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“Solid wood flooring runs throughout, grounding the exposed beams, steel columns and softly worn bare brickwork”
This fantastic loft-style apartment occupies the entire second floor of a former Victorian warehouse on Bermondsey Street. The building was developed to celebrate its original fabric and character, so retains plenty of period features. This two-bedroom lateral apartment has beautiful exposed beams, columns and bare brickwork, evocative of the period and the former industrial use of the building. It is situated in the Bermondsey Street conservation area amongst a wide range of cafes, galleries, restaurants and an eclectic mix of retailers.
Bermondsey Street III
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History
Bermondsey Street has a rich and varied history that can be traced back almost 1,000 years, to when a causeway was built across the marshes from the southern end of London Bridge to Bermondsey Abbey (now Bermondsey Square). Development occurred over time, and by around 1700 it was a wealthy area. It was home to the leather industry, which was granted charter by Queen Anne in 1703, and by 1850 the area was famous for its tanneries, leatherworking and bottling plants. This building formed part of a terrace of warehouses operated by cork importers Rankin Brothers & Sons.
By the 1970s the tanneries had moved out and the antique dealers moved in, and the dramatic change in the area has continued apace since then. The warren of semi-derelict warehouse and antique dealers that once existed has given way to a wide range of restaurants, coffee shops and art galleries that now define the locality. The opening of the Jubilee Line in 1999 transformed the area further, with Bond Street and the West End now only five stops west.
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