Hammersmith EmbankmentHistorical Context - The Site

HAMMERSMITH EMBANKMENT HISTORY OVERVIEW

SUMMARY

Previous uses•Farm–orchard–marketgarden–landownedbytheBishopsofLondon(basedatFulham

Palace)whoweretheLordsoftheManor•Locationformansion:called‘TheGreatHouse’,builtbySirNicholasCrispe,merchantand

ardentRoyalistinearly17thcentury•EstatestretchedasfarastheCrabtreeFarm•Mansionre-named‘LaTrappe’bytheeccentricpoliticianGeorgeBubbDodington,and

extensivelyremodelled•Mansionrenamed‘BrandenburghHouse’whenlivedinbytheMargraveofAsbachandhis

wife,Elizabethwhobuiltatheatrenexttotheriverside•LastresidentwasQueenCaroline,wifeofGeorgeIVwhosepopularityduringhertrial

attractedhordesofwell-wishersandsupporterstotheneighbourhood.•HousedemolishedwhenCarolinediedin1821,presumablybytheKinginpiqueather

popularitywiththeordinarypublic•HammersmithDistillerybuiltonsiteofBrandenburghHouseinmid18thcentury•Sugarrefinery,ManbréandGartonbuiltonadjacentfarmlandin1870s•Brandenburghcottage-dairy,builtonsiteoforiginalBrandenburghHousestatbles,was

retainedbythesugarrefineryasofficesandaccomodationuntil1954

Mapsshowingpreviousdevelopment:

Rocque map (1756)–showingfields,farmandBrandenburghHouse.Areaveryrural,mostlyorchardsandmarketgardens.FulhamPalaceRoadinexistence,alsolaneleadingtoasmallsettlementonriveratCrabtreeWharfincludingDorsetCottage,whichwasintheestatebelongingtoSirNicholasCrispeinthe17thcentury.

CrabtreeHotel(thelastofFulham’sriversideinns)wasanearlyinnalsoknownas‘ThethreeJollyGardeners’.Therewasapotterynexttotheinn.

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OS 1st edition (1866)confirmingsiteofBrandenbughHouse,showinglocationofDistillery(H&JHaigatthistime,laterboughtbyDistillersCompany).MapalsoshowsBrandenburghcottage-cum-dairyandfieldsandorchardsbelongingtoBrandenburghFarm.OnthesouthofFulhamPalaceRoadisBrandenburghHouse–aprivatelunaticasylum,acrosstheroadfromtheFulhamUnionWorkhouse(nowlocationofCharingCrossHospital).SussexHouseliesadjacenttotheworkhouse–anotherprivatelunaticasylum.ThereisfurtherdevelopmentatCrabtreeWharfwithamalthouseinexistence.DorsetCottageliestothesouthofCrabtreefarm,surroundedbyextensiveorchards.

OS 2nd edition (1897)MapshowsenlargementofHammersmithDistilleryandtheexistenceofManbréSaccharineWorkswhichwerebuiltonthelandbelongingtoBrandenburghFarm.Brandenburghcottage-dairywasretainedforofficesandaccommodationfortheworksManager.TheInfirmaryhasbeenbuiltnexttotheWorkhouse.FurtheralongtheriversidethesettlementnearCrabtreewharfhasgrown,withanadditionaltwowharfs(TeaRoseandGreyhound).DorsetCottagewasdemolishedin1890withthearrivalofindustrialusesinthearea.Tworoadshavebeenlaidoutinthegrounds(RainvilleandPetley)inadvanceofhousingdevelopment.

