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A beautifully extended three double bedroom period house boasting exceptional quality finish throughout. Fully fitted modern kitchen with granite worktops, dual ovens and coffee machine are all integrated. Ground floor extension with French doors into landscaped west facing rear garden with home office at the end, solid oak wood flooring, integrated sound system, mood lighting, two luxury modern fitted bathrooms (one en-suite), all compliment this very high standard house.

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Wimbledon, SW19

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An exquisitely designed four bedroom Victorian family home located in the popular South Park Gardens area of Wimbledon.

Separate reception, family room leading to a superb kitchen/dining room with stone worktops and wood flooring. Beautifully landscaped south facing rear garden. Three double bedrooms with built-in wardrobes and stunning family bathroom. Top floor, large master bedroom with built-in wardrobes and en-suite bathroom.

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Sept e mbe r 2014

74 10 ABSOLUTELY LOVES Absolutely’s top picks this month

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ART & CULTURE WHAT’S ON

Diary dates for September

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN

The musical comes to Wimbldeon

ST YLE 24 FASHION CONFIDENTIAL Find out about the newest trends

26 TRUE BLUE

Roll necks and sheepskin for the coming of autumn

34 GIRL ABOUT TOWN

The Saturdays' singer, Mollie King, on Wandsworth, fashion and fame

28 38 I TAKE THEE, VIVIENNE

Discovering the bespoke world of Vivienne Westwood bridal gowns

40 GLORIOUS GOWNS

Womenswear designer, Zaeem Jamal, on dresses, luxury lifestyle and crystals

BEAUTY 46 FITNESS NOTES

Healthy alternatives, essential oils and the most stylish workout gear

52 IN THE MOMENT

An extract taken from Tessa Watt's new book, Mindful London

FOOD & DRINK 62 BOTTLE UP

Tasty preserve recipes taken from Thane Prince's new book, Perfect Preserves

66 KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL

A brand new rum, some sustainable caviar and a little Munki business

TRAVEL 69 A LAND DOWN UNDER Cover Image ian hooton

We take you on an antipodean adventure and stop off in Singapore on the way

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66 INTERIORS 88 INSPIRATIONS

Beata Heuman combines art and functionality with colourful effect

96 URBAN OUTFITTERS

Design duo, Alexander Waterworth Interiors, on reviving the chippie

PROPERT Y 120 PROPERTY NEWS News and views on the area

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EDITOR’S letter

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eptember is the month of fresh starts – a new season, a new school year, a new set of style rules. For some this is daunting, for others, liberating, but for me it’s exciting – like a blank piece of paper waiting to be filled.

Also celebrating a new beginning this month is The Saturdays singer Mollie King, who grew up on the leafy streets of Wandsworth. She tells us all about the band’s recently-released greatest hits album, her move into fashion and her latest range for high street brand, Oasis.

We also spoke to Wimbledon fashion designer Zaeem Jamal about his beautiful Autumn Winter ‘14 Collection, which has been inspired by the tales of Camelot. And staying with the fashion theme, we went behind the scenes at Battersea-based

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Vivienne Westwood’s bridal couture studio, to discover just how she makes those dresses so unique.

This month also happens to be our Antipodean Travel Special, featuring the best of Sydney and New Zealand’s North Island, with a quick stop over in Singapore. Get lost in the travel pages and find inspiration for your next trip abroad.

As for new beginnings, it’s also time for me to say goodbye. Thanks for reading over the last two years; it has been a pleasure. I leave you in the capable hands of our new editor, Romy van den Broeke. ◆

Georgie Lane-Godfrey Editor

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THINK PINK

Paul & Joe’s new collection consists of great transitional pieces to take your wardrobe seamlessly from summer into autumn. paulandjoe.com

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ART ATTACK

Carry a work of art on your shoulder with this painterly tote bag from directional Italian brand, Marni. £1,060; marni.com

FULL MONTY

Jewellery designer, Theo Fennell, has taken the ‘Full English’ breakfast to another level with this engraved box of silver embellished condiments. £5,735; theofennell.com

CRUSHING BLOOM

New from perfumer, Tom Daxon, Crushing Bloom is the perfect scent to take you from summer into autumn. The rose top note is diluted by spicy hints of cardamon and black pepper. £105 for 50ml; tomdaxon.com

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LIGHT FANTASTIC

New York designers Roll and Hill are now stocked at interiors store SCP in west London. This Modo chandelier may take 16 weeks to order, but it’s so worth it . £4,230; scp.co.uk

NORDIC NOISE

In true Scandi style, Happy Plugs have designed a range of sleek in-ear headphones that double as jewellery.

