Tobacco Dock
The Tobacco Dock is of historical interest as Listed Buildings Grade I after warehouse in Wapping (London), now part of the Docklands area. It was built around 1812 and served as a warehouse for imported tobacco. It is a brick building with many ornaments made of brick and cast iron. It is located in a group of docks, the London docks, but they are filled mostly today.
In 1990 the building was converted into a shopping center, which cost £ 47 million and should give rise to a Covent Garden in London's East End, but this project proved to be unsuccessful and the company had to file for comparison. The plot is not due to a large shopping area and is also difficult to reach by public transport. Since the mid- 1990s, the building was almost completely empty; single tenant was a shop for sandwiches and plans to transform the building into a factory outlet, were not realized. However, the building is obtained; up some cleaning and security staff are employed there and there is even a kestrel, which is to sell pigeons.
Occasionally, the building is used for large corporate events, such as Vodafone or ABN AMRO in 2005 for an office party. In early 2004 a part of the building was used as studios for the Shattered the Channel 4 reality TV series. Also some Prämierenparties different films were held there. Scenes of Episode 6 of the BBC One drama Ashes to Ashes - Back in the 80s were recorded in Tobacco Dock, which had been prepared for this purpose in 1981, although the building should be prepared actually for receiving the 1990 failed shopping center.
In 2003, it sat on the English Heritage list of endangered buildings. In 2004, a meeting with the owners, a Kuwaiti investment company called, ' Messila House arranges '' to find a solution. The speaker of English Heritage said: "We see in the Tobacco Dock, a priority project because the building is too large and too important to leave it empty. It is one of the most important buildings in London and when we find a new use, it will strengthen the entire area. ". 2005 gave the owners announced that they were planning a mixed-use development for the Tobacco Dock, which should probably include a 4 -star hotel, shops and luxury apartments. The architects Hellmuth, Obata cash tree.
On 26 - 28th September 2008 took place in the Tobacco Dock, the 4th International London Tattoo Convention.
By 2009, the entire shopping center was well maintained and was open to the public because there was a single sandwich shop. After this shop was now closed, the entire complex was covered with boards and is no longer accessible.