Princess Street Warehouses Along Princess Street
between Charles Street and Portland Street there is a
collection of 19th Century shipping warehouses.
This page will focus on three of them, as well as two
buildings on Harter Street. The numbers on the
aerial photograph identify the locations of the
buildings shown below.
(1) - 54 - 56
Princess Street
 This block of
former shipping warehouses incorporates number 54
and 56 Princess Road. At the end of the 19th
Century, number 54, known as Brunel House, was home
to Jaffe and Sons. Brunel House is a grade II
listed building originally constructed in
1885. Today it is an office building with a
ground level bar. Number 56 once belonged to
G. P. Gunnis & Company.
(2)
- Number 52 Princess Street
 Number 52 Princess
Street is a former shipping warehouse called
Rhodesia House. Today it is a Grade II
Listed office building. The architectural
practice of Buttress Fuller Alsop Williams say
this about it, "We have recently completed
a comprehensive refurbishment of the building
for Bridge Properties; enhancing the historic
fabric and features of the building to create a
desirable base for small companies, particularly
those in the creative industries."
 Canning O'Neill are advertising the building with the following description., "Located in the heart of the city’s most cosmopolitan areas, this building could rival ‘loft style space’ in Manhattan. The stunning double height entrance lobby and unique feature reception desk immediately gives you the WOW factor! Combining old with new, this Grade II listed building, has been refurbished to a very high standard while sympathetically exposing brick work and steel/timber beams, giving you that real ‘loft space’ style."  The side entrance
to the building has a steep ramp which offers
access to the basement, which today is a car park.
  (3) - Numbers 48 and 50 Princess Street  This block of former
shipping warehouses sits on Princess Street between
Harter Street and Waterloo Street. A plan of the
building from the 1880s indicates that, at that time,
the building had three occupants: David Midgeley
and Sons, James Robinson, and Simon and Company.
(4) - Harter Street
Warehouse
 Below you can see that this unoccupied warehouse is being invaded by vegetation.     I revisited the site
in May of 2011 and there was little evidence of
change unless you count the large TO LET sign that
was hanging off the wall.
 (5) - China House    *************** Below you can see these
warehouses in 1886.
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