Martello Street, Studio 20
Studio 20 Martello Street, E8 – 376sq ft – £694 per month.
Self-contained first Floor Studio, very light with windows and roof lights. There is no lift, stair access only. Nearest WC is ground floor. Included in rent is business rates, water rates, wifi. Electricity is billed separately according to use. Studio 20 is on the railway side (NorthEast facing) of the building close to London Fields Station. London Fields park is on the West facing side of the building. Martello Street is now a freehold building belonging to SPACE, originally leased by SPACE since 1971.
For viewing please email to viewing@spacestudios.org.uk with ‘Studio 20 Martello Street’ in the email header. Artists must be registered for viewing this studio – please see information on registration and allocation of the SPACE studios.
In 2024 SPACE purchased Martello Street studios, which we have leased since 1971. With approximately 50 studios and many more artists, this well established site overlooks London Fields park and is alongside London Fields overground station. Several buses run on nearby Mare Street and the Hackney Central overground station line is 5 minutes walk away.
The ground floor studios have step-free access.
History
Martello Street studios at 10 Martello Street was one of the 2 buildings to replace St Katharine Docks. Artists working in experimental filmmaking and performance were attracted to the building. Early tenants included Bruce Lacey whose young family live in the caretaker cottage, Cosey Fanni Tutti and Genesis P-Orridge who arrived from Hull in 1974, and Robin Klassnik, one of the former St Katharine Docks artists, whose studio in 1979 became the first Matts Gallery. See the essay ‘Industrial Ritual Performance SPACE’ by William Fowler in Artists in the City: SPACE in ’68 and beyond.
