History of NCW (Pevsner London 5: East)

The Riverside Buildings were built in 1873, and rebuilt after a fire in 1885, these buildings are thought to be a mixture of these two times. The Link Block was built in 1914 replacing an Ice House. The Wapping Wall building is thought also to be 1914 build. At the west end is the old Truman’s pub The Three Suns built in the 1880s. Stuart Mosscrop, the Architect for Milton Keynes Shopping Centre, was responsible for the conversion in 1989-90.

The three warehouse buildings that make up the part of New Crane Wharf around the courtyard were built between 1873 and 1914. The section on Garnett Street are relatively modern buildings, incorporating an old Victorian pub, originally called The Three Suns. In 1989 the whole estate was converted, at a cost of £19m, into flats, a restaurant, shops and office by architects Conran Roche, for Heron Homes. The Architect was Stuart Mosscrop. There are currently 146 flats and 8 commercial units.

In 1995, a group of residents bought the freehold from the developers leading to the current New Crane Wharf Freehold Company, which owns and runs the building. Some of those original residents still live in New Crane Wharf, and the Freehold Company has grown to more than 90 members who own flats here with a share of the freehold.

Further details on what living in a listed building means for you as a resident can be found from Historic England’s website.