Fabric loses it's Licence.
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 1:04 pm
Fabric located in the old Metropolitan Cold Store next to Smith's and opposite Smithfield Meat Mkt in Charterhouse St.
I had a building 1 block away, and was shown this place years ago, it was huge, one could walk all the way underground to the Barbican Station.
Quite a stunning place high brick arches covered in 3" of Cork with outer Oak panelling.
When I visited, there were 6 Polish guys that entered in the morning and left at night rarly seeing daylight.
They were stripping out the Oak and removing the cork it took them 6 months, mind you it took 3 years to defrost in the place first.
£357,000 was the price then.
The Reilly's..... another 'North London Crime family with ( terrible dress sense )
They bought in a team to run it very professionally, even giving my place a 'gold card membership.
This from Islington Licensing Department:
During the meeting, Fabric director Cameron Leslie said: “I cannot contest strongly enough the notion that Fabric is a safe haven for drugs,” recalling:
“My co-founder Keith Reilly stood-up to a significant organised crime organisation when we first opened who wanted to run drugs into this club.
He had to move his family out of their home and had to wear a bullet-proof vest for a month.
So we know very well the real life challenges that are involved in running a clean venue in London.”
( They also had The Cross in Kings X )
Bit odd that last statement, the only opposition being another..... "North London Crime family The 'A'Team The Adams Family...(good dress sense)
Both were and still are into lap dancing clubs, bars, and a few other areas.
Personally I think it's a shame as it's location never disturbed anybody and kid's will always take drugs.
Their in-house dealers were obviously shoddy in control over outside dealers.
Mind you the Police once raided the street dealers outside Farringdon St and allowed a BBC news crew to film it.
Whist we all watched from our roof terrace....
I had a building 1 block away, and was shown this place years ago, it was huge, one could walk all the way underground to the Barbican Station.
Quite a stunning place high brick arches covered in 3" of Cork with outer Oak panelling.
When I visited, there were 6 Polish guys that entered in the morning and left at night rarly seeing daylight.
They were stripping out the Oak and removing the cork it took them 6 months, mind you it took 3 years to defrost in the place first.
£357,000 was the price then.
The Reilly's..... another 'North London Crime family with ( terrible dress sense )
They bought in a team to run it very professionally, even giving my place a 'gold card membership.
This from Islington Licensing Department:
During the meeting, Fabric director Cameron Leslie said: “I cannot contest strongly enough the notion that Fabric is a safe haven for drugs,” recalling:
“My co-founder Keith Reilly stood-up to a significant organised crime organisation when we first opened who wanted to run drugs into this club.
He had to move his family out of their home and had to wear a bullet-proof vest for a month.
So we know very well the real life challenges that are involved in running a clean venue in London.”
( They also had The Cross in Kings X )
Bit odd that last statement, the only opposition being another..... "North London Crime family The 'A'Team The Adams Family...(good dress sense)
Both were and still are into lap dancing clubs, bars, and a few other areas.
Personally I think it's a shame as it's location never disturbed anybody and kid's will always take drugs.
Their in-house dealers were obviously shoddy in control over outside dealers.
Mind you the Police once raided the street dealers outside Farringdon St and allowed a BBC news crew to film it.
Whist we all watched from our roof terrace....
