Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

EXPLAINED: Custom house | Vintage Vibes

Closure of east London school £1.1 million in red would be 'catastrophic' for SEND children

Calverton Primary School in Custom House is set to close despite 150 opposing the move, arguing it is essential for the community

Evening Standard

Listed Central London building to be transformed into luxury hotel

The new hotel in Billingsgate will have 179 rooms, a basement spa and its own gallery

Evening Standard

Custom House: Luxury hotel plan for Grade-I listed building on bank of Thames

Under the plans, Custom House would be transformed into a new 179-bed hotel with dedicated spa and health facilities and food and drink spaces

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

'I have to relive seeing my close friend stabbed to death every time I leave my home'

Raish Ahmed, 50, was fatally attacked in Custom House, Newham in early October

Evening Standard

Liquidators appointed to developers of Dundee waterfront building

Work had started on Custom House, but cost overruns meant plans had to be abandoned

Insider UK

Christy Moore to join and sing at march in solidarity with refugees this weekend

The Kildare folk legend will perform at the Custom House on Saturday

Irish Mirror

Timelapse shows historic Custom House's stunning £80 million four-year transformation

The historic building is at the heart of a brand-new hotel quarter which has brought together a 303-bed four-star Clayton Hotel together with a 164-bed Adagio Aparthotel.

Glasgow Live

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Warning historic Leith building could become 'a Wetherspoons' after museum plans scrapped

The project is facing a funding shortfall of £5.82 million and a suggestion that the building could be sold in future was met with concern.

Edinburgh Live

100 jobs created as new hotel opens in central Glasgow

Irish group welcomes guests to its 50th property, located in the old Custom House building

Insider UK

Work finally restarts on unfinished 20-storey hotel in the heart of Cardiff

A new principal contractor has been found for the Premier Inn after the original one collapsed into administration

Wales Online

Massive 24-floor skyscraper overlooking Custom House and Trinity College refused permission by council planners

The "overbearing" proposal was deemed "overwhelming in scale, mass and height" by the council

Dublin Live

Belfast Custom House Square 15 storey apartment block recommended by council officials

A proposal for a 16 storey building was approved for the site in 2013, but work did not start on it until 2018, and then soon came to a halt

Belfast Live

CHSq 2022: What time do the gates open at Custom House Square?

The festival kicks off on August 7

Belfast Live

Crossrail guide to Custom House: average house prices and Elizabeth line journey times from central London

Crossrail has transformed this east London area’s transport options, and ongoing regeneration is set to bring venues, gardens and schools.

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Birmingham Post

First office tenant signs up to Belfast's Custom House

The redevelopment of the site is expected to be completed later this year

Wales Online

Inside the empty Cardiff Bay building left disused for more than 25 years

Behind the boarding is one of the city's gems - a treasure to be transformed if planning is granted

Birmingham Post

Plans to turn a vacant historic Cardiff Bay building into apartments

PropertyIndex has submitted plans to transform the Custom House building on Bute Street to Cardiff Council

Glasgow Live

New 160-bed Glasgow Adagio aparthotel en course to open on banks of Clyde later this year

Located on Clyde Street near to St Enoch Square, the 'striking and modern' Adagio Glasgow Custom House is said to take inspiration from the port and industrial surroundings.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Belfast Live

Belfast's iconic Custom House set to offer the city's 'finest office space' after £6m revamp

It's one of Belfast’s oldest buildings, dating back to the 1850s

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh delay decision on historic Leith building until after election

The Council purchased Custom House in 2014 with the intention of turning it into a museum ⁠— an option now deemed financially unsustainable, as plans are unveiled to create a 'community and creative hub' instead.

Edinburgh Live

Calls to transform Leith landmark into 'museum for slavery' branded 'opportunistic'

Fraser Parkinson campaigned for a Museum for Leith in 2013, but funding hurdles to develop their chosen site - Custom House - could not be overcome. He says any plans to develop the site for the housing of a slavery museum would be a 'slap in the face'.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh heritage group calls for Leith landmark to become slavery museum

City heritage watchdog makes calls for Leith's historic Custom House to be transformed into a museum focusing on the impact of slavery, the persecution of witches and child exploitation down the centuries.

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

The City of London Corporation

97 stories

WalesOnlineRob Browne

84 stories

Newham Council

58 stories

City of London Corporation

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.