Columbia Wharf. James Edmeston. 1864. Rotherhithe, London SE16. These buildings were originally designed for grain storage: Columbia Wharf "was the first grain silo in a British Port" ; then it was adapted for use with general cargo and was eventually, right up until 1976, used for "storing tea, coffee, cocoa and dried fruits" (Craig et al. 162). The façade remains, but it has now been redeveloped for housing and as part of the Hilton Docklands Hotel.
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- Wapping Pier
- West India Docks, 1802-06
- Chamberlain's Wharf, c.1862
- Metropolitan Wharf, 1862 onwards
- Oliver's Wharf, 1870
Photograph and text by Jacqueline Banerjee, 2009. [ou may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.
Bibliography
Craig, Charles, et al. London's Changing Riverscape: Panoramas from London Bridge to Greenwich. London: Francis Lincoln, 2009.
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