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Residents JournalS E P T E M B E R 2012 I SSU E 002
Editorfrom the
Dear Resident,
Welcome to the second edition of Fulham Residents’ Journal. We were delighted with the positive response from residents to
our launch edition and hope to continue to serve the community well with news, features and useful references brought to you with
exquisite style. It’s September and back to school for many. I thought it an appropriate month to reflect on the legacy that so-called
‘ragged schools’ of the 1800s left on the Fulham education scene (page 4). Our usual Classroom spread on page 16 brings you up to
date with 2012 local schooling news, in the form of exam result success and key diary dates.
We celebrate Fulham’s arts and antique heritage in this edition with an interview with one bespoke designer of the
King’s Road (page 14), before nodding to this season’s local design events (page 19, Streetwise). Our usual double-page spread
dedicated to local galleries and a London-wide review tops it off on page 8. This month it seemed fitting to indulge in Tate Britain’s exhibition,
Another London: International Photographs 1930-1980, since we’re all feeling so patriotic and the imagery revealed really stirred the blood.
Indeed, as the Paralympic Games get underway we appreciate the history of this unique event and invite readers to
enter a photography competition seeking images of Olympic and Paralympic spirit on the streets (Residents’ Culture, page 22).
You could even end up on our front cover. Good luck!
Illustration / Councillor Belinda Donovan Mayor, Hammersmith and Fulham Council by Russ Tudor
We would highly value any feedback that you wish to email us with:[email protected]; or telephone us on 020 7987 4320.
It was a simple enough career move on the surface of
things. Following an accident that rendered his original
career in shipping null, John Pounds decided to become
a shoemaker. Time passed and in 1818, he began
teaching Portsmouth’s poverty-stricken children – for free.
Scooping the city’s destitute young off the street, Pounds
went on to be cited by Scottish philanthropist Thomas
Guthrie in his Plea for Ragged Schools, as the most
influential figure in the development of education for the
poor. Pounds, who became known locally as ‘The Crippled
Cobbler’, had pioneered a system of free education from
which Fulham benefitted directly at the time.
Indeed, the cobbler’s plea struck a chord throughout
a country where poverty and suffering were inescapable
facts of life for huge swathes of communities. The working-
class districts of rapidly increasing industrial towns
fashioned classrooms out of stables, lofts and railway
arches, whilst local workmen dedicated their mornings,
evenings and Sundays to teaching the three Rs, in a drive
to provide the next generation with the benefits of an
education, no matter how rudimentary. The schools were
called ‘ragged schools’, owing to the bedraggled clothing of
the children for whom they were created, and they sprang
up with an intensity powered by the great and the good of
British society.
Today, a busy main road runs through the corner of
Daisy Lane and Broomhouse Lane. A residential area on
the left and Sulivan Court on the right overlook the land
from either side, rendering almost inconspicuous a striking
nineteenth-century building that sits between the two. The
rich red brickwork and gothic turrets of this construction
belong to what was originally Fulham’s very own ragged
school, designed by architect Horace Francis in the name
of Guthrie’s plea for free education.
Officially entitled The Elizabethan School, the institution
was founded in 1885 by wealthy Fulham resident
An EducationBryony Warren looks at an early type of democratic schooling – ragged schools – and how it paved the way for Fulham’s excellent educational variety
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Laurence Sulivan. A local gentleman and philanthropist,
Sulivan’s family resided in Broom House, a property
that sat opposite the school until its demolition in 1911,
following the death of his daughter Charlotte. The
architecture of the Grade II listed building is as arresting
as its history, with a mock-Jacobean style and dominant
central tower. Playgrounds can be found at the rear of
the property and gardens at the front, creating at once
a secluded yet spacious patch that calls to mind the
character of Fulham in days gone by. The face of Fulham
during this period would have been barely recognisable as
the busy, urban hub we see today. Before 1900 and the
first development of terraced housing, the area was a small
village on the outskirts of London, whose farms and market
gardens provided the city with fresh fruit and vegetables.
Until recent years, there still existed a tangible sense of
the civic duty and local pride that were at the heart of the
building’s original use. The Elizabethan School became
home to the Castle Centre for young people, a youth club
run by the local council that provided constructive after-
school recreation for children between the ages of five and
eleven, and for older teenagers in the evenings. In 2008,
despite generations of adhering to Laurence Sulivan’s
pledge that the ragged school remain a place ‘for the care
of the children of Fulham’ and thus encourage opportunity
and inclusivity, the building was sold to a private buyer and
is now a luxury home.
The creation of Fulham’s Elizabethan School had come
roughly a decade after the ragged school movement as a
whole had started to gain the structure and autonomy that
made it an educational force capable of very real change.
Between the years of 1844 and 1881, over 300,000
children in London alone passed through the doors of
ragged schools, which were eventually grouped together
under an umbrella organisation known as the Ragged
School Union. Formed initially by Anthony Ashley-Cooper,
7th Earl of Shaftsbury, the union established over two-
hundred schools in eight years.
Shaftsbury was an aristocrat who dedicated his life to
philanthropic causes that many of his class would have
dismissed as irrelevant. He was particularly committed
to affecting change through the reformation of lunatic
asylums, the introduction of the ‘ten hours bill’ to improve
factory-working hours, the outlawing of the employment of
women and children in mines and measures to help the
plight of chimney sweeps. He remained president of the
Ragged School Union for almost forty years and, in 1944,
the union adopted The Shaftsbury Society as its title.
Ragged schools relied heavily upon the financial and
public support of wealthy and powerful sponsors, regularly
attracting the attention of contemporary celebrities. In
1843, Charles Dickens visited the Field Lane ragged
school in Clerkenwell and was simultaneously appalled by
the conditions in which the children lived and impressed
by the motives of the Ragged School Union. Charles
Dickens’s visit eventually inspired his 1943 novella A
Christmas Carol, and he donated money on several
occasions subsequently.
The legacy of the ragged schools revealed itself to be
much more wide-reaching and long-lasting than John
Pounds could ever have imagined when he humbly
began to emphasise the importance of education to the
children he saw playing in the streets. The popularity of
the campaign – so keenly taken up by the rich and famous
and which, more importantly, began to embed the process
of learning into communities which had previously had
access to no such thing – helped establish a series of
educational reforms that paved the way for the state-school
system that exists to this day.
England and Wales formed school boards to administer
elementary schools and, in 1870, public funding was
provided for this level of education amongst the working
classes. Demand for ragged schools inevitably declined
following the 1870 Elementary Education Act which
solidified and rendered compulsory the principles at
their root. Schools in Fulham are amongst the best in the
country, this one area alone offering establishments that
cater for a huge variety of educational needs. It is all a far
cry from the days of Sulivan’s Elizabethan School, when
education in Fulham was a cause to be fought for rather
than a privilege to be taken for granted.
‘Charles Dickens’s visit to a ragged school eventually inspired
“A Christmas Carol”’
Illustrations / Mai Osawa
A local news round-up for September
The Notebook
Fulham’s favourite business, as voted at the inaugural H&F Brilliant Business
Awards this summer, is a dance studio in Imperial Wharf owned by Strictly
Come Dancing winner, Karen Hardy. The awards paid heed to the vitality,
vibrancy and entrepreneurial spirit that local businesses bring to the area and
made sure that the smallest of locally cherished companies received their share of the limelight. More
than a thousand people voted for their favourite local ventures and the initial candidates were whittled
down to a shortlist of forty-three before the final winners were announced and accolades awarded in
front of a 120-strong audience at Brasa restaurant on the Fulham Road.
The organisers, Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s economic development team, joined forces
with big borough businesses including Kings Mall, Fulham Broadway Shopping Centre, Westfield and
West12 Shopping Centre in Shepherds Bush, in order to sponsor each of the five categories. Aside
from Karen Hardy Studios, proving popular was Darlings of Chelsea, the Fulham High Street sofa store,
which fought off tight competition to be named the business offering best customer service. The Best New
Business Award went to pet-grooming shop, Bishops Bark, whilst community financial services provider
H&F Credit Union won Best Business Supporter of the Community. Tim Fouracre of online accounting
system Clear Books was named Best Young Entrepreneur for his time-saving book keeping system.
Fulham Palace will be hosting free tours around its
nooks and crannies for one weekend only, whilst
seven hundred of the capital’s architectural marvels
usually kept under lock and key throw open their
doors in tandem. Dominated by a Tudor courtyard
with Georgian additions and Butterfield chapel,
Fulham Palace was reopened after Lottery-funded
restorations in 2006. Free tours will take in areas
of the palace usually closed to the public and
there will be architecture-related family activities in
the Jessie Mylne Education Centre. September’s
showcase of London’s most remarkable edifices
will be marked by the release of a commemorative
hardback book: Open House London: An Exclusive
Glimpse Inside 100 of the Most Extraordinary
Buildings in London by Victoria Thornton.
Sunday 23 September, 11am-3pm
Bishops Avenue, 020 7610 7169
www.fulhampalace.org www.londonopenhouse.org
Cycling fevrour must be met by better safety measuresAn increase in serious cycling accidents in Fulham has prompted local campaigners, the government and the council to readdress safety
protocols, in order to protect bike riders pedalling the area’s roads. More bike rides reputedly take place in the borough than in any other
London constituency and at least eight cyclists have been seriously injured or killed by traffic accidents in it since 2006. A collaborative
project between Transport for London and Hammersmith and Fulham Council has outlined plans for a cycle superhighway, due to
be unveiled next year. However local cycling campaign group, Hammersmith and Fulham Cyclists (the local branch of the London
Cycling Campaign) believe more could be done, including the introduction of a 20mph speed limit in notoriously busy areas like
Hammersmith Bridge, where an eighteen-year-old student narrowly escaped serious injury after being crushed against a lamppost
in June this year. The group also questions the route proposed for the cycling superhighway, which they say would take the
majority of cyclists on a detour through the area.
If you feel strongly, you can attend the next Hammersmith and Fulham Cyclists’ AGM which takes place on 4 September
at 7.30pm: www.hfcyclists.org.uk Image / Bikeworldtravel at Shutterstock.com
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Strictly business
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It’s official: Fulham boasts some of the best parks and green spaces to be found anywhere in the country.
This is the conclusion of environmental charity, Keep Britain Tidy. In recognition of the sweep of undulating
parks and well-manicured community spaces dotted about the locale, our leafy postcode has scooped a
grand total of nine Green Flag Awards.
