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  • Old: 201 St John Street. Once the site of Nicholson Gin although I'm not sure this building dates to 1736?


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  • Nowhere near that old—the former Nicholson gin distillery, grade II listed 1972, List Entry Number: 1208769:

    J&W Nicholson was a London based gin distiller and m c.1808-9 set up their business in Woodbridge Street, London. The business quickly expanded and in 1828 a new complex of buildings was erected on St John Street. Gin distilling was an essential trade in 19th century London and was particularly concentrated in Finsbury.
    The former Nicholson's Gin Factory comprises Nos. 187-211 and was built in stages. The northern section was constructed in 1828 with piecemeal development continuing the site until 1894. […] The buildings were designed as offices and were intended to have a friendlier style in yellow and brick stonework. The facade is described in Pevsner's, The Buildings of England: London 4: North, as 'architecturally prominent'.
    […] Nicholson's Distillery closed in the late 1950s, and in the late 1990s was partially rebuilt and converted to apartments. The Facade dates partly from 1828 but is mainly of later nineteenth century origin. Nicholson's remained a family business until after the Second World War, but following its takeover by the lnd Coope group, the whole of the Clerkenwell premises was put up for sale in 1961. Contemporary photographs recorded unremarkable industrial interiors. After this date, the buildings were occupied mainly by firms in the meat trade.

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