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Our new space, leased from July 2010.
'''<font color="red">This page is out of date - it refers to our old space which is no longer accessible. We're now located at 388 High Road Wembley HA9 6AR.</font>'''
 
Our old space, leased from July 2010. Expanded to the adjacent unit from January 2011. Left on April 14th, 2013.  Combined size: ~2,600 square feet (~240m²).
 
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== Location ==


'''London Hackspace: Laboratory 24<br>
== How to get there ==
Unit 24<br>
Cremer Business Centre<br>
37 Cremer Street<br>
London E2 8HD'''


* [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.53001&lon=-0.07663&zoom=17&layers=B000FTF OpenStreetMap]
Check out [[Laboratory 24/Getting There|Getting There]] for info on how to find us.
* [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=37+Cremer+Street,+Hackney&sll=51.530746,-0.076218&sspn=0.065355,0.122395&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=37+Cremer+St,+Hackney,+Greater+London+E2+8,+United+Kingdom&z=16 Google Map]


== Access ==
== Access ==
Cremer business centre is open 24/7. Access is through the main vehicle gates on Cremer Street. '''These gates are sometimes shut with the chain draped over them, and sometimes completely locked at night. If they're locked, you just have to ask the security guard who will be in his office next to the gates.''' Stairwells may also be locked at night but the guard will unlock them. If he's not in his office, you can phone Ace Security (number on the board outside) who will contact him.


Paying members have access via an RFID card or tag.  If you've just started subscribing, come along when someone else is around and get your card added.  Any 13.56MHz (high frequency) card will work, including:
Paying members have access via an RFID card or tag.  If you've just started subscribing, come along when someone else is around and get your card added.  Any 13.56MHz (high frequency) card will work, including:
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* [http://www.touchatag.com/ Touchatag]
* [http://www.touchatag.com/ Touchatag]
* [http://www.yubico.com/products/yubikey/ Yubikey]
* [http://www.yubico.com/products/yubikey/ Yubikey]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yikatong Beijing One-card]


In case of a power cut/emergency, there are three [[Keyholders|keys]].
In case of a power cut/emergency, there are nine [[Keyholders|keys]].


There are two stairwells in the building: north and south, both have freight and passenger lifts. You can use either. We're on the '''second floor'''. The stairwell furthest from the gates is a little closer to car parking spaces and the hackspace, but access to the stairwell in the '''loading bay''' is both under cover and adjacent to a goods lift.
There are two stairwells in the building: north and south, both have freight and passenger lifts. You can use either. We're on the '''second floor'''. The stairwell furthest from the gates is a little closer to car parking spaces and the hackspace, but access to the stairwell in the '''loading bay''' is both under cover and adjacent to a goods lift. The stairwells are locked at night : members have access via a keypad and code but non-members must contact someone in the hackspace.


It is fully wheelchair accessible.
== Information ==
[[File:Lab_24_floor_plan.png|thumb|Plan of the space - Unit 24]]


If this is your first visit to Hackspace the easiest directions are as follows: Once you've entered the gates turn right into the loading bay, go through the door on the right and go up two flights of stairs, then follow the signs for unit number 24.
'''Plans of the space:''' Accurate plan of [https://github.com/londonhackspace/hackspace-foundation-sites/blob/master/resources/cremer_street.dxf unit 24], approximate plan of [[Media:London-hackspace.svg|units 23 and 24]], [[Media:London-hackspace-marked.svg|with some areas marked by arrows]].


== Getting There ==
=== Facilities ===


=== By Bus ===
* Hot and cold water is available in both units.
* Three-phase power is available at the back of the quiet room, both units have three-phase power up to the distribution board.
* There is a [[Laboratory_24/Post|letter box]].


* 49, 67, 242, 243, 394 (alight on Kingsland Road [Hoxton Station (HG)/Spitalfields (HF)], 0.1 miles)
''See also'' [[Laboratory_24/Infrastructure|Infrastructure]] and [[Equipment]].
* 26, 48, 55, N26, N55 (alight on Hackney Road [Hoxton Station (KN)/Hoxton Station (KA)], 0.1 miles)


[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/hoxtonstation-12492.pdf Map of surrounding bus stops and routes (pdf)]
=== Accessibility ===


=== By Underground ===
The space is fully wheelchair accessible.