The borough’s best bucolic spots include Ravenscourt Park, Frank Banfield Park and Margravine
Cemetery, which have all been honoured with the coveted Green Flag status for the fourth year in a row.
Normand Park has picked up the award for a third time and St Peter’s Square in Hammersmith has collected
a second Green Flag. Meanwhile, Hurlingham Park, South Park, Hammersmith Park and Norland North on
the Edward Woods Estate have all won their first Green Flags, recognising our outdoor areas’ high standards
and the way in which these, and a good deal of pride, are maintained across the board in the borough.
The trophy cabinet-worth of Green Flags were awarded to safe, clean and well-maintained parks with
excellent facilities, where residents were directly involved in looking after and improving their local stamping
grounds in partnership with local authorities. Friends of South Park, a group of residents dedicated to
enhancing South Park, was instrumental in recent improvement works and new children’s play area
facilities installed there. Evidence of parks being managed in an environmentally aware manner, in order to
conserve natural features, wildlife and historic buildings, also earned green spaces brownie points. On such
a celebratory note, we feel a picnic coming on. So long as there are glimmers of sunshine, let’s make the
most of our local outdoor blessings well into those upcoming days of autumnal breeze.
Traffic wardens in Hammersmith and Fulham
will become the first in London to be fitted with
body cameras in a bid to help catch abusive
motorists. The decision to introduce the
cameras, which have been designed to sit in
a harness attached to wardens’ high-visibility
jackets, has come after a spate of increasingly
violent assaults on civil enforcement officers.
Stab-proof vests and GPS tracking systems may
also be in the pipeline, to be issued over the
next few months in a further attempt to control
the number of verbal and physical attacks which
have more than doubled since 2008. Whilst it
is hoped that the sixty-five cameras due to be
issued will help gather valuable police evidence
in tackling the problem, the response to
the decision by local residents has been
mixed. Even though conceding that there
is no excuse for violence against
wardens, many stated the over-
zealous work ethic of traffic
wardens, who are paid on a
target basis, as a possible
bone of contention.
Others felt that motorists’
frustrations were exacerbated
by confusing parking
regulations, calling for an
upgrade to the local paying
systems, including pay-by-
text facilities similar to those
available in Wandsworth.
Fulham FC football fans can celebrate ratified plans to increase
Craven Cottage football stadium by 4,300 seats. The stadium,
historic home of the club since 1896, currently has the capacity to
accommodate 25,700 fans but will soon boast 30,000 seats. The
Riverside Stand will be partially demolished and a new upper tier
will wrap around the current stand and encompass a new hospitality
space, riverside façade and roof. In addition, the riverside walk along
the Thames – currently only opened on match days – will be opened
on non-match days, creating a pleasant waterside footpath for
pedestrians travelling between Putney and Hammersmith.
In an attempt to alleviate some residents’ concerns about the
impact of the stadium’s expansion on the local community, Craven
Cottage has agreed to donate £600,000 towards the restoration
of Bishops Park. It has also agreed to ten years of annual
contributions towards the park’s ongoing maintenance and to
funding for improving CCTV as well as pedestrian and road safety
measures in the area.
Council clamps down on traffic warden attacks
Park life
Words / Lauren Romano Illustration above / Russ Tudor Left / Michal Kowalski at Shutterstock.com
the keyhole
More the merrier
Art FocusThe best of September’s local art and a wider look at the London scene too
A brush with still lifeOil and acrylic paintings are the order of the month at Fulham Road’s Piers Feetham
Gallery. Its autumnal exhibition roster kicks off with a retrospective of bright still life
compositions by Pauline Hazlewood, whose bold sweeps of colour swirl and blend to
shape intriguing abstract forms. An emphasis on lines and colour also weaves its way
through Wendy Winfield’s oil on canvas works. Rolling rural backdrops and everyday
scenes are rendered striking in a palette of mottled, light-flecked tones.
11-15 September (Pauline Hazlewood)
19 September-6 October (Wendy Winfield)
Piers Feetham Gallery: 475 Fulham Road, 020 7381 3031
www.piersfeethamgallery.com
The winners of The Brian Mercer Stone and Bronze
Residencies will display the end-results of months
of chiselling and casting at an exhibition hosted
by the Royal British Society of Sculptors. Halima
Cassell and Kate McLeod were both selected to
spend three months honing their sculpting skills,
working with stone and bronze respectively, under
the watchful eyes of master artisans in Pietrasanta,
Tuscany. The autumn display at the studio gallery
is a not-to-be-missed showcase of their collective
flair, creativity and craftsmanship.
Post-exhibition, Susan Forsyth’s impacting site-
specific work, ‘Jacobs’s Ladder II’, sits boldly in the
beautiful Sculpture Forecourt and is also well worth
a look. It is hard to miss; propped up against the side
of the historic façade, the gilded geometric plane
stands at eight metres tall and glistens in gold leaf,
making an arresting focal point which challenges the
traditional perceptions of sculptural practice.
27 September-2 November
RBS Studio Gallery: 108 Old Brompton Road
020 7373 8615, www.rbs.org.uk
Watercolour artist Nikki Stevens has captured big cats and safari animals
that have a myth or superstition attached to them in her latest exhibition at
Cricket Fine Art. Entitled Fierce Friends, Stevens’s leopards, tigers, zebras
and horses, cast in their luminous pigments and fluid watercolour stains, look
simultaneously fierce and cunning yet delicate and dangerously beautiful.
Depicted in a range of predatory and playful poses, the hypnotic dots and
stripes of their pelts propel their mythical status further and make a refreshing
break from the mould of traditional wildlife art.
25 September-6 October
Cricket Fine Art: 2 Park Walk, 020 7352 2733, www.cricketfineart.co.uk
Tiger, tiger, burning bright
Image / ‘Bow Wave’ by Halima Cassel
(BM Residency)
Image / ‘Blueprint Tiger Regal’ by Nikki Stevens
perfectionSculpted to
Words / Lauren Romano Right / ‘Into the light’ (left) and ‘Ape’ (right) by Wendy Winfield
F U L H A M R E S I D E N T S ’ J O U R N A L 009
England has not felt too comfortable about its
patriotic status in recent years. We shy away
from the brash, flag-waving of Americans and
remark the superior haughtiness of the French. We
lament the state of our country’s transport system,
question the importance of our Queen and equate
our flag with football hooliganism. Well, that was
then. For, it would seem that we have collectively
been living a lie. The Olympics awoke a sleeping
lion of civic exuberance and one that could not
have been forced. The time was ripe and London,
as the scene of most of the joy, will forever be
synonymous with the roar.
A new exhibition at Tate Britain entitled Another
London: International Photographs 1930–1980 taps
into renewed British pride, showcasing photographs
that demonstrate how palpable affection towards
London goes above
and beyond two brief
weeks in August. The
exhibition focuses on the
work of photographers
from all over the world,
some of whom paid
only a fleeting visit to
the city, whilst others
moved to England and
adopted London as their
home. The photographs
of each of the forty-
one artists featured
demonstrate a version of
London encountered by
Bryony Warren jumps on the bandwagon of Olympic national pride, via photographic stimuli at Tate Britain
London’s calling
outsiders; a foreign perspective that often perfectly
captures its vibrant eccentricity, pinpointing the
interplay between tradition and novelty that defined
much of the twentieth century. Bruce Davidson’s
‘Queen’s Guard Marching’ (1960), for example,
zooms in on a peculiar London ritual that exists
to this day. ‘English Nanny’, taken in 1965 by
Polish-born photographer Jeanloup Sieff, achieves
something similar. The austere black dress of the
elderly lady in the foreground forms a stark contrast
with the pretty, mini-skirted young girl behind her,
encapsulating the way in which life for women
changed dramatically during that era.
The photographs do not shy away from
depicting the more uncomfortable aspects of life in
London over the twentieth century; often they are
unflinching in their presentation of the disparities
in wealth and lifestyle that have always
existed in the city. Neil Kenlock’s ‘Keep
Britain White’, for example, makes for
rather uncomfortable viewing. Taken in
Balham in 1972, it is a striking portrayal
of the daily struggle against racism faced
by many Londoners. Equally, Bill Brandt’s
‘Footsteps Coming Nearer’ offers an
insight into a seedier side of city-living,
as we see a man walking down a dingy
backstreet to approach a woman waiting
on the kerbside.
Yet, the overwhelming feeling of the
exhibition is very much in keeping with
the resurgence of post-Olympic London
pride, and how it has manifested itself
in decades gone by, too. Martine Franck’s ‘The
Queen’s Silver Jubilee’ (1977) captures a little girl
dressed head-to-toe in timeless Union Jack-themed
party clothing and is endearing and patriotic in
equal measures.
The life stories of the photographers themselves
are testament to the inherent warmth of our city.
London became the adopted home of artists
such as Felix H. Man and Dorothy Bohm as they
fled persecution and intolerance in their native
countries. The honesty, eccentricity and humour
apparent in the photos exhibited are exemplary of
the qualities that have long made London a city to
be proud of. When looked at with this timeline of
events and emotions in mind, the success of The
2012 Olympics seems somewhat a blast from the
past and by no means a freak event.
‘Palpable affection towards London goes above and
beyond two weeks in August’
Top / Bruce Davidson’s ‘Queen’s Guard Marching’ (1960) © Bruce Davidson / Magnum Photos Above right / Wolfgang Suschitzky’s ‘Lyons Corner House, Tottenham Court Road, London’ (1934) © W. Suschitzky Left / Martine Franck’s ‘The Queen’s Silver Jubilee’ (1977) © Martine Franck / Magnum Photos
EXHIBITION REVIEW
Diary dates for residents looking for the best in the local area’s events
The Calendar
Celebrating its twentieth anniversary, the annual Open House London
weekend gives Londoners the opportunity to poke about behind the
scenes at some of the capital’s most celebrated architectural gems.
For Fulham’s Francophiles, a short trip to South Kensington is the
closest thing to stepping into France this side of the Channel. This
month, the Institut Français in the same neck of the woods will have
particular appeal. The culturally curious – Gallic-blooded or otherwise
– will receive the low-down on the building’s history, heritage and
unique architecture thanks to a series of guided tours and an
exclusive documentary, The Institut français: Behind the Scenes. For
an additional soupçon of culture, take the opportunity to browse the
copious fiction and non-fiction titles, DVDs and CDs on sale at greatly
reduced prices, all part of a French book sale running in tandem. As
a final incentive for a visit, one month’s free membership will be up
for the taking for anyone crossing the art deco threshold of the edifice
during Open House weekend.
