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Postmark Is the Most Connected Neighbourhood the World Capital Has Ever Known An Address Like No Other First Class The transformation of a landmark site in the true centre of London, Postmark is the most connected neighbourhood the world capital has ever known. Embracing two boroughs – one in west London; one in east – this nascent address is like no other. For the first time, two Zone 1 postcodes – WC1 and EC1 – are being London united to create a magnetic fusion of the energetic, eclectic East and traditional, iconic West. Over six hundred bespoke apartments, plus retail and open spaces, will rise up on the flagship site of the historic Royal Mail Mount Living Pleasant sorting office to create a super-connected new community. Computer Generated Image of West Central 1 CGI is indicative only 5 City, University of London Exmouth Market Farringdon Station Chancery Lane Station Welcome to the Neighbourhood Never before has there been the opportunity to live in the heart of London, surrounded in all directions by the best this great city has to offer – the glorious green spaces of Russell Square, the historic legal charm of Chancery Lane, the cool bars and artisan eateries of Farringdon, Kings Cross and Exmouth Market, the grandeur of Bloomsbury… and never will there be again; this is the last development of this scale in central London. A fresh mix of landscaped public and private spaces, including colourful gardens and playgrounds, will vivify this major new address. 6 CGI is indicative only M ID L A N N D E R W O A R D O A D D A O R P N A Y A I N A N C U Angel W O R P D A K P E S R E L R O R A D Y A O RO ON C T US S A E T D R E E T G O S W E L T L CI E R TY E O RO R A AD T King's Cross D S D Y OA R N R T Postmark is to unfold in four phases on 6.25 acres, divided into two St Pancras TO S IN E SW K V I N distinctive chapters, each identified by the individual postcode in G J ’ U S D C D R which it lies - WC1 and EC1. Each chapter features two uniquely S O T S R S E R O designed, complementary phases that come together to create an E G T A R D E A AC Y L S address exciting as its location. All four will be completed by 2024 P K OC I IST N V N TA R T creating a major mix-used development offering 681 homes, over O REE O A ST IVAL L D PERC D S T 20,000 sq.ftR of commercial and retail space, and new open public E E Exmouth T EET TR space that covers over 50% of the site. D S E Market OL U F N A R E All will enjoy the inimitable buzz of having one of Great Britain’s R V I A N T G E Y RE E D R R O UA ST B most important working mail centres right next door. D E N Q U S R O K F B R IC L N I O SW U E N G H RU S A B D I And, of course, all of the heart of glorious London on the doorstep. O L R L R B L ROAD O L Russell Square EL ENW W O ERK O CL G M O S B S U W R Y E L R S O O L A U R ELL S D T SW TR D O HI EE H A C T G O A A R D R M L D E A A P B T O Y T HE A O T S G N I N R R N O O O British Museum W R Farringdon O Hatton M A D Garden Smithfield Market HIG H HO LBORN LBORN HO LONDON WALL IGH Chancery Lane H 9 Holborn Lo ndon Wall Where East Meets West The first ever social network was established in Great Britain The Postmark site is situated on Mount Pleasant, an area over five centuries ago when King Henry VII established a that’s synonymous with post and The Royal Mail, the UK’s ‘Master of the Posts’, a position which evolved into the office of the Postmaster General. It wasn’t until 1635 that the postal national postal service, dating back to 1516. service was made available to the public, with postage cost being paid by the recipient. Fast-forward to the 20th century, and Royal Mail opened its Mount Pleasant sorting office, a flagship site for the British institution. The then epicentre of the country’s communications network – carrying an estimated four million letters a day – the site was heavily bombed during the Second World War. Miraculously, the sorting office itself was unharmed and Britain continued to successfully communicate with her allies. For 76 years, between 1927 and 2003, a miniature driverless underground railway carried the nation’s post to and from major railway stations and other sorting offices. Though the Mail Rail is no longer in action, the tunnels are still there, running 70 feet under the streets. They can be seen, along with the original station platforms, at the neighbouring Postal Museum. Together