A GUIDE TO CITY ROAD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

ART & CULTURE ART & CULTURE

FROM THE BARBICAN TO BANKSY, THE VIBRANT AREA SURROUNDING 250 CITY ROAD CONTAINS A DAZZLING ABUNDANCE OF ART AND CULTURE FOR YOU TO EXPLORE AND ENGAGE IN.

Whether you want to seek out discreet and internationally acclaimed theatres, artists’ studios in the back streets of the culture of one of London’s coolest Shoreditch, or discover the design mecca neighbourhoods is literally etched into of Clerkenwell, there’s something to satisfy the fabric of its streets. Some of renowned everyone’s creative tastes. Cultural hot artist Banksy’s most famous works grace spots include the acclaimed Sadler’s Wells its walls, alongside a bounty of colourful theatre and Europe’s largest multi-arts and eclectic street art. venue – The Barbican Centre – home to the London Symphony Orchestra and host to a diverse range of art, music, theatre, dance and film.

Illustration by MILES DONOVAN Away from the museums, design studios Miles was commissioned to illustrate a map of City Road and its surrounding area to reflect Art & Culture. Miles is a graphic artist based in East London, and his print and screen-based collages have been used internationally in editorial pieces and across advertising campaigns. His clients include The New York Times, Creative Review, Newsweek, Saatchi & Saatchi, The Telegraph, TIME and Wired. The information in this document is indicative only and is intended to act as a guide only. Maps are not to scale and show approximate locations only. 250 City Road is a marketing name and will not necessarily form part of the approved postal address. Lifestyle photography is indicative only. DIRECTORY

GALLERY CULTURE 8. Dazed and Confused 16. Victoria Miro Gallery MUSEUMS AND OTHER 22. Magnum Print Room THEATRES CINEMAS 2 Arundel St, WC2R 3DA 16 Wharf Road, N1 7RW 63 Gee Street, EC1V 3RS T: 020 7336 0766 T: 020 7336 8109 LANDMARKS T: 020 7490 1771 1. Art Review www.dazeddigital.com www.victoria-miro.com www.magnumphotos.com 30. Almeida Theatre 38. Electric Cinema 1-5 Honduras Street , EC1Y 0TH Almeida Street, N1 1TA Aubin & Wills Store, 64-66 Redchurch 19. The Gherkin T: 020 7490 8138 9. DreamSpace Gallery 17. Westland Place Studios 23. Museum of London T: 020 7359 4404 Street, E2 7DP 30 St Mary Axe, EC3A 8EP www.artreview.com 3 Dufferin Street, EC1Y 8NA 3-11 Westland Place, N1 7LP 150 London Wall, EC2Y 5HN www.almeida.co.uk T: 020 3350 3490 T: 020 7071 5029 T: 020 7562 8282 www.westlandplacestudios.com T: 020 7001 9844 www.electriccinema.co.uk/shoreditch 2. BEERS London www.adremgroup.com/dreamspace-gallery www.30stmaryaxe.com www.museumoflondon.org.uk 31. Barbican Centre 1 Baldwin Street, EC1V 9NU 18. Whitechapel Gallery Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS 39. Everyman Cinema 20. Guildhall Library T: 020 7502 9078 10. Emma Hill Fine Art Eagle Gallery 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, 24. The Shard T: 020 7638 4141 83 Upper Street, N1 0NP Aldermanbury, EC2V 7HH www.beerslondon.com 159 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3AL E1 7QX 32 London Bridge Street, www.barbican.org.uk T: 0871 906 9060 T: 020 7332 1868 T: 020 7833 2674 T: 020 7522 7888 SE1 9SG www.everymancinema.com 3. Cabinet www.emmahilleagle.com www.whitechapelgallery.org www.cityoflondon.gov.uk T: 0844 499 7111 32. The Hen and Chickens Theatre Bar 132 Tyers street, Lambeth, SE11 5HS 109 St Paul’s Road, N1 2NA 40. Vue Cinema, Islington 21. Islington Museum www.the-shard.com T: 020 7820 0277 11. James Freeman Gallery T: 020 7354 8246 36 Parkfield Street, N1 0PS 245 St John Street, EC1V 4NB www.cabinet.uk.com 354 Upper Street, N1 0PD 25. Shoreditch Library www.thehenandchickenstheatrebar.co.uk T: 0345 308 4620 T: 020 7527 2837 T: 020 7226 3300 80 Hoxton Street, N1 6LP www.myvue.com 4. Candid Arts Trust www.jamesfreemangallery.com www.islington.gov.uk T: 020 8356 4350 33. The King’s Head Theatre 3 Torrens Street, London EC1V 1NQ www.hackney.gov.uk 115 Upper Street, N1 1QN T: 020 7837 4237 12. Parasol Unit T: 020 7226 4443 www.candidarts.com 14 Wharf Road, N1 7RW 26. Tate Modern www.kingsheadtheatre.com T: 020 7490 7373 Bankside, SE1 9TG 5. Contemporary Arts Society www.parasol-unit.org T: 020 7887 8888 34. The Little Angel Theatre Street art 59 Central Street, EC1V 3AF www.tate.org.uk 14 Dagmar Passage, N1 2DN T: 020 7017 8400 13. Pure Evil Gallery T: 020 7226 1787 www.contemporaryartsociety.org 108 Leonard Street, EC2A 4XS 27. Tower of London www.littleangeltheatre.com T: 020 7729 2866 EC3N 4AB 6. Cubitt Artists www.pureevilclothing.com T: 0844 482 7777 35. The Old Red Lion Theatre 8 Angel Mews, N1 9HH www.hrp.org.uk 418 St John Street, EC1V 4NJ T: 020 7278 8226 14. Modern Art T: 020 7837 7816 www.cubittartists.org.uk 4-8 Helmet Row, EC1V 3QJ 28. St Paul’s Cathedral www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk T: 020 7299 7950 EC4M 8AD 7. Curious Duke Gallery www.modernart.net T: 020 7246 8350 36. Sadler’s Wells Theatre 173 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8JT www.stpauls.co.uk Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4TN T: 020 7251 6551 15. The Japanese Gallery T: 020 7863 8000 www.curiousdukegallery.com 23 Camden Passage, Islington, N1 8EA 29. 20 Fenchurch Street www.sadlerswells.com T: 020 7226 3347 20 Fenchurch Street, www.japanese-gallery.com EC3M 3BY 37. Theatre Centre www.20fenchurchstreet.co.uk 380 Old Street, EC1V 9LT T: 020 7729 3066 www.theatre-centre.co.uk

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Charing SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE Green Park Cross ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL London Bridge Situated in the heart of Zone 1, 250 City Road is within walking distance of ‘Tech City’ and the ‘Square Mile’.

Designed by renowned architects Foster + Partners, 250 City Road offers studios, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, with residences on the upper floors offering a spectacular, uninterrupted panorama of the Capital.

Outside, a little under two acres of beautifully landscaped green spaces including the Wi-Fi enabled Central Plaza which creates a sense of calm, connected and contemporary living.

250 City Road will host a range of cafés, restaurants, retail outlets and is set to become the new quarter in which to live, work and play.

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