Opt for the 18-carat gold earphones: they're sound. £24; happyplugs.com

SEW CUTE

WATCH YOURSELF

New from Hermès; the Arceau Cheval d'Orient watch is a work of wearable art, featuring a handpainted equestrian image of a horse draped in Persian saddle rugs. From £45,000; hermes.com

Embrace your domestic side with these delicate gold plated hoops from Alex Monroe. We love these scissor hoops from his AW14 collection, The Haberdashery, which was inspired by cloth making. £132; alexmonroe.co.uk

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SOHO CLUTCH

This may look suspiciously like Smythson's Soho diary, but it is actually a cunning clutch to carry all your essentials in. From £795; smythson.com

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Jewellery brand True Rocks' has collaborated with Gavin Turk on their rose fold Rich Tea Bitten and Signed Necklace, which looks good enough to eat. £350; truerocks.com

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BOOKFEST 2014

3 ~ 1 2 O ct o b e r T h r ou gh ou t Wi m b le don imbledon Bookfest 2014 will kick off on 27 September in the Piazza with a range of free events and will go on to features eminent authors and speakers including Josh Widdicombe, Ian McEwan, Clare Balding and Alan Johnson. ◆ Wimbledon, SW19; wimbledonbookfest.org

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WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT 26 S e p t e m b e r ~ 1 2 O ct o b e r Polka T h e atre he children's classic is brought to life with puppets and song, directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by Barb Jungr. ◆ 240 The Broadway, SW19, 020 8543 4888; polkatheatre.com

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ANNIE GET YOUR GUN

Photographer of Style

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F rom 6 September V&A M u seum

his Tony Award-winning production of Annie Get Your Gun, starring Jason Donovan and Emma Williams, will come roaring into the New Wimbledon Theatre this September. ◆ 93 The Broadway, SW19, 0844 871 7646; atgtickets.com

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'Fashion is an expression of the times. Elegance is something else again.’ - Horst, 1984. One of the foremost photographers of the past century, whose 60 year career has seen his work grace the pages of Vogue and House and Garden and whose portfolio ranges from fashion and portraits to travel and surrealism, will be exhibited in a display of sketches, photographs and prints.

Cromwell Road, SW7, 020 7942 2000; vam.ac.uk

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ARTS & CULTURE / WHAT’S ON BOOK PICKS

BILLY ELLIOT LIVE

Rev i ew s b y A N DY BA R R

8 ~ 9 Au g u st Wi m b l e do n O de o n f you haven't had the opportunity to see the I Olivier Award-winning musical in person - never fear!

Odeon Cinemas will be streaming a performance of Billy Elliot The Musical onto the big screen, meaning you can experience the West End in the comfort of your local cinema, ◆ 57 The Broadway, SW19, 0871 224 4007; odeon.co.uk

COUNTRY DIARY

STRAIGHT WHITE MALE Wi n d mil l

John Niven £7.99

Preening, narcissistic, priapic sociopath Kennedy Marr’s happy ensconcement in bad habits is at risk from his unpaid taxes, dying mother, ex-wife, neglected daughter and a cash prize of half a million pounds for his outstanding achievement in literature. A redemptive tale this may potentially be but a joyously funny one it is too.

◆ must read

BESTIVAL

4~7 Septem b e r Robin Hill C ou nt r y Pa rk estival expands the party B season into September by inviting everyone to a ‘Desert Island Disco’ (this year’s theme) on the Isle of Wight. The festival will feature OutKast as headliners, reunited for the first time in 8 years. They will be joined by The Foals, Beck and Wild Beasts. Those looking for a boogie will not be disappointed with Major Lazer and Disclosure. Better start work on that pirate costume, sharpish!

THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT

Pen g uin Walter Tevis £9.99 In her introduction Lionel Shriver points out that ‘one of the greatest achievements of a good novel is its ability to draw you into an alien world in which you did not realize you were interested’. And this does so much more than that. This tale of orphaned chess prodigy Beth Harmon is absurdly brilliant – exciting, heartbreaking and heart-stopping. joyously funny one it is too.

◆ Downend, Isle of Wight, PO30 2NU; bestival.net

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must see

MERTON ARTS TRAIL

2 0 ~ 2 8 S eptem b er T h ro u gh o u t Me rto n erton Arts Trail is back for M another year. The Open House event allows the public the chance to experince art in a unique way, as artist open their doors to exhibit and sell their work. Visitors can maker their own trail by using the MAT Catalogue on the website below. ◆ Merton, SW19; mertonartstrail.org.uk

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THE VATICAN CELLARS G a lli c B o o ks

Andre Gide £9.99

Religion, belief and all things establishment make for satisfying targets in this defiantly enjoyable satire. Causing a scandal upon publication, it is a rattling yarn untypical of much of Gide’s more intense output. In the brilliantly amoral Lafcadio we see a precursor to the Tom Ripleys of modern literature. belgraviabooks.com

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FREE ENTRY! 2014

WINNER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT AWARD

20, 21, 27, 28 September 12-6pm

Open House

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ARTS & CULTURE / REVIEW

Annie Get Your Gun The Tony award-winning musical, Annie Get Your Gun, comes to New Wimbledon Theatre Wo r d s C h r i s s y I l e y

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here is a feeling of excitement and urgency as I sit downstairs in the caverns of an old church in North London.

Above I can hear stomping feet and the murmur of a familiar tune, 'There’s No Business Like Show Business'. I am sitting below the rehersal of Irving Berlin's classic musical Annie Get Your Gun. It’s a major new six month UK tour of the Tony award-winning show – from the producers of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and West Side Story – based on the true story of Annie Oakley, an incredible sharpshooter who engages in a competitive romance with rival marksman, Frank Butler.

Both work for Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Circus named for the American soldier, bison hunter and showman - hence the song. This production of Annie Get Your Gun is presented as a ‘show within a show’ with the centre of the stage as the Circus Big Top where the Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show takes place, while the rest of the play unfolds on the regular stage.

Director Ian Talbot OBE says, ‘It’s also got the most wonderful score with one hit after another. Incredible to think that Annie was a real person, so ahead of her time.’

Annie, who sings 'Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better', was a 19th Century protofeminist and is played by the appropriately gutsy Emma Williams.

‘Emma’s got all the right qualities to play the role of Annie Oakley. She’s feisty and has a voice to die for. She’s so conscientious she’s gone off and had trapeze lessons to give her a head start. It’s a hugely demanding role’ says Talbot.

Frank Butler is played by Jason Donovan.

‘The characters have a special chemistry,’

WE BECAME their smokescreen...IT SEEMED like there was NO FUTURE

IT’S AN INCREDIBLE MUSICAL

with some really

GREAT SONGS

Emma says. ‘We have been having an absolute blast. I have an array of weaponry in the show – rifles, pistols and I’m having a whale of a time playing with them. I don’t know if I’d trust myself with any real ammo.’

Emma is very excited to be working with Jason. ‘On the first day of rehearsals we were doing a song from the show called 'They Say That Falling In Love Is Wonderful'. It’s a duet. There’s this amazing swell in the music, then the director said, “This is where you kiss.” He kissed me.

Bear in mind I have known him for four hours at this point and I am thinking, “Jason Donovan is kissing me.” I was supposed to

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come back in but I forgot what I was supposed to say.’

Jason Donovan looks fit and relaxed, his eyes glinting.

He is now a musical theatre veteran, from runs of Joseph to Priscilla [Queen of the Dessert].

He describes the show as ‘a love story’ and says that ‘it’s all about opposites. Annie and Frank are complete opposite people; the tables turn and they end up falling in love, and he ends up becoming a bit of a puppy dog after her. But initially he’s a very confident character.’

