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Central Books building

Key Words :- warehouse

Address :- Hackney Wick Warehouse, 99 Wallis Road, London, Greater London, E9 5LN
Grid Ref :- TQ 3711 8469
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.544457 , Long -0.024154
Local Authority :- Hackney London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Dates :- 1910 -

Description and History of Site:-
Appraisal (2014):

Four-storey warehouse of Central Books with north and south parapeted gables on an engineering brick plinth with shallow arched segmental window heads, beveled blue brick cills and original wooden window frames.

Built c.1910 as a printworks and cardboard box factory. Interiors have concrete upper floors supported by partially exposed I-section girders on I-section steel stanchions to centre line. Three-storey back addition.


Further Reading and References:-
Smith, Tim and Carr, Bob. 'A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Hertfordshire and the Lea Valley'. Association for Industrial Archaeology, 2004
Hackney Wick Conservation Area Appraisal, 2014
Hackney Wick and the Old Ford Area Characterisation Study and Assessment of Key Buildings Compiled for EDAW Ltd


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