An introduction to Wapping from a 1938 pamphlet called 'Week-end at Wapping' that I bought on eBay.
The pamphlet concerns 'Pierhead House', which was owned by 'Toc H', or Talbot House, a Christian movement that began during WW1 for soldiers in Belgium and was used for weekend retreats. I'll be publishing the rest of the pamphlet in another post.
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