Close-up of an old warehouse, now converted into apparments at Limehouse Hole, Limehouse, London

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Close-up of an old warehouse, now converted into apparments at Limehouse Hole, Limehouse, London. Limehouse Hole was built up with shipping-related enterprises. These characterized the area into the twentieth century. There were shipbuilders, barge-builders, boat-builders, ropemakers, sailmakers, mastmakers, blockmakers and ship-chandlers, as well as general wharfingers. Away from the river there were other industrial premises, and some houses, most notably on the early nineteenth-century Rosher estate. From: 'Limehouse Hole:

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Size: 2704px × 4064px
Location: Limehouse Hole, Limehouse, London
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: appartments, barge-builders, blockmakers, boat-builders, conversion, historic, mastmakers, ropemakers, sailmakers, ship-chandlers, shipbuilders, warehouse