The Harrods Furniture Depository buildings flank the south bank of the River Thames near Hammersmith Bridge in Barnes, London, Barnes, London, built on the site of an old soap factory in 1894 as a storage centre for the larger items that could not be taken into Knightsbridge to the Harrods department store. The present salmon-pink terracotta-clad buildings date from 1914. The architect was William Hunt (architect), W. G. Hunt. The buildings, which are Listed building, Grade II listed, are no longer owned by Harrods but retain many of its original external features. In 2000 the conversion to a residential estate was completed, consisting of 250 townhouses and penthouse suites known as "Harrods Village". William Hunt Mansions, the main riverfront building, is a key marker post on the annual Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race between Putney Bridge and Chiswick Bridge. ''River Thames from Hampton Court to the Millennium Dome'' London: Cadogan Books, 1999. The buildings can be seen in the music video of the Verve's 1997 song Lucky Man (The Verve song), Lucky Man, which were filmed opposite.

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