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Legacy A VI CTORIAN
Situated by the expansive greenery of Durdham Down in
Princess of Wales. The Grade II listed obelisk still stands in
Bristol’s Redland district, The Vincent is a new development
the well-cultivated grounds at the heart of the development.
inspired by its Victorian heritage. The 65 one, two and three bedroom apartments are spread across the newly refurbished
Today, Queen Victoria House has been refurbished to preserve
Queen Victoria House and two Regency-style terraces that
its rich heritage and accentuate its unique period features.
overlook the historic grounds.
The Victorian influence extends to the design of the newly built terraces. Drawing on the grand terraces and Victorian
Queen Victoria House, which is now home to 25 apartments,
mansion blocks of Redland, award-winning architects Allford
was built in 1886 on the site previously occupied by Vincent
Hall Monaghan Morris have designed the four and five storey
Lodge. The Lodge was home to Jacob Wilcox Ricketts, who
terraces with a light-brick façade and bay windows offering
erected an obelisk in commemoration of Charlotte Augusta,
floor-to-ceiling views across the surroundings.
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T HE ARBORETUM
Garden At the heart of the development, an arboretum garden has
lawn garden, while a selection of colourful hedges and
been formed by the hedgerows, pathways and magnificent
bushes border the south terrace.
trees that populate the site. Next to the lawn, a path winds up to the memorial garden, The grounds have been designed to create a clear sense
where the Grade II listed obelisk – now almost two centuries
of progression as you move through the different areas.
old – is displayed alongside a seating area that offers views
Victorian-inspired stepped landscaping leads down to the
towards Queen Victoria House, the lawn and the terrace.
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Day-to-Day Life at The Vincent revolves around the arboretum garden
the seating area allows for al fresco dining among the rich
at the heart of the development. For a coffee, a pastry, and a
surroundings. The private dining room in Queen Victoria
catch-up with neighbours, head to the café in Queen Victoria
House is available for bookings, and if your guests are
House. If you’re in the mood for a morning workout, head
spending the night, the concierge will be on hand to reserve
across the grounds to the terraces, where the gym and
the guest suite for you.
stretch studio are located on the lower ground floor, or enjoy a relaxing spell in the spa’s hydrotherapy pool, which offers
The concierge is your first port of call for any queries or
clear views out across the lawn.
requests, whether you’re looking to book a spa treatment or find out about Bristol’s latest exhibitions. They will
People regularly come together for a chat and a game of
also arrange regular happenings ranging from wine tasting
cards over a glass of wine in the lounge. In the warmer
evenings and reading groups to debating societies and
months, activity spills out onto the south terrace, where
gardening clubs.
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WELCOME TO THE
Neighbourhood Situated to the north of the city centre, Redland has a distinct
building that dates back to 1878. Its small, independent
village feel. Durdham Down draws ramblers, joggers, dog-
shops line a central walkway originally intended as a drive
walkers and cyclists throughout the year, while Redland
for horse-drawn carriages.
Green is dressed up with stalls, events and attractions for its annual May Day fair.
The city centre hosts plenty of cultural hotspots. The harbourside is home to the Arnolfini contemporary arts
Running from here towards the city centre, Whiteladies
gallery, the @Bristol Science Centre and the Watershed,
Road is lined with independent boutiques, delis and cafés.
Britain’s first media centre, which is home to multimedia
A weekly farmers’ market takes places on the corner of
exhibits, a range of creative spaces, and three cinemas that
Whiteladies Road and Apsley Road. There you’ll find
host film festivals, discussion groups and exclusive BFI
everything from fresh meat and fish to locally crafted plates
screenings.
and pottery. Nearby, Clifton Arcade is a unique Victorian
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Café & Restaurant As you move through the spacious reception, Queen Victoria House opens up into a bustling area with plenty of seating and doors leading out onto the terrace. The space functions as a café during the day, and a restaurant in the evening. A seasonal menu features fresh, locally sourced ingredients and artisanal produce. In the warmer months, seating spills out onto the south terrace, where you can dine al fresco with views across the grounds. A private dining room is also available for bookings.
Lounge At the front of the building, the lounge is the place to catch up with friends over a gin and tonic from the honesty bar. A range of events are held here, bringing people together for everything from cheese tasting nights to debating sessions. If you fancy something a little more low-key, then the comfortable armchairs are ideal for curling up with a coffee and a novel for a cosy evening in.
