Battersea: Albion Riverside (2)
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Battersea: Albion Riverside (2)
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 28 May 2008
Albion Riverside, on Albion Wharf, was designed by the architects Foster + Partners for the developers Hutchison Whampoa Property. It was built between 1998 and 2003 in the form of an asymmetrical crescent, the outside of which is shown here, facing onto Hester Road. It has 183 apartments and 12 duplex penthouses arranged over a total of 11 storeys. For a view of the front of the building see Image The 1874 Edition of the Ordnance Survey mapping shows this site as a saltpetre works.
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Image Location
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51.479464
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-0.169682