Belgravia Residents' Journal March 2014 by Runwild Media Group

Dear Resident

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Please do not hesitate to get in contact with your news and updates, email belgravia@residentsjournal.co.uk.

Managing Editor Katie Randall

Editor-in-Chief Lesley Ellwood

Publishing Director Giles Ellwood

Assistant Editor Lauren Romano

Managing Director Eren Ellwood

Associate Publisher Sophie Roberts

Main Editorial Contributor Henry Hopwood-Phillips

Senior Designer Sophie Blain

Client Relationship Director Felicity Morgan-Harvey

Editorial Assistant Jennifer Mason

General Manager Fiona Fenwick

Communications Director Loren Penney

Editorial Intern Ozel Rowland

Production Hugo Wheatley, Alex Powell Oscar Viney

Head of Finance Elton Hopkins

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Above / Pierre Hermé's Macaron Jardin de Lou. Read all about his delectable creations on page 6 (pierreherme.com)

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Dear Resident

Did you know that 20 March is Macaron Day, a charitable celebration of the continent's most colourful sweet? Created by Relais Desserts (the international professional pastry elite) nine years ago in Paris, the day will see a plethora of limited edition flavours made available in more than 160 boutiques in support of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. In our locale, and for the first time ever, British and French confectioners William Curley and Pierre Hermé are both set to take part. We sent Tom Hardman down to the culinary heavyweights’ flagships stores to speak to the men themselves and challenged him not to consume his body weight in delicacies (p. 6). If you prefer savoury temptations, Henry Hopwood-Phillips also explores some new restaurants in Belgravia and beyond for our food feature (p. 10). Last but not least, may I draw your attention to page 15. If you complete the Run Wild Media Group reader survey, you’ll be in with a chance of winning the ultimate luxury prize. Treat yourself and four friends to a day in Paris; be whisked there by your own private jet and enjoy a gastronomic feast at Camélia at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, which is renowned for its traditional French fare. What are you waiting for? La Ville-Lumière awaits. Please do not hesitate to get in contact with your news and updates, email belgravia@residentsjournal.co.uk.

Managing Editor Katie Randall

Editor-in-Chief Lesley Ellwood

Publishing Director Giles Ellwood

Assistant Editor Lauren Romano

Managing Director Eren Ellwood

Associate Publisher Sophie Roberts

Main Editorial Contributor Henry Hopwood-Phillips

Senior Designer Sophie Blain

Client Relationship Director Felicity Morgan-Harvey

Editorial Assistant Jennifer Mason

General Manager Fiona Fenwick

Communications Director Loren Penney

Editorial Intern Ozel Rowland

Production Hugo Wheatley, Alex Powell Oscar Viney

Head of Finance Elton Hopkins

Above / Pierre Hermé's Macaron Jardin de Lou. Read all about his delectable creations on page 6 (pierreherme.com)

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The Notebook

Who and what have been moving and shaking in Belgravia recently? We bring you up to date

Say hello to Marcus

On 18 January, Marcus Wareing shut the doors of the claret dining room at the Berkeley Hotel following plans for a total revamp to mark Wareing’s tenth year at the hotel. Still eponymous, the two Michelin-starred restaurant will now be known as MARCUS and will undergo a subtle transformation to bring guests a more relaxed dining space. The new, accessible and relaxed design and interior will be handled by Robert Angell Designers, which also worked on Kaspar’s Restaurant at The Savoy. The restaurant is expected to open in late March and will be taking reservations from 24 March. (marcus-wareing.com)

Marcus Wareing (fourth from left) and his team

Yankee grub

A little piece of America has just established itself next door in St James’s. American ‘new’ cuisine is the order of the day at Avenue and it is all set in what resembles a 1990s Manhattan loft. Taking centre stage in the 112-cover restaurant is a huge glass chandelier. So if you fancy some ‘Clam chowder served in sourdough with littleneck clams and paper bag “crumbled” bay crackers’ topped off by some ‘Donut holes warm on parchment with cinnamon sugar, Hershey melt and bourbon custard,’ by head chef Michael Blizzard or simply fancy sampling a wine list that weighs in with more than 200 varieties, don’t get on a plane, get a taxi. 7-9 St James’s Street, SW1A 1EE, 020 7321 2111 (avenue-restaurant.co.uk)

Shop at your convenience

Spring chic

Nicole Coste is making waves as she launches a new appointment-only showroom in Walton Place, just behind Harrods. If you haven’t heard of Coste yet you will most definitely have seen her creations. Helen McCrory wore her dress to read the 2014 BAFTA nominations, Jamelia donned one of her black lace numbers to the world premiere of the Mandela film Long Road to Freedom, and Dita Von Teese is the latest celebrity to be shot sporting the new designer’s clothes. Her inaugural collection is inspired by far-flung travel and the architecture of Paris and Milan; her romantic and striking dresses are sure to become spring wardrobe staples.

Sainsbury’s Local comes to Elizabeth Street this March. The supermarket chain says the store will ‘increase footfall in the area, be linked to a nominated local charity, which it will support for a two-year period, and also forge close community links.’ The store will be open between 7am-11pm. 14-20 Mountbarrow House, Elizabeth Street, SW1W 9RB (sainsburys.co.uk)

By appointment only, 13 Walton Place SW3 1RJ, 020 3714 8403 (nicolecoste.com) From left / £1,790, £3,200

Blend in with the monuments

The way of the English ninja

As crime rises and security comes at an ever greater premium, many are turning to selfdefence as a way of protecting themselves and their loved ones. Already a big-thing in Battersea, Simon Yeo, one of the world’s top martial artists, is offering private classes to individual Belgravians or groups who fancy learning from the man who taught Bear Bear Grylls and Simon Yeo Grylls and James Bond, and who does his own stunts in Red Bull adverts.

From top: i-people (man), i-people (woman)

£85 per person per hour or £20 each for groups of five. Contact Simon on 07860 343 075

This March, the Plus One Gallery will be featuring Paul Day’s high-relief sculpture. His work, focusing on the typical urbanite and crafted from terracotta, resin and bronze is ‘hyperrealistic’. Having been showcased extensively across Europe, he will now be gracing the gallery from 26 March through to 19 April. 89-91 Pimlico Road SW1W 8PH 020 7730 7656 (plusonegallery.com)

Lounging at the Lowndes The Terrace at the Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel has always kept a low profile. Wedged between Motcomb Street and Sloane Street in the heart of Belgravia, this fabulous al fresco dining area is the perfect place to unwind when spring and summer decide to dawn on us. And although that might feel a distant prospect now, Jumeirah is already gearing itself up for an April opening. 21 Lowndes Square, SW1X 9ES 020 7823 1234 (jumeirah.com)

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The Auld Pierre Hermé

William Curley

Alliance

France and Scotland often used to gang up together to stir up trouble for England. These days the only thing they are stirring up are scrumptious sweets. Tom Hardman goes to meet macaron maestro Pierre Hermé and chocolate connoisseur William Curley as both will be participating in Macaron Day – a day of macarons where one donation entitles the donor to one macaron

Henry Hopwood-Phillips: Camille Studer is known for having invented the macaron, selling it in Zurich in the 1950s. What made you pick it up and assume it had mileage? Pierre Hermé: When I started out as a pastry chef, the macaron was quite plain and simple. It was two biscuits stuck together with very little filling. So, over the last 20 years I have worked on experimenting with the flavours as well as the thickness of the filling. HHP: My tastes have changed over the years. I’d say they have become much more savoury. Have your tastes changed at all, and if so did this affect your favourite flavours? William Curley: Oh yes I’ve become far more savoury in my tastes too. Japanese black vinegar is a good example of an accompaniment I’ve grown into. Chilli is a cracker too, which has its roots in the ancient Aztecs. My favourite chocolate has to be Amedei from Tuscany. PH: My favourite flavour is... always the next one! HHP: You’re both one of only three members of Relais Desserts [an association of dessert makers based in France who want to spread haute patisserie around the world] which has a UK presence. Do either of you feel there is a different dessert culture in the UK? WC: Yes, I think restaurants and patisserie expertise emerged from the French Revolution when the cooks to French aristocrats found themselves having to cross the Channel. The introduction of supermarkets may have cut organic growth short, so now we have a

supermarket standard or artisan standard with not much in between. We are moving towards French standards but there’s very much an M25 divide. PH: As the Vice-President of Relais Desserts, I really want to promote this association. It brings together the international elite of haute patisserie and promotes it to the four corners of the earth. I do, however, believe there is a different dessert culture in the UK. Perhaps pastries have not been such a large part of the culture. This is changing though. William provides the perfect example of how haute patisserie can succeed here. HHP: High praise indeed, Mr Curley! Something must have gone wrong with your flavours in the past though, I wonder? WC: Yes, I must have tried 12 or 15 seaweeds. It seemed like just the sort of thing that would work. It never did. It always tasted fishy! HHP: We’re here today to celebrate Macaron Day. Pierre, can you give us a bit of background? PH: Nine years ago we dubbed 20 March as Macaron Day. It is a day of gourmandise and generosity. Various members of Relais Desserts participate to help raise funds for charity. This year we’ll be supporting Vaincre la Mucoviscidose in France and The Cystic Fibrosis Trust in the UK. Both undertake noble work against a disease that remains relatively unknown despite affecting so many of us. William Curley’s Venezuelan Cadeaux

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HHP: This might be a bit controversial, but is chocolate merely a sugar rush and the macaron just a trend food? WC: Ha-ha, I’d agree and push the fact that there’s a huge difference between chocolate as a sugar rush and chocolate as taste. We don’t try and push an addictive sugar rush down you here. You’ve had about two of my chocolates there, do you feel full? HHP: Yes. WC: That’s about 30-35g of chocolate; it’s enough. PH: Macarons are not a trend in France. In fact, they’re a very classical product. There is such an unlimited realm of possibilities in terms of both flavours and textures that something as delicate as a macaron can never be a trend. For me, when something is in fashion, it is already over. WC: Yes, I’d like to take up that classical point. We have a very classical take on things too. We want chocolates to look like chocolates. There is a Japanese influence in my ingredients, of course, but there will always be that slick, sharp finish.

