The wapping hydraulic power station, which finally closed in 1977 after 87 years of operation as the last example of its type of building in the world, was taken over by celebrated theatre director jules wright in 1993 and would eventually open to the public as the wapping project in october 2000. A brief diary of a long concern gareth evans writes from a body of work by berlinbased photographer karen stuke commissioned by the wapping project in 20 for one of the final exhibitions within the boiler house and the coal store at the wapping hydraulic power station. Jan 01, 2017 for new years day, can i suggest a walk along wapping high street and wapping wall to explore a fascinating area of london where many features can still be found that date back to the time when these streets were lined with working warehouses, wharves, pubs and all the associated life that went with the proximity of wapping to the river thames. Wapping hydraulic power station heritage of london trust. It was used to power machinery, including lifts elevators, across london. The station is served by national rail london overground services under the control of the london rail division of transport for london, however there is no standard red national rail double arrow logo signage located at.
Tower hill station to wapping 2 ways to travel via line. Please enter your details below and someone will be in contact to provide you with a quote. Wapping is a station on the east london line located on the northern bank of the river thames in wapping within the london borough of tower hamlets. Dec 08, 2014 west of here is new crane stairs and then, at the side of wapping station, another passage leads you to wapping dock stairs. After closing for 2 years, wapping station reopened on 27 april 2010. Built in 1890, wapping hydraulic power station provides a fascinating glimpse into londons industrial history. In the heat of the hottest day recorded to date in. Peter watts has written an engaging and fascinating book, ostensibly the history of battersea power station, but also a social history of london, and the. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. The wapping project on paper recounts the buildings history, from its early years. Jun 09, 2010 david adjaye visits the wapping project in london to see how an old power station has been given new life as a modern restaurant and exhibition space working in harmony with it old surroundings. The wapping project, wapping hydraulic power station, london.
The hydraulic power station in wapping is a breathtaking blank canvas space. This building has been converted into the wapping project, a restaurant and art gallery. Find all the transport options for your trip from tower hill station to wapping right here. As someone who has only really started looking into the history of london in the last year, i felt that this book offered insightful commentary into a lesstalked about area of industrial history in a language i could understand. The showcase building of the london hydraulic power company. The wapping hydraulic power station was built by the london hydraulic power company in 1890. East london arts space the wapping project officially opened in 2000 and closed down last year, reportedly following disputes with neighbours.
The 10 best restaurants near wapping station in london. It was used to power machinery, including lifts, across london. Wappings proximity to the river has given it a strong maritime character, which it retains through its riverside public houses and steps, such as the prospect of whitby and wapping stairs. Wapping tube station london nearby clubs and bars, restaurants, shops, hotels and attractions. Further down the high st, opposite the entrance to brewhouse lane, is a passageway leading to a fiercelyguarded pier, known as king henrys stairs though john roques map of 1746 labels this as the notorious.
House attached to the power station, so we hold on to a little slice of history, just. The wapping project is a uk londonbased arts organisation and a working name of womens. Situated on the north bank of the thames, east of tower bridge, it harnessed water from the river to provide power to the surrounding docks and throughout central london. This station was destroyed by bombing during world war two and replaced temporarily by a shed. Wapping high street and wapping wall a london inheritance. Restaurants near wapping station, london on tripadvisor. Walking brunels first thames tunnel from rotherhithe to wapping. One of five london stations of its kind, it harnessed thames water to provide power, not only to the surrounding docks, but also throughout the central london area. During the week, trains from wapping run every 510 minutes daily, a frequency maintained for the first part of sunday and then slowing to 78 minutes in the afternoon. The wapping project in east london is the sort of place that makes city. Lloyd shepherd is a writer whose first novel, the english monster, is set in regencyera wapping and based on the ratcliffe highway murders. Public transport should only be used for essential journeys. The wapping project on paper recounts the buildings history, from.
