Golden Lane Estate

The Golden Lane Estate is a 1950s council housing complex in the City of London. It was built on the northern edge of the City, on a site devastated by bombing during the Second World War.

Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barbican Arts Centre and Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Barbican Arts Centre

Arts center

Photo: Nevilley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London, England. The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions.

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

University

Photo: Nevilley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a music and drama school located in the City of London, England. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz along with drama and production arts.

St Paul’s Cathedral

Church

Photo: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0.

St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Finsbury and Barbican Estate.

Finsbury

Suburb

Photo: Goodwillgames, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Finsbury is a district of North-Central London, forming the southeastern part of the London Borough of Islington. It borders the City of London. The Manor of Finsbury is first recorded as Vinisbir and means "manor of a man called Finn".

Barbican Estate

Quarter

Photo: Riodamascus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Barbican Estate, or Barbican, is a residential complex of around 2,000 flats, maisonettes and houses in central London, England, within the City of London.

Farringdon

Neighborhood

Farringdon is an area in the London Borough of Islington, situated immediately north of its border with the City of London. The term is used to describe the area around Farringdon station.

Golden Lane Estate

Type: Neighborhood
Description: council housing estate in the City of London
Categories: multifamily residential, residential area, and locality
Location: Islington, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.52247° or 51° 31′ 21″ north

Longitude

-0.09608° or 0° 5′ 46″ west

Operator

City of London Corporation

Open location code

9C3XGWC3+XH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 201851998

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

Wikidata ID

Q5579624

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Italian—“Golden Lane Estate” goes by many names.

Chinese: “金巷屋村”
Italian: “Golden Lane Estate”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Golden Lane Pool and Golden Lane Leisure Centre.

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