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Before this thirteen-acre estate became a sleek collection of glass offices and public plazas, the riverbank here was known as Hay's Wharf. For centuries, this specific stretch of the Thames served as the bustling gateway for London's food and tea imports, earning it the nickname the Larder of London. By the late twentieth century, the industrial activity that defined this area vanished, leaving behind the derelict warehouses and empty wharves that stood silent for decades before the current redevelopment began in the late nineties.