OS 3rd edition (1935)Mapshowshowindustrialusesandassociatedwharvesnowtotallylinetheriverfrontage.TheHammersmithembankmentsiteisdominatedbyHammersmithDistilleryandManbré’sSaccharineWorks.TheoriginalBrandenburghcottage-dairyisstillthere.(Demolishedin1952-54tomakewayforManbréandGarton’smainlaboratoryblock.)TheCrabtreeFarmlandhasbeensoldforhousingdevelopment.Therearerowsandrowsofstreetsofterracedhouses.ElmdaleStreetandPlayfairStreetaretothenorthoftheManbreanddistillerysite.Theseweredemolishedin1974andthesiteisnowtheFrankBanfieldpark.ANursesHome(BrandenburghHouse)fortheHammersmithHospitalliesonthesiteoftheformerasylumtotheeastofWinslowRoad..

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HISTORIC CONTEXT

C 3000 BC Evidenceofhabitationthoughdiscoveryin1970sofneolithicflint

implementsandpottery

Late Iron Age Evidencefrompotterydiscovered

4th C AD Romancoinfound

Saxon days Evidencefortheperipheryofapreviouslyknownand

excavatedearlySaxonsettlementwasrevealed.Thisincluded severalrubbishpitsandaboundaryditch.

Early days LandthatbelongedtotheBishopsofLondon..Crabtreehamlet–an

ancientsettlementontheriverside1419 FirstmentionofStocklandorStokelandinFulhamFieldsisfirst

mentionedin1419.1491 AfieldcalledSouthcroft,“attheCrabtree,”ismentionedintheRollsfor

149116th CFulhamPalacebuiltasthesummerresidenceoftheBishopsofLondon.

AlsohometoLondon’smajorbotanicalgardens.FulhamPalaceissurroundedbyBishops’sPark,anextensivepublicpark.

1582 WilliamJuxonborn1598 NicholasCrispborn1600 CharlesIborn1625 CharlesIKingofEnglandc1625 NicholasCrispbuildsTheGreatHouseontheriversideatFulham,ata

costof£23,000.1630 CharlesIIborn1630 MargaretHughesborn1630s NicholasCrisppioneeredtradewithWestAfrica.Hehadapatent

formakingandvendingbeadsandhealsoobtainedapatentforslavetradingfromGuineatotheWestIndies.

1633 WilliamJuxonBishopofLondonuntil16491640 NicholasCrispelectedtotheLongParliament(MPforWinchelsea)

expelled(in1641)forbeingamonopolist(collectingandsellingbeads)1642 WilliamJuxongrantedleaseof86¾acrestoNicholasCrispsohe

couldextendhisestateinHammersmith1642 StartofEnglishCivilWar–WilliamJuxonresidedundisturbedatFulham

Palace,despiteRoyalistconnections1647 TheGreatHouseransackedbytheParliamentarytroops.Itwas

subsequentlyconfiscatedbyCromwellandusedbyGeneralFairfaxduringtheCivilWar,alsohousingwoundedtroops.

1649 CharlesIexecutedon30January.EnglandbecameaRepublic NicholasCrispexiledasacommittedRoyalistbutraisedmoneyand

performedsecretservicesforexiledCharlesII.1651 EndofCivilWar.CharlesIIdefeatedbyCromwell’sforcesandfledto

mainlandEurope,wherehelivedinexile1653 CreationoftheCommonwealthofEngland,ScotlandandIreland,with

directrulebyOliverCromwell1658 DeathofCromwell1660 NicholasCrispwasoneofthecommitteesenttomeetCharlesIIat

Bredawhenhereturnedtotakethethrone1660 8December–MargaretHughesplayedDesdemonain‘Othello’,in

thenewKingsCompany–makingherthefirstprofessionalactressinEngland

1660 CharlesIIcrownedKingofEngland1660 NicholasCrispreturnedtohishomeinTheGreatHouse1660 WilliamJuxonArchbishopofCanterbury1663 FisheryatFulham–fishingrightsleasedbytheLordoftheManor

inreturnfor3salmonand400smelttobeprovidedannuallytotheBishopsofLondon

1665 NicholasCrispmadeabaronet1666 NicholasCrispdied,leavinghishousetohisyoungestsonThomas;also

£100tobespentannuallyonthepoorinHammersmith1671 TheGreatHousesoldtoPrinceRupert,cousinofCharlesIIandcavalry

heroofnumerousCivilWarbattles.1673 Rupertaborn,acknowledgeddaughterofPrinceRupertandMrs

