East India Dock House Explained

East India Dock House
Coordinates:51.5111°N -0.0058°W
Classification:Grade II* listed building
Location:East India Dock
Address:240 East India Dock Road
Location City:London
Location Country:United Kingdom
Destruction Date:-->
Architect:Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners

East India Dock House is a Grade II* listed building in Poplar and is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was originally built in 1988 as a printworks for the Financial Times.

History

East India Dock House was built in 1988 by Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners (now Grimshaw Architects) as a printing house for the Financial Times.[1] The building is made out of cladding, steel and glass, and is situated on East India Dock Road.[2] [3] During the early 1990s, it won multiple architectural awards.[3] The Financial Times moved out in 1995,[1] and the building was later used as a data centre.[3] It became a Grade II* listed building in 2016.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: London: East. Cherry. Bridget. O'Brien. Charles. Pevsner. Nikolaus. Yale University Press. 661. 2005. 0300107013. https://web.archive.org/web/20170901031538/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EW7k2KA4UkwC&dq=240+east+india+dock+road&source=gbs_navlinks_s. 1 September 2017. live.
  2. Book: Guide to London's Contemporary Architecture. Allinson. Kenneth. Thornton. Victoria. Elsevier. 2014. 9781483278346. https://web.archive.org/web/20170901031254/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PCKLBQAAQBAJ&dq=240+east+india+dock+road&source=gbs_navlinks_s. 1 September 2017. live.
  3. Web site: East India Dock House, former Financial Times Print Works. Historic England. 31 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170901062935/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1430114. 1 September 2017. live.