Cultural Infrastructure Map

Created 4 years ago, updated 3 years ago

London’s new Cultural Infrastructure Plan is a game-changer. For the first time it sets out what we need to do to protect and grow our cultural facilities.

London is a city recognised as the global capital for arts and culture. Our theatres, music venues, museums and galleries are renowned across the world. Our creative industries are vital to London’s success and the recording studios, rehearsal spaces, artists' workspaces are the engine room that is responsible for generating £52billion per year.

However, there has been a worrying decline in London’s cultural spaces, with the numbers of LGBT+ venues and grassroots music venues stabilising in the last year following a decade of decline.

The plan is accompanied by a new Cultural Infrastructure Toolbox and a Cultural Infrastructure Map, designed to support the delivery of it.

Please contact culturalinfrastuctureteam@london.gov.uk with any queries or feedback.

Data and analysis from GLA GIS Team form a basis for the policy and investment decisions facing the Mayor of London and the GLA group. GLA Intelligence uses a wide range of information and data sourced from third party suppliers within its analysis and reports. GLA Intelligence cannot be held responsible for the accuracy or timeliness of this information and data.

The GLA will not be liable for any losses suffered or liabilities incurred by a party as a result of that party relying in any way on the information contained in this report.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2019.

Contains Audience Agency data.

Contains CAMRA data.

NOTE: The data is based on Ordnance Survey mapping and the data is published under Ordnance Survey's 'presumption to publish'.

This dataset is included in the Greater London Authority's Night Time Observatory. Click here to find out more.

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Pubs (data provided by CAMRA in January 2019, update immanent) (745.96 kB)

Buildings defined by CAMRA as pubs. Licensed premises must be open to and welcome the general public without requiring membership or residency, allow free entry (1), serve at least one draught beer (2), allow drinking without requiring food to be consumed, have at least one indoor area not laid out for meals, and permit drinks to be purchased in person at a bar (3), without relying on table service.’ (1) Except when entertainment is provided on limited occasions (2) Includes cask or keg beer (3) Includes also a hatch or specific service point’

How data was compiled: Data provided by the Campaign for Real Ale.

Credit for use: The Campaign for Real Ale

Artists workspaces (data captured in March 2018) (48.75 kB)

Sites with buildings which provide workspace either soley for artists or a mixture of artists and other creative industries tenants. Artistic activity is defined as a fine artist whose visual output and medium involves the production of original works of research, exploration or artistic expression, either one-of-a-kind or in a limited number of copies. Activity in this context is not driven by commercial gain (although they are by no means prohibited from having this). The approach to the production of art is driven by the artist, not the client.

Sites may also provide for a mix of creative tenants as well as artists.

How the Data was compiled: GLA commissioned research. Led by We Made That. Sourced from public sources and surveys directly with the artists workspace sector.

Credit for use: GLA.