22-23 September
17 Queensberry Place, 020 7871 3515
www.institut-francais.org.uk
Chardonnay rebrandedIf you’re not much of a wine connoisseur,
trying to settle on a variety you can customarily
order may prove thirsty work. Cue Vagabond,
the independent wine retailer near Fulham
Broadway. Its ingenious DIY bar, with one
hundred different wines on tap, means visitors
can try what’s on offer before thinking about
their wallets. With 20ml samples priced from just
50p and glasses from £4, punters can sip their
way through the wine list to find something that
really appeals, without breaking the bank. Tasting
events are also held regularly. On the agenda
for September: an introduction to Sicilian wines
(Thursday 6); a wine and charcuterie matching
masterclass with Charlotte Harbottle (Thursday
13); a vodka tasting (Thursday 20); and a
brilliant sounding reappraisal of Chardonnay,
entitled ‘Chardonnay: Not a Footballer’s Wife’
(Wednesday 26). All classes kick off at 7pm.
18-22 Vanston Place, 020 7381 1717
www.vagabondwines.co.uk
On y va!
F U L H A M R E S I D E N T S ’ J O U R N A L 011
Locals looking to shape up for a late-summer
getaway should take note of the BeachReady
exercise sessions held outdoors on Eel Brook
Common. Intensive, hour-long workouts
involve tyre flipping to strengthen core
muscles, kettle-bell swinging to tone the upper
body and lap sprinting to envigour. Instructors
arrange classes of up to twenty-five, or one-
on-one personal training sessions are available
in Hurlingham Park. If you appreciate the
benefits of exercise with a Vitamin D boost
(including that soaked up through the clouds),
this is your organised answer.
Wednesdays 7.15pm, Sundays 10.15am
& 11.30am, 020 7291 4582
www.freedom2train.com
Correct two left feet with a dance class
at Karen Hardy’s Imperial Wharf studio,
project of the Strictly Come Dancing and
World Number 1 Latin American dance star.
Whether you’re looking to perfect your salsa
moves or just want to throw some shapes
in a less haphazard fashion, book to learn
the waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese waltz,
quickstep, cha-cha-cha, samba, rumba, paso
doble, jive or the Argentine tango. Lessons are
suitable for all abilities, from the beginner to
the more advanced mover, and personalised
dance programmes combine private tuition
with technical lessons in small groups, so
participants progress faster. Regular lifestyle
dance experiences, including the Sunday
Rumba Lounge, mean members can enjoy
a drink and practise their steps in a relaxed
setting, with instructors on hand from 7pm
until 9pm. If you’re unsure whether to opt
for Latin or ballroom, book a free twenty-five
minute taster session first.
10 The Boulevard, Imperial Wharf
0845 567 1155, www.karenhardystudios.com
Give it a whirl
Lights, Camera, Algarve?The London Film Academy on Walham Grove is an exceptional resource for all budding
filmmakers and anyone looking to master the hobby, alike. Throughout this month, those wishing
to channel creativity in slightly more sunny surrounds than the four walls of a studio might
well be tempted to take one of the short courses offered on location in the Algarve, Portugal.
Participants can choose from one-day workshops designed to jolt aspiring screenplay writers into
action; weekend courses on documentary filmmaking, practical filming, editing and distribution
sessions; and two-week filmmaking foundation courses.
Next courses on location in Faro, the Algarve include the following –
‘Documentary: Filmmaker’s Toolkit’ (2 days): 15 September, £250
‘Writing: Screenplay in a Day’: 15 September, £150
‘Documentary Foundation’ (5 days): 15 September, £595
‘Acting for Directors’ (3 days): 17 September, £420
020 7386 7711, www.londonfilmacademy.com
And in other news...London-wide events of interest for the discerning Fulham culture-venture
8-9 Sep: ‘Thames Festival’ between Tower and Westminster BridgesUNTIL 3 Nov: ‘King Lear’ at the Almeida Theatre
14-23 Sep: ‘London Design Festival’ ACROSS LONDONUntil 28 Sep: ‘More London’ OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATRE FESTIVAL at The ScoopUntil 14 Oct: ‘Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012’ at Serpentine GalleryUNTIL 9 Sep: ‘London Live’ PARALYMPICS SCREENINGS at Trafalgar Square
Blood, sweat & beach
A gardener’s hands are never idle; the summer might only just be lulling towards its departure
– taking its swathes of fragrant blooms with it – but the time for planting bulbs for next spring
has already arrived. An opportune moment then, to pop over to Fulham Palace Garden Centre
and pay attention to a spring flowering bulbs demonstration. Pick up horticultural tips and
green-fingered inspiration, and (perfect for space-deprived gardeners, in particular) learn
about which bulbs thrive best when grown in pots and window baskets. The team on hand
will suggest plant and colour combinations which complement each other to ensure a
prismatic array of bright shades on your particular patch all season long.
Thursday 20 September, 11am-12pm
Fulham Palace Garden Centre: Bishops Avenue, 020 7736 2640
BloomInFull
Words / Lauren Romano
Belinda Donovan, 54, is still over-brimming with
pride at her election as Mayor of Hammersmith and
Fulham, some four months after being chosen for
the role in May. ‘It is an absolute pleasure,’ she beams.
‘And it came as a great shock.’ Belinda was telephoned
and asked if she would like to carry local mayoral colours
on the day before the anniversary of the death of her
brother, adding to the poignancy of the moment.
She had previously been deputy mayor for a year. This
is the usual order of play and – in a complete role reversal
– Councillor Frances Stainton, who was mayor before
Belinda, is currently her deputy. Belinda has taken the
reins with zeal, publicising her desire to be here-there-and-
everywhere at once. ‘It’s my residents who got me here,
so it’s my duty to be there for them now with local issues,’
she says with generosity. Belinda was elected Councillor
for Addison Ward in 2006 (an area sandwiched between
Shepherd’s Bush Station to the north and Kensington
Olympic Station to the south; falling to the west of both).
There are thirty-three London borough mayors.
It was Belinda’s grandfather who inspired her career.
‘It was his extreme dedication that marked me,’ she says
of the man who, for thirty years, was an active member
of Beaconsfield Council before rising to mayor of the
same. ‘My aunt was a soloist with The Royal Ballet, so
they moved to London for her eventually.’ It was here that
Belinda was brought up, in the early 60s, in the Ladbroke
Grove area.
She might get the political bug from her upbringing
but Belinda’s current mandate as mayor requires her to
a-politicise herself somewhat; a fact I learn as I fish for
an opinion on the local town hall’s transformation into a
shopping centre. ‘I have to take off my political hat. Being
mayor is very much a civic role,’ is her diplomatic response.
Alice Tozer meets Mayor of Hammersmith and Fulham, Belinda Donovan, to find out what the day-to-day job calls for and what exactly motivates a woman to wear the borough’s chains
Parlour TalkResidenceIn
The mayor typically chooses a charity to represent but
Belinda wanted to champion more than one cause, and
raises funds for The Mayhew Animal Home in Kensal Green
and West London Action for Children. ‘Dangerous dogs
and abandoned animals are a real concern in the area.
Domestic violence is also a big concern and one which
crosses all boundaries and walks of life.’ Being mayor, and
all the positive ambassadorial protocols it involves, accounts
for one half of her working week. The other is spent carrying
out the everyday Conservative councillor duties that her
‘other’ jobs involve, namely Cabinet Assistant for Crime and
the same for Culture.
Appropriately, it is in the realm of crime prevention that
Hammersmith and Fulham borough has really excelled,
with its unique neighbourhood watch scheme. Lord
Douglas, a resident, founded the initiative in 1983. In it,
residents are actively involved in spreading the message
that simple steps can be taken to reduce the opportunities
for crime. Neighbourhood watches are based on streets
and street co-ordinators within. Crime has fallen for six out
of the past seven years in the borough as a result.
Some have lamented in the past the ephemeral nature
of the year-long tenure of mayor and the lack of real powers
accredited to the role. Belinda sees her influence as one of
‘linking different groups together’ and she’s currently laying
the groundwork for a French Society, to bring together the
‘It’s my residents who got me here, so it’s my duty to be
there for them now’
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Illustration / Russ Tudor
increasing number of French residents. Belinda has an
entirely pro-active approach to her role as mayor. ‘It’s such a
pleasure to see change. Housing issues are one area where
I’ve been able to change peoples’ situations. To come across
individuals who haven’t seen change for years and make
something happen for them is just great.’
She seems a non-extravagant type and has made
do with a bicycle to get around town for years. Boris
would be proud. Thankfully, she only has to don the
mayoral chains on official occasions. ‘It’s a real honour
to wear the chains. They carry so much history.’ There
is one chain representing Fulham and another for
Hammersmith. Belinda laughs about how her ‘tiny
shoulders’ found the weight a little difficult to bear at
first, until she learnt a shoulder-shifting technique.
Then there’s the pleasure of finding out all sorts about
the area’s past. She remains fascinated by ‘the many
hidden gems in the borough’.
Belinda makes the role of mayor into a family affair,
frequently taking her children (aged 25, 23 and 13) to
events. The diary is evidently packed – ‘I do try to pop
home for a cup of tea with my youngest when he gets
home from school,’ Belinda says proudly. It’s a lifestyle
choice, I get the sense. And one which Belinda has
fully embraced. Being female may not be a novelty in
the mayoral kingdom, but Belinda does agree that she
brings different qualities to the role as a woman. ‘I get my
children involved. I am a mayor and I am a mother.’
Nestled among the string of interior-design
emporiums that line the King’s Road is the
colonnade-style entrance to Gatley, showroom for
the interiors world of William Heenan. The imposing façade
is an indication of the timeless designs that await inside.
‘People tell us it’s our service that makes a difference, and
I think it’s the quality of the products as well,’ says William
in his affable Scottish accent as he guides me through a
space bubbling with intricately-designed matter.
Word has spread in the three years since Gatley
opened on the King’s Road and the company’s reputation
precedes itself. Heading up a design team duo as well as
two first-class groups of fitters, Heenan has brought twelve
years of experience in the bespoke furniture business to
his latest venture, deciding on Fulham as a fitting location
for his high-quality, beautiful, handmade furniture, which
is manufactured in workshops in Kent and Yorkshire.
