https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/05/09/at-the-clerkenwell-sessions-house/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 09 May 2018 19:39:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/05/09/at-the-clerkenwell-sessions-house/#comment-1207586 Wed, 09 May 2018 19:39:59 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=166120#comment-1207586 Hope you are able to do a follow up after renos are complete! This was a lovely excursion into the past-thanks to you.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/05/09/at-the-clerkenwell-sessions-house/#comment-1207546 Wed, 09 May 2018 13:01:47 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=166120#comment-1207546 What a treasure, to be able to glimpse inside. Thank you for sharing these photographs!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/05/09/at-the-clerkenwell-sessions-house/#comment-1207538 Wed, 09 May 2018 12:13:52 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=166120#comment-1207538 I would love to know about the iron workers and the glass houses that created this remarkable structure during the eighteenth century. I cannot envision how such wide expanses of glass were created, given the technology of the time.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/05/09/at-the-clerkenwell-sessions-house/#comment-1207519 Wed, 09 May 2018 10:47:09 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=166120#comment-1207519 What really beautiful photos. I wonder if the service staircase was a minor nod to the Ionic pillars!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/05/09/at-the-clerkenwell-sessions-house/#comment-1207473 Wed, 09 May 2018 06:32:03 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=166120#comment-1207473 Wow! It’s really beautiful. I hope they keep it light and minimally furnished. Thank you for visiting on our behalf.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/05/09/at-the-clerkenwell-sessions-house/#comment-1207469 Wed, 09 May 2018 06:26:46 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=166120#comment-1207469 Once again you have uncovered a hidden jewel in tbe East End of London. I am sorry not to have known about the magnificent Session House before. Thank you for another magical story. Can you let us know what it will be after the renovation is compete? Will it be a commercial property or a community asset?

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/05/09/at-the-clerkenwell-sessions-house/#comment-1207468 Wed, 09 May 2018 06:17:54 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=166120#comment-1207468 What a beauty. And built with such care and elegance. I am so pleased that it has been restored and hope it is licensed for marriages. What a joy it would be to be married in all that light. Shows what can be done when the driving force isn’t just corporate ambition.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/05/09/at-the-clerkenwell-sessions-house/#comment-1207459 Wed, 09 May 2018 05:43:18 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=166120#comment-1207459 Breathtaking.
What an amazing building.
Certainly an inspired way to keep a wonderful structure alive.
My only thought is that it will be a centre of affluence and privilege. The wider community who do not resort to the clubs, restaurants, offices or boutique shops will have little opportunity to enjoy the location.
Perhaps echoing its days as a Courthouse, a looming presence in the locality, but somewhere set aside from daily life.
The master stroke for developers would be to find a way to anchor the building firmly in the roots of the whole community, not just in the pockets of the fortunate few
What a pleasure to read though, the photographs, as always, a treat to view.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/05/09/at-the-clerkenwell-sessions-house/#comment-1207458 Wed, 09 May 2018 05:40:01 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=166120#comment-1207458 The house has been very well restored. I noted the contrasts between the staircases for magistrates, service, and prisoners! Valerie

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