* Old Street (Zone 1, 0.7 miles, '''Northern''' Line)
=== The Lift ===
* Liverpool Street (Zone 1; 1.1 miles; '''<span style="color:#c00;">Central</span>''', '''<span style="color:#ddad00;">Circle</span>''', '''<span style="color:#b7798f;">Hammersmith and City</span>''', and '''<span style="color:#751056;">Metropolitan</span>''' Lines)
* Aldgate East (Zone 1; 1.2 miles; '''<span style="color:#063;">District</span>''', and '''<span style="color:#b7798f;">Hammersmith and City</span>''' Lines)


=== By Rail ===
There's a goods lift next to the loading bay. To operate it, you need to (manually) close the inner and outer doors. If you hear an alarm bell when you press the "lift call" button, it means someone's left the doors open on another floor. Please close both doors after using the lift.


* Hoxton (Zone 1/2, 0.1 miles, '''<span style="color:#ff8000;">East London</span>''' Line (London Overground))
=== Zones ===
* Old Street (0.7 miles, Northern City Line)
* Cambridge Heath (0.8 miles; Lea Valley, West Anglia Main Lines)


=== By Car ===
Unit 23 (through the archway) is designated as a dirty shop, for heavy industrial equipment and anything that generates a significant amount of mess.  Please ensure any equipment in here that makes any noticeable amount of noise is on rubber feet. The dirty shop is also the main [[Membership#Storage|storage]] area.


The space is outside of the congestion charge zone.
The room directly ahead of the main door (formerly the dirty shop) is designated as a quiet room for laptop users etc. It is also used as a lecture room for workhops.  


We have two spaces for cars (36 and 37). You must park in the correct spaces, and display one of our four permits in your windscreen (copies not acceptable). Parking permits live on the noticeboard next to the front door; if you use a permit, please replace it with a post-it with your name and car registration, and remember to return it when you leave.
=== Emergencies ===


(Note that although there's a sign in the car park saying Unit 24, the parking permits themselves are for bays numbered 36 and 37)
* We have a landline [[phone]] near the electricity meters that is on an active line.
 
* There is a first aid kit above the sink in the dirty workshop, and fire blanket in the old kitchen.
There is local on-street parking in the immediate area but a [http://www.hackney.gov.uk/ek-cpzs-473.htm controlled parking zone (Zone F - Business)] [http://www.hackney.gov.uk/ek-zone-f-parking_bay_map.pdf (map)] operates Monday-Friday 7:30-18:30 and Saturday 7:30-13:30. However, it should be possible to use these bays outside of this time. Please check before you park.
* In the event of a fire, please activate the fire alarm - there is an alert button to the right as you exit through the front door of the space.
 
* This alarm is not connected to an autodialer, so please also contact the emergency services.
There are loading bays near the lifts which can be used for up to 30 minutes.
* There are two stairwells available from the front balcony, one in either direction - do not use any of the lifts in an emergency.  The rear doors leads on to a balcony with a fire escape at the very end.
 
=== By Bicycle ===
There are a few places to store bikes:


* Cycle rack in the car park (use a good lock, not recommended at night as we have had theft attempts)
Keep on wirintg and chugging away!
* On the main balcony in front of the space (you need a sizeable lock to lock around the railings)
* On the secure fire escape balcony behind the space. Carry your bike through the space to avoid getting the carpet dirty.


'''Please don't keep your bike in the space (unless you're working on it).'''
== Local Area ==
===Neighbours===


====Borisbikes====
====Arches====


There are two [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/12444.aspx Barclays Cycle Hire] stations nearby:
* [http://www.bcupholstery.co.uk/index.php?page=en_Home&p=bcupholstery B C Upholstery] - Reupholstery. Arch 404
# Opposite Hackney Community College, Falkirk Street.
* [http://www.cadstairs.co.uk/contact.htm C.A.D. Stairs] - 3D printing ! Arch 406
# Shoreditch High Street, near the church.


