Whitechapel Depot
Whitechapel Depot
After several weeks of househunting, Shannon and I finally took that great leap into adulthood, and placed an offer on a new home. Of course, I would have liked to explore and research a bit longer, but when we found a place that ticked all the boxes, it was difficult to make a case for putting off Shannon’s dream of homeowership any longer.
The property we finally discovered, after registering with some six different agents and countless property websites, was the last two bedroom/two bath remaining in a conversion of the Old Royal Mail depot near Spitalfields. It’s small - some 624 sq.ft. of small - but Shannon gets an extra bathroom and I got a small balcony to grow some herbs. The main living area, while compact, is open plan and suitable for our home dining adventures. Alas, no room for a dining table, but its nothing a little creative engineering and furniture choice can’t solve.
The conversion, called Whitechapel Depot, is just off Brick Lane in East London. It’s still officially in Zone 1, a 10 minute walk to a few different tube stops, as well as to Spitalfields Market, and only a few minutes longer would carry Shannon to her office in the City. The area is thriving with ethnic and bohemian character, and seems destined to be the Next Notting Hill. We hope.
Now we just need to figure out these crazy mortgages and sign the paperwork - that’s all really...
To follow along with the development, we’ve created a new page Flat 33.
Saturday, 14 July 2007