Hughes,aclosecouplethoughtheynevermarried1674 CrabTreeFieldwasrecordedashaving23inhabitants1677 PrinceRupertsetupMrsHughesinTheGreatHouse1682 DeathofPrinceRupertwholefthisestatetoMrsHughesandtheir

daughter1691 BirthofGeorgeBubb,sonofanapothecaryinDorset,whotookon

thenameofDodingtonincomplimenttohisuncle,whosefortuneheinherited

1705 ContemporarydescriptionofTheGreatHouse:“anobleseatwhichstandsaveryconvenientdistancefromtheThamesinasweetandwholesomeair,andhasalargespotofgroundofseveralacresenclosedadjoyningit.Thebuildingisverylofty,regular,andmagnificent,afterthemodernmanner,builtofbrick,corneredwithstone,andhasahandsomecupolaontop.Itcontainsseveralveryhandsomerooms,veryspaciousandfinelyfinished.Thefoundationsandwallsareverysubstantialandthevaultsarchedinanextraordinarymanner”.

1715 GeorgeBubbDodingtonbecomesMPforWinchelsea–remainsapoliticianfornearly50years

1719 DeathofMargaretHughes.SheleftthehousetoTimothyLannoyandGeorgeTreadwell,bothmerchantsofLondon.

1724 Lastindenturerelatingtofishingrights1746 TheGreatHouseboughtbyGeorgeBubbDodington,afterwardsLord

Melcombe1747 TheHon.WilliamMurrayofSt.James’s,Westminster,gaveDorset

CottagetoThomasScott,whobuiltapropertyhere,whichhelettoMr.JosephAttersoll,thefounderoftheoldbrickworksatCrabtree.

1748 TheGreatHousewasremodeledtolooklikeaPalladianVilla,withamagnificentgalleryinsideforthedisplayofstatuesandantiquities.ItwasrenamedLaTrappe.

1758 ‘Sillybubb’DodingtonwasthesubjectofasatiricalengravingbyWilliamHogarth,“ChairingtheMembers”

1761 GeorgeBubbDodingtoncreatedBaronMelcombeofMelcombeRegis,Dorset

1762 DeathofGeorgeBubbDodingtonon28JulyatLaTrappe1760s LaTrappeoccupiedbyMrsSturt,whothrewelaboratepartiesatthe

house1768 BirthofCarolineofBrunswick-Wolfenbüttel,laterwifeofGeorgeIV1780 CravenCottagebuiltbyWilliamCraven,thesixthBaronCravenand

becamearoyalhuntinglodge.Atthetime,thesurroundingareaswerewoods,whichmadeuppartofAnneBoleyn’shuntinggrounds.

1784 PublicationofGeorgeBubbDodington’sdiary,afterhisdeath,oneofthebestsourcesofpoliticallifeatthetime

c1790 MalthouseserectedonrivefrontatCrabtreebyJosephAttersoll1791 Alexander,theMargraveofBrandenburgh-AnspachandBayreuth

marriedElizabethCraven(withwhomhehadbeenhavinganaffairforseveralyears)within16daysofthedeathofherhusband.TheysettledinEngland.

1792 LaTrappehousewassoldtoAlexander,theMargraveofBrandenburgh-AnsbachandBayreuth,wholivedtherewithhiswife.ItwasrenamedBrandenbughHouseandwasextensivelyaltered.TheprincipalapartmentswerefilledwithpaintingsbyMurillo,Rubens,Cuyp,Reynolds,andGainsborough,andadornedwithpaintedceilings,Sévresvases,andmarblebusts.Atheatrewasbuiltneartheriverside,soshecouldstageandperforminherownplays.Thecouplelivedabusysociallife,butElizabethwasshunnedbyforherscandalouslifestyle.

