Wheat Wharf
WHEAT WHARF, 27, SHAD THAMES, SE1 2YW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385895
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Wheat Wharf
- Statutory Address:
- WHEAT WHARF, 27, SHAD THAMES, SE1 2YW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385895
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-1982
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Sept-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Wheat Wharf
- Statutory Address 1:
- WHEAT WHARF, 27, SHAD THAMES, SE1 2YW
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:
- WHEAT WHARF, 27, SHAD THAMES, SE1 2YW
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:
- TQ3387579979
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 08/03/2016
TQ3379
636-1/5/686
SOUTHWARK
SHAD THAMES (South side)
No.27 (Wheat Wharf)
(Formerly listed as No.29, previously listed as SHAD THAMES 'W11' Warehouse, Butler's Wharf)
20/01/82
GV
II
Former grain warehouse. Early to mid C19. White Suffolk brick front refacing to stock brick walls, pitched slate roof.
EXTERIOR: 4 storeys (5 to central bay), near symmetrical front of 12 bays (an extra bay to right section); stepped brick eaves cornice raised in low broad gable over centre 5 bays. Column of hatch ranks in outer bays of this central section. Ground-floor openings altered, some with concrete lintels. Tripartite windows with timber frames and segmental header brick arches. 6 bay gable end to Maguire Street. Rear elevation has 2 flat-roofed dormer hatches with simple timber beam hoists; small 2-light windows with cambered brick arches and Portland stone sills.
INTERIOR: believed to be entirely timber-framed with 5 aisles of square posts with bracket spreader caps supporting floors and a queen post roof. Open timber staircases. An early warehouse survival.
Listing NGR: TQ3387579979
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 471314
- 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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