Description and History of Site:-
Group of tall brick warehouses on Thames Side with private dock (now covered over).
Business began 1651 by Alexander Hay. Expanded until it occupied most of riverfront from London Bridge to Tower Bridge.
Firm pioneered cold storage and imported New Zealand dairy produce from 1867.
Nos.47-49 are six-storey of 1860s, designed Snooke & Stock. Adjacent blocks dated 1856. Eastern Warehouses E, C & B are c. 1856-7 Western warehouses rebuilt after Tooley St fire of 1861. All are by Henry Stock (1824/5-1909) and William Snooke (d.1883).
Whole site drastically redeveloped but some features retained. To west, Company's headquarters occupied impressive 'Art Deco' block St Olaf's House (1931) designed H. S. Goodhardt-Rendel.
Further Reading and References:-
Harwood, Elain. 'Art Deco Britain: Buildings of the Interwar Years'. Batsford, 2019
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Key Words :- Riverside Wharf
Address :- Tooley Street, London, Greater London, SE1
Grid Ref :- TQ 331 803
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.505966 , Long -0.083602
Local Authority :- Southwark London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II*
Historic England List No - 1385977, 1385450,
Site Condition :- Site in alternative industrial use
Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © GLIAS Database
Grid Ref :- TQ 331 803
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.505966 , Long -0.083602
Local Authority :- Southwark London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II*
Historic England List No - 1385977, 1385450,
Site Condition :- Site in alternative industrial use
Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © GLIAS Database