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Hop Exchange
The Hop Exchange is a Grade II listed building at No. 24 Southwark Street, London, in the Bankside area of the London Borough of Southwark. Opened in 1867 and designed by R.H. Moore it served as the centre for Hops, hop trading for the brewing industry. Overview Hops, introduced to England from the Netherlands, are still used in the brewing industry. They are harvested from farms (known as "hop gardens") in Kent, and in the 19th century they were brought by railway to London Bridge Station, or by boat up the River Thames. They were then stored in the many warehouses in the Borough area. The purpose of the Hop Exchange was to provide a single market centre for dealers in hops. A glass roof allowed business on the trading floor of the Great Hall to be conducted under Daylighting (architecture), natural light. There were many similar outcry floor exchanges across London, such as the Coal Exchange, Coal, London Metal Exchange, Metal and London Stock Exchange, Stock exchanges, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hop Exchange London
A hop is a type of Jumping, jump. Hop or hops may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Hop (film), ''Hop'' (film), a 2011 film * Hop (mixtape), ''Hop'' (mixtape), a 2024 mixtape by Stray Kids * Hop! Channel, an Israeli TV channel * ''House of Payne'', or ''HOP'', an American sitcom * Lindy Hop, a swing dance of the 1920s and 1930s * Sock hop, an informal gathering which includes dancing * Hop Harrigan, a character in American comic books, radio serials and film serials from 1939 into the 1940s * Hop (Pokémon), Hop, a character from ''Pokémon Sword and Shield'' People * Hop Bartlett, American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues in 1924 and 1925 * Hop Wilson (1921–1975), American Texas blues steel guitar player Places * Hop River, Connecticut, United States * Hop Creek, South Dakota, United States * Hóp (Iceland), a lake * Hóp, a Viking settlement in Vinland Plants * ''Humulus lupulus'', the hop plant ** Hops, its flower, used to prepare beer and other food Science a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |