Foundry (bar)
The Foundry was a bar and venue on Great Eastern Street at the junction with Old Street in Shoreditch, London. It was owned and run by Jonathan and Tracey Moberly.[1][2] Bill Drummond, co-founder of The KLF, helped set up the Foundry.[3] It had a basement which hosted art, music and poetry events.[4] A weekly radio show, the foundry late late breakfast show, was broadcast live from the Foundry on Resonance 104.4 FM.
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The exterior of the Foundry by night
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Inside the Foundry
The bar closed down in 2010, as the building's owner intended to redevelop the whole block to include a 350-room hotel. The Foundry's manager is said to be looking to move to another location, possibly nearby.[2]
See also
References
- Robin, Turner (14 June 2009). "Britain's legendary landlords". The Observer. London. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- Huntley, Victoria (30 July 2009). "Artists' bar faces the bulldozers". Hackney Gazette. p. 3. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- "Bill Drummond". London: Guardian News and Media Limited. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- "Foundry". Time Out Group Ltd. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
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