Royal Wharf
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Royal Wharf | |
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General information | |
Status | Under construction |
Location | Newham, London |
Town or city | London |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51°30′02″N 0°01′46″E / 51.500667°N 0.029427051°ECoordinates: 51°30′02″N 0°01′46″E / 51.500667°N 0.029427051°E |
Construction started | July 2014 |
Estimated completion | 2020 |
Client | Ballymore Group and Oxley Holdings Ltd |
Grounds | 161,874 sq m |
Other information | |
Number of units | 3,385 |
Website | |
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Royal Wharf, on the former site of Minoco Wharf on the north bank of the River Thames, is a residential and commercial development in Newham, London located near the Thames Barrier, and close to both West Silvertown and Pontoon Dock DLR stations.
The development, a joint venture between Ballymore Group and Singapore listed Oxley Holdings, includes 3,385 residential units and 10,000 square metres of retail and commercial space.[1]
History[]
The 15.2 hectare site was originally developed as an industrial works at the end of the nineteenth century and was also used for the manufacture of TNT during the First World War. Following this, the site was used by Shell UK for a period as an oil storage and refining site. This came to an end in the 1990s, when the site was left vacant.
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Silvertown explosion[]
Royal Wharf sits on the site of the Silvertown explosion, a large explosion at a munitions factory on 19 January 1917 which killed 73 people and injured more than 400, and caused substantial damage to the local area. As part of the development, the Silvertown War Memorial was relocated to Royal Wharf Gardens, in the centre of the development.
Development[]
In 2012, following a comprehensive consultation process with Newham Council officers, the Thames Gateway Development Corporation and local community stakeholders (including local groups and individual residents), planning permission was granted to redevelop the site with a mixed-use scheme, delivering 3,385 new homes, a new primary school, leisure facilities and retail and commercial office space.
As of 2021, the development is nearly completed, with 2 blocks remaining. The Thames Clippers riverboat pier and Royal Wharf Primary School opened in 2020.[2] The estimated number of occupants once the development is fully complete is around 10,000.
Transport[]
West Silvertown and Pontoon Dock are the nearest stations on the Docklands Light Railway.
The site is served by Thames Clippers ferry services from a new pier designed by Nex Architects.[3][4] The service started on 18 October 2019[2] and of February 2020 is only served peak times.[5]
References[]
- ^ Royal Wharf London
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Royal Wharf Pier Officially Open! - Uber Boat by Thames Clippers". Thames Clippers. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Thames Clippers https://www.thamesclippers.com/about-mbna-thames-clippers/news/a-floating-space-for-london-work-begins-on-royal-wharf-pier
- ^ "Royal Wharf Pier". Nex Architecture. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Royal Wharf - The Least Used River Pier".
External links[]
- Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Newham
- Redevelopment projects in London
- Silvertown