1795 CarolineofBrunwickmarriedGeorgeIII’seldestson,herfirstcousin,George,PrinceofWales.TheyhadnevermetbutGeorgewasheavilyindebt.Theywerebothdisappointedineachotherfromthestart.

1796 BirthofPrincessCharlotte,daughterofCarolineandGeorge.AfterherbirththePrinceandPrincessofWalesneverlivedtogetherandappearedseparatelyinpublic,bothbecominginvolvedinaffairswithotherlovers.

19th century CrabtreeFarmproducedvegetablesandstrawberriesforsaleatCovent

garden.1805 CravenCottageenlargedwithEgyptianinteriors1806 DeathoftheMargrave1809 RosebankVillabuiltfortheEarlofCholmondeley1816 BelleVueHousebuiltatCrabtreeWharf1817 TheMargravineboughtahouseinNaplesandwenttoliveinItaly,having

soldmosthertreasuresinBrandenbughHouse1818 SussexHouseboughtbySirJohnSibbald,aCivilServantoftheEast

IndiaCompany,andatonetimeAmbassadortotheCourtofHyderAliKhan

1820 QueenCarolinecametoliveatBrandenbughHouseon3May,pendinghertrialattheHouseofLords.ThegovernmentintroducedabillinParliament,thePainsandPenaltiesBill1820,tostripCarolineofthetitleofqueenconsortanddissolvehermarriage.Thetrialcausedasensationbutsheremainedimmenselypopular,aswitnessedbyover800petitionsandnearlyamillionsignaturesthatfavouredhercause

1821 CoronationofGeorgeIV,19July,fromwhichQueenCarolinewasexcluded

1821 DeathofQueenCarolineon7August.1822 WithinayearofCaroline’sdeathBrandenburghHousewasdemolished

andthecontentsofthehousesoldatauction,presumablyorderedbytheKinginpiqueatherpopularity.

Forsometimetheareawasknownas‘TheQueen’sGrounds’

FulhamPalace-16thCentury

NicholasCrisp-c1625BishopWilliamJuxon-1582

MrsHughes-1682 GeorgeBubbDodington-1746

GeneralFairfax-1647 PrinceRupert-1761

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LaTrappe-1748

GeorgeBubbDodingtonbyWilliamHogarth

ElizabethCraven-c1790 Alexander,theMargrave-c1790

BrandenbughHouse

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BrandenbughHouse&Theatre

Crabtreefarm-c1880

QueenCaroline’sdivorcetrial-1820

BrandenburghHouse&lightermen

1914-18 Waterpumpfactory(laterRiversideStudios)usedasmunitionsfactoryduringWWI

1915 TheWarOfficetookovertheworkhouseandInfirmary-becametheFulhamMilitaryHospital

1918 FulhamPalacewasvacatedbytheBishopofLondonandbecameaconvalescenthomefor100soldierswithshellshock.

1919 DCLestablisheditsfirstresearchlaboratoryatHammersmith1919 TheFulhamMilitaryHospitalwasrenamedtheFulhamInfirmary.1920-30s TheHammersmithDistillerymadeindustrialalcohol,aproductthat

gaveDCLabuoyantmarketduringtheinter-warDepression,andanentryintothechemicalindustry

1925 TheFulhamInfirmarywasrenamed,firstcalled‘StChristopher’sHospital’,butthenbecame‘FulhamHospital’.TheFulhamworkhousebecametheFulhamInstitution,ahospitalcaringforthechronicsickandaged

1926 TheConventoftheGoodShepherdwasdemolishedandbecamethesiteforthePeabodyEstate

1926 DLCpurchasedacountryhouseinGreatBurgh,nearEpsom,in1926,whichbecametheCentralresearchstation.

1930 LondonCountyCounciltookoveradministrationofFulhamHospital.1931 AlbertBerry(managingdirectorofManbréandGarton)hitonthe

ideaofsupplyingliquidsugarinbulkforjam-makingandicecreammanufacture.ThiswasthefirsttimesugarhadbeendeliveredinbulkintheUK.NewlargestoragetankswerebuiltatFulham.

