A and E Warehouses, St John's Wharves
A AND E WAREHOUSES, ST JOHN'S WHARVES, WAPPING HIGH STREET E1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1242438
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1983
- List Entry Name:
- A and E Warehouses, St John's Wharves
- Statutory Address:
- A AND E WAREHOUSES, ST JOHN'S WHARVES, WAPPING HIGH STREET E1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1242438
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1983
- List Entry Name:
- A and E Warehouses, St John's Wharves
- Statutory Address 1:
- A AND E WAREHOUSES, ST JOHN'S WHARVES, 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:
- A AND E WAREHOUSES, ST JOHN'S WHARVES, 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:
- TQ3471080030
Details
1.
4431
TQ 3480
22/12
WAPPING HIGH STREET E1
'A' and 'B' Warehouses
St John's Wharves
II
GV
2.
C1860-70 warehouses, may have been a symmetrical group. 'A' warehouse is of 5 storeys
stock brick, with granite dressings and reveals to ground floor flanking hatches of
3 bay symmetrical front. Channelled rustication to quoin pilasters. moulded brick
cornice and parapet with central dormer hatch framed in brick with dentil cornice.
The fifth floor bridge from the opposite side of road gives access to it. Flanking
linked hatch ranks from first floor up, timber jambs only slightly recessed,
segmental gauged arches. Centre bay has small paned iron frame segmental arched
window to third and fourth floors. Hatches to floors below, that on second floor giving
on to lower bridge across to north warehouse. 'E' warehouse is of 4 storeys and attic,
stock brick with a 3 bay front, the coped parapet raised in gable over oculus.
Segmental arched windows with Portland sills flanking hatch rank, the timber jambs
only slightly recessed. River elevations have suffered some alteration, but are
similar. Linked across Wapping High Street to St John's Wharves warehouses north
block (qv)), by means of the now increasingly rare gantry gangways, this group of
warehouses still preserve some of the cavernous, ravine-like quality which once
characterised Wapping High St. They also have some architectural character, and
preserve their original hoists.
Listing NGR: TQ3471080030
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 441785
- 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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