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hat & Feathers public house
Clerkenwell Road, Islington
Listed Grade II
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www.hatandfeathers.com
The Hat & Feathers is just one of Islington Council’s
many successes in securing the repair of derelict
buildings through its local heritage at risk strategy
and decisive use of statutory powers
This ornate stuccoed corner public
house built c1860 is the work of the
noted theatre design partnership, Finch
Hill and Paraire. After the refusal of
listed building consent and planning
permission for office redevelopment
in the late 1980s, the building became
a derelict landmark. Following a series
of urgent works and repairs notices,
and the threat of compulsory purchase
by Islington Council, the building was
refurbished as a pub and restaurant in
2006. It shows that resolute action by
the local authority can save neglected
historic buildings for the benefit of the
local community.
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