=== By Motorcycle ===
====Ground floor====


There is limited parking for motorcycles. Do not park in one of the bays as you risk getting clamped. Park in the space behind the skip in the center of the car park only.
* [http://www.go-kinetic.com/index.html Kinetic] - photographic equipment rental. Units 3 & 4
* [http://www.femade.co.uk/index.html Femade] - Freight. Unit 5
* [http://www.jdcamtech.com/ J D Camtech] - photographic equipment repairs & rental. Unit 7
* [http://www.aliengraphics.co.uk/ Alien Graphics] - Banners, digital printing etc. Unit 7


Motorcycles can [http://www.hackney.gov.uk/ek-permits-fees-conditions.htm park for free] in Hackney's permit bays.
====First floor====


== Information ==
* [http://www.latexwiki.com/index.php?title=Devote_Clothing_Ltd Devote / d.vote] - latex fetish clothing. Unit 101,106
[[File:Lab_24_floor_plan.png|thumb|Plan of the space]]
* [http://tribesports.com Tribesports] - Internet Startup (ruby programmers). Unit 104
* [http://scanphoto.co.uk/index.htm ScanPhoto] - 35mm film scanners. Unit 109
* <strike>[http://peepshowcollective.blogspot.com/ Peepshow collective] - Animation & art direction</strike>
* [http://www.torturegarden.com/home/ Torture Garden] - Fetish club. Unit 111
* [http://www.magnuslong.com/ Magnus Long] - Furniture Design. Unit 112
* [http://shop.wfsleath.co.uk/index.asp W F Sleath] - Stationers (and HP calculators). Unit 115


[http://github.com/londonhackspace/hackspace-foundation-sites/blob/master/resources/cremer_street.dxf Plan of the space] ([http://www.sharecad.org/CADView.aspx?Id=d0dce42e-d3ee-4dc5-9fe9-e4b35efe26c6 view online])
====Second floor====


=== Facilities ===
* [http://www.cylex-uk.co.uk/company/post-room-logistics-south-east-ltd-16773436.html Post Room Logistics] - Couriers. Unit 20
* [http://www.peartreerental.net/ Peartree] - Camera rental and photography (a lot of pretty stuff). Unit 26, 27, 37 (upstairs). Sylvie popped in and said they have tours occasionally, and they're interested in use of the laser cutter.
* [http://www.goldenshotphotos.co.uk/index.html Goldenshot] - photo agency. Unit 27


* Hot and cold water is available, but not strictly drinkable.  Filtered drinking water is available via the smaller tap on the big sink.
====Third floor====
* Three-phase power is available in the dirty shop.


''See also'' [[Laboratory_24/Infrastructure|Infrastructure]]
* [http://www.divus.cz/london/ Divus] [http://www.babesinhorrorland.com/] - Art magazine publisher. Unit 30
* Rose Digi Graphics - Lithographic plates. Unit 31
* [http://www.businesspad.org/uk8_business38306_RBJ-Simpson-Co-Unit-33-Cremer-Business-Centre-Cremer-St-London-E2-8HD R B J Simpson] - Leathergoods manufacturers. Unit 33
* [http://www.transformer-t-shirts.com/ Transformer] - T-shirt printers Unit 34
* [http://www.happyfinish.co.uk/ Happy Finish] - Photo retouching, 3D rendering. Unit 36


=== The Lift ===
=== Internet access ===
* [http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1166/48110.php Burma @ Access], Hackney Road, past Tesco.


There's a goods lift next to the loading bay. To operate it, you need to (manually) close the inner and outer doors. If you hear an alarm bell when you press the "lift call" button, it means someone's left the doors open on another floor. Please close both doors after using the lift.
=== Cash machines ===
There are four free ATMs nearby:


=== Zones ===
* To the west, outside the [http://www.hackney.ac.uk/ Hackney Community College], opposite the cycle station. Turn left out of the gate, cross Kingsland Road, and continue down Falkirk St about a minute. There are two ATMs here: Barclays and HSBC.
* To the east, the Tesco Express on Hackney Road. Turn right out of the gate, turn right down Hackney Road, and continue for about two minutes.
* To the south, walk down Kingsland road towards the city. There is a Santander ATM outside '[http://thegroceryshop.co.uk/ The Grocery]' food market, about 30m before the railway bridge. There is another free ATM about 250m further on (past the junction with Old Street) in the minimarket attached to the petrol station.


