Key Words :- works

Address :- 43 White Post Lane, Hackney Wick, London, Greater London
Grid Ref :- TQ 3714 8454
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.543102 , Long -0.02378
Local Authority :- Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Dates :- 1911 -

Description and History of Site:-
Set at angle between White Post Lane and Queen’s Yard, it is an Edwardian commercial structure built in 1911 for the offices of Achille Serre whose name is still just visible at parapet level. It is in red brick with rusticated corner piers and a partial dentil cornice. An older, three-story eastern wing (c1898) was probably built as a dye warehouse.

This western part of Queen's Yard was the first of Achille Serre's three works and was established in the mid-1870s as the first dry-cleaning works in England.

Further Reading and References:-
Hackney Wick and the Old Ford Area Characterisation Study and Assessment of Key Buildings Compiled for EDAW Ltd

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