Oliver's Wharf Explained

Oliver's Wharf
Map Type:United Kingdom London Tower Hamlets#London
Map Dot Label:Oliver's Wharf
Architectural Style:Gothic
Address:64 Wapping High Street, E1W
Location:Wapping
Location City:London
Location Country:United Kingdom
Coordinates:51.5033°N -0.0614°W
Architect:Frederick and Horace Francis
Completion Date:1870
Material:Polychrome brick[1]

Oliver's Wharf is a Grade II listed apartment building and former warehouse on the River Thames in Wapping High Street, Wapping, London.[2]

History

Construction

The warehouse was built in 1870 by architects Frederick and Horace Francis to store tea and other cargo.[2] [3] It had a capacity of 60,000 packages.[4]

Conversion to housing

In 1972, Oliver's Wharf was converted into luxury apartments by Tony Goddard of Goddard Manton Partnership. It is the first of Wapping's, and one of the first Docklands warehouses altogether, to undergo such a conversion.[2] [3]

References

51.5033°N -0.0614°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rose . Millicent . The East End of London . 1973 . Cedric Chivers . 9780855948009 . 14 June 2020 . en.
  2. Book: Pearson . Lynn . Victorian and Edwardian British Industrial Architecture . 2016 . The Crowood Press . 978-1-78500-190-1 . 14 June 2020 . en.
  3. Book: Ellmers . Chris . Werner . Alex . London's lost riverscape: a photographic panorama . 1988 . Viking . 978-0-670-81263-9 . 14 June 2020 . en.
  4. Book: Co . Finlay (James) & . Brogan . Colm . James Finlay & Company Limited: Manufactures and East India Merchants, 1750-1950 . 1951 . Jackson Son . 15 June 2020 . en.