Our Patch April 2014 | Page 16

Our Patch APRIL 2014 Our Patch APRIL 2014 looking back VITAMINS LIMITED & UPPER MALL H a mm e r s m i t h T Spectators at Vitamins Ltd Wharf gathered for the Boat Race in1949 Boat Race parties were an early opportunity for corporate entertaining 16 / 17 he riverside at Upper Mall has a long and varied history. The artist JMW Turner had a house there around 1811, finding inspiration in the river views. However, its rural charm was soon to be obliterated by factories and warehouses which predominated until the mid-20th Centu