Description and History of Site:-
Engineer, John Rennie, 1805. Major surviving item is 'skin floor'. Hermitage Pumping Station SW of site. Site surrounded by original dock wall, largely intact. Much of the original area is now covered with housing. To north of site in Pennington St lean-to sheds survive, c. 1811-13. London Dock House, 1840s, at main entrance. Redevelopment completed late 1980s but something of a commercial failure! The warehouses of Telford's Yard on the north side of Pennington Street have been converted to flats but maintain their 'drop boards' as balconies, the hydraulic wall cranes as ornaments and the identity letters on the end wall in Virginia Street.

Further Reading and References:-
http://londonsdocks.com/london-docks-wapping

Ashdown, John; Bussell, Michael; Carter, Paul. 'A Survey of Industrial Monuments of Greater London'. Thames Basin Archaeological Observers' Group, 1969
Falconer, Keith. 'Guide to England's Industrial Heritage'. Batsford, 1980
Docklands History Survey, Greater London Council Historic Buildings Division 1984, ISBN 978-0716813293.

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Key Words :- docks

Address :- Wapping Lane, London, Greater London, E1
Grid Ref :- TQ 344 803
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.505659 , Long -0.064883
Local Authority :- \r\n Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1805 -
Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018

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