St George Wharf is a riverside development in
Vauxhall
Vauxhall ( ) is a district in South West London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Vauxhall was part of Surrey until 1889 when the County of London was created. Named after a medieval manor, "Fox Hall", it became well known for ...
,
Lambeth
Lambeth () is a district in South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth, historically in the County of Surrey. It is situated south of Charing Cross. The population of the London Borough of Lambeth was 303,086 in 2011. The area expe ...
,
London
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,
England
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, located on the southern bank of the
River Thames
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beside
Vauxhall Bridge
Vauxhall Bridge is a Grade II* listed steel and granite deck arch bridge in central London. It crosses the River Thames in a southeast–northwest direction between Vauxhall on the south bank and Pimlico on the north bank. Opened in 1906, it ...
. St George Wharf Pier is a calling point for
London River Services
London River Services Limited is a division of Transport for London (TfL), which manages passenger transport—leisure-oriented tourist services and commuter services—on the River Thames in London. It does not own or operate any boats itself ...
riverboat RB2 and RB6 services.
The
mixed-use development
Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some ...
is located between the
Vauxhall Cross
Vauxhall ( ) is a district in South West London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Vauxhall was part of Surrey until 1889 when the County of London was created. Named after a medieval manor, "Fox Hall", it became well known for ...
road junction and the river, and is near
Vauxhall station
Vauxhall (, ) is a National Rail, London Underground and London Buses interchange station in central London. It is at the Vauxhall Cross road junction opposite the southern approach to Vauxhall Bridge over the River Thames in the district of ...
. The
River Effra
The River Effra is a former set of streams in south London, England, culverted and used mainly for storm sewerage. It had been a tributary of the Thames. Its catchment waters, where not drained to aquifer soakaways and surface water drains, ha ...
, one of the Thames' many
underground tributaries, empties into the river close by. This development should not be confused with the smaller St George's Wharf which is in
Shad Thames
Shad Thames is a historic riverside street next to Tower Bridge in Bermondsey, London, England, and is also an informal name for the surrounding area. In the 19th century, the area included the largest warehouse complex in London.
Location
Th ...
, London SE1, close to Tower Bridge.
Construction
Construction of St George Wharf was carried out in phases by developers St George, part of
Berkeley Group Holdings
The Berkeley Group Holdings plc is a British property developer and house-builder based in Cobham, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
History
The company was founded by Tony Pid ...
, with blocks opening between 2001 and 2010. St George Wharf Tower was the final block to be completed, opening in 2012. The development comprises over 1,400 apartments, as well as offices, retail units and restaurants. It was designed by the architecture practice
Broadway Malyan
Broadway Malyan is a global architecture, urbanism and design practice. It was established in 1958 by architects Cyril Broadway anJohn Malyan
Among its incorporated businesses globally, it owns or is closely associated with the English incorpora ...
.
St George Wharf comprises the following blocks:
# Admiral House
# Anchor House
# Aquarius House
# Armada House
# Bridge House (18 St George Wharf, SW8 2LP/Q)
# Drake House
# Ensign House (12 St George Wharf, SW8 2LU)
# Flagstaff House
# Fountain House
# Galleon House
# Hamilton House
# Hanover House (7 St George Wharf, SW8 2JA)
# Hobart House
# Jellicoe House
# Kestrel House
# Kingfisher House
# Sentinel Point
# The Tower
St George Wharf Tower
St George Wharf Tower, also known as the Vauxhall Tower, is a residential skyscraper in Vauxhall, London, and part of the St George Wharf development. At tall with 50 storeys, it is the List of tallest buildings and structures in London, eighte ...
is a residential
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
. It is tall with 49 storeys. It is cited as the tallest residential building in the United Kingdom, however there are 10 apartments within
The Shard
The Shard, also referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge, and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 72-storey skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter dev ...
, which is taller. Two residential towers currently under construction in London,
Newfoundland Quay
The Newfoundland is a residential skyscraper, located between Westferry Road and Bank Street on the Isle of Dogs, London.
South Quay Properties, Ltd., a subsidiary of Canary Wharf Group, submitted a planning application to Tower Hamlets
T ...
and
Landmark Pinnacle
Landmark Pinnacle is a skyscraper constructed by developer Chalegrove Properties in Marsh Wall on the Isle of Dogs, London, United Kingdom. The 75-storeys Landmark Pinnacle is the tallest residential tower in the United Kingdom. It is also the ...
will be taller than the Tower when completed in 2020.
Helicopter crash
At 07:57 GMT on 16 January 2013,
a helicopter collided with a crane being used in the construction of the St George Wharf Tower. The helicopter crashed in nearby Wandsworth Road, killing the pilot. One person on the ground also died, and a number of others were injured.
Carbuncle Cup
In October 2006, St George Wharf was nominated and made the ''
Building Design
Building design refers to the broadly based architectural, engineering and technical applications to the design of buildings. All building projects require the services of a building designer, typically a licensed architect. Smaller, less complica ...
'' shortlist for the inaugural
Carbuncle Cup
The Carbuncle Cup was an architecture prize, given annually by the magazine ''Building Design'' to "the ugliest building in the United Kingdom completed in the last 12 months". It was intended to be a humorous response to the prestigious Stirling ...
, which was ultimately awarded to
Drake Circus Shopping Centre
Drake Circus Shopping Centre is a covered shopping mall in the centre of Plymouth, England, which opened in October 2006.
The building was designed by London-based architects Chapman Taylor and built by Bovis Lend Lease. Situated behind the r ...
in Plymouth.
References
External links
* https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410
Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Lambeth
Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in London
Buildings and structures under construction in the United Kingdom
Vauxhall
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