Loom House in Back Church Lane
Loom House in Back Church Lane
Record No
121191
Title
Loom House in Back Church Lane
Description
A view of Loom House, a former wool warehouse at 101 Back Church Lane, Whitechapel, seen from Gower's Walk. This five-storey warehouse, with elevations to Hooper Street and Back Church Lane, was built next to the Commercial Road Goods Depot in 1889 for Browne & Eagle Ltd, to store wool bales imported through Tilbury Docks from Melbourne and Sydney. Shortly after construction another five-storey warehouse, The Woolhouse, was built on the opposite side of Backchurch Lane. The two buildings were interlinked by iron bridges and a tunnel. Both had large hydraulic wall-cranes, as seen in this photograph. Changing trade patterns meant that Loom House was no longer required as a wool warehouse and so was used for paper storage and later by a wine distributor. It was converted in the 1980s to provide warehousing, workshops, studios and office space, and was renamed New Loom House. The building was acquired in 2013 by Helical and renamed The Loom. It is Grade II listed; listing number 1357764. There are various cars parked in Gower's Walk and Hooper Street. The former Commercial Road Goods Depot is visible on the left. This is now the site of high-rise housing. The buildings on the right beyond Loom House have also been replaced. The railway viaduct below which this photograph was taken no longer exists.
Date of execution
1973
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_390_73_5708
London picture map location
Exact
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