1934 FulhamHospitalmergedwithFulhamInstitution1934 WaterpumpfactoryatKensingtonVestryWharfwereconvertedintoa

filmstudiofortheBBC1939 Hammersmithbridgebombed.1939-45 ManbréandGartonhadverylittlebombdamageduringWW2.

Thefactoryclosedfor24hoursforrepairstowindowsandblackoutduetoablastfromastickofbombsnearby

1946 PlanstorebuildFulhamHospital1948 FulhamHospitaljoinedtheNHS,with394beds.Aconvertedward

servedasanOut-PatientsDepartment.1950s RiversideStudioswasEurope’sbiggestTVstudiosbythe1950s–

thefirsttobroadcastcolourTV–whereBBCprogrammessuchasHancock’sHalfHour,BluePeterandDrWhowererecoded.

1952 Originalcottage-dairyfromBrandenbughFarmwaspulleddowntomakewayforthemainlaboratoryandtechnicalblockatManbréandGarton.

1957 TheworkhousebuildingofFulhamHospitalwasdemolished.1958-60 ReinforcedconcretebulkstoragefacilitieswerebuiltatManbré

andGarton,capableofstoring3000tonsofrawsugar.Anew5tonrawsugargrabwasinstalledonthewharf.

1959 WorkbeganonanewbuildingforCharingCrossHospitaltomovetoFulham,andtheoriginalbuildingsweregraduallydemolished

1961/3 WhitesugarproductionbeganatM&G,requiringnewwarehousingfacilities

1964 AcoolingtowerwasbuiltatM&G,eliminatingtheneedtotakewaterfromtheriver.

1963/4AnewprestigeofficeblockwasbuiltforM&Gadjoiningtheofficesbuiltinthe1890s(onWinslowRoad).

1960s ManbréandGartonwerenowamulti-nationalfirm,withinterestsparticularlyinSouthAfrica.Theextensivesugarrefineryandworksemployedsome500people.

1965 FulhamwasabsorbedbytheBoroughofHammersmith

1966-9 LandwaspurchasedfromtheDistillers’CompanyformajorimprovementstoManbréandGarton.Anewgaragewasbuilt;anewbuildingtohousetheaffinationandtreatmentstagesoftherefiningprocess,alsoanewrawsugarstoragewarehousetohold6000tons.

1970s Thesugarrefinerywasproducingvariousgradesofliquidanddrysugarforallusesinthefoodanddrinkindustries,includingsucrose,glucose,treacleandsyrup.Atthattime80%ofemployeeslivedwithin3milesofWinslowRoad.

1970s RedevelopmentofAdamsWalk–importantarchaeologicaldiscoveries1973 FulhamHospitalclosedandwasreplacedbyCharingCrossHospital1973 FulhamPalacenolongerlivedinbyBishopsofLondon1974 Manbré&Gartonwerethreatenedwithredundanciesandthestreets

weretoonarrowtocopewiththetankersthattookawaytheproductsfromthesite

1974 ClearanceofElmdaleandPlayfairStreets1974 RiversideStudiobuildingwasconvertedintotheRiversideArtsCentre1975 LandscapingofChancellorsParkaspartofthehousingclearanceof

ElmdaleandPlayfairStreets,adjacenttoManbré&Gartonfactory.ParkrenamedFrankFrankBanfieldParkinhonourofFrankBanfield,MayorofFulham,whodiedon31March1970

1979 TheManbre&Gartonfactorywasdemolished1979-80 FrankBanfieldParkextendedacrossDistilleryLanetoChancellors

Road.1980-84 CravenCottagewasalsohometoFulhamrugbyleagueclub.1885-88 ThamesReachinRainvilleRoadcomprisesthreegroupsofflats

builtbyRichardRogers1986 DCLwasacquiredbyGuinnessin1986,formingUnitedDistillers,and

themajorityofitsassetsarenowpartofDiageo

1987 TheRiverCafé,foundedbyRuthRogersandRoseGreyopenedintheoldDuckhamsoilstoragefacility

1997 FulhamFootballClubboughtbyMohamedFayed,thenownerofHarrods.2008 Maggie’sCancerCaringCentreopened,adjacenttoCharingCrossHospital,

wasdesignedbyLordRogersandthegardendesignedbyDanPearson.ThefirstofitskindinEngland.

