Today’s photographs are of 49-55, Great Guildford Street, S.E.1., a small, two-storey factory building in London’s Southwark, which I stumbled across purely by chance, en route to a meeting. Standing at the junction with Doyce Street, the building is of a classic brick design, constructed using a Flemish bond repeating pattern.

Whilst I haven’t been able to establish the building’s original purpose, as yet, nor its original tenant, it is currently occupied by ‘The Goodlife Centre’, an independent learning space that offers beginners workshops in DIY, upholstery, furniture restoration, carpentry and woodwork.

It’s an interesting and unusual building, that is fortunate to have survived in such good condition, particularly the original Crittall windows, which likely date it as being built in the 1930’s – this area of Southwark was particularly hard hit during the blitz and has equally seen substantial redevelopment of late.

I will endeavour to find out more about the building but if you have any insights, do get in touch!

February, 2019.