Goldsmiths' Centre, The
United Kingdom / London, England
Location ID: #10141631
A Grade II listed Victorian school board building from 1872 converted back into a school for teaching goldsmithing, silversmithing and jewellery. One space retains the original Victorian sliding screens, floorboards and fireplace. Joined by a glass atrium with polished limestone floor to a contemporary new build clad in stone, bronze and glass. There is also a glass link bridge on the first floor between the old and new parts of the building. The new building has five floors with a large exhibition room, a fourth floor boardroom, a conference room and a biodiversity roof garden. Cafe with terrace on the ground floor. There are views of the City including St Paul's, the Old Bailey, the Shard from the fourth floor.
Location Category:
- CITYSCAPES, ROOFTOPS AND VIEWS - Cityscapes;
- CITYSCAPES, ROOFTOPS AND VIEWS - Rooftop views;
- COMMERCIAL - Conference centres;
- EDUCATIONAL - Study centres;
- ENTERTAINMENT - Event Spaces;
- MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND INSTITUTES - Galleries;
- RESTAURANTS, PUBS AND CLUBS - Cafes
Architecture Style:
- Modern (21st Century);
- Period 1850-1900;
- Period 2000-2010;
- Victorian