The room on the far left is designated as a dirty shop, for heavy industrial equipment and anything that generates a significant amount of mess.  Please ensure any equipment in here that makes any noticeable amount of noise is on rubber feet.
=== Nearby shops ===
 
=== Emergencies ===
 
* We have a landline phone near the electricity meters that is on an active line.
* There is a first aid kit and fire blanket on the wall to your left as you enter the space.
* In the event of a fire, please activate the fire alarm - there is an alert button to the right as you exit through the front door of the space.
* There are two stairwells available from the front balcony, one in either direction - do not use any of the lifts in an emergency.  The rear door leads on to a balcony with a fire escape at the very end.
 
=== Locking Up ===
 
When leaving, please remember to:
* Check that any food is in the bin and all of the washing up is done.
* All computers and other appliances (especially soldering irons and heaters) except Babbage (the server) are switched off.
* Lock the rear door.
* Close all the windows (rear windows, and those in the toilets).
 
== Nearby stores ==
* [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=tyzack+shoreditch+high+street&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=tyzack&hnear=Shoreditch+High+St,+London+E1&cid=4572915415217354972 C W Tyzack] - Hardware Merchants & Ironmongers. 8am-5.30pm Weekdays, 8am-1pm Saturday, closed Sunday.
* [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=tyzack+shoreditch+high+street&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=tyzack&hnear=Shoreditch+High+St,+London+E1&cid=4572915415217354972 C W Tyzack] - Hardware Merchants & Ironmongers. 8am-5.30pm Weekdays, 8am-1pm Saturday, closed Sunday.
* [http://www.travisperkins.co.uk/contact/branches/detail.asp?bounceback=/contact/branches/advanced/default.asp&costcentre=0220# Travis Perkins] - Builders Merchants.
* [http://www.travisperkins.co.uk/contact/branches/detail.asp?bounceback=/contact/branches/advanced/default.asp&costcentre=0220# Travis Perkins] - Builders Merchants.
* [http://www.leylandsdm.co.uk/branches.html#hackney Leyland SDM] - DIY store, Great Eastern Street.
* [http://www.leylandsdm.co.uk/branches.html#hackney Leyland SDM] - DIY store, Great Eastern Street.
* [http://columbiaroad.info/ Columbia Road Flower Market] - quite nice on a sunday
* [http://columbiaroad.info/ Columbia Road Flower Market] - quite nice early on a sunday
* [[Cremer_business_centre| Neighbours in Cremer Business Centre]]
* [[Cremer_business_centre| Neighbours in Cremer Business Centre]]
* [http://www.paintworks.biz/ Paintworks] Art shop, directly over Kingsland Road


== Eating & drinking ==
[[Laboratory_24/EatingAndDrinking|Eating & Drinking]]


* [http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/venue/2:1317/song-que Song Que Cafe] - Vietnamese restaurant (takeaway until 11pm)
Also ask ?food on the IRC channel.
* [http://www.citybeverage.co.uk City Beverage Company] - good Coffee, Beer, Wine.
* Troy, the nearest cafe on Kingsland Road, sells excellent hot and cold Italian ciabattas, good breakfasts, great Turkish coffee. They also occasionally try to make you eat potatoes.
* [http://www.safrestaurant.co.uk Saf], further south on Old Street/Curtain Road, vegan, does lots of raw food. Great if you like that sort of thing
* [http://www.thecafehunter.co.uk/2010/02/prufrock-coffee_16.html Prufrock] inside Present, 140 Shoreditch High St - the only place to get decent coffee.


== Photos/Videos ==
== Photos/Videos ==
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* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75qXnxXzVyA
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75qXnxXzVyA
* http://www.flickr.com/photos/dekstop/sets/72157624396615141/
* http://www.flickr.com/photos/dekstop/sets/72157624396615141/
* http://www.flickr.com/photos/daniel-sikar/5310949393/in/pool-londonhackspace/
* http://www.flickr.com/photos/20156581@N03/5309111497/in/pool-1183951@N23/
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsL-rUp2Mv8
[[Category:Prior Hackspaces‏‎]]

Latest revision as of 19:12, 21 October 2021

This page is out of date - it refers to our old space which is no longer accessible. We're now located at 388 High Road Wembley HA9 6AR.

