Contact/Visit us/Access
To visit the roof please first contact one of us to make an appointment or come to our volunteer and open days. See below who to contact:
Azul Valerie Thome - Founder/consultant and course leader
Phone: +44 (0)77 65257517
Email: azul@foodfromthesky.org.uk.
Jack Astbury - Urban Farmer on Tuesdays and Fridays
Email: jack@foodfromthesky.org.uk
Mail address for slow communication: Thornton’s Budgens , 21-23 The Broadway, Crouch End, London N88DU, England
Access to the roof is behind the store: From Crouch End Clocktower look West , walk up Crouch Hall Road , turn left pass the police station, walk through the carparks and finally climb up our public access scaffolding tower* up to the sky. 2 minutes from the Clocktower.(Check opening time)
How to get to us:
RAIL: Crouch Hill (1.1km)
RAIL: Hornsey (1.65km, bus)
TUBE: Archway (2km, bus)
TUBE: Finsbury Park (2.1km, bus)
BUS: 41, 91, W5, W7
CAR: Parking spaces are available on Crouch Hall Road and few pay and display ones in the Carpark below the roof garden
*CUPLOK® Staircase
The new public access staircase from Harsco Infrastructure is designed to
- BS5395 Part 1 2000 – Stair, Ladder and Walkways
- Building Regulations – Documents A & K
- BS6180 – Code of Practice for Barriers in and about Buildings
- BS6399 – 1 Loadings on Buildings
- prEN 12811:2001 Temporary Works Equipment – Part 1 Scaffolds
Applications
Projects, construction sites allowing access to the general public, temporary access requirements in public places such as railway stations, historic and public buildings, exhibitions, events.