Spa, Gym & Stretch Studio The spa, gym and stretch studio are located on the lower ground floor of the new build terraces. At the spa, you’ll find a herbal sauna, a steam room and a hydrotherapy pool. Massages, manicures, pedicures and therapies can also be enjoyed in the spa’s treatment room or in your own apartment. Pass through the wellness lounge and you’ll reach the gym and stretch studio. Kit inductions and personal training options help you get to grips with the equipment and work out at your own pace. The stretch studio hosts exercise classes, including yoga, aerobics and Pilates.
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Queen Victoria House Restored to emphasise their period features, the 25 apartments in Queen Victoria House each have open-plan living areas and large kitchens fitted with overhead storage, wide composite-stone worktops and integrated appliances. Bedrooms have large windows with views across the grounds, while built-in wardrobes in master bedrooms present ample space for clothes and belongings. The tiled bathrooms have mirror-fronted cabinets and either a bathtub or walk-in shower.
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High ceilings and tall windows ensure the open-plan living areas are filled with natural light.
Q U EEN V ICTO RIA HO USE
QU EEN VICTOR IA H OU S E
Floorplans
Fixtures & Fittings A PA R T M E N T K I T C H E N S
TYPICAL ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT Apartment Area — 662 sq. ft
OVEN
The stainless-steel ovens are single fan operated.
K I TC H E N
20’11” x 7’1”
10’8 x 7’
The ceramic four-ring-burner hobs have rotary controls.
BEDROOM
18’3” x 7’1”
9’6” x 11’6”
The stainless-steel dishwasher is fully integrated.
7’11” x 6’11”
TYPICAL TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT Apartment Area — 1059 sq. ft LIVING / DINING ROOM
15’11” x 17’7”
K I TC H E N
BEDROOM 1
15’3” x 6’9”
16’3” x 15’9”
BEDROOM 2
16’6” x 10’2”
The full-height 70/30 fridge-freezers are fully integrated.
B AT H R O O M
7’11” x 6’11”
Concealed LED lighting is fitted underneath the overhead cabinets.
The integrated microwaves are finished in stainless steel.
Kitchen worktops have a contemporary tiled splashback.
The toilet is made from white porcelain. CISTERN & LEVER FLUSH
The cisterns are concealed, with a chrome flush plate. VA N I T Y W A S H B A S I N
The white washbasins are semi-recessed.
A PA R T M E N T B AT H R O O M S
The single-side lever taps are finished in polished chrome.
B A S I N TA P S
E X T R AC TO R
The deck-mounted taps are finished in polished chrome.
The extractors have silvergrey canopy hoods.
SHOWER HEAD
KITCHEN SINK
The wall-mounted rain-effect showerhead is finished in polished chrome.
B AT H
The pressed-steel, white rectangular bathtubs have an anti-slip finish. B AT H PA N E L
The kitchen sinks are stainless steel and under-mounted.
B AT H TA P S
WA S H I N G M AC H I N E
The polished-chrome bath taps are thermostatically controlled.
The washing machines are white and free-standing. Their exact location varies by apartment.
The toilet-roll holder is wall-mounted and chrome-plated. WC
K I T C H E N S I N K M I X E R TA P
W A L L- M O U N T E D S H O W E R S E T
TUMBLE DRYER
Shower sets include a polished-chrome contemporary wall fitting with a hose and hand attachment.
The tumble dryers are white and free-standing.
SHOWER CONTROL
WORKTOP
The showers are controlled by a polishedchrome thermostatic three-way diverter.
The worktops are made from quartz composite stone.
SHOWER SCREEN
ENSUITE
7’11” x 6’11”
T O I L E T- R O L L H O L D E R
S P L AS H B AC K I N T E G R AT E D F R I D G E - F R E E Z E R
B AT H R O O M
The heated ladder-style towel rail is finished in polished chrome.
M I C R O W AV E I N T E G R AT E D D I S H W A S H E R
DINING ROOM
H E AT E D T O W E L R A I L
Custom designed from modular cabinets, the fully fitted kitchens have lacquered cabinetry and contemporary handles. WORKTOP LIGHTING
HOB
LIVING ROOM
KITCHEN UNITS
Bath panels are fully tiled. S H O W E R T R AY
The white shower trays are low level with an anti-slip finish. B AT H R O O M C A B I N E T
The wall-mounted, mirror-fronted cabinets have built-in lighting and an integrated shaver socket. TILING & FINISH
Floors and vanity areas are fully tiled.