Our old space, leased from July 2010. Expanded to the adjacent unit from January 2011. Left on April 14th, 2013. Combined size: ~2,600 square feet (~240m²).

4831233749 54b8fc8773 b.jpg

How to get there

Check out Getting There for info on how to find us.

Access

Paying members have access via an RFID card or tag. If you've just started subscribing, come along when someone else is around and get your card added. Any 13.56MHz (high frequency) card will work, including:

In case of a power cut/emergency, there are nine keys.

There are two stairwells in the building: north and south, both have freight and passenger lifts. You can use either. We're on the second floor. The stairwell furthest from the gates is a little closer to car parking spaces and the hackspace, but access to the stairwell in the loading bay is both under cover and adjacent to a goods lift. The stairwells are locked at night : members have access via a keypad and code but non-members must contact someone in the hackspace.

Information

Plan of the space - Unit 24

Plans of the space: Accurate plan of unit 24, approximate plan of units 23 and 24, with some areas marked by arrows.

Facilities

  • Hot and cold water is available in both units.
  • Three-phase power is available at the back of the quiet room, both units have three-phase power up to the distribution board.
  • There is a letter box.

See also Infrastructure and Equipment.

Accessibility

The space is fully wheelchair accessible.

The Lift

There's a goods lift next to the loading bay. To operate it, you need to (manually) close the inner and outer doors. If you hear an alarm bell when you press the "lift call" button, it means someone's left the doors open on another floor. Please close both doors after using the lift.

Zones

Unit 23 (through the archway) is designated as a dirty shop, for heavy industrial equipment and anything that generates a significant amount of mess. Please ensure any equipment in here that makes any noticeable amount of noise is on rubber feet. The dirty shop is also the main storage area.

The room directly ahead of the main door (formerly the dirty shop) is designated as a quiet room for laptop users etc. It is also used as a lecture room for workhops.

Emergencies

  • We have a landline phone near the electricity meters that is on an active line.
  • There is a first aid kit above the sink in the dirty workshop, and fire blanket in the old kitchen.
  • In the event of a fire, please activate the fire alarm - there is an alert button to the right as you exit through the front door of the space.
  • This alarm is not connected to an autodialer, so please also contact the emergency services.
  • There are two stairwells available from the front balcony, one in either direction - do not use any of the lifts in an emergency. The rear doors leads on to a balcony with a fire escape at the very end.

Keep on wirintg and chugging away!

Local Area

Neighbours

Arches

Ground floor

  • Kinetic - photographic equipment rental. Units 3 & 4
  • Femade - Freight. Unit 5
  • J D Camtech - photographic equipment repairs & rental. Unit 7
  • Alien Graphics - Banners, digital printing etc. Unit 7

First floor

Second floor

  • Post Room Logistics - Couriers. Unit 20
  • Peartree - Camera rental and photography (a lot of pretty stuff). Unit 26, 27, 37 (upstairs). Sylvie popped in and said they have tours occasionally, and they're interested in use of the laser cutter.
  • Goldenshot - photo agency. Unit 27

Third floor

  • Divus [1] - Art magazine publisher. Unit 30
  • Rose Digi Graphics - Lithographic plates. Unit 31
  • R B J Simpson - Leathergoods manufacturers. Unit 33
  • Transformer - T-shirt printers Unit 34
  • Happy Finish - Photo retouching, 3D rendering. Unit 36

Internet access

Cash machines

There are four free ATMs nearby:

  • To the west, outside the Hackney Community College, opposite the cycle station. Turn left out of the gate, cross Kingsland Road, and continue down Falkirk St about a minute. There are two ATMs here: Barclays and HSBC.
  • To the east, the Tesco Express on Hackney Road. Turn right out of the gate, turn right down Hackney Road, and continue for about two minutes.
  • To the south, walk down Kingsland road towards the city. There is a Santander ATM outside 'The Grocery' food market, about 30m before the railway bridge. There is another free ATM about 250m further on (past the junction with Old Street) in the minimarket attached to the petrol station.

Nearby shops

Eating & Drinking

Also ask ?food on the IRC channel.

Photos/Videos

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