with the iconic sorting office, which remains in use 24 hours a day as the mail centre of the EC, N, W1 and WC postcode areas, the museum quietly imbues Industrious the neighbourhood with a reassuring sense of history. Heritage 1927 2017 1966 *Launch dates subject to change subject to dates *Launch 1889 1934 Launch 1992 Launch 1959 1900 Launch Launch 14 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Luxury of Location 1 Sadler's Wells Theatre 17 Shakespeare's Globe Theatre 2 Old Spitalfields Market 18 Tate Modern 3 Liverpool Street 19 Chancery Lane Station 4 City, University of London 20 London Blackfriars 5 Canary Wharf 21 Coram's Fields 6 Moorgate 22 OXO Tower Wharf 7 The Gherkin 23 London College of Communication 8 Wilmington Square 24 Sir John Soane's Museum 9 Exmouth Market 25 The Old Vic Theatre 10 Smithfield Market 26 London School of Economics 11 Farringdon Station 27 The National Theatre 12 Postal Museum 28 King's College London 13 St. Paul's Cathedral 29 Russell Square Station 14 The Shard 30 Holborn Station 15 Hatton Garden 31 The British Museum 16 Borough Market 16 Approximate locations, CGI is indicative only locations, CGI is indicative Approximate 6 London Metropolitan University M i l Belsize Park Kentish Town e Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park s West Hampstead 5 Hackney Central M i Highbury & Islington Dalston Junction l e s CAMDEN 4 Hackney Wick Swiss Cottage The Roundhouse ISLINGTON M i l e s Almeida Theatre London Fields Camden Town 3 Primrose Hill M i l Victoria Park e HACKNEY s Central St Martins ZSL London Zoo 2 M St John's Wood Mornington Crescent il ANGEL e s Angel Abbey Road Studios St Pancras International Regent's Park 1 Hoxton KING'S CROSS CLERKENWELL M King's Cross i Maida Vale The British Library le Sadler's Wells Theatre Columbia Road Flower Market Mile End Park London Euston City, University of London Central Living Exmouth Market Bow Road Old Street Warren Street University College London Queen Mary University of London Warwick Avenue Russell Square Shoreditch High Street Marylebone Baker Street FITZROVIA Birkbeck University of London Farringdon Brick Lane Market Key Edgware Road Goodge Street Barbican Whitechapel The British Museum Liverpool Street Royal Oak MARYLEBONE Spitalfields Market Attraction / Landmark Chancery Lane University of Westminster Holborn Paddington University of the Arts London Education London College of Fashion Tottenham Court Road Museum of London Oxford Street Park St Paul's Bank Selfridges COVENT GARDEN Aldgate Marble Arch Oxford Circus Shopping Portobello Market London School of Economics St Paul's Cathedral Bond Street Covent Garden Royal Opera House Bayswater Theatre / Arts Lancaster Gate King's College London THE CITY M AYFAIR Leicester Square Tube Station Somerset House Tower Hill Royal Academy of Arts Piccadilly Circus Rail Station WESTMINSTER Eurostar Holland Park Hyde Park Shakespeare's Globe Tower of London Green Park Embankment National Theatre Tate Modern Crossrail Station Kensington Palace SOUTHBANK Borough Market Crossrail Line Serpentine Gallery London Bridge Canary Wharf Waterloo Southwark Green Park London Eye CANARY WHARF Knightsbridge Buckingham Palace Borough Royal Albert Hall Big Ben Harrods Imperial College Bermondsey Canada Water National History Museum Victoria & Albert Museum 18 Victoria South Kensington World-class connections are part of the very essence of the land here. Love letters, parcels and more have been sent all over the globe from this iconic super-central site for over a century. Excellent transport lines continue to be the lifeblood of this historical heartland of connectivity. An exceptional five major underground stations surround Postmark in all directions: Farringdon, King’s Cross St. Pancras, Russell Square, Holborn and Chancery Lane. In just 10 minutes you can be heading direct to your destination on one of seven Connected of the capital’s Tube lines. for Centuries Five underground stations, seven Tube lines When the new Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) opens in Farringdon, in December 2018, London’s latest and a first-class heritage – matchless transport transport hub, it will connect some of the capital’s options establish Postmark as London’s most busiest national rail stations with the centre of the London, including Bond Street, Liverpool Street connected neighbourhood.
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