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LLDC: Further Consultation on Proposed Extended Conservation Areas, Fish Island and Hackney Wick
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We, the undersigned, ask that the reference to Hackney Wick South is dropped from the proposed name for the extended conservation area in LB Tower Hamlets, that both conservation area documents are completely accurate; and support the request from the East End Waterway Group (EEWG) for the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to locally list two buildings at 10 Stour Road.
The former works at 10 Stour Road was occupied from about 1953 to 1984 by printing machine and press manufacturers, Frank F Pershke Ltd. The two most important buildings are the two-storey c.1900 factory on the west bank of the Hackney Cut, and the two-storey-high engineering workshop on the corner of Stour Road and Beechy RoadThe c.1900 factory suffered general blast damage on 21 July 1944 when a VI flying bomb landed a short distance to the east in Glikstens’ timber yard. The factory was repaired and reinforced for Pershke Ltd. by the insertion of a very unusual reinforced concrete frame: with a concrete floor at first-floor level and a narrow flat concrete roof between timber roof slopes.
The engineering workshop with its exposed reinforced concrete frame and steel gantry beams was built for Pershke Ltd. An overhead travelling crane on the gantry beams was used to assemble the machines and presses. The former workshop is now a rare and important surviving example of its type in London.
The significance of both buildings is enhanced by the proximity of three purpose-built late-19th-century / early-20th-century printing works in Fish Island; a 19th-century works used by a Shoreditch-based printers from about 1907 to 1924; and a purpose-built early-20th-century printing works in Hackney Wick.
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March 3, 2014
I spent a long afternoon looking at those old Stour Road maps again and it just confirms why the naming issue feels so off. The silence from the LLDC is pretty frustrating but I am busy drafting a follow up request for more clarity on their documentation because accuracy really shouldn't be optional here.
March 3, 2014
I honestly did not think we would see this kind of energy for saving those old buildings in Hackney Wick but here we are and it just feels surreal. Those two spots on Stour Road have so much history that almost disappeared under the radar so seeing people actually paying attention to the architecture and the cranes is wild.
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I strongly support the preservation of historic/industrial buildings and the heritage of work and life they have nd continue to inspired
It is of upmost importance to preserve some of the industrial heritage the building offers and the forms of occupation it allows as the area around it densifies and develops.
It is important to to preserve the vitality and vigour of Industrial architecture and the heritage of work inspired structures.
Two rare and beautiful specimens of architectural style and history that should be preserved. The use and adaptation as well as architectural expression further backs up regeneration in existing buildings as an ongoing theme in fish island to this day.
So much indutrial and social heritage has been lost over the last 15 years with few quality developments or refurbs. The East End was a unique locality it is important to preserve and adapt whats left for future generations.
looking to save the Queen's Head in Limehouse too. Good luck.
looking to save the Queen's Head in Limehouse too. Good luck.
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LLDC: Further Consultation on Proposed Extended Conservation Areas, Fish Island and Hackney Wick
Final supporters
We, the undersigned, ask that the reference to Hackney Wick South is dropped from the proposed name for the extended conservation area in LB Tower Hamlets, that both conservation area documents are completely accurate; and support the request from the East End Waterway Group (EEWG) for the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to locally list two buildings at 10 Stour Road.
The former works at 10 Stour Road was occupied from about 1953 to 1984 by printing machine and press manufacturers, Frank F Pershke Ltd. The two most important buildings are the two-storey c.1900 factory on the west bank of the Hackney Cut, and the two-storey-high engineering workshop on the corner of Stour Road and Beechy RoadThe c.1900 factory suffered general blast damage on 21 July 1944 when a VI flying bomb landed a short distance to the east in Glikstens’ timber yard. The factory was repaired and reinforced for Pershke Ltd. by the insertion of a very unusual reinforced concrete frame: with a concrete floor at first-floor level and a narrow flat concrete roof between timber roof slopes.
The engineering workshop with its exposed reinforced concrete frame and steel gantry beams was built for Pershke Ltd. An overhead travelling crane on the gantry beams was used to assemble the machines and presses. The former workshop is now a rare and important surviving example of its type in London.
The significance of both buildings is enhanced by the proximity of three purpose-built late-19th-century / early-20th-century printing works in Fish Island; a 19th-century works used by a Shoreditch-based printers from about 1907 to 1924; and a purpose-built early-20th-century printing works in Hackney Wick.
Updates
March 3, 2014
I spent a long afternoon looking at those old Stour Road maps again and it just confirms why the naming issue feels so off. The silence from the LLDC is pretty frustrating but I am busy drafting a follow up request for more clarity on their documentation because accuracy really shouldn't be optional here.
March 3, 2014
I honestly did not think we would see this kind of energy for saving those old buildings in Hackney Wick but here we are and it just feels surreal. Those two spots on Stour Road have so much history that almost disappeared under the radar so seeing people actually paying attention to the architecture and the cranes is wild.
17 Comments
These buildings are important to character of the area, if these buildings go Fish Island will become just another bland part of London,
I strongly support the preservation of historic/industrial buildings and the heritage of work and life they have nd continue to inspired
It is of upmost importance to preserve some of the industrial heritage the building offers and the forms of occupation it allows as the area around it densifies and develops.
It is important to to preserve the vitality and vigour of Industrial architecture and the heritage of work inspired structures.
Two rare and beautiful specimens of architectural style and history that should be preserved. The use and adaptation as well as architectural expression further backs up regeneration in existing buildings as an ongoing theme in fish island to this day.
So much indutrial and social heritage has been lost over the last 15 years with few quality developments or refurbs. The East End was a unique locality it is important to preserve and adapt whats left for future generations.
looking to save the Queen's Head in Limehouse too. Good luck.
looking to save the Queen's Head in Limehouse too. Good luck.
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These buildings are important to character of the area, if these buildings go Fish Island will become just another bland part of London,