Old trade traces – London Shad Thames

Photographer

Nico Trinkhaus

Category

Architecture Photography - Industrial

Company

Sumfinidade Unipessoal Lda.

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2022

Country / Region:

Portugal

In Victorian times, the largest warehouses in London were located in Shad Thames. It was here that goods such as tea, coffee, and spices from distant countries were unloaded from ships. Even today some of the buildings bear the names of the products that were stored in the old warehouses – like “Vanilla and Sesame”, “Cayenne”, and “Tea Trade Wharf”. Apparently, when the warehouses were converted into apartments, the first tenants could still smell the spices coming from the centuries-old walls.