William Curley’s Raspberry Delice

HHP: Let’s get pretentious – would you agree with the Latin ‘de gustibus non est disputandum’ (In matters of taste, there can be no dispute)? PH: ‘Is it good enough? Am I satisfied with what I’ve created?’ This is a subject that I can contemplate for just a few seconds or many, many years. It was Charles Znaty, my friend and associate, who first encouraged me to trust and push my instinct. As such, we do not adapt our flavours for the different markets that we open in, to reflect local taste, cultures or habits. This is probably the greatest challenge we have had to face since starting the company, ensuring we stick to these principles. Pierre Herme, 13 Lowndes Street, SW1X 9EX 020 7245 0317 (pierreherme.com) William Curley, 198 Ebury Street, SW1W 8UN 020 7730 5522 (williamcurley.co.uk)

Pierre Hermé’s Macaron Céleste (passion fruit, rhubarb and strawberries

The Calendar Bringing you the lowdown on local events in March

Music for the masses

Artesian Quartet

Now in its fifteenth season, Eaton Square is earning a name for itself as one of the highlights of London’s musical calendar. Drawing on a broad range of music, March sees Leon McCawley, a pianist of astounding skill, return to the ivories as well as students from Chetham’s School of Music showcasing all they have learnt. Don’t miss Retorica, the acclaimed violin duo, or the Artesian quartet in April either – but looming largest on the agenda, for the Journal at least, must be the Brabant Ensemble, a group that explores Renaissance choral music, an area not dabbled in enough.

Retorica

£18 (£12 concessions), 119 Eaton Square, SW1W 9AL 020 7288 6511 (eatonsquareconcerts.org.uk)

Political banter

Democratic deficits

‘Democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.’ So said Winston Churchill, and who would disagree? But is the assumption that democracy always leads to a more liberal and tolerant society correct? Many would argue that it can lead to quite illiberal outcomes, especially where there is profound ethnic division. Join in the debate for yourself at Cadogan Hall this month at a special evening which will be filmed for later broadcast on BBC World News. £30, 6.45pm, 11 March, 5 Sloane Terrace SW1X 9DQ (intelligencesquared.com/events)

Matt Forde actually had a career in politics before becoming a comedian, radio presenter and writer, which may go some way to explaining the TV veteran’s obsession with the subject. He usually bags a heavyweight interview but even when he doesn’t, his brand of topical stand-up fun always hits the spot. £12.50-£15, 8pm, 26 March, 12 Palace Street, SW1E 5JA 0844 264 2140 (stjamestheatre.co.uk)

History’s alumnae

This March, Wilfred Bagshaw is inviting guests to his ancestral home to discover the curios and characters he has gathered from the leaves of history’s pages. Blending immersive theatre and pervasive gaming, it puts audiences at the heart of the action, enabling them to become part of the story and actually affect its outcome. A coach will pick people up from London and take them to Aynhoe Park in Oxfordshire. £45 (inc champagne reception), 13-15 March (max 150 people per night), 6.30pm start (time-emporium.com)

Do you have an event that you’d like us to cover? Send us an email: belgravia@residentsjournal.co.uk Words / Tom Hardman

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Oblix, photography by Richard Southall @ Emphasis Photography

Around the

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Mews of Mayfair restaurant

Brompton Asian Brasserie

Henry Hopwood-Phillips takes his tastebuds to Europe, then to the East, over the sea of Japan and back round to the UK again, in four taxis

iltons, Rules and Simpsons on the Strand were once the liminal restaurants of London. Even French cooking, flirted with since the Napoleonic wars, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hit the standard menu until the Criterion opened in 1873. Indian food swaggered on to the central London stage in 1926, with Veeraswamy, but the phenomenon of quality food over a global range of cuisines is a recent one. Even today, Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s column acts as a centre of gravity for the international-class chef.

UNI restaurant, photography by Andrew Martin

OBLIX AT THE SHARD – LONDON BRIDGE

Oblix at night photography by Richard Southall @ Emphasis Photography

magine the Megatron remote control in Channel 4’s Peep Show [four remote controls that have been taped together] on its hind legs. That’s The Shard. If you prefer your analysis a little deeper, it reminds me of German philosopher Oswald Spengler, who noted that ‘gigantism’ will characterise Late Man, it will ‘substitute outer space for inner spiritual space. Quantity [will] replace quality, spreading [will] replace deepening.’ I personally fancy the idea of it being a Mordor that has been turned into a spa by someone with the emotional opacity of Willy Wonka. The open plan kitchen is a nice touch. You have to weave round bread being kneaded, meat being chopped and hissing fires just to get to your table, where dark, heavy, solid fittings complement a skyscape borrowed from Manhattan or Shanghai – a magnificent, if uniform, badge of progress. The service is a tad erratic and the prices high (around £20 for a glass of grenache) but the ribeye is unusually good. Crisp on the outside, marbled like the Palatine on the in, and packed with more flavour than you could shake a stick of salt at, it is a talking point for much of the meal. All in all, the very real wow factor that comes from being suspended 400 miles above St Paul’s Cathedral at night and from eating one of the best steaks in London makes Oblix a very big pyramid-shaped glass baton to bludgeon dates into loving or at least respecting you with.

A beef dish at Oblix, photography by Touchfood

Level 32, The Shard, 31 St Thomas Street, SE1 9RY 020 7268 6700 (oblixrestaurant.com)

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riental food has, for too long, danced on the periphery of my food radar. The blame lies with both parties. Oriental restaurants often fail to add commensurate quality to the prices charged and, in reaction, I’ve been guilty of letting the cuisine fester in the cheerful mediocrity of the takeaway dish. The Brompton Asian Brasserie immediately lances these prejudices. A very attentive waiter, Kim, walks me through the menu and is soon chucking exotic dishes at me. I have black cod that looks as though it has been the victim of a particularly vicious breed of shredded wheat; tempura prawns; salt and pepper squid; and dim sum entombed in a steamy wooden silo. Stealing limelight from the dishes though are the cheeky liquid sidekicks each wears. Soy, chilli, butter and lime certainly played a part in the flirtation, but it is so addictive I wouldn’t be surprised if it is composed solely of the naughty stuff, MSG. Soon after, yellow tail hamachi wrapped in a hoba leaf pays me a one-way visit. It’s a speciality in Japan, where many things are cooked in this manner, and I can see

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why. The surface of the pearly-fleshed fish is caramelised to a sugary brown, giving it a sticky-sweet flavour, a taste that isn’t quite done justice by the teriyaki sauce; the dish deserves something a little more delicate. Set in a very cool ‘brasserie’, restaurateur Arkady Novikov – ‘Putin’s caterer – has done well with the large windows, dark lighting and colourful fittings to make the place look like a Roka with more attitude, now it just needs to attract the crowds who’ll make it feel so. 223-225 Brompton Road, SW3 2EJ, 020 7225 2107 (bromptonasianbrasserie.co.uk)

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he name isn’t a reference to tertiary education; rather it’s the Japanese for sea urchin. A delicacy over here, it’s less so in mare nostrum where Mediterraneans spend many a happy hour smashing them up and eating their muculent contents. A broken shell arrives on a huge bowl of ice and watery noodles. It’s a lot of sound and fury for something that looks rather unappealing. My partner recoils. I puff my chest out; take a bit of what the waitress calls ‘a big muscle’ and think of Jonathan Swift, who said: ‘It was a bold man who first ate an oyster.’ Instead of the vaguely bilious or saline taste I anticipate, my mouth is haloed in exceptionally refreshing notes. Hard to describe, the taste is akin to swimming in a pool of lime and mint leaves. It is an utterly unique experience that weighs in at a modest £20. If stuffing some seafood in a taco blanket and balancing it on some carrots that have been trimmed to look like worms in their death throes sounds like the recipe for a very sloppy, fishy, belly-flop of a dish, then you’d be wrong, wrong, wrong. The crispy taco, bubbles of caviar and spicy chilli sauce all add up to a force majeure to be reckoned with, and what’s more, one that can be replayed in your own kitchen.