London hydraulic power company station with number 37, tower. The wapping project is a platform for the continuous development of ideas. A brief history of wapping the london docks at wapping were completed 200 years ago in 1815. This hulking victorian brick building, a former hydraulic power station, squats in. Coal provided the primary energy source for hundreds of years after that, powering the first steam engines of the industrial revolution as well as. First laid out in 1570, wapping high street retains a.
Im not going to pretend that i was relishing the prospect of forgoing a long, lazy saturdaymorning liein to lead a walk from the design museum to wapping hydraulic power. In 1986, his company, news international, built a massive publishing factory in wapping. Station originally opened in 1869 as the northern terminus of the east london line. Couldnt afford the eels, the history press ltd 4 jul 2008, isbn 0752447092 madge darby, waeppas people. The wapping project london attractions art galleries wapping hydraulic power station, wapping wall, tower hamlets, london e1w 3 minutes from wapping overground station built in 1890 and originally used to power machinery using stream and later electricity, the unique space of the wapping project is now a thriving centre. Originally it operated using steam and later it was converted to use electricity. Wapping is a place in the london borough of tower hamlets which forms part of the docklands to the east of the city of london. Wapping police station, tower hamlets 1242394 historic. Wapping high street and wapping wall 16 replies for new years day, can i suggest a walk along wapping high street and wapping wall to explore a fascinating area of london where many features can still be found that date back to the time when these streets were lined with working warehouses, wharves, pubs and all the associated life that went. Many of the original buildings were demolished during the construction of the london docks and wapping was further seriously damaged during the blitz. The wapping project is the creation of the womens playhouse trust wpt, which was set up in 1981. The wapping hydraulic power station, on wapping wall was built by the london hydraulic power company in 1890. Wapping is now coming alive again and is home to some desirable, and usually fairly expensive, waterside homes and businesses. Apr 28, 2014 the wapping project on paper by imogen eveson plundering the archives stored under the water tanks for material, this book is a visual record of the victorian hydraulic power station that became the wapping project, a cultural venue that ultimately closed its doors last year.
The wapping hydraulic power station whats in wapping. May 31, 2010 the wapping hydraulic power station provides a fascinating glimpse into londons industrial history. Built in 1890 with alterations and additions carried out in 1923. A significantly reduced service is operating on all london overground lines with frequency halved to most destinations. As much of the landscape was torn down to make way for new property developments, the power station was left to cultivate ivy, ferns and fungus. Walking brunels first thames tunnel from rotherhithe to. Wapping hydraulic power station stepney historical trust. V1 vixen a vigilante pulp noir thriller very sad poetry. Join thousands of satisfied visitors who discovered wapping lane london, restaurant interior design and restaurants around me. The former wapping hydraulic power station in wapping, part of a network of hydraulic power that stretched between east and west london.
See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. The area quickly became synonymous with raucous taverns like the prospect of whitby now a taylor walkerowned gastropub where one could expect to find charles dickens or jmw turner propping up the bar alongside an assortment of pirates, smugglers. Rome2rio makes travelling from tower hill station to wapping easy. The wapping hydraulic power station built 1890 was originally run by the london hydraulic power company in wapping, london, england. The building was left to become an unexpected relic, at odds with the rapidly changing face of wapping. In recent years, wapping has become synonymous with the media magnate, rupert murdoch.
The wpt is a uk charity 286384 and has 501 c 3 status in the usa. Wapping railway station serves the area of wapping in the borough of tower hamlets with regular overground trains on the east london line. Throughout the 80s and the early 90s wpts artistic policy was defined by the playwrights it commissioned, produced and published. David adjaye visits the wapping project in london to see how an old power station has been given new life as a modern restaurant and exhibition space working in harmony with it old surroundings. The wapping hydraulic power station, which finally closed in 1977 after 87 years of operation as the last example of its type of building in the world, was taken over by celebrated theatre director jules wright in 1993 and would eventually open to the. Wapping overground station london nearby hotels, shops.
