Middlesex Street, London, E1

Architecture & Interior

Blending historic character and contemporary design this is an incredible quiet space that has retained complete original brickwork, ironmongery and floorboards. 

Located on the first floor accessible via an industrial goods lift, the vastness of the space on offer is incredible. Cleverly arranged to allow a flowing transition between spaces, distinct areas of the home have been crafted for relaxing, working and dining. 

Throughout the loft there are nine Crittall windows that illuminate the room from southeast to southwest flooding the space with natural light. An industrial style kitchen is placed perfectly at one end for open plan living set apart by a deep kitchen island.

Two sets of original iron doors are still present either side of the kitchen and are timestamped ‘1937’ – a great throwback to the building’s industrial past. 

Reclaimed dark wood doors divide the bedroom from the rest of the loft. It is a delightfully bright room, with two additional Crittall windows and plenty of scope to reconfigure as a buyer would see fit. 

Finishing off the loft, a huge bathroom completed in a wonderful neutral palate comprises a separate standalone bath, walk-in shower, separate W/C and wash basin. 

The potential to reconfigure the space is extensive and the vendor has in the past met with architects to discuss altering the layout to include two bedrooms, two bathrooms and an additional study. It allows an incoming purchaser the opportunity to create a completely new living environment. The flexibility of rearranging a loft is huge, hence there enduring popularity in London. 

 

In The Neighbourhood 

Middlesex Street really is in the heart of the city fringe, close to Liverpool Street station, Shoreditch & Spitalfields, all less than 10 minutes’ walk away, and has some of London's most fascinating history.

Originally called 'Hogg's Lane' owing to local bakers permitted to keep pigs outside the city walls, the area steadily became associated with the cloth and fabric trade after 'Peticote Lane' was the epicentre of this industry in the 1600s. Around the 1700s, Huguenots (infamous for their master weaving abilities) fleeing persecution in Europe settled in Spitalfields, which only added to the area's association with the cloth trade.

Since the mid-late 1800s, Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe moved into Petticoat Lane really drove the market culture now famous the world over. Post WW2, Petticoat Lane market took a sharp decline but was revitalised after a strong Bangladeshi and Indian community settled around the 1970s, and transformed the area into a culinary destination.

Now Middlesex Street has a thriving street food scene with some of the best local Asian & Indian restaurants to be found in the City. Petticoat Lane market still offers up a market experience, with the excitement and buzz of Bishopsgate only a short walk away.

Less than 5 minutes walk to the east, Brick Lane has some of the city’s best Bangladeshi and Indian cuisine, along with thriving pubs, bars & local bric-a-brac and vintage clothing shops. Spitalfields Market offers up some of the best independent shopping in London, and some authentic classic pubs, whilst Shoreditch with some of?London’s most diverse bars, clubs and restaurants, on your doorstep.

You really are spoilt for choice. 

 

Transport and connections 

Liverpool Street station (Central Line, Circle Line, Metropolitan Line, National Rail and Stansted Express) is less than 5 minutes’ walk away, benefitting from the Overground, Central Line Elizabeth Line and National Rail services with direct trains to Stansted Airport (in 53 minutes), meaning you really are connected to anywhere in the city and south east of England.

 

Additional Information:

• Property construction: Traditional brick warehouse
• Utilities: Gas, electricity, water, sewerage
• Gas & Electricity Supply: Independently supplied by EON
• Water Supply & Sewerage: Metered & Supplied by Thames Water
• Broadband: Standard download speed: 19Mbps, upload speed 1MbpsUltrafast available (d/s 1000Mpbs, u/s 100Mbps) Source: Ofcom)
• Mobile signal/coverage: Likely excellent interior & exterior cover on all major networks. Source: Ofcom
• Restrictions: n/a
• Rights and easements: Shared communal entrance
• Accessibility/adaptations: Lift to all floors
• Building safety: n/a
• Flood risk: Very low risk of surface water flooding and all other types of flooding. Source: Gov.UK’s Flood Risk
• Planning permission:Check HERE for Tower Hamlet's planning section.

 

EPC rating: C. Tenure: Leasehold, Length of lease (remaining): 94 years 7 months, Planning permissions: N/A Mobile signal information: Mobile signal/coverage: Likely excellent interior & exterior cover on all major networks. Source: Ofcom