As I recline and philosophise over my chilli mojito (the concoction has coconut water in it, reaping an unusual biscuitty coda from the traditional mix) Andrew Lloyd Webber comes to sit beside us. It seems the restaurant is already making friends in the right places. 18a Ebury Street, SW1W 0LU, 020 7730 9267 (restaurantuni.com)

UNI restaurant, photography by Andrew Martin

MEWS OF MAYFAIR MAYFAIR

t was William Hazlitt who once said of artist William Hogarth that his pictures, ‘Breathe a certain close, greasy, tavern air.’ As I squeeze down the back-alleys of Mayfair, I feel as though somebody has gone over it all in jif or cif or whatever it is called these days. Instead of sweat-encrusted brick and tubby drunkards, there are obnoxious men in suits speaking jargonese to women whose surgically-enhanced contours were picked out by the dull heatlamps. Mayfair resists its soho-ification in vain it seems. Thankfully, the swanky Mews is further on. Its bottom floor is a bar, its middle, a brasserie and the top is for private dining. It’s the middle that’s launched a new British menu. The waiter urges me to go for the coronation chicken. I reluctantly agree on the grounds that I’m often wrong about everything. It’s just that, when I think of the dish, I hate that curry powder yellow that feigns to taste of a lot more than just a tub of mayonnaise… and always lies. Not this time. The Mews has brought the mango that usually sits quiet as a minimal ingredient out to the fore, and it complements the chicken well. The egg cup and custard slab presentation is original and

works too. The twicecooked pork belly is unadventurous of me, I should have been braver but the danger of a British menu is that you know what you like. The textures of soft chewy fat, crackling that actually crackles and pork in apple that tastes like pork in apple is a tale that needn’t be recounted in detail here, but it is still a very strong dish. Finishing on a damp squib rather than a flourish, the sticky toffee pudding did its job well enough but the passion fruit cheesecake was getting ideas above its station. Its flavours were mild where you didn’t want them to be and too punchy by half where they needn’t have been. I smashed mine up in the end just to get a semblance of balance. 10 Lancashire Court, New Bond Street, W1S 1EY 020 7518 9388 (mewsofmayfair.com)

Basil deserves some

Bunting

Henry Hopwood-Phillips reviews Richard Burton’s A Strong Song Tows Us: The Life of Basil Bunting

riting is in some sense no calling at all. The trade is a parasitical one. In youth we are barely touched by life, when old there is too much to distil. Midway, the good writer must, in the words of Julius Evola, ‘ride the tiger’ to have anything worth scribbling about. Ella D’Arcy pinned the writer’s mandate down perfectly when she said ‘One acts foolishly in order to write wisely.’ The life of Basil Bunting then is a Burton d Richar writer’s tale. This may be lost in a career that spans prisoner, sailor, homeless man, teacher, balloon gunner, wing commander, diplomat and spy but stringing this odd assortment together is the task of writing. Always a great journalist (in spite of his hatred for it), a superb editor and one of the 20th century’s best poets, Bunting has lain submerged under W.H. Auden, Stephen

Basil simply will not melt himself into the vile patterns of expediency Spender and David Jones, men who seldom matched him, instead of basking in the light that illuminates W.B. Yeats, Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot and Ted Hughes. Richard Burton, in this large volume, has done a very good job of resurrecting a man whose reckless brilliance, unhampered by qualifications, blazed a trail through almost every pillar of the establishment. The pace of the narrative is rewarding. Each pause is leavened by Bunting’s garrulous sincerity. Soon after leaving the LSE (without a degree), Bunting explains to the university that his course ‘interfered with my pursuit of literature, did not seem to lead to any secure employment, ceased to interest me and appeared to have turned several intelligent men into dullards.’ After taking up a secretaryship to Major Harry Barnes MP, the versifier explains it away as a rash act of youth, back ‘when I had imagined that Members of Parliament were serious people.’ Bunting notes that although he engaged in cheap journalism ‘I [did not] want it to be cheap, but that seem[ed] to be the kind there [was] demand for.’ The poet’s life up to World War II is well summed up by his own comments on another friend’s life: ‘[To her] The world is a huge bar room, full of Rabelaisian tipplers, sometimes sad, always hard up, but never without a joke.’

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The quality of Bunting’s poetry is surprising. His voice is assured yet ludic, his lexical choice exact and its beauty hard-edged. His muscular brevity is more that of the measured mason than the gruff soldier. His philosophy was ‘to define and yet again define till the... surface is in accord with the root.’ Bunting himself claimed that much of his own inspiration came from the sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti ‘who condensed so much music into so few bars with never a crabbed turn or congested cadence.’ Burton’s forays into the poetry could perhaps ironically benefit from a more sparing Bunting-esque approach. There are occasional longueurs. Poems, like love, rarely stand too much analysis and Burton is sometimes guilty of a slightly desiccative touch. Perhaps the last word should be left to Bunting’s friend Ezra .A STRO NG` Pound, who summed up the poet’s habits best .SON G` when he said, ‘Basil has .TOW S US` no money, and simply THE LIFE OF will not melt himself BASIL BUNTING into the vile patterns of expediency.’ Looking at his works, especially his autobiographical Briggflatts, posterity should be grateful for his reluctance. A Strong Song Tows Us: The Life of Basil Bunting by Richard Burton, £30 (Infinite Ideas, 2013)

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The Dutch

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In a world where the price of gold goes up and down like anything else, only the skill of the goldsmith can add irrevocable value

eople love Leo de Vroomen because he’s avuncular. With a twinkle in his eye, a passion for jewellery in his heart and a chuckle in his chest, it’s hard not to like one of Holland’s best exports. People respect the smith quite simply because he’s one of the best. Apprenticing in Holland and training as a Master Goldsmith in Switzerland, he took up work with a fellow goldsmith in Chelsea. After working part-time as a teacher at Central St Martins, where he met his wife Ginnie, the two set up their workshop in Clerkenwell. Although now settled down in Sussex and Battersea, his gallery and workshop in Belgravia very much remain at the heart of what he is about. I ask about repoussé [a metalworking technique], being a terrible toady. It’s what he’s world famous for. ‘Basically, it’s a very old technique that has spent most of its life since antiquity on the periphery of the artistic tradition. ‘I revitalised the technique to create flowing sculptural forms, avoiding excessive weight, and fully exploiting the supreme malleability of gold,’ De Vroomen adds. It involves the shaping of sheet metal with hammer and punch, while it is being supported on a bed of pitch. The pitch holds the metal in place and being softer than the gold, allows the metal to be formed.

I am looking for the unique, not a factory effect

I ask whether he’s just being obtuse. ‘No, not all. Look at this necklace.’ He shows me a piece with aquamarine and tourmaline cabochons in various shades of blue and green and fabulous South Sea pearls. ‘Now these would conventionally be identically shaped, but again, I’m looking for the unique, not a factory effect.’ Another example of the Dutchman eschewing the conventional is when De Beers challenged him to make the classic diamond eternity ring more interesting. This way, the undulating version shown on this page (centre) was born. ‘I do it to other pieces as well. So many people inherit gorgeous stones in boring settings. I like to liberate stones and reset them; give them more drama and personality so they can be loved,’ De Vroomen tells me. What are the three top tips he would give to a customer? ‘OK, number one: remember that jewellery is specific to the person. Different complexions, different shapes, all mean different jewellery applies. ‘Number two: buy clothes to compliment your jewellery not vice versa. ‘Number three: earrings are the most important piece of jewellery you can own. People look at your face before anything else and especially in this weather; all you need is a good coat and a gorgeous pair of earrings to look a million dollars!’ De Vroomen, 59 Elizabeth Street, SW1W 9PP 020 7730 1901 (devroomen.co.uk)

‘This is what I made.’ He places an incredible bangle with two sapphires in my hands. ‘I will never sell this. It’s going to the V&A when I die,’ he smiles. He won’t sell it because he’s put so much of himself into it. And it’s this which lies at the heart of De Vroomen’s philosophy. ‘There’s no skill on my part, if I’m just measuring the size of your wallet to a type or size of diamond. Look at this stone,’ he says, pointing towards the sapphire in his ring, ‘most jewellers, “the eyeglass jewellers”, would say it’s a lousy stone, but I’m always looking for the unusual stones, the ones with fascinating inclusions. I’m looking for character.’ Words / Tom Hardman

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Great British Escape: Pillow talk

