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United Sponge Company warehouse
Key Words :- warehouse
Address :- 41 Royal Mint Street, London, Greater London, E1 8LG
Grid Ref :- TQ 3399 8081
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.510339 , Long -0.070593
Local Authority :- Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Description and History of Site:-
Restored four-storey brick building with wall crane.
An 1880s GNR warehouse, which became a ship's chandlers in the 1890s and, from 1922, was used by the United Sponge Company until c1950.
Further Reading and References:-
https://www.londonpicturearchive.org.uk/view-item?i=122198&WINID=1780493547463
http://www.glias.org.uk/walks/14_Whitechapel.html
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Grid Ref :- TQ 3399 8081
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.510339 , Long -0.070593
Local Authority :- Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Restored four-storey brick building with wall crane.
An 1880s GNR warehouse, which became a ship's chandlers in the 1890s and, from 1922, was used by the United Sponge Company until c1950.
https://www.londonpicturearchive.org.uk/view-item?i=122198&WINID=1780493547463
http://www.glias.org.uk/walks/14_Whitechapel.html
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