Although kitchens account for around seventy percent
of the business at Gatley, bedroom furniture and home
cabinetry needs are also catered for. ‘We do quite a few
libraries too and we’ve done a couple of media rooms,’
Williams reveals. The design options on offer range from
exquisitely crafted hard wood to hand-painted furniture,
notwithstanding contemporary stainless steel and high
gloss touches. ‘I think people go for both,’ says Heenan
when I probe him on whether modern styles are favoured
over a more traditional look in the local neighbourhood.
‘A lot of people these days have a traditional house but
they’re often after a more contemporary style.’ My eye is
drawn to a traditional-looking larder cupboard painted
in duck-egg blue, something which seems to confirm
his point entirely, being simultaneously modern and
reminiscent of period style. ‘Honestly, I don’t think we’ve
done a kitchen since we’ve been here that hasn’t included
some variation on that,’ William confesses. ‘There are a lot
of companies out there that are claiming to be bespoke,
but are not truly so; it’s all about attention to detail.’
The cabinets and units on display in the showroom
are a compendium of this painstaking attention to detail;
dovetailed joints abound and each cupboard and drawer
houses a Mary Poppins-esque selection of hidden
compartments, all innovatively incorporated for maximum
When it comes to enviable interiors, it’s always that old chestnut – quality – according to William Heenan, director of furniture-design enterprise, Gatley. He spoke to Lauren Romano over coffee
Thoseinner qualitiesinteRiORS
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functionality. After all, we are a generation of hoarders.
From inconspicuous inner cupboards apt for hiding
unsightly pipework to knife racks that are integrated into
blissfully silently closing drawers, every conceivable flash
of design ingenuity has been woven in, to cater for all the
demands of a modern family in its modern home. Even the
design process concerns itself with the minutiae of detail,
and nothing is left to chance. ‘We talk to homeowners about
what style they’d like and I work from architects’ plans, but
I always like to go and visit the property too,’ Heenan says.
‘Even if the room has already been planned, it’s still good
to visit in order to take note of factors such as where the
natural daylight is coming from. It’s quite important to see
how that will affect things – like oak, say; it’s going to age
and change colour if it’s in direct sunlight.’
A tight-knit team structure also ensures projects are
undertaken smoothly: ‘I’ve got two fitting teams which are
very, very good. I’ve got one guy who I’ve worked with for
years and people feel very comfortable having him in their
house. Behind the scenes we have a fantastic bunch of
people. I mean this is hand painted [he points me in the
direction of a set of white kitchen units] and you cannot see
a brush stroke.’
At the moment, Heenan and team are installing a
kitchen in the basement of a Grade II listed property that
has a vaulted ceiling; a relic of its former use as a fish
smoking room. With a network of arches supported by
rows of pillars, converting the space proved a logistical
conundrum. The decision to take out the two middle pillars
and put in a glass ceiling which will also serve as a striking
patio in the garden above, has the happy effect of flooding
the kitchen below with daylight. ‘It shows that we’re more
than capable of working on listed properties and is further
proof of our committed and experienced team,’ Heenan
tells me, and I don’t doubt it.
Some projects can be quite extravagant, but Heenan
admits he has to reign himself in most of the time, even
when presented with a substantial budget. He maintains
that certain attributes are worth the investment, particularly
the ability to wear well (‘all the insides of our cabinets come
treated’) and being designed to fit. ‘You could spend between
£10,000 and £15,000 on kitchen units at a high-street
retailer or you could spend £15,000 to £20,000 with us
for far, far superior quality,’ Heenan declares. Carpenters
have come in here and commented on the quality, then
recommended us on. ‘When your competition is buying the
product, it has to be good.’
Although the majority of clients are local, Gatley’s
expertise has far-reaching appeal too. ‘We have designed
kitchens and sent them over to the south of France; we’re
doing one now which is being made in Italy and then
shipped over to Bermuda. Over there, wood tends to bend
and buckle in the heat so we’re doing a stainless steel
job.’ It’s this level of service and superior quality that has
earned Gatley a loyal customer base.
‘They do come back,’ Heenan enthuses. ‘We did a
library in a house just up the road about a year and a half
ago and we’ve made two pieces for their hallway since.
Having real belief and faith in your products being the best
is essential. I honestly believe that.’
586 King’s Road, 020 7731 1456
www.gatleylondon.co.uk
‘There are a lot of companies out there that are claiming to be bespoke, but are not truly so; it’s
all about attention to detail’
Key news and diary dates regarding your local schools
The Classroom
Latymer Upper on Exam Results HighFor yet another consecutive year, Latymer Upper School is celebrating a fantastic set of A-level and GCSE results. Ninety-
four percent of A-level grades came in at A*, A or B with seventy-three percent of all papers graded at A* or A. On average,
pupils achieved over 461 UCAS points each, a new record for the school’s leavers. Headmaster Peter Winter, who is retiring,
said: ‘I am thrilled for our students. They have been a wonderfully talented year group and they have fully embraced the
challenge of our new linear approach to examinations (taking all AS and A2 exams in the upper sixth), whereby we have
sought to avoid constantly preparing students for the next test and to offer them a broad-ranging education beyond the
sometimes constraining limits of the A-level specifications.’ He continued: ‘These results demonstrate that Latymerians can do
outstandingly well in their examinations without a narrow and cramping focus on them, which for too long has been a curse
of English education. These results are also very encouraging in the light of the government’s instruction to exam boards to
be sparing with top grades, to counter any accusation of grade inflation. I have no doubt that my successor, David Goodhew,
will lead Latymer to even greater heights in the coming years.’ The school’s GCSE results were similarly impressive, with 113
pupils achieving at least five A* grades, whilst ninety percent of all grades were A or A*. Above / Simon and Iona with their results
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SCHOOL AUTUMN TERM 2012 START DATE HALF-TERM DATES AUTUMN TERM END DATE
OTHER DATES OF INTEREST
ARK Conway Primary 60 Hemlock Road 020 3249 1180
15 September 24/10/2012-28/10/2012
16/12/2012 31/10/2012 | Inset day07/11/2012 | Inset day
Eridge House Preparatory School 1 Fulham Park Road 020 7371 9009
6 September 22/10/2012-02/11/2012
13/12/2012 22/10/2012 | Inset day23/10/2012 | Inset day06/10/2012 | Open day (9.30am - 1.00pm)
Godolphin and Latymer School Iffley Road 020 8741 1936
5 September 22/10/2012-02/11/2012
19/12/2012
Hurlingham and Chelsea School Peterborough Road 020 7731 2581
3 September 29/10/2012-02/11/2012
21/12/2012
Kensington Preparatory School 596 Fulham Road 020 7731 9300
6 September 22/10/2012-26/10/2012
14/12/2012 19/10/2012 | Staff study day (no school)
Lady Margaret School Parsons Green 020 7736 7138
5 September | years 7, 12 and 136 September | all other year groups
29/10/2012 -02/11/2012
21/12/2012 (school finishes at 12 midday)
10/10/2012 | Inset day
Latymer Upper School King Street 0845 638 5800
5 September 25/10/2012-02/11/2012
14/12/2012 30/11/2012 | Merit half-holiday 04/09/2012 | Year 7 induction, photographs and biometric
registration (1pm- 4pm)
06/09/2012 | Parents’ Gild Officers lunch,Alumni event
08/09/2012 | Open morning (9am-13pm)15/09/2012 | Parents’ Gild second-hand uniform sale
(10:30am, Sports Hall)
L’Ecole des Petits 2 Hazlebury Road 020 7371 8350
6 September | Grande Section 7 September | Moyenne Section 10 September | Petite Section7 September | 2nd Level10 September | 1st Level
26/10/2012-12/11/2012
19/12/2012
Parayhouse School New King’s Road 020 7751 0914
6 September 29/10/2012-02/11/2012
20/12/2012 30/11/2012 | Staff inset day
Sinclair House School 159 Munster Road 020 7736 9182
3 September 22/10/2012-26/10/2012
07/12/2012
Schooling Agenda
One of the few schools in the UK to offer the international
baccalaureate, Godolphin and Latymer, has again achieved very
impressive results. The school has offered the IB since 2005, and has
consistently been in the top ten highest-achieving schools. The year 2012
was no exception: the average point score amongst pupils was thirty-
nine, with the maximum score obtainable being forty-five (which,
for the second year running, two girls did achieve). Similar success
was seen in the school’s A-level results, which – going against the
national trend – saw an increase in the percentage of A* grades
achieved, with seventy-one percent of all grades at either A* or A.
Indeed, the school’s A* rate of 32.5 percent compares extremely
favourably with the national rate of 7.9 percent.
Your reference for important upcoming dates
Words / Bryony Warren
Baccalaureate a worthy investment for Godolphin and Latymer
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On the much-coveted arts, interiors and antiques trails of Fulham
Streetwise
An emporium of elegance and timeless, stop-
in-your-tracks furniture and trinkets, Maison
Artefact is the local place to go for classic,
continental styling. Rustic, artfully distressed
looking French cabinets, tables and chests
from the eighteenth to the twentieth century
are beautifully presented together with ornate
chandeliers, opulent foxed mercury mirrors
and a wonderful array of knick knacks.
Tableware and upholstery abound in
whites, creams and taupes.
273 Lillie Road
020 7381 2500
Whereas spring may traditionally be the opportune moment to
de-clutter, September is that time of year to invest in new additions to
the home. With a season of long, cold nights on the horizon, ensuring
abodes are fit for autumnal hibernation seems only sensible and Fulham
residents have not one but two fantastic interiors events to help them.
For those who like to dabble in design, the Focus/12 event – taking place at
the Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour – is a great way to stay ahead of the curve
and engage with the very essence of the creative process. A beacon for designers
and architects wishing to showcase their cutting-edge ranges, inspiration comes in
the form of collection launches and ‘in conversation’ sessions with some of the most
distinguished names in the business, including Rosita Missoni and Kelly Hoppen.
Meanwhile, for collectors, connoisseurs and those who like to follow their own instincts,
The Chelsea Antiques Fair (London’s longest running antiques event) provides a priceless
opportunity to source a one-off memento of a bygone era. The thirty-seven highly specialised
exhibitors setting up camp in the elegant Old Town Hall have been carefully selected to ensure the
highest possible quality of antiques. This year’s highlights include rare Continental scent bottles and
glassware shown by Richard Hoppé whilst
returning favourite, Roger de Ville, brings his
collection of early English pottery to the table.