Henry Hopwood-Phillips goes on holiday... to the frontiers of Belgravia

star-rating is more likely to guarantee a price bracket than a living standard in the hotelier business. And even when stars aren’t a priority, the average traveller still finds himself, or herself, forking out anything up to £120 for a night in the equivalent of a Travelodge. You know the sort. It has the upholstery of a mid-90s Ford Mondeo, a ‘bath’ that doubles as a foot spa and a TV that makes your iPad titter, all marinating in a general air of shattered dreams and broken brio, which incidentally smells a bit like Wotsits. It’s a cold and rainy night. These thoughts swim through my head as I shudder towards the hotel at The Orange. Hit by a wall of warmth, not just in the radiation sense, visually, my soul, forcibly accustomed itself to a style most interior designers would paradoxically describe as inoffensive (mediocrity is always offensive) Cubitt House, the owners of The Orange, seem to be bucking the trend. Instead of an enervated room, I’m confronted by the cosiest corner of a farmstead, a manorial barn, a cottage; with

The Egyptian cotton swallows me up, chews on me for a few fragrant minutes, and was going to spit me out into the weekend... high walls, cathedral ceiling, exposed beams, marble bathroom and steam radiator. Everything screams solidity and home – a far cry from wobbly door handles and dodgy shaving sockets. My only criticism is the bath, or rather the plug in the middle of it, a rather Italian flourish of style over substance. I scramble around for a mini-bar. It doesn’t have one (The Orange does provide room service). But if a mini-bar is a tax on laziness in a normal hotel, it’s a supertax when you’re sitting on top of a pub. I’d imagined that one of the downsides to having only a few feet of plaster between you and the bacchic rites of a Friday night in London would be the noise, but it’s non-existent. I dive-bomb the bed, as every Friday commuter is wont to do. The Egyptian cotton swallows me up, chews on me for a few fragrant minutes, and was going to spit me out into the weekend before I twigged what was going on. Stopping myself, I grab a coffee. Tea Pigs and a cafetiere are a nice change to Tetley’s bags of sadness and crumbs of dehydrated coffee beaten into a pallid clay submission by boiling water and a cartridge of a lukewarm translucent substance that calls itself milk. The caffeine injection fails. Morpheus whisks me away.

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If I go to sleep in the cradle of a cottage, when I wake, draw the curtains and pull back the blinds I seem to arise to blue skies above a Parisian square. It’s actually Mozart’s Square, more a triangle really, and it’s full of farmers who have come to sell their food at Pimlico Farmers’ Market. I slink downstairs to the breakfast room. It’s all bleached wood and airy, almost neo-colonial, furniture. There’s an East-of Suez meets Paris vibe going on, with a touch of the nautical to boot. It’s hard to put your finger on it. But when breakfast comes (I was very boring on an incredibly varied menu), I stop wanting to put my finger on anything other than the cutlery. My English breakfast was so delicious it returned me to the stupefaction from which I’d just emerged. 37 Pimlico Road, SW1W 8NE, 020 7881 9844 (theorange.co.uk)

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Beauty &Grooming Beauty from the outside in and TLC on our doorstep

1 Restore youthful, radiant looking skin with Algenist’s Ultimate Anti-aging Cream and combat advanced signs of ageing with alguronic acid and microalgae oil. Ultimate Anti-Aging Cream, £85 by Algenist available at Space NK stores nationwide (spacenk.co.uk)

Spring

awakening Refresh your beauty routine with these tried-and-tested hero products

2 A combination of powerful correcting active ingredients, Vichy’s Idealia Life Serum delivers a fresh complexion and even skin tone, as well as quickly repairing the quality of the skin. IDÉALIA Life Serum, £29.50, Vichy, available at Boots stores and (boots.com) 3 Clarins’ new Double Serum delivers a precise dose of water from one chamber and combines it with 20 powerful plant extracts from the other. The pump delivers a serum that nourishes the skin’s five vital functions: hydration, nutrition, oxygenation, protection and regeneration. Clarins Double Serum® Complete Age Control Concentrate, £55 for 30ml and £69 for 50ml, 0800 036 3558 (clarins.co.uk) 4 For the ultimate red carpet-inspired look, the formula of Dior’s Glow Maximizer contains microscopic mirrors to lend skin an illuminated quality. Glow Maximizer Light Boosting Primer £28.50, Dior Beauty (selfridges.com) 5 Erno Laszlo’s new ‘uber’ product launches this month. Introducing the Transphuse Rapid Renewal Cell Protocol, a 28 day programme, featuring a breakthrough bio-complex formula that begins working at the core of skin’s cellular energy to delay the process of biological aging and accelerate healthy cell turnover, rejuvenating the skin. Transphuse Rapid Renewal Cell Protocol £550 for the full range of four products available exclusively from The Apothecary at Harrods (harrods.com)

Words / Briana Handte Lesesne

Tresses of the future Beauchamp Place has always been known for its hidden gems. Renowned for his expertise and personal commitment to clients, George Vallossian has been cutting, colouring, highlighting, conditioning and styling many of London’s elite and discerning clientele for the past seven years. Hailing originally from Lebanon, his multinational clientele come to him by word of mouth due to his talent and discretion. His salon also offers the revolutionary technology of the digital perm and hair botox. George Vallossian Hair & Beauty Salon, 16 Beauchamp Place, Knightsbridge SW3 1NQ, 020 7581 9754 (georgevallossian.com)

Beauty cleanse The hair factor

It is often said that a woman’s health can be judged by the look and condition of her hair. With today’s time-pressed schedules, we often find ourselves in need of a quick blow-dry or styling session in between regular hair appointments. Just the ticket for this, blo by realhair was founded by Lisa Marie Rowland and first opened shop on Chelsea Green, providing the ultimate convenience for clients throughout the day and weekends. Belgravia welcomes blo by real hair to Elizabeth Street – and for £25, blow-dry clients can enjoy runwayready hair in just 30 minutes. The salon also carries its own realhair product line; the Journal is hooked on the Style Volume Plumper, which adds bounce and height. 36 Elizabeth Street, SW1W 9NZ 020 3021 9050 (realhair.co.uk)

After the extra pounds put on during the winter season, spring is the perfect time to begin a cleansing regime. Cue Grace Belgravia’s Grace Intensive Cleanse. Although bespoke to each client based on an initial consultation with the spa’s wellbeing coordinator, the programme is based on Chinese medicine. First, the client undergoes a medical and nutrition consultation with the Chinese medicine practitioner who develops a programme of daily exercise, wellbeing and acupuncture sessions. On the beauty side, the client will receive body treatments including facials and a number of hydrotherapy treatments in the Acqua Calda Spa. The course is designed to be undertaken either as a three-day or five-day programme. If you are looking for peace of mind and body this spring, the Grace Intensive Cleanse could be the lifestyle overhaul you’ve been looking for. The three and five day cleanses cost £1,900 and £2,480 respectively for members and £2,050 and £2,650 for non-members. 11c West Halkin Street, SW1X 8JL, 020 7235 8900 katie.greenall@gracebelgravia.com (gracebelgravia.com)

Make it rain

Rain, Rain, Go Away, Come Back Another Day. Launching this March, we want one of the four fabulous Jo Malone London Rain scents to stay, stay, stay. This limited-edition collection, created by noted master perfumer Christine Nagel, captures the different stages and moods of a London rainstorm. From a light morning rain to a thunderous storm at night, each scent reflects a mood and a memory. A collection in tribute to nature’s power, what could be more British than the rain? £82 each (jomalone.com)

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Belgravian The Elizabeth effect

Tucked away on West Halkin Street is one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best jewellers. Henry Hopwood-Phillips goes to see if the owner will divulge any of her secrets

rise as Elizabeth Gage approaches. I am ensconced in her sitting room, after all. At her feet is Bertie, a Shih Tzu who comes to greet and, more importantly, frisk me for biscuits. Elizabeth looks radiant. Not just because the sun is beaming through and picking out her panoply of jewels but because her aura is one of the peace gained when the act of creation sits at the heart of things. I plant myself back down again, expecting her to take the chair opposite or sit behind her desk, a polite if rather studied distance. Instead, elbows and ankles rub and our encounter becomes a genuinely face-to-face one. ‘Well, you’re not normal, Henry,’ Elizabeth starts. Before I can respond, her bras droit David senses a dose of damage control is required. ‘She means that in the nicest possible way!’ We all break into laughter, I do look very silly. I’m sporting tweed, Daliesque facial hair and a dishevelled ruff of hair underneath which caffeine-addled eyes bulge. I switch things round and tell her she has hardly established her jewellery business in the conventional manner. ‘Well no,’ she admits, ‘I started off at Chelsea Art School, then moved on to the British Museum.’ Indeed, hardly a cradle of jewellers. ‘Two things there set me off,’ she explains. ‘Firstly, I had to study the Comte de Saint Germain every day for a year and before long he had me entranced with tales of diamonds. He is supposed to have been able to extract flaws from them. Secondly, I was involved in the museum’s Sutton Hoo exhibition. I still remember the rings – I found myself confronted by the perfections of other people’s ideas. It made me want to pursue my own. ‘Not that it was a particularly smooth road. In 1964, I enrolled at Sir John Cass College. The jewellery department was still under construction, so I joined the silver department instead. Even when it was built I was repeatedly told that the jewellery classes were full. So one day at break I went to where a teacher, Mr Oliver, was sat and asked whether there was any space.’ The answer was, thankfully, affirmative and she hasn’t looked back. As soon as she learnt diamond-mounting, her mother presented her with an ounce of gold from which she fashioned her first ring. I ask what she appreciated most about the school. ‘The fact there were no exams certainly enabled us to explore our own vocations. ‘Setting up shop at Beauchamp Place, it was a French boyfriend who convinced me that I should gamble all on a move to Bond Street, which at that time really was the place to be.’ When you say a gamble, how large were the die? ‘I took out an overdraft to which I had to put the house on the line and invested three months’ rent,’ she replies. Did it pay off? ‘Well, yes, around the same time I had an article

