Prusom's Island Warehouse
PRUSOM'S ISLAND WAREHOUSE, WAPPING HIGH STREET E1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1242396
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Prusom's Island Warehouse
- Statutory Address:
- PRUSOM'S ISLAND WAREHOUSE, WAPPING HIGH STREET E1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1242396
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Prusom's Island Warehouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- PRUSOM'S ISLAND WAREHOUSE, WAPPING HIGH STREET E1
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- PRUSOM'S ISLAND WAREHOUSE, WAPPING HIGH STREET E1
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 35079 80278
Details
WAPPING HIGH STREET E1 1. 4431 Prusom's Island Warehouse TQ 3580 23/13 II
2. Rare survival of early to mid C19 5 storey warehouse, bounded by Hillard's Court and Cinnamon Street to the east and north. Built of stock brick with plain parapet coping. Chamfered corner to Hillard's Court with the east elevation cranked round into Cinnamon Street. Six bay front to High Street. Squat segmental arched windows with thin Portland stone sills and iron small pane industrial glazing, flush jamb hatch rank in first bay from west. Large segmental arched keystoned waggon entrance through ground and first floors with impost moulding and modernised works entrance next to Hillard's Court corner with small segmental arched light above retaining wheel pattern to cast ironwork. The east and west elevations have similar fenestration flanking the flush jamb hatch ranks. Cast iron pivot hoists with circular braced spandrels. The straight west elevation windows retain wheel patterned ironwork. Hipped roofs divided by fire walls. Timber floors and posts but with some later cast iron stanchions.
Listing NGR: TQ3507980278
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 441792
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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