Focus/12 –
26 September
Design Centre: Chelsea Harbour, Lots Road
020 7225 9166, www.dcch.co.uk
The Chelsea Antiques Fair –
19-23 September
Chelsea Old Town Hall: Kings Road
01825 744074, www.penman-fairs.co.uk
Nod to nostalgiaFor those looking to introduce a retro twist that’s stylish rather than
kitsch, 52 meters deals in the sort of striking and unusual home
touches that will last the test of time. Specialising in twentieth-
century furniture and lighting, with an emphasis on the
minimalist clean lines and striking shapes of fifties,
sixties and seventies design, the lamps, mirrors and
armchairs make great statement pieces and would
add a hint of yesteryear cool to both period and
contemporary homes.
291 Lillie Road, 020 7381 1774
www.52meters.com
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For three weeks this summer, Fulham’s
late-night peckish partygoers had to make
do with toast and tea at home to abate their
early morning munchies. Meanwhile, after-hours
dining institution Vingt-Quatre was performing the
speediest of refurbishments. A nifty turnaround
under the hands of Shoreditch-based designers
‘i-am’ associates and the bijoux restaurant now
exudes a pinch of east London flair with its
reflective mirror walls and red leather booths.
Together with the revamped menu, the sleek
transformation is a reminder that VQ (its new
simpler moniker) doesn’t just dabble in hangover
alleviating sustenance but is an altogether more
discerning dining destination.
Sitting down for a late lunch on a drizzly Tuesday
afternoon, I’m slightly overwhelmed when I’m first
presented with the menu. It covers a lot of ground:
from eggs rustled up every which way to inventive-
sounding salads scattered with pomegranate
jewels, butternut squash and honey roasted pine
nuts; and from burgers to great hulking steak
sandwiches. Fortunately the quality doesn’t suffer
from this finger-in-many-pies approach. Eventually
I decide to bypass the buttermilk pancakes with
maple syrup, mixed berries and crispy bacon (a
VQ classic) and am swayed instead into the path
of the chicken Milanese (£11.50) with a side order
of sweet potato fries (£4), a posh twist on chicken
and chips. My companion opts for chargrilled
swordfish served with caponata (Sicilian vegetable
stew, £13.95).
My breadcrumb-coated butterflied chicken turned
out to be one of the least greasy variations of the
dish I’ve sampled, and served with a simple garnish
of lemon and a salad of peppery rocket leaves and
cherry tomatoes drizzled with a mustard dressing, it
proved a comforting plate of food. The sweet potato
chips, something of a revelation and a nice change
from the traditional fried spud, made the dish just
satisfying enough for lunch. The swordfish was
the real winner though, with the meatiness of the
fish offset by the tender and delicate compote of
vegetables, a ratatouille of tomatoes, garlic and celery.
As for the drinks, the wine list is short with just
five reds and whites apiece and one solitary rosé
but all are – conveniently – available by the glass,
the carafe and the bottle. The fruity house red, Le
Chêne Rouge 2011, France (£4.25 a glass) goes
down just fine. The champagne options are a little
more extensive and fizz lovers can quaff Laurent-
Perrier from £15 for a quarter bottle or splash out
up to £79 for the whole hog.
With just enough room for pudding and
spurred on by the recommendations of the
lovely French waitresses, we select banoffee pie
(£5.95) and chocolate brownie (£5.50) as the
sweet dénouement to our meal, both of which
are quite simply divine. The banoffee pie, laced
with toffee rivulets and crowned with cream is
an indulgent affair which will satisfy the sweetest
toothed of diners. The brownie meanwhile, served
warm, drenched in thick, molten chocolate sauce
and topped with a blob of vanilla ice cream was
everything it should be and more.
The thing with VQ, I suppose, is you get what
you get depending on the time you go. Pop in on
a midweek lunchtime, like I did, and it’s a very
relaxed affair: a business meeting was taking place
over fluffy clouds of scrambled eggs and a few
other people were hunched over Kindles or tapping
away at laptops whilst taking advantage of the free
tea and coffee refills. Swing by in the small hours
of the weekend and inevitably you will witness the
atmosphere approach high octane, with revellers
hungry for double cheeseburgers all round, slow
cooked beef ribs for the more patient among them,
or just a few gentle night caps before bed.
325 Fulham Road, 020 7376 7224
www.vingtquatre.co.uk
‘The banoffee pie, laced with toffee rivulets and
crowned with cream is an indulgent affair’
Appreciating the local food scene
Food for thought
Lauren Romano swaps greasy kebabs at 3am for 24/7 dining that carries no shame
RESTAURANT REVIEW
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A forum for the Fulham resident’s daily concerns and activities
Residents’ Culture
I would like to start by thanking Fulham Residents’ Journal for inviting me to contribute this column to their new Journal. I was really pleased to read the first issue when it popped through my letterbox and thought it was such a good way of highlighting so many good things that are happening in our borough, as well as the wonderful heritage that we have locally.
This month of course has been special for our borough because of the Olympics. As part of the occasion, it was fabulous to go to Fulham, to Shepherd’s Bush and also to the BBC where I was able to catch a glimpse of Bruce Forsyth as he took the flame. This was right near the finishing line of the 1908 Olympics in White City which gave the whole occasion a real sense of history.
We were lucky enough to have the Olympic cycling race running through our borough – the huge bonus with this was that there was no price to pay for tickets! I noticed many people brought step ladders to get a better view; a very good idea as the crowds were really banked up. The atmosphere was great, despite some rain, and it was fun to wander into the beautifully renovated Bishops Park afterwards and see the big screen and stalls. Whenever I walk through Bishops Park I have to remind myself that I have not wandered into the gardens of some stately home by mistake; of course they were the grounds to the fabulous Bishops Palace, and they do really look extremely regal now.
Recently, I was invited to Sainsbury’s on Townmead Road where the Paralympic torch was brought for a sneak preview before its journey began. It was a great opportunity for shoppers to have their photo taken with it.
We should all be aware of the Olympic legacy for our borough – I had the great honour of opening the new netball and
basketball facility at Ravenscourt Park; this allows completely
free and open access, so anyone can go along to play either
of these sports in this beautiful park. The funding came from
business donors, which is wonderful news!
Councillor Belinda Donovan Mayor, Hammersmith & Fulham Council
Many congratulations on your
new Fulham Residents’ Journal
− presented with great style,
very interesting local stories and
thankfully minimal adverts for
expensive London property, unlike
many other local freebies. Keep
it going! What a great story about
the first free Fulham boys’ school
which will be a solid alternative
for cash-strapped young families
[...] giving their children every
possible educational opportunity.
I was drawn to this because I am
a governor of the new Skinners’
Academy in Hackney offering the
same vision.
Kind regards
Robert, St Maur Road resident
It was a pleasure to read your letter.
Thank you so much. We are thrilled
with the response to our first edition.
Keep reading!
The Editorial Team
I enjoyed reading the article in your
recent edition about the Peterborough
Estate, however it mentions that the
houses in Studdridge Street from
numbers 193 to 207 were designed
to have shops on the ground floor and
residential accommodation above.
I live in Studdridge Street and the
house numbers go up as far as 149
only. I would very much like to know
which James Nichols lion houses
on the Peterborough Estate were
originally designed to have shops on
the ground floor. I look forward to
hearing from you.
Claire, Studdridge Street resident
We’ve looked into the confusion and
have to apologise for a mistake, as
you suspected. It was the New King’s
Road we should have been referring
to and not Studdridge Street; very
well spotted! Apologies to all readers
confused by the error.
The Editorial Team
Dear Editor
Dear Editor
Dear Editor
Dear Claire
Dear Robert
Dear Lindsay
The Mayor’sSeptember diary
I was so impressed to read your Fulham Residents’ Journal. As a Fulham local,
it’s incredibly exciting to find a publication specifically tailored to the Fulham area.
I particularly enjoyed the article on Eileen Bentley. I’m a daily visitor to Elizabeth
King and her friendly face is very familiar to me.
Kind regards
Lindsay, Winchendon Road resident
We are still trying to restrain ourselves from over indluging in Elizabeth King’s
oversized meringues and general deli delights! Eileen was a pleasure to meet
and we wish her many more happy years serving residents top-notch produce.
The Editorial Team
The Editor
Image / The mayor and son Toby Lucas with the
Paralympic torch
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During the Second World War, neurosurgeon Ludwig
Guttmann believed that for those who were injured or
disabled, sports was the best therapy. This concept
was put to the test for the first time in 1948 when
he decided to launch a wheelchair competition to
coincide with the London Olympics. Gutterman had
imagined it to be a worldwide spectacle and twelve
years later this became a reality. The first Paralympic
Games were held in Italy, and involved four hundred
competitors from twenty-three countries. In this year’s,
there are 1,100 athletes and 147 nations.
Designed to emphasise the achievements and
not the disabilities of the athletes, contenders are
put into six different categories, rendering similar
their level of capability. These are: amputees, visually
impaired, wheelchairs, intellectual disabilities,
people with cerebral palsy and les autres which
groups those whose disability doesn’t fit into any of
the other groups. Two events are specifically for the
Paralympics: boccia and power lifting.
After some speculation, it was scientifically ruled
out that having prosthetic limbs gave South African
twenty-five year old double amputee victim Oscar
Pistorius an unfair advantage, rather just minimising
his disadvantage. This allowed his access into the
able-bodied 2012 Olympics, making him the first
double-leg amputee to be in the Olympics (in the
men’ s 400m and the 4 x 400m relay). He will
defend the Paralympic titles he won in Beijing in
London, namely the T4 100 metres and the T42-T46
4 x 100m relay. Pistorius believes firmly, along with
so many others, that the London 2012 Paralympics
can change the world’s perception of disability.
The prefix ‘para’ in the context of paralympics
means ;alongside’. ’Parallel Olympics’ is the the
intended meaning. Its motto was ‘Mind, Body,
Spirit’ until 2003, and is now ‘Spirit in Motion’. The
Paralympics will continue until 9 September.
Everyone’s got the Olympic athletics bug, haven’t they? Whether
you’re looking for some company to start the sport, or are a seasoned
runner new to the area, Fulham Running Club is the local answer.