featured in Connoisseur magazine. The Americans came in their droves, many brandishing copies. I soon didn’t have enough stock!’ Shortly afterwards, Cartier commissioned her designs; and in 1972, Elizabeth’s distinctive diamond Agincourt ring attracted critical acclaim when it became a De Beers winner. Is there any reason why it’s named after the English victory? ‘No, none at all!’ Elizabeth hoots with refreshing honesty. It’s a stunning ring with a touch of the Merovingian about it. I try to push the conversation in a direction in which she’ll wax lyrical about why her jewellery has such great breadth. Many jewellers play on a certain idea or a certain period, Elizabeth seems to draw on an immense number of springs of inspiration. I risk my pride and state: ‘If I had to put an expert’s hat on and give your entire collection a label, I’d say it contains strong lunar and solar themes with a hint of Etruscan or Alexandrian heritage... or something like that.’ As I bite my lip, Elizabeth takes the bait and laughs, ‘Yes in fact the sun and moon feature quite a lot in my garden designs too.’ Elizabeth’s garden isn’t a tangential point either. Her attitude towards stones and plants couldn’t be more similar. ‘Every encounter with a stone is personal; as in gardening, you must bring it out of itself to its full potential, in short, give it love. There are no types of stone that require generalised responses, each is an individual.’ How does this philosophy manifest itself on the sales floor? ‘Often I’ll get a piece that won’t sell; deep down I’ll know why, it’s not quite finished. Later an idea will come, I’ll apply it and the stone reaches its full expression. It feels right and goes within a day. ‘That’s why I give the stones such varied treatment. Some are begging for a certain historical milieu.’ And Elizabeth will search far and wide to give stones the settings they deserve. In the past she has scoured the world for artefacts that provide themes for some of her more delightful pieces. Byzantine lions, Roman-British bronze horses, antique-stone dagger pommels and Tudor coins are just a few items no longer languishing in museum cupboards but being admired on people’s ears, chests and necks. The Floreat pin is a good example of what Elizabeth does best, blurring the lines between the artificial and the natural. The pin, with its carefully crafted Boreas, frozen forever in a frosty labradorite, is unmistakably something that has been created. Yet its irregularity, its amber colours, its swollen surfaces and cytoplasmic texture all indicate that this could have been found. It is nature brought to an even more beautiful conclusion with human collusion. I think that’s what Elizabeth’s aiming at.

It’s nature brought to a beautiful conclusion with human collusion

5 West Halkin Street, SW1X 8JA, 020 7823 0100 (elizabeth-gage.com)

Words / Henry Hopwood-Phillips Illustration / Russ Tudor

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Residents’ Culture Exploring the minutiae of residents’ concerns and encounters

Belgravian

Moments

The word on

the street

musings by a Belgravian local

t’s 1 March and bird watching is in full swing in the local gardens. On weekends, I take my son’s binoculars and pocket guide to British Birds and set off to watch nature in all its glory in Belgrave Square Garden. Magpies and crows pass overhead and great quantities of blackbirds, blue tits and robins can be seen perched in trees. A great spotted woodpecker can be heard in the garden and Parakeets are moving into the area, too. Local residents have also sighted the song thrush, mistle thrush and long tailed tits. Come summertime, I have learned from the local gardeners that a pair of mallards also take up residence in our gardens. I have always had a fascination with birds, their graceful flight, the caring of their young and the variety of their plumage and song. Daffodils are also at their peak in March. From the genus Narcissus, the name ‘daffodil’ has been traced to ‘affodell’, a variant of the Asphodel genus. It is not known where the introduction of the initial ‘d’ came

from, although a likely source could be a merging of the Dutch article ‘de’, as in ‘De affodil’. Belgravia’s Francis Holland School will celebrate its 133rd birthday this month. During the cold days of November the Francis Holland girls in the Junior School planted single daffodil bulbs in flower pots, caring for them through the winter. Headmistress Lucy Elphinstone said of the event: ‘Daffodils are worn by pupils and staff on our School birthday in memory of our founder, the Canon Francis Holland, who opened the school on 1 March 1881. We can’t wait to see the 60,000 bulbs we planted along the Serpentine in Hyde Park come into full bloom. This was part of an initiative involving school children all over London and the Royal Parks Foundation.’ As I visit the school’s garden in early spring, I peek inside the flower pots and see green shoots and daffodil buds bursting like rays of sunshine. A young robin perches on the brick wall; the sound of children can be heard: at last, the joys of spring have arrived.

t’s the 31 of January and I’ve forgotten to write my auntie a thank you card. It’s been 37 days since Christmas and I am on the cusp of the last acceptable day that I could send off this card. My Christmas present to her was an espresso machine; hers to me a set of pencils to a Cambodian child. My plight: to either invent a plausible excuse for the abominable amount of time it has taken me to thank her or… no, I believe that is my only option. I pay for my coffee, breaking a twenty because I can’t bear to flick the change around in my hand while the waitress bruises my face with a pummelling stare. I needed to find somewhere to by a card. I spot a taxi. Stepping out to the gutter and extending my arm. It’s damn well occupied! The rotten cabbie hadn’t put out his light. It stops right bang smack in front of me, as a parked car backs out in front of it. I see the chap in the back and the cabbie staring at me, it’s excruciating because my arm is still raised. I continue to wave and jog absentmindedly across the road, not even bothering to look to see if I was going to be hit by a car coming the other way, my motive to avoid the impending embarrassment was greater than any care to prevent an injury that could land me in hospital for a month or two. I return home and prepare myself for the imminent torrent of family accusations, but all that I can think about is the poor Cambodian child with his or her coloured pencils, and no paper.

The views expressed on this page are not held by the Residents’ Journal. The page offers a platform for the voices of our local residents to discuss topics they feel relevant and important.

The Residents’ Association’s

March round-up

inter is generally a quiet time of year for the B.R.A, but in 2014 a good deal of dialogue and, indeed, enquiries are flowing in from members who are not sure about building protocol. These enquiries are not only about the hours that builders are permitted to work, but also from people concerned about basement digouts, which are about to start directly next to, or near to, their homes.

At the recent AGM, we pledged to have more integration with local traders and businesses. It’s essential to retain local shops that provide local services for the resident base. This includes, but is not restricted to: newsagents, bakers, coffee shops, bookshops and our long-established local chemists. Residents are hugely concerned, as we’re losing some of these essential businesses. Specific examples include the loss of a newsagent, due to retirement, in Eaton Terrace. Another has been relocated to Pimlico Road from the established corner of Ebury Street and Pimlico Road, and this strategically placed corner shop replaced with yet another furniture outlet. We wish the new proprietor all the best, but as a resident base we would much prefer the newsagent to have remained. Similarly at the bottom of Lower Belgrave Street, bordering Ebury Street, a well-frequented deli has been lost and the unit left vacant for some time.

After almost eight months of negotiations with Westminster City Council (WCC) regarding our seeking a zebra crossing to improve safety in Orange Square; for the weekend farmers’ market; for children and also the elderly crossing the road to the new newsagent, I’m pleased to say that WCC has now approved our application. The new zebra crossing will be situated opposite Starbucks.

The BRA is also very concerned about the new-build residential apartment development culture of marketing and selling apartments predominately overseas which has proved popular and successful – but at what cost? We do not wish to see more empty blocks with owners infrequently in residence, for they will neither benefit, nor have an interest in the local community at large. This is not allied to Grosvenor or Belgravia in itself, but is a common worry throughout central London. We know Grosvenor is also conscious of this fear in link with the B.R.A.

