Farewell to the Foundry
... and lame as well as the good.
Quite a few people are now saying that the end of the Foundry is going to be the end for the Shoreditch and hoxton art scene. The area has got expensive, with lots of glitzy new bars forcing the artists out (and apparently, up the road to Clapton Pond).
Apparently the Banksy work will be saved from the demolition. But that’s rather besides the point, I think. If the life and soul of the party has gone, there’s not much point saving a single piece of brick...
February 7th, 2010 | Andrea Kirkby | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, featuredarticle, galleries, hoxton, shoreditch
The Hoxton – a hotel with pot luck pricing!
The hoxton is a hotel with an intriguing difference. You might spend £150 a night on a room here. Equally, you can stay here for £1.
True, your fingers will need to be fast on the keyboard for you to take advantage of the special one pound offer. But if you book ahead you can almost always get a good rate – prices rise as you get closer to the date you want to book. So you might end up staying at this designer hotel for less than the price of a tired B&B much further out of town. (Currently,...
February 18th, 2009 | Andrea Kirkby | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Hotels & Places to Stay, hoxton, hoxton hotel, london hotels
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