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St Helena Wharf
Key Words :- wharf
Address :- St Helena Wharf, Richmond, London, Greater London
Grid Ref :- TQ 1759 7469
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.458983 , Long -0.308835
Local Authority :- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Surrey
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Description and History of Site:-
Draw dock, barge piles, and arches for storing skiffs, further storage arches below Richmond Bridge.
Boat Houses, below St Helena Terrace, c.1835, one of three groups of boat houses along this stretch of river. Around turn of century some served as coal merchants' premises; but generally used for buildings and hiring of rowing boats, a substantial trade at Richmond until WWII.
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Grid Ref :- TQ 1759 7469
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.458983 , Long -0.308835
Local Authority :- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Surrey
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Draw dock, barge piles, and arches for storing skiffs, further storage arches below Richmond Bridge.
Boat Houses, below St Helena Terrace, c.1835, one of three groups of boat houses along this stretch of river. Around turn of century some served as coal merchants' premises; but generally used for buildings and hiring of rowing boats, a substantial trade at Richmond until WWII.
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