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by Chairman James Wright

As an example, in the case of Ebury Square on Ebury/ Cundy Street/Semley Place, we understand 70 per cent of the very expensive apartments have now been sold prior to completion, and no doubt many buyers are banking on capital growth from the time they lodged their payments to the time of taking possession. This mind-set is culturally acceptable and common practice in the Far East. For the local community, we hope not to see empty blocks whereby the owners spend little time in them; most will be onward rented with the owners seeing them purely as an investment and not as homes. To maintain a community spirit, and to keep the area a place where we are happy and proud to live, takes time, effort and, in some cases, social engineering, to create and maintain. This is one reason why we would like to see Grosvenor giving more financial understanding to the staple coffee shops, bookshops, chemists and the like in our area to maintain this village atmosphere which we are lucky enough to call home. To illustrate this situation you need only walk around the local area at night to see how few lights are on in apartments facing the street. This illustrates the impact already of the ‘pied-a-terre’ culture that is now well-established in our area. Times change and whilst there is little we can do practically to change this, we could ask the planners to socially engineer and legislate that a certain amount of a development be made up of larger units, such as three or four-bed units, as opposed to studios and one-bed flats which lend themselves far more to onward letting. In such a way, more families would be drawn to the area to complement the bulk of the housing that already exists, i.e: Chester Row/Caroline Terrace and around our 42 varying mews streets scattered throughout Belgravia. If you have any views on this topic, then please do get in touch with us via our website link below.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sara Oliver for all her hard work for the B.R.A. Due to her other commitments Sara has decided to step down from our committee. The B.R.A is delighted that Sue Liberman is now head of social and communications and will be writing our monthly updates. If there’s anything you would like to let us know, Sue can be contacted at sue@belgraviaresidents.org.uk. If you would like to help protect and/or shape the future of Belgravia, please join us by becoming a member. Simply go online and click on the appropriate membership box at belgraviaresidents.org.uk

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Planning &Development Keeping you in the know about important street plans affecting Belgravia

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

DATE RECEIVED

ADDRESS

PROPOSAL

22 January

Chesham Place

Demolition and replacement of existing building

22 January

Eccleston Street

Installation of subterranean plant

22 January

Belgrave Square

New steps and grilles within front lightwell

24 January

Eaton Place

Construction of rear extension on existing roof terrace

24 January

Kinnerton Street

Constuction of single storey rear extension and installation of new rear and side windows

1 Palace Street courtesy of Northacre Plc

Continued parking puspensions on Ebury Square Ebury Square Road closed on 3 February to make way for external works to the pavements following an approval from Westminster Council. To make way for improvements, the site has undergone a number of road closures and parking restrictions since 20 January, with parking suspensions along Ebury Square Road (West), Cundy Street and the Semley Place motorcycle bays which will remain closed until 14 May. Ebury Street parking bays, which were also suspended, will be re-opened on 7 April, following works on kerb realignment and to the footpath with two additional bays to the street. Any concerns and complaints can be directed to Jamie Street, 07917 593 071 or Barry McDonagh, 07824 417 709

Adjacent to the palace The prime property developer Northacre has confirmed that it has entered in a development management agreement with Palace Revive Ltd. The latter is a Jerseybased special purpose vehicle established to acquire the building at 1 Palace Street, London. The building, formerly a hotel and subsequently government offices, has planning consent for a residential scheme of 245,000 sq. ft. Niccolò Barattieri di San Pietro, chief executive officer, commented:‘One Palace Street’s enviable location overlooking Buckingham Palace along with Northacre’s track record of delivering unparalleled developments will ensure this will be the leading high end residential development in prime central London.’

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The Belgravia

Directory

A compendium of the area’s key establishments

Estate Agents Andrew Reeves 77-79 Ebury Street 020 7881 1366

Douglas Lyons & Lyons 33 Kinnerton Street 020 7235 7933

Knight Frank 82-83 Chester Square 020 7881 7722

Ayrton Wylie 16 Lower Belgrave Street 020 7730 4628

Harrods Estates 82 Brompton Road 020 7225 6506

Savills 139 Sloane Street 020 7730 0822

Best Gapp & Cassells 81 Elizabeth Street 020 7730 9253

Henry & James 1 Motcomb Street 020 7235 8861

Strutt & Parker 66 Sloane Street 020 7235 9959

Cluttons 84 Bourne Street 020 7730 0303

John D Wood 48 Elizabeth Street 020 7824 7900

W A Ellis 174 Brompton Road 020 7306 1600

Wellbelove Quested 160 Ebury Street 020 7881 0880

Food & Drink BARS Amaya Halkin Arcade, Motcomb Street 020 7823 1166 The Garden Room (cigar) The Lanesborough Hyde Park Corner 020 7259 5599 The Library Bar (wine) The Lanesborough Hyde Park Corner 020 7259 5599 Tiles Restaurant and Wine Bar 36 Buckingham Palace Road 020 7834 7761

CAFÉS Bella Maria 4 Lower Grosvenor Place 020 7976 6280 Caffe Reale 23 Grosvenor Gardens 020 7592 9322

The Green Café 16 Eccleston Street 020 7730 5304 ll Corriere 6 Elizabeth Street 020 7730 2087 The Old English Coffee House 1 Montrose Place 020 7235 3643 Patisserie Valerie 17 Motcomb Street 020 7245 6161 Tomtom Coffee House 114 Ebury Street 020 7730 1771 Valerie Victoria 38 Buckingham Palace Road 020 7630 9781

PUBLIC HOUSES/ DINING ROOMS The Antelope 22-24 Eaton Terrace 020 7824 8512

The Orange 37 Pimlico Road 020 7881 9844 theorange.co.uk

The Pantechnicon 10 Motcomb Street 020 7730 6074 thepantechnicon.com

The Thomas Cubitt 44 Elizabeth Street 020 7730 6060 thethomascubitt.co.uk

RESTAURANTS Como Lario 18-22 Holbein Place 020 7730 9046 Il Convivio 143 Ebury Street 020 7730 4099

Olivo (Italian & Sardinian) 21 Eccleston Street 020 7730 2505 Zafferano (Italian) 15 Lowndes Street 020 7235 5800

Motcombs 26 Motcomb Street 020 7235 6382 motcombs.co.uk

Mango Tree 46 Grosvenor Place 020 7823 1888 Pétrus 1 Kinnerton Street 020 7592 1609

Uni Sushi Restaurant 18a Ebury Street 020 7730 9267 restaurantuni.com

Health & Beauty BARBER

DOCTORS

Giuseppe D’Amico 20 Eccleston Street 020 7730 2968

The Belgrave Medical Centre 13 Pimlico Road 020 7730 5171

DENTISTS

The Belgravia Surgery 26 Eccleston Street 020 7590 8000

The Beresford Clinic 2 Lower Grosvenor Place 020 7821 9411 Motcomb Street Dentist 3 Motcomb Street 020 7235 6531 The Wilton Place Practice 31 Wilton Place 020 7235 3824

Michael Garry Personal Training 54b Ebury Street 020 7730 6255

Motcomb Green 61 Ebury Street 020 7235 2228

Yogoji (Yoga) 54a Ebury Street 020 7730 7473

Stephen Casali 161 Ebury Street 020 7730 2196

HAIR SALONS

MEDISPA

Colin & Karen Hair Design 39 Lower Belgrave Street 020 7730 7440

Bijoux Medi-Spa 149 Ebury Street 020 7730 0765

The Light Centre Belgravia 9 Eccleston Street 020 7881 0728

The Daniel Galvin Jr. Salon 4a West Halkin Street 020 3416 3116

earthspa 4 Eccleston Street 020 7823 6226

FINISHING TOUCHES

Humphrey -Carrasco 43 Pimlico Road 020 7730 9911

Westenholz 80-82 Pimlico Road 020 7824 8090

Jamb 107a Pimlico Road 020 7730 2122

88 Gallery 86-88 Pimlico Road 020 7730 2728

Lamberty 46 Pimlico Road 020 7823 5115

Ahuan Gallery 17 Eccleston Street 020 7730 9382

Linley 60 Pimlico Road 020 7730 7300

Gallery 25 26 Pimlico Road 020 7730 7516

Mark Wilkinson Kitchens 10 West Halkin Street 020 7235 1845

Gauntlett Gallery 90-92 Pimlico Road 020 7730 7516

Dr Kalina 109 Ebury Street 020 7730 4805

GYM/ FITNESS

SPA

Home ANTIQUES Bennison 16 Holbein Place 020 7730 8076 Turkmen Gallery 8 Eccleston Street 020 7730 8848 Patrick Jefferson 69 Pimlico Road 020 7730 6161

ARCHITECTS/ DESIGN Marston & Langinger 194 Ebury Street 020 7881 5700 Paul Davis + Partners 178 Ebury Street 020 7730 1178

ARTEFACTS Odyssey Fine Arts 24 Holbein Place 020 7730 9942

CLEANING Kudu Services Discreet, confidential cleaning services for offices and homes of distinction 27 Mortimer Street 020 8704 5988 kuduservices.co.uk