Annie Get Your Gun ranks among the classic musicals and Jason is keen to point out the timeless appeal of Irving Berlin’s writing. ‘It’s an incredible musical with some really great songs.'

Interestingly enough, Jason hasn’t seen the original 1950’s Hollywood movie that was based on the successful Broadway production. ‘I try and avoid watching any of those things before I do a show,' he admits. ‘It moulds a particular image of how something should be in your head, and as an actor, you want to make a part your own.’

The clever casting of Emma and Jason means that the actors are closer to the age of the characters that they are playing and help to bring the show up to date for a modern audience.

Norman Pace, of the 80s comedy duo, Hale and Pace, plays Buffalo Bill, the war hero of the Wild West. Talbot describes him as an absolute perfectionist, despite Pace claiming his biggest contribution to the show is the fact he actually grew a beard. ◆ Annie Get Your Gun starts a six month tour on 16th May at the Opera House in Manchester before coming to Wimbledon, 9 - 13 September.

For information and tickets go to anniegetyourgunthemusical.com

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ARTS & CULTURE / SPOTLIGHT

PRINT POWER Absolutely discovers the latest addition to Battersea’s arts and crafts scene: Lavender Print School Wo r d s G e o r g i e L a n e - G o d f r e y

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hen you look at Battersea Business Centre, with its unwelcoming blue metal stake fence and old warehouse walls, it’s hard to believe that there’s anything more than a sterile structure of offices within. Yet tucked away in this stretch of Lavender Hill is a budding arts and crafts scene. Alongside Lavender Leonardos Art School and The Old School Club (teaching textiles and other crafts), the recently opened Lavender Print School has made this part of Battersea a hotspot for those looking to cultivate their artistic talents.

Small and welcoming, Lavender Print School is run by the charismatic Izzy and her army of print makers, all qualified in print making from top design schools.

Offering a range of workshops in relief printing, intaglio (or etching) and book binding, the school caters for all levels, from complete beginners to experienced print makers and provides all of the materials you might need.

While the workshops have proved popular with hen parties and birthdays, the classes are not just for adults. Children are also catered for, with dedicated print workshops running after school, at the weekend and during school holidays.

Meanwhile, special ‘Family Workshops’ run in conjunction with Lavender Leonardos Art School, uniting people of different generations and inspiring them to learn a craft. The workshops are tailored to the family’s needs so that they engage with all age groups. Printing may seem advanced for kids, but you only have to look at the artworks - created by young talent and resident teachers - hanging on the walls around the studio to see that it isn't.

Artistic ability isn’t a prerequisite either.

The teachers are on hand to provide inspiration, along with plenty of ‘how to draw’ books from which motifs can be traced. Beginners usually start with lino printing, a relatively foolproof method in

form of printing. The school has plenty of colourful etchings covering the walls of the studio as examples of the kind of thing you will create. Also known as intaglio, etching is the method of engraving an image into a plate using a sharp object. The ink is then applied to the plate and sinks down into the incisions; paper is then applied using pressure, leaving the printed inked image.

Detailed and textured, it’s a very different effect to the bold, blockish images produced by relief printing and requires a more delicate touch.

Two hour evening classes at Lavender Print School are supplemented with a glass of wine, to get your creative juices flowing.

And that isn’t even the best part: you take away your own unique work of art after every session. ◆

JOIN A CLASS YOU TAKE away

your own unique work OF ART after EVERY SESSION

which an image is carved out of lino and the protruding surface inked, applied to paper and passed through the press.

The carved image then appears in white against a brightly coloured background.

Simple yet effective, you leave with your own handmade print and all the skills and knowledge needed to pursue your newly acquired artistic interests.

Once you’ve mastered the basics, you can then move on to other relief printing methods like collography, before progressing to etching. Often materials such as leaves are used in collography, which get pressed against the printing board. Etching, on the other hand, is a more intricate

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Workshops take place on Monday evenings from 7.30pm~9.30pm. ◆

Each class contains a maximum of 6 people and wine is provided (£30). ◆

One-off drop in sessions are also available, with timetables built to suit the students and all materials included.

