Oliver's Wharf

Oliver's Wharf
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General information
Architectural style	Gothic
Location	Wapping
Address	64 Wapping High Street, E1W
Town or city	London
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°30′12″N0°3′41″W / 51.50333°N 0.06139°W / 51.50333; -0.06139
Completed	1870
Technical details
Material	Polychrome brick [1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Frederick and Horace Francis
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Oliver's Wharf
Designated	27 September 1973
Reference no.	1065806

Oliver's Wharf is a Grade II listed apartment building and former warehouse on the River Thames in Wapping High Street, Wapping, London. ^{[2] [3]}

History

Construction

The warehouse was built in 1870 by architects Frederick and Horace Francis to store tea and other cargo. ^{[3] [4]} It had a capacity of 60,000 packages. ^[5]

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. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Rose, Millicent (1973). The East End of London. Cedric Chivers. ISBN   9780855948009 . Retrieved 14 June 2020.
2. Historic England. "Oliver's Wharf (1065806)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 June 2020.
3. Pearson, Lynn (2016). Victorian and Edwardian British Industrial Architecture. The Crowood Press. ISBN   978-1-78500-190-1 . Retrieved 14 June 2020.
4. Ellmers, Chris; Werner, Alex (1988). London's lost riverscape: a photographic panorama. Viking. ISBN   978-0-670-81263-9 . Retrieved 14 June 2020.
5. Co, Finlay (James) &; Brogan, Colm (1951). James Finlay & Company Limited: Manufactures and East India Merchants, 1750-1950. Jackson Son. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

51°30′12″N0°3′41″W / 51.50333°N 0.06139°W / 51.50333; -0.06139