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Hay's Wharf may refer to: . Hay's Wharf, an enclosed dock building now known as Hay's Galleria; Hay's Wharf Business Services, formerly part of Hays plc; Hay's Wharf Cartage Company, which owned the removal company Pickfords and travel agents Thomas Cook
Hay's Galleria. Hay's Galleria is a mixed use building in the London Borough of Southwark situated on the south bank of the River Thames featuring offices, restaurants, shops, and flats. Originally a warehouse and associated wharf (Hay's Wharf) for the port of London, it was redeveloped in the 1980s. It is a Grade II listed structure.
The name can be traced to Alexander Hay, who acquired a brewhouse there in 1651. It was redeveloped as a 'wharf', in fact an enclosed dock, in 1856 and renamed Hay's Wharf. It was rebuilt after the 1861 Tooley Street fire and still stands; it was converted in the 1980s into a shopping and restaurant area known as Hay's Galleria. [4]
St Olaf House was built between 1928 and 1932 by Harry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel as a headquarters for the Hay's Wharf Company. [1] [2] [3] The house was built on the site of the demolished St Olave's Church, Southwark, [2] [3] in the art deco style. [4] The building is made out of Portland stone. [2] [5] It is six storeys high, T-shaped, and ...
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The wharf was probably named "Hay Wharf" since it was used to store forage in the 19th century. [3] It has also been proposed that the wharf was named after Lord John Hay, who was the Commander in Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet based in Malta between 1883 and 1887. [4] The Club House of the Royal Malta Yacht Club was located at Hay Wharf ...
A monument was built at Hay Wharf shortly after the event, and a new one was unveiled on the occasion of the 25th anniversary in 2009. Another memorial is located at the Maritime Museum of San Diego. [6] The explosion was the worst peacetime tragedy suffered by the Armed Forces and the Police. [1]
The site of the church was sold and redeveloped with an Art Deco office building which became the headquarters of the Hay’s Wharf Company. This still stands on Lower Tooley Street and is now called St Olaf House ; it bears a plaque giving information on the demolished St Olave's Church and its patron saint.