The gym
The old Mare Street Gymnasium, built 1896.
640 m² of lifting floor under the original beams, a sled track, a wood-fired sauna and the best light in east London.
A short history
Four dates in the life of the building
1896
A boys’ gymnasium
Built as a gymnasium for the Mare Street Boys’ Club: ropes, wall bars and a pine floor.
1952
The boxing years
Becomes a boxing club. Three national champions train here over twenty years.
1998
Boarded up
Closed and boarded up. Pigeons move into the roof.
2014
Plimsoll opens
Tess and Dan restore it and open Plimsoll. The ropes and wall bars stay.
The spaces
Three floors of very good kit
The lifting floor
Eight racks and six platforms under the original 1896 beams.
The conditioning lane
A 25 m sled track, rowers, ski ergs, air bikes and heavy bags.
Recovery
A wood-fired sauna, two cold plunges and mats on the mezzanine.
The kit list
Everything on the floor, counted.
Lifting floor
Squat racks
Rogue Monster Lite, with safety arms
8
Lifting platforms
Wood and rubber, for Olympic lifts
6
Barbells
20 kg, 15 kg and 10 kg technique bars
22
Bumper plates
Calibrated competition plates on two platforms
4,000 kg
Dumbbells
In 2 kg steps
2 – 50 kg
Kettlebells
Competition style
4 – 48 kg
Conditioning
Sled track
Turf lane with four sleds
25 m
Rowers
Concept2 RowErg
10
Air bikes
8
Ski ergs
4
Heavy bags
Plus pads and gloves for Boxing Fit
6
Climbing ropes & rings
Hung from the original 1896 beams
2 + 4
Recovery
Sauna
Wood-fired, seats 8
1
Cold plunges
Kept at 6 °C
2
Mobility mats
Mezzanine, by the wall bars
20
Changing rooms
Showers
Free towels and toiletries
6
Lockers
Bring your own padlock
60
Bike racks
Inside, by the front door
20
Find us
Come and find us.
Twenty bike racks inside. The main floor and changing rooms are step-free from the yard.
Address & hours
12 Gymnasium Yard, Mare Street
London E8 3RH
Mon – Fri 6am – 9pm
Sat 8am – 4pm
Sun 9am – 2pm
Bank holidays 9am – 1pm
Five minutes from Hackney Central and London Fields stations.
1
06:30
07:30
Strength
Tess
4
1
07:45
08:30
Conditioning
Sam
7
1
12:30
13:15
Mobility
Ines
2
1
18:00
19:00
Foundations
Dan
9
1
19:15
20:00
Boxing Fit
Kofi
0
2
06:30
07:15
Conditioning
Sam
5
2
07:30
08:30
Strength
Tess
3
2
12:30
13:30
Strength
Dan
6
2
18:00
19:30
Barbell Club
Tess
1
2
19:15
20:15
Engine
Marta
8
3
06:30
07:30
Strength
Dan
10
3
07:45
08:30
Mobility
Ines
4
3
12:30
13:15
Boxing Fit
Kofi
7
3
18:00
19:00
Strength
Tess
2
3
19:15
20:00
Conditioning
Sam
9
4
06:30
07:15
Conditioning
Marta
0
4
07:30
08:30
Foundations
Dan
5
4
12:30
13:30
Strength
Tess
3
4
18:00
19:30
Barbell Club
Tess
6
4
19:15
20:00
Mobility
Ines
1
5
06:30
07:30
Strength
Dan
8
5
07:45
08:30
Conditioning
Sam
10
5
12:30
13:15
Mobility
Ines
4
5
17:30
18:15
Boxing Fit
Kofi
7
6
08:30
09:30
Strength
Tess
2
6
09:45
10:45
Engine
Marta
9
6
11:00
12:00
Foundations
Dan
0
6
12:15
13:00
Boxing Fit
Kofi
5
7
09:30
10:15
Conditioning
Sam
3
7
10:30
11:15
Mobility
Ines
6
7
11:30
12:30
Strength
Dan
1
Mon – Fri 6am – 9pm
Sat 8am – 4pm
Sun 9am – 2pm
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