Article - December 2011

Coming soon – Forsyth’s new business centre in Moorgate, London

It is good news all round for both businesses looking to expand within the London region, companies who wish to have offices in London or new business start-ups in London as Forsyth is preparing to open yet another business centre in the city to accommodate the growing demand for their highly recommended offices and services.

Forsyth already has two office locations in the city of London, one of which is on Eversholt Street in the heart of Euston and the other within ‘The Media Centre’ on Bolsover Street.  Both these centres have a wide range of services you would expect both from Forsyth and a modern serviced office centre including parking, telephone answering, virtual offices, meeting rooms and a modern IT infrastructure among other things.

Moorgate, just like the other two business centres in London, is poised to keep that standard high, as well as having the usual good access to local transport communications and amenities that all the Forsyth Business Centres in the UK have as standard. 

The Moorgate Business Centre will be ready in winter 2011, but in the meantime, we will delve a little deeper into the facts and the history of the area:

• Moorgate was a ‘Posturn’ (concealed gate) during the time of the Romans and eventually turned into a proper gate in the 15th Century.  It was demolished in 1762, but the name survived as a major Street in the City of London.
• The name ‘Moorgate’ comes from the surrounding area of Moorfields, which was once one of the last pieces of open land in London.
• After the Great Fire of London in 1666, refugees from the fire evacuated to Moorfields and set up temporary camps there.  Despite being encouraged by King Charles II to move out of London many stayed on and set up residence in the area.
• The London Dispensary for curing diseases of the Eye and Ear was founded in Moorfields in 1805, and evolved to become the present Moorfields Eye Hospital.
• The area was the site of the first hydrogen balloon flight in England when Italian Vincenzo Lunardi took off on 15 September 1784.
• Despite the area initially having a reputation for houses of ‘ill repute’ and being a favourite hideout for Highway men and the criminal fraternity, Moorfields has evolved significantly over time and is now a thriving financial centre and is the home to several important investment banks.
• The Swan and Hoop Inn at 199 Moorgate is the birthplace of John Keats, one of England’s most respected poets.  He was born in 1795 and the pub still exists but has been renamed ‘The John Keats at Moorgate’.

So, as you can see, Moorgate and the wider area of Moorfields, is full of character and History.  The most important thing to remember from the point of view of a business owner though, is that Moorgate will soon have one of the finest business centres within the city of London when the Forsyth Centre opens this winter.