The shower screen is a fully glazed, toughened-glass panel.
GRAB RAIL
The shower handle is finished in polished chrome.
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New Build Terraces The 40 apartments in the newly built terraces have openplan living areas with tall windows offering views across the grounds and the Bristol skyline beyond. The spacious kitchens have fully integrated appliances and large worktops. Built-in wardrobes provide plenty of storage space in the bedrooms, and the tiled bathrooms are fitted with either bathtubs or walk-in showers. Two-bedroom apartments include ensuites in the master bedrooms, and most apartments open up onto private balconies.
N EW B UIL D TERRACES
NEW BU ILD TER R ACES
Floorplans
Fixtures & Fittings A PA R T M E N T K I T C H E N S
TYPICAL ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT Apartment Area — 567 sq. ft
OVEN
The stainless-steel ovens are single-fan operated. HOB
LIVING / DINING ROOM
20’7” x 12’7”
The ceramic four-ring-burner hobs have rotary controls. I N T E G R AT E D D I S H W A S H E R
K I TC H E N
BEDROOM
10’ x 6’11”
10’10” x 12’6”
WALK-IN WARDROBE
B AT H R O O M
3’10” x 6’11”
7’11” x 6’11”
The stainless-steel dishwasher is fully integrated. I N T E G R AT E D F R I D G E - F R E E Z E R
WORKTOP
H E AT E D T O W E L R A I L
The worktops are made from quartz composite stone.
The heated ladder-style towel rail is finished in polished chrome.
WORKTOP LIGHTING
T O I L E T- R O L L H O L D E R
Concealed LED lighting is fitted underneath the overhead cabinets.
The toilet-roll holder is wall-mounted and chrome-plated.
M I C R O W AV E
WC
The integrated microwaves are finished in stainless steel.
The toilet is made from white porcelain. CISTERN & LEVER FLUSH
S P L AS H B AC K
Kitchen worktops have a contemporary tiled splashback.
The full-height 70/30 fridgefreezers are fully integrated.
VA N I T Y W A S H B A S I N
The white washbasins are semi-recessed.
A PA R T M E N T B AT H R O O M S K I T C H E N S I N K M I X E R TA P
The single-side lever taps are finished in polished chrome.
TYPICAL TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT Apartment Area — 1076 sq. ft
ENTRANCE AREA / LIVING ROOM / DINING ROOM
B AT H B A S I N TA P S
The deck-mounted taps are finished in polished chrome.
E X T R AC TO R
The extractors have silver-grey canopy hoods. KITCHEN SINK
The kitchen sinks are stainless steel and under-mounted.
K I TC H E N
BEDROOM 1
11’10” x 11’5”
11’5” x 17’8”
The washing machines are white and free-standing. Their exact location varies by apartment.
The wall-mounted rain-effect showerhead is finished in polished chrome. B AT H TA P S
The polished-chrome bath taps are thermostatically controlled.
BEDROOM 2
ENSUITE
10’1” x 12’12”
7’11” x 7’4”
B AT H R O O M
B A LC O N Y
7’11” x 6’11”
7’11” x 9’1”
W A L L- M O U N T E D S H O W E R S E T
Shower sets include a polished-chrome contemporary wall fitting with a hose and hand attachment.
TUMBLE DRYER
The tumble dryers are white and free-standing.
SHOWER CONTROL
The showers are controlled by a polishedchrome thermostatic three-way diverter.
KITCHEN UNITS
Custom designed from modular cabinets, the fully fitted kitchens have lacquered cabinetry and contemporary handles.
The pressed-steel, white rectangular bathtubs have an anti-slip finish. B AT H PA N E L
SHOWER HEAD
WA S H I N G M AC H I N E
30’2” x 17’
The cisterns are concealed, with a chrome flush plate.
SHOWER SCREEN
The shower screen is a fully glazed, toughened-glass panel.
Bath panels are fully tiled. S H O W E R T R AY
The white shower trays are low level with an anti-slip finish. B AT H R O O M C A B I N E T
The wall-mounted, mirror-fronted cabinets have built-in lighting and an integrated shaver socket. TILING & FINISH
Floors and vanity areas are fully tiled. GRAB RAIL
The shower handle is finished in polished chrome.
