B AND C WAREHOUSE,METROPOLITAN WHARF

B AND C WAREHOUSE,METROPOLITAN WHARF, WAPPING WALL E1

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1242454
Date first listed:: 01-Jul-1983
List Entry Name:: B AND C WAREHOUSE,METROPOLITAN WHARF
Statutory Address:: B AND C WAREHOUSE,METROPOLITAN WHARF, WAPPING WALL E1

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1242454
Date first listed:: 01-Jul-1983
List Entry Name:: B AND C WAREHOUSE,METROPOLITAN WHARF
Statutory Address 1:: B AND C WAREHOUSE,METROPOLITAN WHARF, WAPPING WALL E1

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: B AND C WAREHOUSE,METROPOLITAN WHARF, WAPPING WALL E1

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 35261 80419

Details

WAPPING WALL E1 1. 4431 'B' and 'C' warehouse, TQ 3580 23/7 Metropolitan Wharf II GV

2. C1870-8O, main Metropolitan Wharf warehouse block. Six storeys stock brick with red brick window arches. Eight bays including off centre ranks of hatches. Bed mould to deep frieze inscribed with the name of wharf, heavy , modillion bracket moulded cornice and parapet raised in 2 shallow pediment gables, containing oculi, over each group of 4 bays. Hatches have small pane glazing and flush panels and are contained in same reveal up to segmental arch on top floor. Both ranks retain original pivoting iron hoists with linked circle bracing to spandrels. Windows, small paned and iron framed have gauged red brick segmental arches. Similar elevation to riverside wharf but the ground floors of both 'B' and 'C' are opened up with cast iron columns, with flanges to Doric caps, bearing rivited girder entablature over 4 bays. See entry for 'A' warehouse, Metropolitan Wharf, Wapping Wall E1 (qv)

Listing NGR: TQ3526180419

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Legacy System number:: 441854
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.