Eagle Mansions

This delicately composed two-bedroom lateral apartment is positioned on the first floor of a handsome Edwardian mansion block in central Dalston. Built in 1905 to a brilliant design, all rooms pivot off a wide central hallway. The plan flows effortlessly from one space to another, encompassing a new kitchen and bathroom. The building and this apartment have been completely renovated in recent years. Internal accommodation extends to over 600 sq ft, with most of the original architectural features painstakingly preserved and revealed, including all joinery, box sash windows and pitch pine floorboards. Contemporary interventions include the beautiful kitchen and bathroom; column radiators feature in all rooms. Additionally, there is secure bicycle storage at the block’s secondary rear entrance, a communal barbeque area and access to a large non-demised roof terrace.

Setting the Scene

Dalston was once a small hamlet on the southern stretch of the Kingsland Road, known mainly for its nurseries; however, like much of east London, by the 1850s, it had grown exponentially to become a respected middle-class suburb. It is home to fine houses decorated with neoclassical stucco work and apartment buildings made of Imperial facing red brick, such as Eagle Mansions. Kingsland Road has a multi-layered history dating to Roman times when it was the main route from London to York. It was originally named Ermine Street and latterly the Old North Road.

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