Started in September 2004 and fully affiliated to England Athletics,
the club unites runners who meet every Wednesday at 6.45pm ‘at
the modest looking gates in the north corner of Bishops Park,’ says
club secretary and coach Charlie Craven, who adds that ‘as a guide
to be comfortable on our Wednesday runs you should be able to run
four miles (6.5km) in forty minutes.’ Wednesday group sessions offer
a choice of two routes from 7k to 10k plus, and average forty-five
minutes. Interval sessions to increase speed are on offer on Mondays
at 7pm, for those seeking personal bests. The club also meets on the
second Wednesday of every month in a local pub. Run along then!
www.fulhamrunningclub.org.uk
Ful-On Tri is a triathlon club based in and around Fulham and operational since 2003. It reports a
huge surge in demand for membership following the Olympics. We are delighted to be able to offer a
platform in Fulham Residents’ Journal for publishing the club’s recent results and upcoming events.
The club encourages participants from all levels, from beginner to elite, and in September it will have
several athletes racing at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Las Vegas. Something to aspire
to indeed.
Selected club results from August’s competitions
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Residents’ Journal Photography CompetitionWe invite Fulham residents to send us a
picture representing community spirit during
the Olympic or Paralympic Games 2012.
Send to [email protected] by 30
September. The winner will be announced in
the November issue and selected images will
be reprinted in the Journal, with the added
possibility of becoming the front cover image.
Henley Sprint Triathlon, 19 August: 750m swim, 18km bike, 5km runNAme CAT / PoS oveRAll
PoSiTioNSwim T1 Bike T2 RuN ToTAl
Fearghal Swords
Msen / 13 27 - 07:33:08 00:24:44 00:00:56 00:18:32 01:02:45
Joanna Greenfield
Fsen / 6 29 - 07:33:04 00:25:52 00:00:42 00:17:51 01:02:54
monster middle Distance Triathlon, ely, Cambridgeshire, 19 August: 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21km runNAme CAT / PoS oveRAll
PoSiTioNSwim T1 Bike T2 RuN ToTAl
Pete Doubleday M40-44 / 1 5 00:27:32 00:01:09 02:21:48 00:01:27 01:29:25 04:22:52
Emma Partridge F35-39 / 1 14 00:29:12 00:01:21 02:35:59 00:00:53 01:27:23 04:36:20
Matt Bidwell M35-39 / 25 130 00:31:41 00:02:39 02:45:04 00:02:19 02:23:08 05:46:51
Upcoming events15 SePTemBeR: The annual Legs of Steel cyclosportive in the Surrey Hills, covering many of the
roads used for the Olympic Road Race. The proceeds from this event, which is a sell-out again
this year, go to the Dave Aitchison Sports Aid Trust which raises money to fund the development of
talented young triathletes in London.
29 SePTemBeR: The also-annual club relay triathlon at Dorney Lake. It ends the season light-heartedly,
with an event in which teams of three variously swim, bike and run in turn.
Training timesFul-On Tri uses Virgin Active on Lillie Road as its base. Thursday night is the main training night, with
swim, run and spin-session options getting underway at 7.30pm. For sessions on other days see the
club website. Members congregate socially at The Rylston on Lillie Road after Thursday sessions.
www.fulontri.com
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Urban development and changes to logistics in the Fulham area
Planning & Development
The West London skyline will soon be dominated by a skyscraper soaring to
one-hundred-and-forty-one metres after planning permission was approved
for a major new White City development. The regeneration of the White City
former BBC site, which will be transformed into a new state of the art Imperial
College campus, is expected to create over 3,000 jobs and deliver millions of
pounds worth of community benefits.
The 5.22-acre plot, known as the Woodlands site on Wood Lane, was
earmarked by Imperical College for the second phase of an extensive
regeneration project that includes research and teaching buildings, with a public
school of health and a dedicated start-up space for new hi-tech businesses along
with new homes. The academic campus will be joined by an underground car
park and a hotel, built around a 4,000-square-metre public square.
The benefits to the local community are expected to be considerable,
and together with creating thousands of job opportunities, the development
will bring £8 million worth of investment to the area, including £2.4 million
towards the Crossrail project and £4 million for a proposed east-west London
pedestrian link which is expected to be built under the West London rail line.
The rest of the funds will be put towards local highways, crime prevention
measures and green initiatives.
Work on part two of the development will begin early next year as work on the
first phase – over six hundred self-contained flats for post-graduate students, a
new multi-use community facility and gardens – draws to a close this month, in
time for students to move into the accommodation before the start of the new
academic year. The thirty-five-storey skyscraper will form a visual pinnacle of
the second development phase, and will bring many additional flats to the
site, arranged over its imposing structure. Once built, the neck-craning tower
will knock the 117-metre high Empress State Building off the top spot as the
borough’s tallest building.
Chelsea supporters should take note that proposals to enlarge Stamford
Bridge could well be on the cards again as the club’s move to Battersea
Power Station looks dubious. Hammersmith and Fulham Council has
made it known to The European Champions that they are willing to discuss
the possibility of expanding Chelsea’s historic Stamford Bridge stadium,
which has been home to the club for one-hundred-and-seven years.
Chelsea’s hopes of a new multi-million pound stadium at the iconic
Battersea Power Station look to be fading, after it was revealed that a joint
proposal by Malaysian firms SP Setia and Sime Darby for a £400 million
housing regeneration project has been confirmed as the winning bid.
Presently Stamford Bridge, the eighth largest ground in the Premier
League, has a capacity of 41,837 fans. Chelsea Football Club, however,
is keen to generate extra match-day income so the club is able to
compete with rival teams like Manchester United and Arsenal on a more
even playing field.
Last year, Chelsea’s bid to buy the freehold from current owners,
Chelsea Pitch Owners, was rejected but Councillor Nicholas Botterill has
urged the club to up efforts to expand the Stamford Bridge stadium. He
said: ‘The Council remains committed to working with the club to explore
all possible avenues for keeping the Blues here at their original home,’
adding: ‘The door is open and the council is again ready to sit down and
discuss how Stamford Bridge can be appropriately upgraded.’
A West London version of
the Shardto be built in Shepherd’s Bush
Chelsea Football Club could remain at Stamford Bridge
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Work is underway to transform the derelict Fulham Wharf into a vibrant new district of
restaurants, shops and apartment blocks, some of which will stand seventeen storeys high
and command an impressive outlook over the urban cityscape below.
Planning permission has been granted to building firm Barratt London and developers
L&Q to revitalise the empty site with 463 flats, a Sainsbury’s supermarket (which will
eventually replace the existing one in Townmead Road) and a lively hub of cafes, bars and
convenient facilities for new residents, including a crèche and a gym.
The redevelopment will strive to secure a number of eco-conscious credentials too, and
a dedicated ecological habitat will be introduced to a large disused jetty in an attempt to
attract wildlife to the area. A pathway running along by the river will also be created along a
stretch of the Thames that has been inaccessible for years, so local residents will be able to
fully appreciate the scenic waterside surrounds.
The development will be undertaken in two phases, with priority given to completing
the sizeable supermarket and half of the residential units in the first instance. The second
stage of proceedings will see the existing supermarket demolished and the remainder of
the several hundred flats built, with a proposed deadline for completion of 2017.
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ThenThat was
tipped off Garvey about the intriguing prospect
of alternative employment at the newly launched
African Times and Orient Review. The paper was
run by the Egyptian-born Dusé Mohamed Ali […].
After almost a year of fetching and carrying down
at the docks, Garvey had been taken on by Dusé
Mohamed Ali, and he could sense his luck was
changing. It was an extraordinary piece of good
fortune to have arrived at the birth of one of the
most exciting journals to come out of London in
decades. [...]
At the end of May 1940, Marcus Garvey
sat cold and forgotten in the tall and draughty
rented house at 53 Talgarth Road in West
Kensington, London. Recovering from a stroke
which had left him partially paralysed, he was
sorting through the newspapers that his secretary,
Daisy Whyte, had placed beside his bed when
he came across a headline which he knew could
not be true: ‘Marcus Garvey Dies in London.’ He
scanned the other papers, some of which also
carried notices of his death. They were not kind
obituaries. It took almost a week for many of the
papers to issue corrections. By then, wakes and
memorials had been held for Marcus Garvey in
the Caribbean and the United States. […]
Reading through the damning accounts, written
by former friends and enemies, Garvey had
suffered another massive stroke: he died two week
later, on 10 June 1940.
Extracts from ‘Negro with a Hat: The Rise and Fall
of Marcus Garvey’ by Colin Grant; pp 1-2 & pp 36-
38 & p 43; published by Vintage 2009
Jamaican political leader and Pan-Africanism activist Marcus Garvey made his office on 2 Beaumont Crescent whilst bedding down at 53 Talgarth Road, his home until his death in 1940
Illustrations / Mai Osawa
WHEn LLOyD GEORGE was not on the floor,
the House was in recess, or the debates proved
lacklustre, the twenty-five-year-old admirer of
the cut and thrust of a good argument might
soon wend his way to Hyde Park, drawn by the
impassioned and irreverent opinions at Speaker’s
Corner, that were not too far removed from
the roiling arguments outside the rum shops
of Kingston. To the uninitiated, this people’s
parliament would appear the site of a dizzying
array of competing voices, both toxic and
benevolent. […] Commandeering a soapbox,
Garvey energetically made his first faltering
attempts at extempore public speaking, pitting
himself against the regulars, vying for the attention
of the curious, the committed and the cynics who
gathered in great numbers each Sunday.
Colour was his unique calling card; British
citizens were largely ignorant about life in the
outposts of empire. There were so few black people
in England that they were considered exotic.[…] If
the masses at Speaker’s Corner were to close their
eyes as Garvey spoke, they might have imagined
themselves in the presence of almost a gentleman –
an English gentleman no less.’
THE METROPOLIS WAS A bewildering
place to navigate, and the prospects for paid
work among London’s black population was even
bleaker than for the white working class.[…]
Pride or luck seems to have intervened, though,
because eventually Garvey found piecemeal work
on London’s dockyard […]
It was one of these brother seamen who
OnE DAy I WAS WALKInG along north End
Road when I met Marcus Garvey. He was from
Jamaica. He was a big built chap and lived in
Fulham. […] I went to his house a few times and
chatted to him. There was a big corner house
where the Post Office is in north End Road, and
that was where Marcus Garvey lived. He was a
nice chap. Very, very kind. But he knew what the
English people were up to. He wasn’t treated with
respect like I was because he said “The English are
no good. no good, and I said: “But there are some
good people in this world”. Then he told me he was
going home to Jamaica and I never saw him again.
