Historic houses · London
Butler's Wharf
Butler's Wharf — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Butler's Wharf is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Butler's Wharf is an English historic building at Shad Thames on the south bank of the River Thames, just east of London's Tower Bridge, now housing luxury flats and restaurants. Lying between Shad Thames and the Thames Path, it overlooks both the bridge and St Katharine Docks on the north side of the river. Butler's Wharf is also used as a term for the surrounding area. It is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
Butler's Wharf, which was designed by James Tolley and Daniel Dale as a shipping wharf and warehouse complex, accommodating goods unloaded from ships using the port of London, was completed in 1873. From 1975 to 1978, the artists' space at 2B Butler's Wharf was a key venue for early UK video art and performance art, including Kevin Atherton, Stephen Partridge, and later, among others by Derek Jarman and the artists and dancers of X6 Dance Collective who published a magazine called New Dance for a number of years. Some of these people subsequently founded Chisenhale Studios and Chisenhale Dance Space, including Philip Jeck. In 1978, the band X-Ray Spex filmed their video for the song…
Visiting
Butler's Wharf was used twice as a filming location for Doctor Who, for the episode "World's End" in the serial The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964) and for the serial Resurrection of the Daleks (1984), which prominently featured Butler's Wharf and the portion of Shad Thames running behind it.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5037, -0.0739
- District
- Southwark
- Parish
- Southwark, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE1 2YE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Official site
- www.towerbridge.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5002549 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Butler's Wharf (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Butler's Wharf?
- Butler's Wharf is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE1 2YE), in the parish of Southwark, unparished area.
- Is Butler's Wharf a listed building?
- Butler's Wharf is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Butler's Wharf?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SE1 2YE. It sits within the Bermondsey and Old Southwark parliamentary constituency.