Jamaica Wharf

JAMAICA WHARF, 2, SHAD THAMES

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1385885
Date first listed:
01-Jul-1983
List Entry Name:
Jamaica Wharf
Statutory Address:
JAMAICA WHARF, 2, SHAD THAMES
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1385885
Date first listed:
01-Jul-1983
Date of most recent amendment:
17-Sept-1998
List Entry Name:
Jamaica Wharf
Statutory Address 1:
JAMAICA WHARF, 2, SHAD THAMES

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
JAMAICA WHARF, 2, SHAD THAMES

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Greater London Authority
District:
Southwark (London Borough)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ 33805 79723

Details

SOUTHWARK

TQ3379 SHAD THAMES 636-1/5/676 (East side) 01/07/83 No.2 Jamaica Wharf (Formerly Listed as: SHAD THAMES No.2 Wharf, St Saviour's Dock)

GV II

Warehouse, now converted to flats. 1883, C20 alterations. Stock brick with red brick dressings, red brick dentilled cornice to new parapet with new attic storey behind. Originally extended further to south. 3 storeys and attic, 6 bays. Hatch rank in 3rd bay from left above ground floor surmounted by bracketed hood set against small gable. Altered ground floor retains upper part of blind arcade to right; 3 gauged red brick round arches with oculus in right one, 3 openings below. Doorway with segmental brick hood beneath hatch rank; 2 round-headed openings to left. 1st and 2nd floor narrow windows with gauged, red brick segmental heads. Similar, partly rebuilt dockside elevation and rebuilt return to right. Backs onto St Saviour's Dock and completes a good sequence of warehouses between St Saviour's Dock and Shad Thames (qqv). INTERIOR: not inspected.



Listing NGR: TQ3380579723

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Legacy System number:
471304
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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