London Docks

The Pennington Street Warehouse is the only surviving part of the London Docks designed by Daniel Alexander in 1805.

The warehouse is of a sublime grandeur, having an imperforate brick boundary wall to Pennington Street with brick groin-vaulted cellars to the full 1000 feet length of the building.

We obtained consent for the creation of five public entrances through the buildings to the new public roadway to the south, allowing light, air, services and entrances to a range of restaurant, office and leisure uses, as part of St George’s redevelopment of Fortress Wapping as a mixed commercial and residential area.

New openings in the vaulted ceilings and rooflights in the roof has provided much needed light to the lower floors. We sensitively restored the brick structure and timber trusses and delicately inserted new lifts and stairways, using the industrial language which resonates with the history of the building.

This has transformed the area from a closed and hostile environment to a permeable, welcoming and vibrant part of the city.