May 26, 2014 walking through the tunnel from rotherhithe to wapping. History of wapping, in tower hamlets and middlesex map. Wapping hydraulic power station could be turned into a hotel by new owner nick capstickdale. May 27, 2014 the wapping hydraulic power station, which finally closed in 1977 after 87 years of operation as the last example of its type of building in the world, was taken over by celebrated theatre director jules wright in 1993 and would eventually open to the public as the wapping project in october 2000. Wapping overground station london nearby hotels, shops and. The station is served by national rail london overground services under the control of the london rail division of transport for london, however there is no standard red national rail double arrow logo signage located at the station, instead only. The wapping hydraulic power station closed in 1977. You can find londons oldest riverside inn, the grisly site of pirate executions, an abandoned shopping centre, a gorgeous listed church, a power station turned art gallery, a historic foot tunnel, londons only memorial to the blitz, a beach that the beatles posed on, mudlarks searching for tudor bricabrac, wapping wood and an escaped. The wapping project, wapping hydraulic power station.
The wapping project was a centre for the arts in east london, located in the historic wapping hydraulic power station. Restrained design not surprisingly in a norman shaw derived style. Generating power has been a necessity in britain for longer than most people would think. Wapping tube station guide with a list of nearby things to do, restaurants, bars and clubs and hotels. Part multipurpose exhibition and performance space, and part restaurant, wapping food allows diners to combine culture with cuisine. Platforms of wapping railway station in november 2015. The wapping hydraulic power station was run by the london hydraulic power company in wapping, england. The tower subway was used to transfer the power, steam, to districts south of the river. Originally a power station, the wapping project has made a real feature of its inheritance, boasting much of the original hydraulic equipment and machinery. London hydraulic power company station with number 37, st. Mar, 2012 the former wapping hydraulic power station in wapping, part of a network of hydraulic power that stretched between east and west london. The london dock shut for good in 1968, but well before that wapping was a desolate, semideserted.
Before the adoption of electricity, hydraulic power was londons main power system, generating everything from bridges to private households in kensington and mayfair. Originally it operated using steam, and was later converted to use electricity. History of wapping, in tower hamlets and middlesex map and. Looking back down the tunnels from the wapping end. The buildings have landmark and group value but more important is the historic and technological interest of the machinery still in situ and working order. Wapping to limehouse a free walk for tourists, going through the old docklands areas of wapping, shadwell and into limehouse which lie immediately east of the city, and past numerous old london pubs, and real 1800s warehouses, the walk starts at the tower of london, then via st katharines dock passing tower bridge. The station is served by national rail london overground services under the control of the london rail division of transport for london, however there is no standard red national rail double arrow logo signage located at the station, instead only the overground roundel. It operated using steam, was converted to use electricity, it was used including lifts, across london. Ewan munro the building now belongs to property developer nick capstickdale who is in the process of drawing up plans for its future. Wapping is a district in east london in the london borough of tower hamlets and uniquely has it own postcode area e1w, which covers the entire area.
Walking through the tunnel from rotherhithe to wapping. Bibliography martha leigh, memories of wapping 19001960. It is situated between the north bank of the river thames and the ancient thoroughfare simply called the highway. Road side block of 2 storeys and attic, linked across central yard to riverside 3 storey block. It provided power throughout the central london area. This station was the last working of the london hydraulic power company and functional from 1893 to june 1977. The wapping project on paper by imogen eveson plundering the archives stored under the water tanks for material, this book is a visual record of the victorian hydraulic power station that became the wapping project, a cultural venue that ultimately closed its doors last year. Monday 23 march until further notice, no service between surrey quays and new cross. A journey into the past of wapping has, like a physical journey, different possible staging places. Firewood was replaced with charcoal as early as the roman occupation and coal mining was a major source of fuel by the th century. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months. Photo dean nicholas the former fulham power station.