We’ve keenly followed the reincarnation of Coal Drops Yard through a mothballed decade. What will always be known to a certain generation as the home to legendary night clubs Bagley’s, The Cross and The Key has now emerged scrubbed up, gleaming – and open to the public once more.
In 2014 site owners Argent granted us a special tour, where we encountered rooms frozen in time, awaiting construction to begin on the retail project, complete with radical Heatherwick-designed curvy roof.
Having snapped a raft of historic photos that day, in the new issue, out today, we revisit the exact same spots five years later, to see what a few million pounds-worth of reinvention can do for some old Victorian railway-turned-rave infrastructure.
The picture above shows what was once the famous outdoor terrace of Bagley’s, the place for a merciful breath of fresh air from the sweaty main room. And nowadays? Well, you can see what we did.
LOCAL ADVERTISING
Elsewhere in the issue, we check out the latest new openings in King’s Cross and beyond, give our verdict on the star-studded new West End production of All About Eve, pop to Richmond to check out the revamped Bingham Riverhouse – and count down the 7 hottest things to do this month.
Grab a copy from the outlets below. This issue we’ve doubled our distribution to 180 outlets across London.
There are now 40 new distribution points
Gasholder is now also available in a selection of hotel lobbies, office reception areas and rail travel lounges across London.
Aegis – Gracechurch St
Arcadia – Marylebone House
Highgate Studios – Kentish Town
Jones Lang LaSalle – Regents Quarter
Lenta Business Centre – Grove Business Centre
Regents Place Management – Euston
Regus – Euston
Regus – Regents Place
The Office Group – Marylebone
Vizeum UK Ltd – Triton St
Ibis – Euston St Pancras
The Landmark Hotel
London Marriott – Regents Park
MIC Hotel and Conference Centre
Fitness First – Camden
Fitness First – Kilburn
London Business School Fitness Centre
Virgin Active
TFL Visitor Centre – Paddington
Telegraph Media Group
Perception – Google
American Express Restaurant
123 Buckingham Palace Road – Google, Sky
Invesco – Marylebone
Pixelogicmedia – Sony DADC
Pearsons Plc – Penguin Random House
Barclay’s Wealth & Investment Management
45 Mortimer Street – New Look
Arcadia – 216 Oxford Street
The Gherkin – Standard Life
5 Canada Square – Bank Of America Merrill Lynch
ITV Studios – Upperground
The Financial Times
Kensington Estates Ltd – The White Company
Gatwick Express lounge
Stansted Express lounge
Virgin lounge – Euston station
Virgin lounge – King’s Cross station
Or pick up a free copy from one of the usual outlets:
STOCKISTS CENTRAL LONDON
Fixed distribution units
St Pancras
Euston
Bloomsbury
Kentish Town station
Kentish Town West Overground
Tufnell Park Underground
Gospel Oak Overground
Hampstead Heath Overground
Outside Phoenicia supermarket, Kentish Town Road
UAL St Martin’s (entrance to the right of Caravan), Granary Square N1C
KX Visitor’s Centre, Stable Street KX Visitor’s Centre, Stable Street
Outside Euston Station, corner of Melton Street and Euston Square Gardens
Waitrose KX, Granary Square N1C
Outside Warren Street Underground station W1
Coram’s Fields end of Lamb’s Conduit Street WC1
Judd Street outside Camden Town Hall WC1
Exmouth Market outside Caravan EC1
Outside Kentish Town West Overground NW5
Outside Phoenicia Food Hall, Kentish Town Road NW5
Other stockists include
N1, WC1 and surrrounds
Ruby Violet, Everyman On The Corner, Drake & Morgan, Water Rats, Youtube Space, SLAM, Casa Tua, The Place, Urbanest Student Accommodation, Skip Garden Café, Dishoom, Greek Larder, Knight Frank office, FRAME studios, The Star of Kings, Pancras Square Library, The Lighterman, The Gilbert Scott (restaurant and bar), The Somers Town Coffee House, Camden Town Hall, Skoob Books, KCBNA (Marchmont St Community Centre), 06 St Chads, The Fellow, D.A.S.H Coffee, Drink, Shop & Do, Housmans Bookshop, Camino, The Poor School, The Big Chill House, Honest Burgers, Nido Kings Cross, The Surya Centre, The Lexington, Shaw Theatre, Unite Students, Sanctuary Students, Unite Students, Lincoln Lounge, Four Cup, Rocket, Sanctuary Students, Peel Centre, Grain Store
NW1, NW5, NW3, N7, N19
Southampton Arms, Fields Beneath, The Grafton, Kentish Town Sports Centre, Tapping The Admiral, Camden Town Brewery, Camden’s Daughter, Zabludowicz Collection, Roundhouse, Bowery Bagel, Q Grill, Lantana, Camden Market Hall upstairs, Spread Eagle, Coffee Jar, Cote, Leyas Coffee, The Colonel Fawcett, Casa Tua, Owl Bookshop, Flaxon Ptootch, Scratchline Tattoo, The Lion & Unicorn, The Oxford, Kentish Town Library, Harrys Fine Food, The Vine, The Junction Tavern,Ruby Violet, Bear + Wolf, The Pineapple, The Abbey Tavern, Arancini Factory Cafe, Zing Zing, The Bull & Last, Truffles Deli, Owl Bookshop, Flaxon Ptootch, The Star, Lord Palmerston, Tufnell Park Tavern, Future & Found, Rose & Crown, The Lord Stanley, Oskar Pink, Dirty Burger, The College Practice, Queen’s Crescent Library, Fierce Grace Yoga – Queen’s Crescent, Marios Cafe, The Stag, Beetroot Deli, Black Truffle, The Spoke, St John’s
