Redpath Brown buildings on the Dome site

REDPATH BROWN BUILDINGS ON THE DOME SITE - 

by Andrew Turner

During November, the buildings in the Riverside Industrial Estate (River Way) were demolished in connection with the Millennium Exhibition. While most were modern, the two large warehouses (units 17-19) were constructed around the existing steel framework and roof trusses of the Redpath Brown sheds formerly occupying the site. These sheds were originally built in the 1920s or 1930s  and were used for the storage of erection equipment. The framework appeared to be little changed from that recorded in the 1950's, and in particular, the beams for the travelling cranes were still very much in evidence.

By early December, the only remaining former industrial building in the River Way area was the Greenwich Yacht Club, originally  Redpath Brown's canteen.

This note was published in GIHS Newsletter January 2000