real time web analytics
Report - - North London Mail Centre, Islington - September - December 2014 | Industrial Sites | 28DaysLater.co.uk

Report - North London Mail Centre, Islington - September - December 2014

Hide this ad by donating or subscribing !

The_Raw

Moderator
Staff member
Moderator
The North London Mail Centre was established in 1904

7873993922_343e5e0817.jpg

Sager bought the 500,000 sq ft North London Mail Centre for £30m in 2003. The site is now a £370million development called the 'Islington Square Project' providing nearly 43,000 square feet of green space across rooftops in the heart of Islington. The Islington Square project will become a luxury complex of 356 homes alongside shops, cafés, restaurants, offices, a health club and a cinema.

Model of how it will look when completed
16043643302_c9337defd7_c.jpg

I visited here 3 times in as many months with a few different people, skeleton key, adders, monkey and gabe if I remember rightly. We went up the crane twice, up on the roof of the main building, and down into the bowels of the construction site. It's a big playground with a few things to do. The main building although completely stripped out looks as though it will have it's exterior retained. The site is also home to a live royal mail depot so there is always some activity down below. Here's a few pics from all over the site.

The centre of the main building
16043497282_8be2b5b5ea_b.jpg



15424561183_cf55558a52_b.jpg


Struggling to find a way up to the roof...
15424680583_be53214073_b.jpg



15856778218_8a0f332c22_b.jpg


The rooftop which will be turned into 'green space'
15856703350_f9ae032c43_b.jpg


Looking down at the live mail depot
15858166347_9d3cf21aee_b.jpg



15856507728_4681de5935_b.jpg


The other half of the site
16018141526_73e54ceb22_b.jpg


SK deep in thought
15857106320_484fc7b0ef_b.jpg



16018829576_2689932d11_b.jpg



15856827148_1f7a29ab9b_b.jpg



16044179195_b1d31d8912_b.jpg



16042340581_29a3e463a2_b.jpg



16042368921_a84af3f095_b.jpg


SK taking a pew.... :D
16018524206_8aed9fbc46_b.jpg


Thanks for looking :thumb
 

The Kwan

28DL Regular User
Regular User
Holy feckin bejeezus man, thats a perch not a pew :) I would like to see the roof when it is finished. Thanks for posting it up! Lovely images.
 

ACID- REFLUX

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
Nice ones as per mate :thumb

I"d wondered what this was,as i viewed your Flickr feed.....now i know :)
 

The_Raw

Moderator
Staff member
Moderator
Cheers, would like to see the green roof too, interesting concept they've got there. Might wanna be popped into high stuff this actually, just realised 80% of the shots are from up above :D
 

tweek

SNC/SWC
Regular User
Looks like you lot have been enjoying yourself recently. Keeping busy, staying keen. Nice to see.
 
Top