This house was built in c.1857. It was always intended for commercial use on the ground floor and was first occupied by a coffee house keeper. It remained as coffee rooms until 1910, after which it was a dairy for fifty years, and then an antiques shop followed by a charity shop.
As early as the 1930s, however, Westminster City Council had ear-marked much of the immediate area for 'slum' clearance and the redevelopment of a new housing estate, removing the previous industrial and wharf developments. Fortunately this house (just) escaped demolition. It was converted to a single family dwelling, and the shopfront removed, in 1985.