An old dairy in Hackney has been given a new lease of life as a home and thriving venue
The Old Dairy, as it’s known, has seen a variety of inhabitants over the years. These range from cows that used to graze on Hackney Marshes to carpet-makers, squatters, skateboarders and, most recently, Florence and James Kennedy, who live there with their two-year-old daughter, Clover, and a Great Dane named Huxley. Tucked between rows of Victorian terraced houses in east London’s Clapton, the building had been a live-work space for a photographer, from whom they took over the lease two years ago.
“We moved in when Clover was two weeks old,” recalls Florence who, together with James, runs Petalon, a flower delivery service. “We’d walk past the building and admire it, so when the lease came up the opportunity was too good to turn down, but it needed a lot of work.” Luckily, James, who’s also the founder of Kennedy City Bicycles, is pretty handy.
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