Mick Hartley

Hackney Wick in the winter sun:

The Lord Napier previously.

Now surrounded by building sites. Next to go? It's a prime site, right next to Hackney Wick Overground station. But apparently not. From ZCD Architects:

The Lord Napier is recognised as one of Hackney Wick’s most important heritage assets, is locally listed and forms a key part of the Hackney Wick Central Masterplan.  It gains this status due to being the only surviving evidence on the site for the nineteenth century residential development of the area, as well as for its significant communal value.

ZCD have received planning approval for minor alterations and a sensitive refurbishment, so as to enable the Lord Napier to reopen as a modern working public house that can serve the local community.