Key Words :- warehouses

Address :- Wapping Wall, London, Greater London, E1
Grid Ref :- TQ 35270 80430
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.50662 , Long -0.052305
Local Authority :- Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1260019, 1242454, 1242453,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1863 -

Description and History of Site:-
A group of riverside warehouses built and extended at different periods. Warehouse A was built by William Cubitt & Co, circa 1862-3. This was later raised in height by two storeys, probably in about 1900. In 1864-5, warehouses B & C were built. Warehouses D, N & O were added between 1898 and 1900.

Further Reading and References:-
Ashdown, John; Bussell, Michael; Carter, Paul. 'A Survey of Industrial Monuments of Greater London'. Thames Basin Archaeological Observers' Group, 1969
Docklands History Survey, Greater London Council Historic Buildings Division 1984, ISBN 978-0716813293.

Smith, Tim R. 'A gazetteer of hydraulic power in London'. London's Industrial Archaeology No 19 [2021]
http://www.glias.org.uk/journals/19-c.pdf

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