St George Wharf
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London Borough of Lambeth
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, England
England
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, located on the southern bank of the River Thames
River Thames
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beside Vauxhall Bridge
Vauxhall Bridge
Vauxhall Bridge is a Grade II* listed steel and granite deck arch bridge in central London. It crosses the River Thames in a south–east north–west direction between Vauxhall on the south bank and Pimlico on the north bank...
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The 93000 square metre mixed-use development is located between the Vauxhall Cross road junction and river, and is near Vauxhall station
Vauxhall station
Vauxhall station is a National Rail, London Underground and London Buses interchange station in central London. It is at the Vauxhall Cross road junction opposite the southern approach to Vauxhall Bridge over the River Thames in the London district of Vauxhall...
. The River Effra
River Effra
The River Effra is a river in south London, England. It is now mainly underground. The name cannot be traced back much earlier than 1840 , so speculation that it came from a Celtic word for torrent is unwarranted...
, one of the Thames' many underground tributaries
Subterranean rivers of London
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, empties into the main river close-by.
The development comprises over 1,100 apartments, as well as offices, retail units and restaurants.
St George Wharf comprises the following blocks:
- Bridge House
- Drake House
- Flagstaff House
- Hamilton House
- Kestrel House
- The Tower
- Fountain House
- Ensign House
- Galleon House
- Jellicoe House
- Aquarius House
- Sentinel Point
- Hanover House
- Hobart House
St George Wharf Tower is a residential skyscraper
Skyscraper
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under construction at the development. When built, it will be 181 metres (594 ft) tall with 49 storeys, making it the tallest residential building in the country.