Derelict London Bridge arches restored

[DavidB-AU]

A derelict set of railway arches that was once home to one of London's finest wine and spirits merchants has been restored as part of a £3m investment.

 

Situated next to London Bridge station, the arches hosted Findlater, Mackie and Todd, a shop first opened in 1863 where it remained for more than a century.

 

In 2018, the arches fell into disrepair after the remaining tenants left.

 

That was until the Arch Company bought the site as part of a £1.5bn property deal with Network Rail.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-64582247

[The Lurker]

I am fairly certain that the Findlaters site is where Oddbins was - the store there last longer than most of the rest of the chain and I wold have thought it was more recently than 10 years ago that it went - i would have guessed it was still there when we moved to the baby Shard in November 15 but may be not. Time and lockdowns have a way of playing havoc with my recall of timelines!

 

Readers of Early Risers may recall the below photos I took of the other property mentioned in the article 

Edited February 10, 2023 by The Lurker

[Bucoops]

Wow :)

[Bernard Lamb]

Benedict was on the BBC London news just now,

The reporter just let him talk about the retoration and it came across rather well.

It does look very smart.

Bernard