I saw this redbrick building on the Old Street Roundabout.
Above it are the huge developments on City Road. From left to right they are Eagle Point, M by Montcalm, and the Atlas Building.
Adeyfield House is residential, part of the Sutton Estate, managed by Islington Council.
The Old Street roundabout was sometimes called “silicon roundabout” because of the high-tech start-ups in the surrounding area. I haven’t heard that term used for a while though. There are certainly many incubator-type office blocks. One is called “White Collar Factory” and was near to where I was standing outside Inmarsat. Inmarsat is a satellite data company.
Old Street roundabout is about to be re-configured to make it more agreeable for pedestrians and cyclists. At the moment it is noisy, polluted, dangerous to cyclists and difficult to navigate on foot.
Huge numbers of pedestrians passed by me on the pavement, talking of investments, employment opportunities, stock options, and where to go for lunch.
Jane Sketching 