Morning sessions

9.30pm~12pm (£40)

Afternoon sessions

12.30pm~3.30pm (£40)

Full Day Workshop

9:30am~3:30pm

(Lunch included, £75)

For more information and to book a class, please contact Izzy on 020 7223 6767 or email studio@lavenderprintschool.com; lavenderprintschool.com

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FASHION / PRODUCTS ALAÏA

Cutout textured-leather waist belt, £680; net-a-porter.com

SUNDRY

MOSCHINO CHEAP AND CHIC Printed satin

mini skirt, £220; net-a-porter.com

Palm Print Track Pants, £99.95; harrods.com

DOLCE & GABBANA Bianca embellished sandals, £705; dolcegabbana.com

STELLA MCCARTNEY

Stella Mccartney Monochrome star intarsia wool coat, £1,375; harveynichols.com

WILDFOX

Rainbow Open Knit Jumper, £180; harrods.com

DION LEE

Open-back leather and faux patent-leather top, £425; net-a-porter.com

ST. JOHN

Lockram Space Dye Draped Cardigan, £775; harrods.com

SOPHIA WEBSTER

Rosa vinyl and leather sandals, £210; sophiawebster.co.uk

STELLA MCCARTNEY

Monochrome star intarsia wool coat, £1,375; stellamccartney.com

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BELSTAFF

Kaddington pleated leather mini skirt, £1,175; belstaff.co.uk

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HARVEY NICHOLS

Mother Of Pearl Printed cotton and silk blend shorts, £310; harveynichols.com

Coastline Bikini Top, £59, and Coastline Tie Side Pant, £42, seafolly.com

MATTHEW WILLIAMSON

Strawberry embroidered belt, £225; matthewwilliamson.com

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EXHIBITION r e v i e w

KNITWEAR Chanel to Westwood

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CONFIDENTIAL Sculptural shoes, understated style and knitwear

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new exhibition of 20th century arrives at the Fashion A knitwear and Textile Museum this month.

A major retrospective encompassing 1920s Chanel jersey pieces, vintage woollen swimwear, 1950s cocktail sweaters and 1960s crochet. As well as the work of key designers; visitors will be able to explore the influence which art movements such as Pop, Punk and Deconstruction had on fashion design and learn about significant new technologies in hand, machine and industrial knitting.

The exhibition also traces Chanel’s introduction of jersey into its repertoire a more ahead of its time. Daytime dresses and evening gowns feature inspired by the cosmopolitan cultures of New York, Paris and London. The knitwear fashions of the 70s, 80s and 90s are also comprehensively covered. The 1970s were a fertile era in fashion design and Ossie Clark, Biba, Rae Spencer Cullen for Miss Mouse, Bill Gibb and Mary Quant all used knitted fabrics to great effect, paving the way for the names that exploded onto the scene in the 1980s – Vivienne Westwood, Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons, Zandra Rhodes and Sonia Rykiel, all of whom created innovative knitwear collections..u

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Stella’s Style Stella McCartney

Stella McCartney's new autumn collection is one of the strongest of the seasons. All muted hues, oversized layers and asymmetric shapes, with stiff volume in the skirts and bold graphic prints. The key piece? This oversized handbag in polka dot (above). stellamccartney.com

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01 TWO-FACED We e k e n d M a x M a r a

Two-tone, comfy and stylishly over-sized, this beautiful Weekend Max Mara wool coat covers three trends in one.

It's also a brilliant investment piece and will work with just about any outfit. £448, available at Matches Fashion, 13 Hill Street, Richmond, TW9; matchesfashion.com

GETTING COSY

FAIRY TALE FASHION

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NORR

NORR is a new Danish store within a store made up of four different labels that has launched exclusively at House of Fraser. Our pick of the new season is Six Ames' butter-soft knitwear. Available at House of Fraser, Westfield White City, W12; houseoffraser.co.uk

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WXY

Clock serious fashion points in these ‘Fighter’ boots from Taiwanese brand, WXY. Heading the creative direction is fine artist, Joi Weng, who applies her artistic eye to her designs and seeks to unite “usable comfort with radical neutral art”. £350; grey-book.com

06 COLOU R POP Radley

Launching this September is London based fashion designer Holly Fulton's second collaboration with Radley. Her vibrant bag collection is inspired by Pop Art. Prices £129 - £279 (pictured Envelope bag) radley.co.uk

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1. BIKER CAPE GREY HERRINGBONE, £217; wondaland.co.uk 2. GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI COLINE EMBELLISHED SUEDE SANDALS, £1,435; net-a-porter.com 3.

