Hays Galleria

Hays Galleria is a range of warehouses with offices, now used as offices, shops, and residential units. The core structure dates to 1851-1857, with significant rebuilding in 1861 and 20th-century additions. Designed by W Snooke & H Stock, it formed the northern part of the Hay's Wharf complex; originally connected to a southern block fronting Tooley Street by four-storey bridges over Counter Street. The building has been altered, restored, and rebuilt, incorporating a U-shaped plan around what was a wet dock (now filled in and roofed as a piazza). The east and west ranges were constructed between 1851 and 1856, and the Counter Street range in 1857. Much was reinstated following a fire in 1861, with river-facing ends rebuilt after wartime damage and then again in the 1980s.

The building is constructed of stock brick with artificial stone dressings, and has 20th-century roof extensions. The main elevation on Counter Street, facing the former dock, is three storeys high with an attic, spanning five bays, the central bay being wider. The ground floor has round-headed brick arches creating a walkway through to Counter Street. The first and second floors are articulated by giant pilasters with stone bases and capitals, supporting stone archivolts over round-headed windows. First-floor windows have segmental heads. A stone entablature with a cornice and pediment tops the central bay. The Counter Street elevation is similar, but simpler. The curved elevations to the east and west, facing the dock piazza, are of similar design, with the east range having 25 bays and the west range 21 bays. The east range’s Battle Bridge Lane elevation features 22 bays with an advanced block of six bays facing the river, which has been substantially rebuilt. A similar elevation, Hay’s Gap, exists on the west range, comprising 15 bays with a further six bays slightly projecting towards the river.

The interior has not been inspected. This structure was part of large-scale 19th century riverside development controlled by John Humphery, with Cubitts acting as contractors. When completed in 1857, these buildings were considered among the best of their kind in London. Group value is shared with numbers 51-67 Tooley Street and numbers 47 & 49 Tooley Street.