the furnace in the north-east corner of the tobacco warehouses in the London Docks. It got its name for the burning of all sorts of contraband, especially tobacco and cigars.

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Coordinates: 51°30′32″N 0°3′33″W / 51.50889°N 0.05917°W / 51.50889; -0.05917

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