TESSA PACKARD FIRE WASP EARRINGS, 18CT YELLOW GOLD AND AMETHYST WITH HAND-CARVED AMBER, £3,200; tessapackard.com 4. YUMI STARLIGHT TREES SKIRT, £48; yumidirect.co.uk 5. VIVIENNE WESTWOOD RED LABEL CORSETED FAILLE DRESS, £965; matchesfashion.com 6. BIBA BLACK DOME BAG, £179; houseoffraser.co.uk

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BLUE Knitted high necks, crocodile prints and sheepskin are keeping us warm as the cold sets in this autumn Photography Ian Hooton Styling Gail Holland

Check Knit - By Marlene Birger White Assymetric Croc Print Skirt with Black Zip - Johnathan Simkhai Metallic Tassle Bag - Gerard Darel Shoes - Marni

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Fur Coat – Gerard Darel Dress Underneath – Atea Rings – Lucy Folk

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Funnel Neck Knit Bow - By bikini Marlene top, £49, Birger by Princesse Skirt Tam Tam; - Cos princessetamtam.co.uk Crochet pencil skirt, £399,

by Sea Ny at my-wardrobe.com Cream coat, £175,

by Pepe Jeans; pepejeans.com

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White Jacket styled on own - Reiss White Trs - ME+EM Earrings Lucy Folk

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Sheepskin Bow bikini Jacket top, £49, - Reiss by White High Neck TopPrincesse - By Marlene TamBirger Tam; princessetamtam.co.uk Skirt - Cos Earrings - Lucy Folk Crochet pencil skirt, £399,

by Sea Ny at my-wardrobe.com Cream coat, £175,

by Pepe Jeans; pepejeans.com

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Crop White Knit - Carven White Crope Kick Flare Trs - ME+EM Shoes - Marni Earrings - Lucy Folk Bracelet - Reiss Rings - Stylists Own

Photographer: Ian Hooton @ www.ianhooton.com Assistant: Claudia Legge @ www.claudialegge.com Styling: Gail Holland @ www.cargocollective.com/gailholland Hair and Make up: Nina Varnham @ www.ninavarnham.co.uk Model: Lenka @ Leni's Model Management

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GIRL ABOUT TOWN

With a Greatest Hits album about to drop, Absolutely catches up with The Saturdays’ Mollie King to talk

Wandsworth and fame

Interview by Shaun Curran

ABSOLUTELY: Let’s talk about the Greatest Hits album first - it must be quite exciting to be releasing a careerspanning collection?

MOLLIE KING: Definitely, it is so exciting to be putting it out. The Saturdays have been together for seven years now, we’ve had 17 singles and we feel like we’ve reached a point where we can celebrate everything that we’ve done. I can’t wait for people to hear the album.

ABS: You were in a band before The Saturdays - why have The Saturdays been so successful when lots of girl groups, like your previous band [Fallen Angelz], just fall away?

MK: I think it’s about the fact that as a five piece we work really well together.

We understand each other, there are never really any big arguments and we all have the same drive and passion. I think it makes it easier to do something well if you all have got your heads in the same place.

ABS: Did you ever think when you joined The Saturdays that you would reach a point where you could release a Greatest Hits?

MK: It is absolute madness! It is something I have dreamt of from the age of six. It’s really hard for people to make it these days and it’s hard for people to have longevity. We’ve worked really hard as a team to stay together and put out the best songs. It’s such an achievement for us and we’re all really proud we’ve lasted this long.

ABS: How has your music changed since your first single?

MK: At the beginning we were definitely just straight pop, but more recently we’ve definitely become more dance-y.

