Surviving Boundary Walls to the Former London Docks (Western Dock), at Thomas More Street, East Smithfield, Redmead Lane, Pennington Street, Wapping Lane, Reardon Street and Tench Street. with Gate Piers at South End of Hermitage Basin, and Wall to South-East of Hermitage Basin, Gate Piers and Attached Wall at North-East End of Pier Head, and Boundary Wall to North and West of St John’s Churchyard. is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. Boundary wall.

Surviving Boundary Walls to the Former London Docks (Western Dock), at Thomas More Street, East Smithfield, Redmead Lane, Pennington Street, Wapping Lane, Reardon Street and Tench Street. with Gate Piers at South End of Hermitage Basin, and Wall to South-East of Hermitage Basin, Gate Piers and Attached Wall at North-East End of Pier Head, and Boundary Wall to North and West of St John’s Churchyard.

WRENN ID
fallen-flagstone-tide
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse MP: Apsana Begum (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Surviving Boundary Walls to the Former London Docks (Western Dock), at Thomas More Street, East Smithfield, Redmead Lane, Pennington Street, Wapping Lane, Reardon Street and Tench Street. with Gate Piers at South End of Hermitage Basin, and Wall to South-East of Hermitage Basin, Gate Piers and Attached Wall at North-East End of Pier Head, and Boundary Wall to North and West of St John’s Churchyard., Thomas More Street E1
OS grid reference
TQ 341 806
Coordinates
51.50866, -0.06863
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The surviving boundary walls of the former London Docks, specifically the Western Dock, are located at Thomas More Street, East Smithfield, Redmead Lane, Pennington Street, Wapping Lane, Reardon Street, and Tench Street. These walls include gate piers at the south end of Hermitage Basin, a wall to the south-east of Hermitage Basin, gate piers and an attached wall at the north-east end of Pier Head, and a boundary wall to the north and west of St John's churchyard.

These sections of the boundary walls were originally built between 1801 and 1805 by surveyor Daniel Alexander and engineer John Rennie. The walls are constructed from stock brick, with some areas showing patching. Many sections have been reduced in height, and several modern openings have been added. At the south end of Hermitage Basin, there are two pairs of gate piers featuring white stone caps and plinths with heavy vermiculation. A similar pair of gate piers is found at the north-east end of Pier Head, marking the former entrance to Wapping Basin.

The listed buildings and walls of the London Docks are recognized as a group.

Local climate

Surviving Boundary Walls to the Former London Docks (Western Dock), at Thomas More Street, East Smithfield, Redmead Lane, Pennington Street, Wapping Lane, Reardon Street and Tench Street. with Gate Piers at South End of Hermitage Basin, and Wall to South-East of Hermitage Basin, Gate Piers and Attached Wall at North-East End of Pier Head, and Boundary Wall to North and West of St John’s Churchyard. sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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