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Local information


Supermarkets & food stores | Restaurants & wine bars | City Heritage Society | Local nurseries | Chemists | Doctors | Dentists | Hospitals | Horticultural Society | Post offices | Street markets | Health & fitness | Insurance | Local schools | House group

Barbican Estate lake Supermarkets & food stores

Tesco, Cheapside & Bishopsgate
Waitrose, Whitecross Street
Marks & Spencer, Moorgate
Sainsbury’s, Angel, Islington
Crispins, Lauderdale Tower (open seven days a week)

Street markets

Whitecross Street , Monday - Friday
Leather Lane, Holborn Circus, Monday - Friday
Chapel Market, Angel, Tuesday - Sunday
Petticoat Lane, Aldgate - all week

Post offices

53 Moorgate
59 Old Street
205 Old Street
151 Goswell Road

Hospitals / health care

Minor Injuries Unit

St Bartholomew’s, Smithfield tel 020 7601 7407

NHS Walk-In-Centre Liverpool Street , Exchange Arcade, Bishopsgate, EC2M 3WA.

Open 7.00am - 7.00pm Monday - Friday

Casualty departments

Royal London Hospital tel 020 7377 7781

University College Hospital tel 020 7387 9300

Eye hospital

Moorfields Eye Hospital , City Road tel 020 7253 3411

Doctors

Dr G M Neaman, Surgery, 15 Half Moon Court, EC1A 7HF tel 020 7600 9740

Dentists

For further information on health services in your area visit the gateway site to NHS services .

Chemists

Portmans Pharmacy (alongside Waitrose)
S Chauhan, 36 Goswell Road
Boots, 17 Moorfields (Monday-Friday)

Health and fitness

The City's public leisure centre is Golden Lane Sport and Fitness.

The nearest private health club is Virgin Active (opposite Barbican tube station). Private membership available for gym, classes, swimming pool plus hairdressing and beauty salon open to all.
97 Aldersgate Street tel 020 7374 0091 / 0845 270 4078. www.virginactive.co.uk

Fitness training, dance classes and other leisure activities are offered at the City YMCA - Barbican, Fann Street, London EC2Y 8BR tel 020 7628 0697 www.cityymca.org

Restaurants & wine bars

Zagat

City Heritage Society

For information contact the membership secretary, Mrs Ann Woodward, 404 Gilbert House.

Horticultural Society

For information contact the Membership Secretary, Angela Simons a.simons@clara.net

House group

For information on your house group, please contact the Barbican Estate Office, 3 Lauderdale Place, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8EN. 020 7029 3953

Local schools

City of London School - Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 3AL tel 020 7489 0291
City of London School for Girls - Barbican, London EC2Y 8BB tel 020 7628 0841
Sir John Cass's Foundation Primary School - 27 Dukes Place, London EC3A 5DP tel 020 7283 1147
Prior Weston Primary School, 101 Whitecross Street London EC1Y 8JA tel 020 7786 4800

Nurseries and playgroups

City Child Day Nursery (3 months - 4 years), 1 Bridgewater Square, London EC2 tel 020 7374 0939
Charterhouse Square Pre-Preparatory School, 40 Charterhouse Square, London EC1 tel 020 7600 3805
Barbican Playgroup / Parents and Toddlers, Playroom, Andrewes House, Barbican, London EC2 tel 020 7638 2718.


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