Blackwall: Bridge House, 24 - 26 Preston's Road
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Blackwall: Bridge House, 24 - 26 Preston's Road
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 6 Sep 2018
Bridge House was designed by the engineer John Rennie and was completed in 1819 as a home for the Superintendent of the West India Dock Company. It was originally symmetrical, with bow windows on both the east and west sides, but an extension was later built on the north side. This is the south side. After surviving the wartime bombing it became a police training college in the 1950s and was subsequently occupied by the London Federation of Boys' Clubs. It is a Grade II Listed Building. Note the interesting chimney arrangement.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.504262
Longitude
-0.008313