Landermere Wharf, sometimes called Landermere Quay, is a former dock area suitable for lying at anchor in the
Tendring district of
Essex, England.
The wharf was first used in the
Elizabethan era, and was sold in 1760 to
Richard Rigby. The main cargo was coal, corn and Scandinavian wood. The area had a
tide mill in 1292, which was rebuilt in 1493, but no trace remains now.
In 1954 resident artists
Eduardo Paolozzi and
Nigel Henderson (artist) established
Hammer Prints Limited
Hammer Prints Limited was a company founded in 1954 by Nigel Henderson and Eduardo Paolozzi.
History
Founded on 5 August 1954, Hammer Prints Ltd was established: "To purchase, sell, manufacture, hire or act as agents for the sale of textil ...
, which traded their designs for wallpapers, textiles and ceramics from premises there until 1975.
It is now primarily a small residential hamlet in the administrative area of
Thorpe-le-Soken.
References
Hamlets in Essex
Populated coastal places in Essex
History of Essex
Thorpe-le-Soken
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