A characterful 3 bedroom 76msq ground floor apartment in eclectic Clerkenwell. Large windows and a south-west facing aspect give lots of light. Spacious reception room and master bedroom. Modern bathroom and kitchen. New Vaillant gas boiler. Newly fitted eco-friendly hard wearing bamboo flooring in hall and two bedrooms. Sisal carpets in the master bedroom and reception room. Secondary glazing throughout, except bathroom and kitchen (for ventilation). Quiet location, especially at night. There is an outside balcony area (2.24m x 3.05m) adjacent to the kitchen for storage or relaxation. There is a spacious communal courtyard/garden area. Additionally the apartment is set back from Wilmington Street with fire key access to an outside area for tending pot plants, etc. The building The building was designed in 1928 by Gilbert Mackenzie Trench, the architect who designed the police box made famous as 'The Tardis' in Dr Who. The building orginally housed the wives and families of the Metropolitan Police. Architect & Building News wrote at the time how Charles Rowan House was “...A building of such astonishing severity.” Today it is Grade II listed with a strong community spirit. Local area Clerkenwell, in the south of Islington is a historical part of London bordering the City of London in the south, Old Street/Shoreditch to the East, and Bloomsbury & West End to the west. The location gives easy access to central London. For example, it's a 10 minute bus ride to Centrepoint; a short walk to Angel, Kings Cross or Farringdon tube stations; a 20 minute walk to The British Museum and there are four Santander cycle docking stations nearby for easy Zone 1 travel. There's lots to see and do in the local area too. The apartment is nestled between Angel, Bloomsbury and central Clerkenwell – three of the most interesting neighbourhoods in London. Exmouth Market's award-winning restaurants, bars, coffee shops, cafes and street food market are only a few minutes away. Sadlers Wells Theatre, a world class venue for dance, is also minutes away. Three outstanding primary schools and one outstanding secondary school (Ofsted) are in walking distance. Residents parking in streets surrounding the property (Zone A). Inside the Conjestion Charge zone (ends Pentonville Road). Onward Travel The flat is 10-15 minute walk or a £5.00 black cab or Uber ride to/from Kings Cross – the biggest London Underground (tube) interchange in London – and St Pancras International. From there you can take Eurostar to Paris and Brussels, or onward to most other European destinations. You can take the Thameslink train north to Luton Airport or south to Gatwick Airport and Brighton on the coast.You can take the Victoria tube line to Walthamstow Central to join an overland train to Stansted Airport. To get to Heathrow, you can catch a 19 or 38 bus to Holborn Station (7 minutes) and join the Piccadilly tube line to Heathrow Airport, or take the Metropolitan tube line from nearby King's Cross to Paddington Station where there is a 20 minute Heathrow Express train service. Room details: Kitchen - 3.04m x 2.25m Reception - 4.8m x 3.65m Bathroom - 2.13m x 1.53m Bed 1 - 3.72m x 3.72m Bed 3 - 3.03m x 3.72m Bed 2 - 3.02m x 2.42m Outside balcony - 2.22m x 1.85m Council Tax: Band C (£95.00 Per Month )