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Paint Services Company 19 Eccleston Street 020 7730 6408 Rachel Vosper (candles) 69 Kinnerton Street 020 7235 9666 Ramsay (prints) 69 Pimlico Road 020 7730 6776 Sebastian D’Orsai (framer) 77 Elizabeth Street 020 7730 8366 Zuber 42 Pimlico Road 020 7824 8265

FURNITURE Ciancimino 85 Pimlico Place 020 7730 9959

Ossowski 83 Pimlico Road 020 7730 3256 Promemoria UK 99 Pimlico Road 020 7730 2514

The Dining Chair Company 4 St Barnabas Street 020 7259 0422

Soane 50-52 Pimlico Road 020 7730 6400

Hemisphere 97 Lower Sloane Street 020 7730 9810

Talisman 190-192 Ebury Street 020 7730 7800

GALLERIES

Gordon Watson 28 Pimlico Road 020 7259 0555 John Adams Fine Art 200 Ebury Street 020 7730 8999 The Osborne Studio Gallery 2 Motcomb Street 020 7235 9667

INTERIOR DESIGN Chester Designs 9 Chester Square Mews 020 7730 4333

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Directory Fashion BOUTIQUES Le Spose Di GiĂ˛ (wedding dresses) 81 Ebury Street 020 7901 9020 le-spose-di-gio.it

Christian Louboutin 23 Motcomb Street 020 7245 6510 Herve Leger 29 Lowndes Street 020 7201 2590

Nevena Couture (clients by appointment only)

Lowndes Street 020 3539 8738 nevena.co.uk

On Motcomb 11-12 Motcomb Street 020 7235 4146 onmotcomb.com

Hotels B&Bs B+B Belgravia & Studios@82 64-66 Ebury Street 020 7259 8570 Belgravia Hotel 118 Ebury Street 020 7259 0050 Cartref House 129 Ebury Street 020 7730 6176 Lord Milner Hotel 111 Ebury Street 020 7881 9880

Lynton Hotel 113 Ebury Street 020 7730 4032

The Belgravia Mews Hotel 50 Ebury Street 020 7730 5434

The Sloane Club 52 Lower Sloane Street 020 7730 9131

Morgan Guest House 120 Ebury Street 020 7730 2384

The Diplomat Hotel 2 Chesham Street 020 7235 1544

Tophams Hotel 24-32 Ebury Street 020 7730 3313

Westminster House Hotel 96 Ebury Street 020 7730 4302

Lime Tree Hotel 135-137 Ebury Street 020 7730 8191

LUXURY

BOUTIQUE Astors Hotel 110-112 Ebury Street 020 7730 0158

The Rubens at the Palace 39 Buckingham Palace Road 020 7834 6600

BOOKMAKERS

SOLICITORS

The Berkeley Wilton Place 020 7235 6000 The Goring 15 Beeston Place 020 7396 9000

Services BANKS Duncan Lawrie Private Banking 1 Hobart Place 020 7245 1234 duncanlawrie.com

C Hoare & Co 32 Lowndes Street 020 7245 6033 Royal Bank of Scotland 24 Grosvenor Place 020 7235 1882

Coral Racing 67 Pimlico Road 020 7730 6516 William Hill 12 Buckingham Palace Road 08705 181 715

Child & Child 14 Grosvenor Crescent 020 7235 8000 childandchild.co.uk

Eaton Square School 79 Eccleston Square 020 7931 9469 Francis Holland School 39 Graham Terrace 020 7730 2971

CHARITIES

EDUCATION

British Red Cross 85 Ebury Street 020 7730 2235

Cameron House School 4 The Vale 020 7352 4040

Garden House School Turks Row 020 7730 1652

Eaton House School 3-5 Eaton Gate 020 7924 6000

GEMS Hampshire School 15 Manresa Road 020 7352 7077

Glendower Preparatory School 86-87 Queen’s Gate 020 7370 1927

Queen’s Gate School 133 Queen’s Gate 020 7589 3587

Hill House International Junior School Hans Place 020 7584 1331

Sussex House School 68 Cadogan Square 020 7584 1741

Knightsbridge School 67 Pont Street 020 7590 9000 Miss Daisy’s Nursery Ebury Square 020 7730 5797 More House School 22-24 Pont Street 020 7235 2855

Thomas’s Kindergarten 14 Ranelagh Grove 020 7730 3596

EXCLUSIVE The Caledonian Club 9 Halkin Street 020 7235 5162 caledonianclub.com

FLORISTS Catherine Muller 53 Elizabeth Street 020 7259 0196 catherinemuller.com

IT SUPPORT Dashwood Solutions Contact Jonny Hyam for all your IT needs 07787 507 407

Neill Strain Floral Couture 11 West Halkin Street 020 7235 6469

POST OFFICE

Judith Blacklock Flower School 4-5 Kinnerton Place South 020 7235 6235

TRAVEL

Post Office 6 Eccleston Street 0845 722 3344

Passepartout Homes Ltd 020 7513 2876 passepartout-homes.com info@passepartout-homes.com

Speciality Shops BAKERIES

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Baker & Spice 54-56 Elizabeth Street 020 7730 3033

La Bottega 25 Eccleston Street 020 7730 2730

F Bennett and Son 9 Chester Square Mews 020 7730 6546

Ottolenghi 13 Motcomb Street 020 7823 2707

GREENGROCERS

NEWSAGENT

Charles of Belgravia 27 Lower Belgrave Street 020 7730 5210

Mayhew Newsagents 15 Motcomb Street 020 7235 5770

CIGAR SPECIALIST Tomtom Cigars 63 Elizabeth Street 020 7730 1790

BOOKS Belgravia Books 59 Ebury Street 020 7259 9336 belgraviabooks.com

CONFECTIONERS Peggy Porschen 116 Ebury Street 020 7730 1316 Pierre Hermé Paris 13 Lowndes Street 020 7245 0317 Rococo Chocolates 5 Motcomb Street 020 7245 0993

B E L G R AV I A R E S I D E N T S ’ J O U R N A L

JEWELLERS Carolina Bucci 4 Motcomb Street 020 7838 9977 David Thomas Master Goldsmith 65 Pimlico Road 020 7730 7710 De Vroomen 59 Elizabeth Street 020 7730 1901 VICKISARGE 38 Elizabeth Street 020 7259 0202

Elizabeth Gage 5 West Halkin Street 020 7823 0100 eg@elizabeth-gage.com elizabeth-gage.com

PERFUMERIES Annick Goutal 20 Motcomb Street 020 7245 0248 Les Senteurs 71 Elizabeth Street 020 7730 2322

Floris 147 Ebury Street 020 7730 0304 florislondon.com

Pet accessories Mungo & Maud 79 Elizabeth Street 020 7022 1207

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CHESHAM MEWS, LONDON, SW1X TWO BEDROOMS FREEHOLD GROSS INTERNAL AREA 1419 SQ FT / 132 SQ M

ÂŁ3,950,000 Two reception rooms, Kitchen, Two en-suite bedrooms, Integrated home entertainment system, Garage A picturesque home that has been thoughtfully designed and beautifully presented laid out over three floors. Quietly situated in this highly sought after cobbled Belgravia Mews the property has attractive entertaining space with a first floor reception and separate dining on the ground floor next to the kitchen. There are two double bedrooms, the master

occupying the whole of the second floor, which has a large en suite bedroom/dressing room and a small terrace. The second bedroom also has its own en suite bathroom and is situated on the first floor. In addition there is a guest cloakroom and large integral garage/utility room. EPC E.

BELGRAVIA OFFICE 1 Motcomb Street, London SW1X 8JX +44 (0)20 7235 8861

belgraviaoffice@henryandjames.co.uk

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CHESHAM WILTON ROW, MEWS, LONDON, LONDON, SW1X SW1X THREE TWO BEDROOMS BEDROOMS FREEHOLD FREEHOLD GROSS GROSS INTERNAL INTERNAL AREA AREA 1419 1550 SQ SQ FT FT/144 / 132SQ SQMM

£4,250,000 £3,950,000 Sitting Tworoom, reception Kitchen, rooms, Dining Kitchen, room,Two 3 En-suite en-suiteBedrooms, bedrooms,Guest Integrated Cloakroom, home entertainment Air-conditioning, system, Parking. Garage IGCH Tucked A picturesque away inhome one ofthat Belgravia’s has been most thoughtfully sought after designed mews, this and beautiful beautifully freehold presented house laid is particularly out over three charming. floors. Quietly South facing, situateditinoffers this highly delightful sought homely afterentertaining cobbled Belgravia space, Mews three en thesuite property bedrooms has attractive with air conditioning, entertainingand space parking with ato first the front.Well floor reception maintained and separate to a very dining highon standard the ground and presented floor next in to excellent the kitchen. condition, There the are property two double hasbedrooms, been used as thea master pied a

terre occupying by thethe current wholeowners of theand second is laid floor, outwhich over three has afloors. large Features en suite in bedroom/dressing the one-step sunken roomreception and a small room terrace. include two The windows second bedroom looking down also has theits picturesque own en suite mews bathroom towards and the famous is situated Grenadier on thePub, firstcornicing, floor. In aaddition central working there isfireplace, a guest air-conditioning cloakroom and and large built integral in bookcases garage/utility and cupboards. room. EPC EPC E. E.

