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Taken from the Thames River Cruise to Greenwich
The Thames River has a muddy color, but did you know it’s actually one of the cleanest rivers in the world. The current of the river is so strong that it moves around the mud with its flow making the river appear dirty.
Wharfs have a complicated dictionary definition. The locals of London, have simplified it for us.
WHARF – WareHouse At River Front
London Docklands is the riverfront and former docks in London. The docks were formerly part of the Port of London, at one time the world’s largest port.
The population of the Docklands has more than doubled during the last 30 years, and the area has become a major business centre. Most of the old wharfs and warehouses have been demolished, some have been restored and converted into flats. One of the first Docklands warehouses to undergo such a conversion was Oliver’s Wharf.
Olivers Wharf is Grade II listed and located within the Wapping Pierhead
Conservation Area. It was built in the 19th Century for George Oliver in the Tudor
Gothic style. The wharf handled general cargo, specifically the storage of tea cargo.
Olivers Wharf is significant for its Victorian Gothic Revival style. It is constructed in
Stoke brick with red brick and stone dressings, it has a slate roof.