2008 ModernisationofFrankBanfieldParkwithimprovedlandscapingandnewcommunityfacilities

2010 RuthGrey,whofoundedtheRiverCaféwithRuthRogers,diedFebruary282010 InJulyTate&Lyleannouncedthesaleofitshistoricsugarbusiness

1824 to 1827 HammersmithBridgebuiltbyWilliamTierneyClarkeasLondon’sfirstsuspensionbridge.

1828 DeathofElizabethCraveninNaples,whohadremarriedandendedherdayswiththetitleofPrincessElizabethofBohemia.ShediedonJanuary13,1828inNaples

1829-1854 RosebankVillausedmainlyasanurserybytheMarquisofLondonderry

1830s-40s SussexHousewasoccasionallytheresidenceoftheDukeofSussex(PrinceAugustusFrederick)whenhewantedtoescapefromtheaffairsofstate.TheDukeofSussexwasQueenVictoria’sfavouriteuncleandgaveherawayatherweddingtoPrinceAlbert

1838 Crabtreecottagesbuilt1845 TheUniversityBoatRace,havingpreviouslybeenrowedfrom

WestminstertoPutney,wasmovedtothestretchoftheriverbetweenPutneyandMortlake

1848 PugindesignedtheConventoftheGoodShepherdandtheAsylumforPenitentWomen(onsiteofBeauchampLodgesouthsideofFulhamPalaceRoad).

1849 FulhamandHammersmithUnionWorkhouseopenedwithaccommodationforupto450inmates.

1857 H&JHaigDistillerybuiltonsiteofBrandenburghHouse1859 DorsetVillapurchasedbyMr.HenryPoole,outfitterofSavileRow,who

livedheretill1875andmadeitfamousbythebrilliantpartiesheheld1860s to 1900 AhousecalledBrandenbughHousewasbuiltonFulham

PalaceRoadwhichbecameaLunaticAsylum1870sFactoriesalongHammersmith/Fulhamriversideexceptforremaining

partoftheBrandenburghFarmestatenexttoHammersmithDistillery,whichconsistedofacottage-cum-dairy,shed,yardandmeadow.

1872 ApplicationbyMrMoseleyofCharingCrosstowidenanexistingstreetandbuild4newstreetsontheBrandenbughFarmland.Thisschemewasturneddown

1874 MambréSaccharineCoLtdwasformedwithofficesinLimeStreetandthefactoryin9BoothStreet,Spitalfields.TheodoreGeorgeAndreae,aprincipalbackerofthecompany,leasedthe4½acresofland,previouslyBrandenbughHouseFarm,forayearlyrentof£400.Mostoftheshareholdersofthenewcompanywerebrewers,whichhighlightsthesuccessofglucoseforuseinbrewing

1874 Workonthenewpurpose-builtfactorybeganinlate1874andtheplantfromBoothStreettransferredtoFulham.AccesswasfromDistilleryRoad

1876 ThenewfactoryfortheManbréSaccharineCompanywasreadyforproduction.Theoriginalcottage-cum-dairy(builtonsiteofstablesforBrandenbughHouse)remainedasofficesandaccommodationfortheworksmanager.

1876 DorsetCottagewasforresidentialdevelopment1877 TheDistillersCompany(DCL)wasformedbyacombinationofsix

Scotchwhiskydistilleries:Macfarlane&Co.,JohnBald&Co.JohnHaig&Co,MacNabBros&Co,RobertMowbrayandStewart&Co.ThiscompanywasbornoutofatradeassociationcalledtheScotchDistillers’Associationformedin1865

1879 FulhamFootballClubformed,theoldestprofessionalfootballteaminLondon

1884 FulhamUnionInfirmaryopened.ItwasbuiltinStDunstan’sRoadtothenorthoftheworkhousetoprovideminimalmedicalcaretotheworkhousesick.