BELGRAVIA BELGRAVIA OFFICE OFFICE 11 Motcomb Motcomb Street, Street, London London SW1X SW1X 8JX 8JX +44 +44 (0)20 (0)20 7235 7235 8861 8861 belgraviaoffice@henryandjames.co.uk belgraviaoffice@henryandjames.co.uk

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1 A SUPERBLY REFURBISHED MAISONETTE WITH EXCELLENT RECEPTION SPACE eaton place, sw1 Drawing room ø dining room ø kitchen/breakfast room ø master bedroom suite ø 2 further bedroom suites ø guest cloakroom ø air conditioning ø under floor heating ø resident caretaker ø Grade II listed ø 287 sq m (3,089 sq ft)

Knight Frank

Savills Sloane Street

Emma Collins emma.collins@knightfrank.com

Tom Wilson twilson@savills.com

020 7881 7721

020 7730 0822

Guide £7.75 million Leasehold, approximately 999 years remaining

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1 IMMACULATELY PRESENTED MEWS HOUSE pont street, sw3 Drawing room ø dining room ø study ø kitchen/breakfast room ø master bedroom with en suite bathroom ø 2 further bedrooms both with en suite bathrooms ø 186 sq m (2,010 sq ft) ø EPC=C Guide £6.25 million Freehold

Clifton London

Savills Knightsbridge

Andrew Barnes Andrew@cliftonlondon.com

Barbara Allen baallen@savills.com

0207 349 0598

020 7581 5234

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LETTINGS LAYOUT ONLY

AN IMMACULATELY PRESENTED THIRD FLOOR APARTMENT sloane court east, sw1 2 bedrooms (1 en suite) ø shower room ø 2 reception rooms ø kitchen ø lift ø resident caretaker ø 137 sq m (1,477 sq ft) ø Council Tax=H ø EPC=D

Savills Sloane Street Stevie Walmesley swalmesley@savills.com

020 7824 9005 Flexible furnishings £1,550 per week + £276 inc VAT one-off admin fee and other charges may apply* *£36 inc VAT for each additional tenant/occupant/guarantor reference where required. Inventory check out fee – charged at the end of or early termination of the tenancy and the amount is dependent on the property size and whether furnished/unfurnished. For more details, visit www.savills.co.uk/fees.

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West Eaton Place, Belgravia SW1 Grand apartment with garage

A three bedroom apartment benefitting from a 25 foot wide drawing room, large kitchen dining area, as well as first floor master bedroom and large garage. 3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (both en suite), shower room, drawing room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, study area, terrace, balcony, private parking. EPC rating C. Approximately 242 sq m (2,605 sq ft) Leasehold: approximately 97 years Guide price: ÂŁ6,750,000 (BGV100003)

KnightFrank.co.uk/belgravia belgravia@knightfrank.com 020 3641 5910 Joint agent: W.A Ellis 020 7306 1610

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Wilton Place, Belgravia SW1X Excellent Grade II listed townhouse

A beautifully presented four bedroom house for rent in Belgravia. The property is a spacious townhouse situated in a quiet location. Master bedroom with en suite bathroom, 3 further double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, shower room, double reception room, kitchen, dining room, family/ media room, guest cloakroom, patio garden, terrace, garage. Approximately 323 sq m (3,477 sq ft) Available unfurnished Guide price: ÂŁ5,500 per week (BEQ165793)

KnightFrank.co.uk/lettings belgravia@knightfrank.com 020 3641 6006

77-79 Ebury Street, Belgravia, SW1W 0NZ www.andrewreeves.co.uk

Artillery Mansions, Westminster SW1 £825,000 Leasehold A well-proportioned one bedroom apartment on the fifth floor of this purpose-built development. Comprising a double bedroom with fitted wardrobes and Juliet balcony, bathroom, large living room with south-west facing balcony and a separate fully-fitted kitchen. This prestigious property is convenient for shopping in Victoria Street and transport connections at St James’s Park, Westminster & Victoria Stations. • 24-hour concierge • Underground parking • Leasehold – Approx. 986 years remaining • Gross internal area 715 sq.ft/66 sq.m

Horsley Court, Westminster SW1 £860 per week Furnished A bright and spacious three bedroom, two bathroom second floor apartment. The accommodation comprises a stunningly spacious triple-aspect living room with wood-flooring, and a fully fitted kitchen, three double bedrooms, one with ensuite, plus a family bathroom. The property is convenient for transport connections at Pimlico & Westminster Stations. • Three bedroom, two bathroom • Large living room • Wood flooring • Underground parking • 24-hour concierge • Gymnasium, sauna and spa

Lettings Office: lettings@andrewreeves.co.uk +44 (0)20 7881 1366

Sales Office: sales@andrewreeves.co.uk +44 (0)20 7881 1333

PENINSULA HEIGHTS, SE1 An exclusive riverside property with panoramic views, secure parking, residents’ gymnasium and sauna. Energy Rating: D. 2 bedroom suites, shower room, reception/dining room, 2 lifts, 24 hour porterage. Lease to 2121 Guide Price £1,745,000

BUCKINGHAM PALACE ROAD, SW1 A spacious and newly modernised apartment with far reaching views. Energy Rating: C. 3 bedrooms, bathroom, en suite shower room, reception room, caretaker, lift. Lease to 2103 Guide Price £1,200,000 SOLD

Eaton Terrace, SW1

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Guide £5,995,000 Ponsonby Place, SW1

SOLD

Guide £1,995,000 Eccleston Square, SW1

BELGRAVIA 020 7824 7900 belgravia@johndwood.co.uk

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Guide £2,695,000 Burton Mews, SW1

Guide £4,495,000

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Cadogan Square, Knightsbridge SW1 • 4 Bedrooms

• Utility room

• 2 Bathrooms (en suite)

• West facing garden

• Shower room

• Balcony

• Reception room

• Approx. 2,200 sq ft (204.3 sq m)

• Kitchen

• EPC rating: current (D) potential (C)

“ A stunning ground and garden maisonette presented in good order throughout”

Guide price £4,950,000 Leasehold with 129 years remaining

For more information call Tim des Forges on 020 7306 1610 or email tdf@waellis.com

W.A.Ellis LLP 174 Brompton Road London SW3 1HP

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Eaton Place, Belgravia SW1 • 3 Bedrooms

• Kitchen/dining room

• 1 Bathroom (en suite)

• Roof terrace

• 1 Shower room

• Direct lift access

• Guest cloakroom

• Approx. 1,776 sq ft (165 sq m)

• Reception room

• EPC rating: current (C) potential (C)

“ An exceptionally refurbished and interior designed maisonette in this period building in Belgravia”

£3,500 per week Furnished

For more information call Lucy Morton on 020 7306 1630 or email lmorton@waellis.com

W.A.Ellis LLP 174 Brompton Road London SW3 1HP

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W.A.Ellis will make an initial one-off tenancy agreement charge of £240 per tenancy plus £60 referencing charge per tenant. A minimum of six weeks’ rent will be required for all properties. For further details of our services and charges please visit waellis.com.

ESTATE AGENTS, SURVEYORS AND PROPERTY CONSULTANTS 81 Elizabeth Street, Eaton Square, London SW1W 9PG Tel: 020 7730 9253 Fax: 020 7730 8212 Email: reception@bestgapp.co.uk

www.bestgapp.co.uk Over 100 years experience in Belgravia

EATON PLACE, LONDON SW1 A unique penthouse of 4 floors with an internal atrium to the top floor, a fully fitted kitchen with dining area, large reception room, 4 double bedrooms all with en-suite, a conservatory set on the top floor with water feature and sauna.

ÂŁ2,200 per week

* Double Reception with Study and Dining Area * Master Bedroom with En-Suite * Three Double Bedroom Suites * Conservatory * Sauna * Balcony

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St Michael Mews, Belgravia SW1

An immaculately presented four bedroom house in this very wellrun gated development with the rare benefit of underground parking and as well as a resident estate manager.

ÂŁ4,895,000 Share of Freehold

Knightsbridge 020 7235 9959

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St Michaels Mews, Belgravia SW1

Superbly located within this prestigious Belgravia Place development, a beautifully presented low-built contemporary townhouse with light, spacious and flexible accommodation on just three floors.

ÂŁ5,500,000 Share of Freehold

Knightsbridge 020 7235 9959

james.gilbert-green@struttandparker.com JSA WAEllis 020 7306 1626

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Lowndes Square, Knightsbridge SW1

An immaculate newly refurbished penthouse apartment with 24hr porterage and garden views.

Knightsbridge 020 7235 9959 james.forbes@struttandparker.com

Leasehold ÂŁ15,950,000

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