The Shapkespeare at Golden Lane Estate

The purpose of The Shakespeare Pub regeneration is to restore, preserve and improve the property and add value to the Grade II* listed Crescent House building at the renowned Golden Lane Estate as well as the City of London. The transformation will provide an important link to the Cultural Mile as a place for more informal offers for the creative scene within and outside the estate.

The rationale is to ‘modernise’ the concept of today's Public House by offering a new type of public facilities while at the same time celebrating a piece of cultural heritage by bringing back the pub to its 1960s original state which had open façades, a central bar and a bistro. Re-create the interior with its significant timber panelling and furniture’s. Remove all non-original partitioning walls and claddings, to reveal the central concrete service core. Reinstate the characterful graphics and soft curtains while upgrading the ventilation and heating system to comply with today’s standards and low energy consumption.

Opening up the façades to the Estate community and London, as well as providing a new venue and rehearsal space where professionals come together to meet, exchange and learn. A place which bring together the heritage and creativity of the Golden Lane Estate and the Cultural Mile.