1884 RepresentativeofFulhamFootballClubfirstcameacrossthelandatCravenCottage,whenitwasveryovergrownduetoanearlierfire,afterwhichthesitewasabandoned

1886 FirstgameofFulhamFootballClubatCravenCottage.Theground’sfirststandwasbuiltshortlyafter.Itconsistedoffourwoodenstructureseachholdingsome250seats,andlaterwasnicknamedthe“Rabbithutch”.

1890s GroundsofDorsetVillaconvertedtoawharfandwarehouseforthecornmerchants,HoodandMoore.Aspartofthisredevelopmentscheme,theAnglo-AmericanOilCompanyestablishedDorsetWharf

1894 HarrodsDepositorybuiltonthesouthbankoftheThameswherepeopleworkinginthecolonieswouldstoretheirfurnitureuntiltheyreturnedtoBritain.

1897 HenryTateusedhisfortunefromthesugarindustrytofoundtheTateGalleryinLondon

1890s TheofficeblockonWinslowRoadwasbuiltLate 19th C Water-pumpfactorybuilt(laterRiversideStudios)1900 FulhamPalaceRoadwasdevelopedwithlow,genteelresidentialterraces

consistingofamixtureofhousesandtwostoreyflats1900 BlakesWharfestablished1905 AwetmillingplantwasinstalledatManbréSaccharineCo,sothatstarch

couldbepreparedonsitefromrawmaterials.AnewaccesswasmadeattheangleofWinslowRoadandRannochStreet(nowRoad)

1905 ANurses’Home,calledBrandenburgHouse,wasbuiltoppositetheInfirmaryonFulhamPalace

1910 EternitWharfbuilt1910 Crabtreefarm,Fulham’slastfarm,wassoldtoAllenandNorris,local

estateagents,whobuiltseveralstreetsofhousesuponit.1914-18 TheHammersmithdistilleryparticipatedintheproductionof

acetoneusingWeizmann’sprocess

HammersmithBridge-1824-1827

Theoriginalcottagedairy-1876

HarrodsDepository-1894

SteamRoadWagon-1905Manbréemployees-1897

FulhamUnionInfirmary-1884

TheHammersmithDistillery-1914-1918

ManbréSugar&MaltLtd-1926

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Hammersmith EmbankmentAnalysis-TheSite

FigureGround-BuiltForm

GreenSpaces SiteAnalysis

Roads

CompositeSiteContext

Hammersmith EmbankmentAnalysis-DNAofPlace

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Hammersmith EmbankmentSiteContext-SurroundingContext

Hammersmith EmbankmentSiteContext-KeyLocalBuildings

1-CharingCrossHospital

5.ThamesWharf

2.HarrodsDepositary

6.ResidentialDevelopment

3.FrankBanfieldPark

7.Highrise1960’sdevelopment4.HammersmithGyratory

8.StPaul’sChurch

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‘GoogleEarth’ofsitewithcurrent/updated‘Bing’viewoverlaid

View1-LookingnorthtowardsChancellorsRoad

View2-LookingeasttowardsCharingCrossHospital,FrankBanfieldParkandFulhamPalaceRoad

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View4-LookingSouthtowardsWinslowRoadandexistingofficedevelopment

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Hammersmith EmbankmentConstraints&Opportunities

KEY

Siteboundary

SitePermeability

Parkandriverviews

Sunpath

VisualAxis

ContextualGenerator

EnvironmentAgencyexclusionzone

Easement

Featurebuilding

Pedestriansiteaccess

Potentialvehicularsiteaccess

Buildingcasade

Siteentrancegateway

Activegroundfloorleveluse

Piazza

Hammersmith Underground

Hammersmith Underground