Marcus Garvey was a middle-class gentleman,
and didn’t make many friends in Fulham. He would
say: “Good afternoon” and raise his hat to people but
I wasn’t like that. I would say: “Hello love”, or “Hello
mate”, because that was the way I was brought up.
When I went shopping in north End Road market
and met the costers they would say: “Hello Esther.
How are you keeping? What are you having today,
love?” But if you were middle-class they wouldn’t
have a conversation with you. They’d just serve
you and that would be that. Marcus Garvey was
middle-class and the costers wouldn’t speak to him.
It was a class difference. It didn’t matter what colour
you were. We were working class. We had our own
tongue. People like Marcus Garvey didn’t speak the
same language as us.
Extract from ‘Aunt Esther’s Story’ by Stephen
Bourne and Esther Bruce; published by
Hammersmith and Fulham Ethnic Communities
Oral History Project, 1996
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A compendium of the area’s key establishments
Estate Agents
Health & Beauty
Home
The FulhamD I R E C T O R Y
John D Wood & Co287 New King’s Road020 7717 5152
Knight Frank 203 New King’s Road 020 7751 2400
Crew Experience 911 Fulham Road 020 3010 1096
Fulham Dental Care 516-518 Fulham Road 020 7610 9400
A&L Antiques 284 Lillie Road 020 7610 2694
Nimmo & Spooner277 Lillie Road020 7385 2724
Hogarth Architects Ltd 186 Dawes Road020 7381 3409
Marsh & Parsons 105 Moore Park Road 020 7736 9822
Savills191 New King’s Road020 7731 9400
Belvoir!632 Fulham Road020 7736 2786
The Fulham Medical Centre 446 Fulham Road020 7385 6001
Dr S Jefferies & Partners139 Lillie Road020 7385 7101
Virgin Active‘Gym with pool and spa, as well as club lounge.’Fulham Pools, Normand ParkLillie Road 0845 270 9124 (enquiries)020 7471 0450 (members)
Gina Conway612 Fulham Road020 7731 7633
Amara Spa 18-20 Fulham High Street 020 7384 9111
Barroll Webber Architects Unit 8H Michael Road020 7731 3094
Artbeat (framer)703 Fulham Road020 7736 0337
Cologne & Cotton (linen)791 Fulham Road020 7736 92
Piers Feetham Gallery475 Fulham Road020 7381 3031
Joanna Grigson Interior Design The Mews, Harwood Road 07803 008 514
B Lowe10 Atalanta Street020 7381 9207
Perry’s777 Fulham Road020 7736 7225
Bembé UK Ltd ‘German craft since 1780.’315-317 New King’s Road020 7371 9090
Hotels
Fashion
Fulham Thames Walk B&B91 Langthorne Street020 7381 0198
Essam Guenedy273 New King’s Road020 7736 3536
La Reserve Hotel 422-428 Fulham Road 020 7385 8561
Iceblu24A New King’s Road020 7371 9292
Fulham Guest House55 Wandsworth Bridge Road 020 7731 1662
Marc Wallace261 New King’s Road020 7736 6795
Millennium & Copthorne Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road 020 7565 1400
Zaeem Jamal‘Luxury hand-embroidered evening gowns decorated with radiant gem stones.’73 New King’s Road020 7736 3536
Barber
Dentist
Doctors Fitness Hair Salon
Spa
Antiques
Architects & Design
Galleries
Finishing Touches
Interior Design
B&B Guest HouseBoutique Luxury
Stationer
Wood Flooring
Strutt & Parker‘Working in partnership with clients to deliver goals spanning residential, commercial, rural and property development.’701 Fulham Road020 7731 7100
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Services
Schools
Ladbrokes Plc344 North End Road0800 022 3454
Cancer Research UK350 North End Road020 7381 8458
Fulham Nannies69 Stephendale Road020 7736 8289
Vanston Dry Cleaning & Laundry1 Vanston Place020 7381 3609
Town and County Flowers 131 Wandsworth Bridge 020 7736 4683
Fulham Library598 Fulham Road020 8753 3879
Triangle Garage2 Bishops Road020 7385 1193
Filmer Newsagents14 Filmer Road020 7385 2953
Palace Pharmacy331 Fulham Palace Road020 7736 3034
Fulham Road Post Office815 Fulham Road0845 722 3344
Paramount Press Ltd129 Munster Road020 7731 0900
The Ultimate Travel Company 25-27 Vanston Place020 7386 4646
Bookmaker
Charity
Cleaner
Florist
Library
Motoring Post Office
Printing
Travel
Newsagent
PharmacyChildcare
Well Bread ‘A family-run bakery with three fully qualified and professional chefs. Makers of bespoke cakes to-order in any size, including birthday and wedding cakes with any picture or shape.’383 North End Road 020 7385 7474
Food & Drink
Kona Kai 515 Fulham Road 020 7385 9991
Kosmospol 138 Fulham Road 020 7373 6368
Drawing Room CaféFulham Palace, Bishop’s Avenue020 7736 3233
Pottery Café 735 Fulham Road 020 7736 2157
Demarquette285 Fulham Road 020 7351 5467
Bakery
Confectioner
Greengrocer
Bars
CafésPubs
Restaurants
Chelsea Independent College 517-523 Fulham Road020 7610 1114
Eridge House Preparatory School 1 Fulham Park Road 020 7371 9009
Fulham Cross Girls’ School Munster Road020 7381 0861
Fulham Prep School 200 Greyhound Road 020 7371 9911
Godolphin and Latymer School Iffley Road020 8741 1936
Hurlingham and Chelsea School Peterborough Road 020 7731 2581
Kensington Prep School596 Fulham Road020 7731 9300
Lady Margaret School Parsons Green020 7736 7138
Latymer Upper School 237 King Street0845 638 5800
L’Ecole des Petits2 Hazlebury Road020 7371 8350
Parayhouse School New King’s Road 020 7751 0914
Sinclair House School159 Munster Road 020 7736 9182
The London Oratory SchoolSeagrave Road020 7385 0102
The Moat School Bishop’s Avenue 020 7610 9018
Thomas’s FulhamHugon Road020 7751 8200
Pots & Co 133 Munster Road 020 7384 0133
The Rose Pub1 Harwood Terrace020 7731 1832
The Rylston 197 Lilie Road020 7381 0910
The Hurlingham360 Wandsworth Bridge Road020 7610 9816
Brasserie de l’auberge 268 Fulham Road 020 7352 1859
Fabrella Eating House786 Fulham Road0871 971 7654
Mao Tai 58 New King’s Road020 7731 2520
Vingt-Quatre325 Fulham Road020 7376 7224
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Savills FulhamJustin [email protected]
020 7731 9400
Guide £2.3 million Freehold
Reception room ø kitchen/dining room ø 4 bedrooms (1 en suite) ø 2 furtherbathrooms ø guest cloakroom ø cellar ø west-facing garden ø potential to extend(subject to planning permission) ø 231 sq m (2,486 sq ft)
A BRIGHT AND CHARMING LION HOUSE WITH POTENTIALchiddingstone street, sw6
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Savills FulhamEmma [email protected]
020 7731 9400
Guide £3.25 million Freehold
Double reception room ø playroom ø media room ø study ø kitchen/dining roomø 5 bedrooms (1 en suite) ø 3 further bathrooms ø guest cloakroom ø utility roomø garden ø 341 sq m (3,670 sq ft)
SUPERB SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE CLOSE TO BISHOP'S PARKellerby street, sw6
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savills.co.uk
Savills FulhamJustin [email protected]
020 7731 9400
Guide £2.3 million Freehold
Reception room ø kitchen/dining room ø 4 bedrooms (1 en suite) ø 2 furtherbathrooms ø guest cloakroom ø cellar ø west-facing garden ø potential to extend(subject to planning permission) ø 231 sq m (2,486 sq ft)
A BRIGHT AND CHARMING LION HOUSE WITH POTENTIALchiddingstone street, sw6
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Savills FulhamEmma [email protected]
020 7731 9400
Guide £3.25 million Freehold
Double reception room ø playroom ø media room ø study ø kitchen/dining roomø 5 bedrooms (1 en suite) ø 3 further bathrooms ø guest cloakroom ø utility roomø garden ø 341 sq m (3,670 sq ft)
SUPERB SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE CLOSE TO BISHOP'S PARKellerby street, sw6
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Savills FulhamEmma [email protected]
020 7731 9400
Guide £2 million Freehold
Reception room ø open plan kitchen with dining area ø master bedroom suiteø 3 further bedrooms ø shower room ø guest cloakroom ø utility roomø landscaped garden ø 236 sq m (2,540 sq ft)
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Savills FulhamSophie [email protected]
020 7731 2692
£2,000 per week Unfurnished
5 bedrooms (2 en suite) ø study/bedroom 5 ø double reception room ø media/playroom ø contemporary eat-in kitchen ø family bathroom ø utility room ø guestcloakroom ø landscaped garden ø 261 sq m (2,809 sq ft)
STUNNING SEMI-DETACHED BISHOP'S PARK FAMILY HOMEcloncurry street, sw6
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Savills FulhamEmma [email protected]
020 7731 9400
Guide £2 million Freehold
Reception room ø open plan kitchen with dining area ø master bedroom suiteø 3 further bedrooms ø shower room ø guest cloakroom ø utility roomø landscaped garden ø 236 sq m (2,540 sq ft)
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Savills FulhamSophie [email protected]
020 7731 2692
£2,000 per week Unfurnished
5 bedrooms (2 en suite) ø study/bedroom 5 ø double reception room ø media/playroom ø contemporary eat-in kitchen ø family bathroom ø utility room ø guestcloakroom ø landscaped garden ø 261 sq m (2,809 sq ft)
STUNNING SEMI-DETACHED BISHOP'S PARK FAMILY HOMEcloncurry street, sw6
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Waterside Tower SW6 £2,250,000This stunning riverside apartment boasts uninterrupted panoramic views of the River Thames and London skyline. Located within the award winning development of Imperial Wharf on the Chelsea/Fulham border, this property comprises a sensational reception room, an integrated kitchen, a separate dining room, a master bedroom with en suite bathroom, two further bedrooms (one en suite) and a family bathroom. Benefi ts include 24 hour security and a nearby train station. Sole Agents.