Introducing PegasusLife
PegasusLife is a business on a mission to fundamentally rethink and reinvent the places and ways in which we live as we get older. The company is currently in the process of developing 30 sites across the UK.
A unique approach to property management
John Nordon, Design Director In the design team, our work is about creating imaginative places that foster natural interactions between neighbours. Our approach doesn’t follow a ‘cookie cutter’ style. No two PegasusLife developments are the same. Each one carefully conceptualises the history, architectural character, culture and personality of its location and, most critically, embodies the spirit of the people we believe will want to live in it. We make use of the highest-quality materials and craftsmanship – not just to create beautiful places for people to live, but to protect the future of our customers’ homes and investments. We take the architectural legacy of cities and towns seriously, and we prioritise developing sustainable buildings that are sympathetic to their surroundings.
Lorena Brown, Sales & Marketing Director
Howard Phillips, Chief Executive Officer Our central idea is that everyone shares an aspiration to live independently within an intelligently designed, socially inclusive environment, supported by an intuitive service offer and an efficient and ethical approach to property management.
Our approach to selling is based very much on our core value of transparency. Many of our customers are moving from more traditional freehold family homes and won’t have lived in modern apartments set within communal developments before. There are significant advantages to this way of living; however, it is different. We see it as our responsibility to make sure not only that we’ve communicated what it’s about but also that our audience has understood it.
Working in collaboration with the country’s leading designers, academics, creative thinkers and producers, we ensure that the highest level of detail and quality is brought to all aspects of our developments.
One of the major hallmarks of our approach is the way we’ve considered property management – which we run on behalf of our residents on a not-for-profit basis. Furthermore, when customers purchase a property with PegasusLife, they become shareholders of the development’s management company, guaranteeing them voting rights and a say in how their development is managed.
Mark Shirburne Davies, Chief Operations Officer
Clare Bacchus, Customer Experience Director
We strive to meet the needs and expectations of the people who live in our developments now and those who may choose to in the future. Working with partners who share our goal, we look to create places to which people can aspire. From purchasing land through to the planning and construction phase and beyond, we ensure each development is unique, valuable and of the utmost quality.
Our starting point in everything we do is the people who choose to live in our developments. What will they want to do here? What type and style of service is appropriate? What kind of living environment do we need to create to generate the right atmosphere and give people the experience they’re looking for? This philosophy goes right down to the level of detail of considering which plants to include in the gardens and which furnishings to use in the development. It extends through to the type of attitude we look for in the team we recruit to deliver a personal, informal and efficient approach to service.
Our role continues when our developments are up and running. We work in tandem with the next set of delivery partners − our hosts and concierges − to make sure the PegasusLife difference is there for everyone to see, every day.
When we talk about maintenance, we mean much more than a lick of paint or changing a light bulb (although we will, of course, take care of that too). With its Victorian features and extensive grounds, The Vincent comes with a set of individual requirements for maintenance, which we’ll make sure are met. This specific care ensures that your investment is secure and you can enjoy living in an environment that improves rather than deteriorates with age. From maintaining the façade of Queen Victoria House to preserving trees in the gardens, the approach is tailormade and detail-oriented. The management company for The Vincent is run on a strict not-for-profit basis. This ensures that work is carried out solely for the purposes of caring for the building and maintaining the quality of the offer and experience of living here for the residents. On purchasing a property at The Vincent, homeowners, together with PegasusLife, become shareholders of the management company, giving you voting rights and a say in how the company is managed and run. When it comes to the operation of the management company, we believe passionately that true transparency is fundamental to maintaining residents’ peace of mind and the management company’s integrity. For this reason we’ve invested in creating our own digital tool for property management – an online membersonly system that’s designed to provide you with a detailed understanding of how your money is spent on servicing The Vincent and to enable you to keep track of expenditure on and investment in the building over time.
If you’d like to find out more about The Vincent and keep up with the latest news, please call or visit:
01179 814 362 thevincent.co.uk
The Vincent, Queen Victoria House, Bristol, Avon, BS6 6US
The Vincent is available exclusively to people over sixty. Information and images concerning layouts, dimensions and floorplans are anticipated only and may be subject to change.