Brick House Bakery in East Dulwich and Peckham Will Close - Eater London

This city’s brutal restaurant property market doesn’t take Christmas off. Two of south London’s most celebrated bakeries announced their sudden closure today, with Brick House Bread shutting down its branches in East Dulwich and Peckham. In a statement reported by Bloomberg’s Richard Vines, and then shared by the bakery on Instagram, owners Fergus and Sharmin Jackson said that a “crippling rent review” leaves them unable to continue in East Dulwich, while the lease on the Peckham bakery expires in February.

Brick House’s San Franciscan-influenced sourdough is a product of the duo’s 2011 stint in California, which spurred a wholesale bakery based out of Peckham Rye and then the opening of the East Dulwich bakery in 2012. One of the city’s best bakeries through the mid-2010s, its greatest success — particularly in East Dulwich — has been as a genuine community hub, whether for diehard bread regulars or a freelancer that can’t stare at the kitchen table any longer. Such is its status that this sudden demise is, immediately, one of the saddest restaurant closures of 2019.

Writing on the decision, the duo said:

This may come as quite a shock, but behind the scenes we have found ourselves in the unfortunate situation of facing the loss of both of our premises within a couple of months of each other. A crippling rent increase is forcing us out of East Dulwich, and our landlords in Peckham have decided not to re-new our lease when it expires in February. We thought that we had found a solution to move the mother-ship to a new premise around the corner, but expensive and protracted negotiations combined with the timing of losing BH Peckham mean the numbers for us to carry on just don’t stack up.

It’s a bitter pill to swallow but having looked at all the options we feel like our hands are tied and this is our only option.

To say that we’re heartbroken would be an understatement. Over the past 8 years we have poured everything in to Brick House to make it a success, and to for it to come to an end in a way that has felt very much out of our control is extremely upsetting.

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We have some sad news. It is with very heavy hearts that Sharm and I have to announce that we have decided not to re-open Brick House after Christmas. This may come as quite a shock, but behind the scenes we have found ourselves in the unfortunate situation of facing the loss of both of our premises within a couple of months of each other. A crippling rent increase is forcing us out of East Dulwich, and our landlords in Peckham have decided not to re-new our lease when it expires in February. We thought that we had found a solution to move the mother-ship to a new premise around the corner, but expensive and protracted negotiations combined with the timing of losing BH Peckham mean the numbers for us to carry on just don’t stack up. It’s a bitter pill to swallow but having looked at all the options we feel like our hands are tied and this is our only option. To say that we’re heartbroken would be an understatement. Over the past 8 years we have poured everything in to Brick House to make it a success, and to for it to come to an end in a way that has felt very much out of our control is extremely upsetting. As for what’s next, we don’t really know. As anyone working in hospitality will tell you, this business is hard and involves lots of personal sacrifice, so we are looking forward to spending a bit more time together as a family and getting some rest. We would like to thank our customers and staff past and present for their support and commitment. One of the greatest parts of running Brick House has been the people we’ve met along the way, from the wholesale accounts we’ve had since we started, to the people who have worked for us and become friends, and the customers who come though the doors every day. It’s been a privilege. Thank you, and please stay in touch. Fergus & Sharmin

A post shared by Brick House ED (@brickhousebread) on Dec 27, 2019 at 5:39am PST

More soon on Fergus and Sharmin Jackson’s future plans.

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