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Waterside Tower SW6 £2,250,000This stunning riverside apartment boasts uninterrupted panoramic views of the River Thames and London skyline. Located within the award winning development of Imperial Wharf on the Chelsea/Fulham border, this property comprises a sensational reception room, an integrated kitchen, a separate dining room, a master bedroom with en suite bathroom, two further bedrooms (one en suite) and a family bathroom. Benefi ts include 24 hour security and a nearby train station. Sole Agents.
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Anselm Road SW6 £1,250,000
FULHAM: 020 7736 9822 [email protected]
This fabulous house is located on a popular residential street close to the transport links of Fulham Broadway and Earls Court. Beautifully presented throughout, this stunning terraced property comprises a modern open plan kitchen/dining room leading out to an attractive landscaped garden, a bright reception room, an open plan master bedroom complete with walk-in wardrobe and bathroom area, two large double bedrooms and an impressive shower room. Freehold. Sole Agents.
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Anselm Road SW6 £1,250,000
FULHAM: 020 7736 9822 [email protected]
This fabulous house is located on a popular residential street close to the transport links of Fulham Broadway and Earls Court. Beautifully presented throughout, this stunning terraced property comprises a modern open plan kitchen/dining room leading out to an attractive landscaped garden, a bright reception room, an open plan master bedroom complete with walk-in wardrobe and bathroom area, two large double bedrooms and an impressive shower room. Freehold. Sole Agents.
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Stokenchurch Street SW6 £1,950 per week
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This stunning ‘Lion House’ is presented in excellent condition, offering great living and entertaining space arranged over four fl oors. The property comprises a stylish double reception room, a kitchen/dining room with doors leading out to a private garden, a utility room and a guest cloakroom. The bedroom accommodation comprises a stunning master suite and fi ve further bedrooms served by two family bathrooms.
Bradbourne Street, Fulham SW6A superb six bedroom houseA superb, elegant and unusual mid terrace house in one of the most sought after streets on the Peterborough Estate within a stone’s throw of the shops and restaurants on Parsons Green. Master bedroom with en suite bathroom, 5 further bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, dining room, kitchen, utility room, guest WC, storage areas. Approximately 263 sq m (2,832 sq ft)
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Rivermead Court, Fulham SW6
Share of FreeholdGuide Price: £2,695,000Guide Price: £1,725,000
River fronting corner flatA magnificent river fronting corner flat in Rivermead Court which is a popular purpose built portered block of flats adjoining The Hurlingham Club. 3 bedrooms, bathroom, shower room, reception room, dining room, kitchen, utility room, communal gardens, 24 hour porter, parking. Approximately 153.3 sq m (1,650 sq ft).
(FLH120075)
KnightFrank.co.uk/Fulham
020 7751 [email protected]
Knight FrankKnight Frank
Knight Frank
(FLH120086)
Bradbourne Street, Fulham SW6A superb six bedroom houseA superb, elegant and unusual mid terrace house in one of the most sought after streets on the Peterborough Estate within a stone’s throw of the shops and restaurants on Parsons Green. Master bedroom with en suite bathroom, 5 further bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, dining room, kitchen, utility room, guest WC, storage areas. Approximately 263 sq m (2,832 sq ft)
FreeholdGuide Price: £2,695,000
KnightFrank.co.uk/Fulham
020 7751 [email protected]
Knight Frank
www.johndwood.co.ukFULHAM 020 7731 4223 [email protected]
ELLERBY STREET, SW6A semi-detached house offering superb proportions as well as the potential to extend further up to approx. 3,500 sq ft. (STPP). Wonderfully located for the newly renovated Bishops Park.
5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, reception, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom, roof terrace.
Freehold Guide Price £2,250,000
DONERAILE STREET, SW6An elegant end-of-terrace house of wonderful proportions superbly situated next to the Vicarage providing the most wonderful green and private outlook. Potential to extend further (STPP).
5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double reception room, kitchen/breakfast room, south facing garden, cellar.
Freehold Guide Price £2,495,000
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www.johndwood.co.ukFULHAM 020 7731 4223 [email protected]
CRESFORD ROAD, SW6A recently refurbished ‘Lion’ house in the Peterbrough Estate with a basement conversion.
5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 shower rooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen/dining room, garden.
Freehold Guide Price £1,900,000 1872 - 2012
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www.johndwood.co.ukFULHAM 020 7731 4223 [email protected]
ELLERBY STREET, SW6A semi-detached house offering superb proportions as well as the potential to extend further up to approx. 3,500 sq ft. (STPP). Wonderfully located for the newly renovated Bishops Park.
5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, reception, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom, roof terrace.
Freehold Guide Price £2,250,000
DONERAILE STREET, SW6An elegant end-of-terrace house of wonderful proportions superbly situated next to the Vicarage providing the most wonderful green and private outlook. Potential to extend further (STPP).
5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double reception room, kitchen/breakfast room, south facing garden, cellar.
Freehold Guide Price £2,495,000
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www.johndwood.co.ukFULHAM 020 7731 4223 [email protected]
CRESFORD ROAD, SW6A recently refurbished ‘Lion’ house in the Peterbrough Estate with a basement conversion.
5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 shower rooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen/dining room, garden.
Freehold Guide Price £1,900,000 1872 - 2012
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Duncan CrosseyOwner and DirectorBelvoir! Chelsea and Fulham
Hello! We would like to introduce ourselves as Fulham’s newest letting agent and property manager, Belvoir!With over 15 years’ experience and 145 locally-owned and managed branches across the country, we are an award-winning national network with the key benefit of local insight.
The tree-lined streets of Victorian terraces, red brick mansion blocks and stucco townhouses all give our neighbourhood its distinct character and us our passion for property.
We are proud to be the lettings specialist, offering a professional yet personal service to Landlords and Tenants.
If you are thinking of letting your property or renting a property this year, please get in touch and give us the chance to show you what we can do.
To book your free, no-obligation property appraisal and up to date rental valuation or register your property search requirements, please call us on 020 7736 2786 or pop into our Fulham Road office.
We look forward to meeting you!
632 Fulham Road | London | SW6 5RT020 7736 2786 | [email protected]
www.belvoirlettings.com/fulham
Fulham | Parsons Green
Sands End | Munster Village
Barons Court | West Brompton
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Weighing up the options concerning the best of local property on the market
Home Comforts
Savills (191 New King’s Road) is offering
the freehold to a discreetly placed
property, built in the mid-nineteenth
century. Sculptor Peter Induni (1893-
1956) took up residency in the Grade II
listed house with his family and remained
there for several decades, working and
producing his artwork in the property’s
studio, which is now used as a spacious
kitchen-diner. The house is reached by a
path with off-street parking large enough
to cater for two cars, and is slightly
removed from the rest of the street by
a private, walled garden. Built over two
storeys, this is only the second time in
around eighty years that the charmingly
unique house has been featured on
the property market. The ground floor
retains many of the building’s original
period features, from ceiling cornices to
fireplaces, and the space offers scope for
a variety of different living arrangements.
The kitchen-dining room offers views of
the generous rear garden, whose fruit
trees create an orchard-like aesthetic,
and the rooms upstairs will more than
adequately meet the needs of a busy,
growing family. Within easy reach of
Bishops Park and Parsons Green tube
station, the property is also perfectly
situated for a wide range of family-centred
activities and interests. The guide price
sits at £5.2 million.
020 7731 9400, www.savills.co.uk
Situated in conformist fashion in the middle of a row of
terraced houses, this period property with a guide price of
£2,350,000 is far from banal. Offered by Marsh & Parsons
(the agency located on 105 Moore Park Road), renovations
at the property have introduced light and space into the
rooms, to an incredibly chic end. Spanning four floors, the
family house was designed to an exceptionally high standard
with two lower floors of commodious living space, including
a sizeable reception room finished with a floor of solid
walnut. A bespoke kitchen-dining room sits on the ground
floor and an open-plan office and games room perch on the
floor above. Two double bedrooms are fitted with en-suite
bathrooms and share a kitchenette. The master bedroom
suite features a balcony and a roof section that can be
pulled back. Fulham Broadway and Eel Brook Common are
within easy reach.
020 7736 9822, www.marshandparsons.co.uk
If you’re looking for a lettings agency with a little
zest, Belvoir! Chelsea and Fulham (632 Fulham
Road) is your local answer. It is a recent addition
to West London following the initiative of former
solicitor and Fulham resident, Duncan Crossey,
who decided to put his legal and professional
experience to a different occupational use, opening
already nationally successfully Belvoir’s doors
to those looking for property in his local area.
Designers Brigid Stevens and Tom Dixon have
ensured that the new Belvoir! is in possession of a
particularly chic, red interior, making the offices far
from inconspicuous. The company will be playing
a very visible role in the community during the
coming months, with sponsorship of various local
causes, such as Twice Times
Nursery School’s autumn
fair and The Octavia Appeal
for The Friends of Royal
Brompton Hospital. Welcome
indeed!
020 7736 2786
www.belvoirlettings.com
Belvoir! is in town
Property for
Terraced treasure
Image / Belvoir’s smart red officesLeft / Duncan Crossey
Image / Immaculate interiors at the Moore Park Road property
Words / Bryony Warren Above / The property in Fulham Park Gardens
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Avalon Road | Fulham | SW6 948 sq ft (88 sq m)
Asking price £1,100,000 Freehold
Fulham 020 7331 7100
Drawing room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Three bedrooms | Bathroom | Garden
An excellent three bedroom house on this cul de sac a few minutes walk from Chelsea.
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Burnthwaite Road | Fulham | SW61,066 sq ft (99 sq m)
Asking price £850,000 Freehold
Fulham 020 7331 7100
Drawing room | Kitchen/dining room | Three bedrooms | Bathroom | Cloakroom | Garden
A charming three bedroom house on this attractive road, moments from both Fulham Broadway and Parsons Green.
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St. Maur Road | Fulham | SW62,217 sq ft (206 sq m)
£1,750 per week Unfurnished
Fulham 020 7731 7100
Double reception room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Five bedrooms | Three bath/shower rooms | Cloakroom | Roof terrace | Garden
A fantastic five bedroom house with excellent entertaining space, situated on this highly desirable residential street.
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A new batch of potential buyers has just arrived.As Knightsbridge and Belgravia remain the prime destinations for overseas property investment, it continues to attract a wealth of international buyers.
In the last six months, 75% of our registered buyers and tenants were from overseas.
If you want to market your property now or would like to talk about how we can help you, do call either Charlie Willis, head of sales or Nina McDowall, head of lettings.
66 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9SH.Call 020 7235 9959 or email [email protected] today
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