The Ledger Building (Dock Offices) and bonded warehouses, North Quay, West India Import Dock, Poplar, London: the south elevation
Architect/Designer | Rennie, John (1761-1821) |
| Gwilt, George (1775-1856) |
| George Gwilt & Son |
Artist/Photographer | Galwey, Reginald Hugo de Burgh (1917-1971) |
Country | UK: England |
City | London |
Subject Date | 1827 |
Image Date | 1957 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Georgian |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP95/29 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Warehouses ; Brickwork ; Entrances ; Porticos ; Docks |
NOTES: Built between 1799 and 1806, the West India Docks were the first of London's great enclosed docks. The Dock Office was built by Gwilt in 1803-1804 and remodelled by John Rennie in 1827, although the portico is a later addition.
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