Spa Green Estate, London

Name: Spa Green Estate
Address: London, United Kingdom

#1753 among attractions in London

Park, Modernist architecture

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Spa Green Estate between Rosebery Avenue and St John St in Clerkenwell, London EC1, England, is the most complete post-war realisation of a 1930s radical plan for social regeneration through Modernist architecture. Conceived as public housing, it is now a mixed community of private owners and council tenants, run by a resident-elected management organization. In 1998 this work by the architect Berthold Lubetkin received a Grade II* listing for its architectural significance, and the major 2008 restoration brought back the original colour scheme, which recalls Lubetkin's contacts with Russian Constructivism. ()

Elevation: 108 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°31'43"N, 0°6'23"W

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Islington (Clerkenwell)London United Kingdom

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Day trips

Spa Green Estate – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: O2 Academy Islington, Turnmills, Electrowerkz, Museum of the Order of St John.

0.4 miN
Dancing, Nightlife
O2 Academy Islington, London
11 min walk • The O2 Academy Islington, formerly known as the Carling Academy Islington, is an indoor music venue situated in the N1 Shopping Centre accessible via Upper Street and Liverpool Road, in the London Borough of Islington. It is run by the Academy Music Group. The main venue has a capacity of 800, and the adjacent O2 Academy 2 holds 250.
0.4 miS
Dancing, Nightlife
Turnmills, London
12 min walk • The Turnmills building was a warehouse originally on the corner of Turnmill Street and Clerkenwell Road in the London Borough of Islington. It became a bar in the 1980s, then a nightclub. The club closed in 2008 and the building was later demolished, replaced with an office building.
~1480 ftN
Dancing, Nightlife
Electrowerkz, London
8 min walk • Electrowerkz, also known as the Islington Metal Works, is a three-floor music venue in Islington, London. In addition to mainstream club nights, it hosts the weekly goth night club Slimelight and other alternative events.
0.5 miS
Museum, History museum
Museum of the Order of St John, London
13 min walk • The Museum of the Order of St John in Clerkenwell, London, tells the story of the Venerable Order of Saint John from its roots as a pan-European Order of Hospitaller Knights founded in Jerusalem during the Crusades, to its present commitment to providing first aid and care in...
0.4 miS
Church
St Peter's Italian Church, London
12 min walk • St Peter's Italian Church is a Roman Catholic basilica-style church located in Saffron Hill on Clerkenwell Road, Holborn, London. It lies just within the boundaries of the London Borough of Camden, but is particularly associated with the Italian community of Clerkenwell.
~1670 ftNW
Nightlife
The Lexington, London
9 min walk • The Lexington is a pub and music venue on Pentonville Road in Islington, London that opened in 2008. The bar specialises in bourbon, as well as American craft beer. The building it is in was built over 1875 to 1876 and was originally known as The Belvidere.
0.4 miS
Church
St John Clerkenwell, London
11 min walk • St John Clerkenwell is a former parish church in Clerkenwell, London, its original priory church site retains a crypt and has been given over to the London chapel of the modern Order of St John.
0.5 miE
Museum, Art gallery
Victoria Miro Gallery, London
13 min walk • The Victoria Miro Gallery is a British contemporary art gallery in London, run by Victoria Miro. Miro opened her first gallery in 1985 in Cork Street, before moving to larger premises in Islington in 2000 and later opening a second space in St George Street, Mayfair.
~1910 ftN
Shopping, Street, Market
Chapel Market, London
10 min walk • Chapel Market is a daily street market in London. The market is located on a street of the same name near Angel, and sells fruit, vegetables and fish, as well as bargain household goods and cheap clothes.
~1180 ftSW
Shopping, Street, Market
Exmouth Market, London
6 min walk • Exmouth Market is a semi-pedestrianised street in Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington, and the location of an outdoor street market of 32 stalls.
~1130 ftN
Theater
Old Red Lion, London
6 min walk • The Old Red Lion is a pub and fringe theatre, at Angel, in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre was founded in 1979 as the Old Red Lion Theatre Club. The pub was Grade II listed in 1994 by Historic England.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Spa Green Estate?

Nearby attractions include Finsbury Town Hall, London (1 min walk), Sadler's Wells, London (2 min walk), Myddelton Square, London (4 min walk), Islington Museum, London (5 min walk).

How to get to Spa Green Estate by public transport?

The nearest stations to Spa Green Estate:

Bus

Sadler's Wells Theatre • Lines: 38, N38 (2 min walk)
Hardwick Street • Lines: 38, N38 (2 min walk)

Metro

Angel • Lines: Northern (6 min walk)
Farringdon • Lines: Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan (15 min walk)

Train

London King's Cross (20 min walk)
London St. Pancras International (24 min walk)

Light rail

Bank Platform 10 • Lines: B-L, B-Wa (36 min walk)