Classic red brick homes make for a roaring frontage, commanding a certain presence and standing out from the crowd. From classic warehouses, to beautiful terrace homes, they all stand testament to the timeless beauty of bricks and mortar.
Here is our top 5 currently on the market.
1. Canalside Warehouse Conversion
Limehouse Cut, or as it’s otherwise known, the Spratts complex, is a formidable looking collection of Victorian warehouses which initially served as production and HQ for, “The Spratts Patent Pet Food Company”.
The handsome industrial architecture managed to avoid war damage and demolition during its lifetime with a residential renaissance starting in the mid 1980’s. It’s arguably the first or at the very least, one of London’s early warehouse conversion developments that focussed on creativity and the concept of living and working at home.
At nearly 1700 sq. ft, there’s a lot of space to play with. It’s worth noting that with a few interior adjustment, it would be possible to add three bedrooms to the internal room currently being used as a suite.
The current owner undertook a project around five years ago to renovate the apartment inter-weaving as much modernity as possible without compromising its authentic industrial heritage.
£1,150,000 – click here for the image gallery, floor plans and description
Former Seaman’s Orphanage
Forming part of the old nurse’s home dating back to 1866, the mews was briefly converted to a convent before serving as Wanstead hospital for almost 50 years, before conversion to mews houses in the mid 1990s. Protected by Grade II listed status, the original architect George Somers Clarke, also designed the adjacent bigger hospital building, The Great Hall and Clocktower, (seen prominently from the first floor), which is Grade II* listed.
Accessible via a tree-lined private passage, as you approach the house you walk past adjacent houses which gives you a sense of the gravitas and history of the building. The front garden leads you up to the front door, and is a great space to sit, eat and entertain in your own private space. A large garden shed provides additional clean dry storage outside.
Former Shoe Factory Loft
It is rare to come across an industrial conversion with such curated and historical heritage features. Cargo zinc-plated, floor-to-ceiling loading doors (the only pair left in the building) are mounted across one wall, and 120-year-old reclaimed floorboards were rescued from a church in Lancashire, cut and laid across the top floor. Even one of the tables has been built over the base of a vintage sewing machine.
The thought and process that has been put into this loft is immediately evident when you enter. Once an early 00s start-up office, apparently there was clipped MDF flooring everywhere and a boxed in depressing hallway!
The owner went about commissioning a local architect Asif Khan to complete a spiral staircase made of Douglas Fir to open up and flood natural light into the bottom floor. The spindles you see are made of restored Victorian wrought iron, and the (Moravian) star chandeliers, were sourced specially by the owner, as a nod to their Pennsylvanian heritage.
Huge Lateral Loft Apartment
Blending historic character and contemporary design this is an incredible quiet space that has retained complete original brickwork, ironmongery and floorboards.
The potential to reconfigure the space is extensive and the vendor has in the past met with architects to discuss altering the layout to include two bedrooms, two bathrooms and an additional study. It allows an incoming purchaser the opportunity to create a completely new living environment. The flexibility of rearranging a loft is huge, hence there enduring popularity in London.
£1,395,000 – click here for the image gallery, floor plans and description
Converted Lightbulb Factory
Close to Brixtons beating heart but hidden away off Brixton Hill, a super cool, three storey 2203 sq ft live/work warehouse conversion with nods to its industrial heritage in a private gated community with secure parking and roof terrace with unique views of the Brixton Windmill
“The Lightworks”, originally a lightbulb factory, hence the name, is host to a small collection of highly prized warehouse conversions. This particularly unique home is full of dark decadence, the “Blue & Back”, Farrow and Ball covered walls and ceilings are a bold decorative statement that work harmoniously with its lofty factory lines.
£1,375,000 – click here for the image gallery, floor plans and description
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