Converted Warehouses along Shad Thames
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Converted Warehouses along Shad Thames
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 21 Feb 2018
In Victorian times, Shad Thames included the largest warehouse complex in London. Completed in 1873, the warehouses housed huge quantities of tea, coffee, spices and other commodities, which were unloaded and loaded onto river boats. Lots more info on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shad_Thames although theories on where the name Shad Thames came from are a bit vague.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.501293
Longitude
-0.072848