We’ve been working with people like Sean Paul and Flo Rider so we’ve kept our fan base by being really diverse. We can do pop or electro dance, so it’s about knowing what the fans want and moving along with the times.

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FASHION / PROFILE ABS: Where do you see your interest in fashion going long-term?

MK: Well I have this collection with Oasis where I have picked my favourite clothes, but I would like to learn more about behind the scenes and how the pieces are made. I’d like to start at the bottom and learn all about it. But that will take a few years, especially in The Saturdays, it’ll be hard to juggle both of them. But hopefully, there’s a lot for me to do in that industry.

ABS: How do you think you have changed personally since The Saturdays began?

MK: I think overall I am still the same. It’s really difficult. I think I have learned a lot. When I joined the band, I’d only just turned 20, so if we are talking about where I was then compared to where I am now, I think I am a lot more grown up. I think I still have the same qualities. I still worry about everything. I am a massive worrier and I overthink everything. But I’ve really grown up as a performer. I couldn’t think of a better place to have grown up, with these girls and doing this job.

ABS: I want to ask you about growing up in Wandsworth…

MK: I really love south London. As a youngster I spent so much time around Wandsworth, Putney, Richmond - all of those south London areas. They’re so close to London without being right in it and I’ve got such happy memories of growing up there. I love the area it’s brilliant.

ABS: Was it difficult to grow up in the public eye at such a young age?

MK: I think the thing that works for us is that none of us have got carried away with being in the spotlight and it hasn’t gone to our heads and that is partly because being a five piece band if one of us suddenly thought we were God’s gift they’d get taken down a peg or two. We’ve all managed to stay really grounded, which is really important.

ABS: It’s quite unusual there haven’t been any line-up changes in The Saturdays….

MK: Yeah, we’ve never had a point where somebody wanted to leave or somebody wanted to walk out. We’ve always wanted to keep doing this, and I think you can tell by how well we get on. I think by doing the TV show, people saw that we really do get on and that it isn’t all some big act. I guess we’re lucky that our personalities click.

ABS: That’s the thing with The Saturdays, you’ve been able to get involved with lots of other stuff besides the music, like the TV show and your fashion work with Oasis.

MK: Absolutely. And I think that is another reason why we have lasted so

NONE OF US HAVE

got carried away

WITH BEING IN THE

spotlight...it hasn't gone TO OUR HEADS

long, nobody minds anyone doing other things, we don’t resent anyone doing things on the side. I have done the collection with Oasis and Rochelle has been doing some TV work and it’s nice to have these things. It means you really look forward to being in the band and you don’t start resenting it. I love the fashion and definitely want to get more into that as time goes on.

ABS: What did you get up to when you were growing up? Were you going to local singing and dancing clubs and so on?

MK: Well, actually until I was 17 I was on the British Ski team, so I was always skiing and always travelling, but I always wanted to sing and it was just when I got onto the British team that I realised that I wanted to sing. My parents thought I was crazy for giving up the skiing! I’m lucky and grateful that it all worked out, but I spent most of my time skiing and training for that.

But when home we’d spend all our days in the parks, or maybe shopping, or just hanging out at friends' houses.

Because I was so busy skiing, being back home was really a time for relaxing and doing as little as possible, rather than going crazy. I guess the thing with London is that there’s always something to do if you’re looking for it, and if you want to take it easy and just let the world float past you, you can. ◆

ABS: How do you find the fashion industry compared to the music industry?

MK: It’s different – I thought they would be more similar than they are. Both of the industries are quite cutthroat and very competitive. All industries are which is something I am learning to deal with as I go along.

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I TAKE THEE,VIVIENNE Catherine Hales is bride for a day, behind the scenes at Vivienne Westwood, Davies Street W o r d s C at h e r i n e H a l e s

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dentity is key to the success of any designer. Chanel evokes visions of elegant monochrome suits, whilst garish and vibrant attire comes to mind for Versace. Calvin Klein on the other hand, will always remind me of Gwyneth Paltrow in the nineties. Each brand promotes something different and inimitable, and it was this I thought of as I walked down Davies Street to the Vivienne Westwood Boutique. What is Dame Vivienne’s USP? Helena Bonham-Carter and Dita von Teese come to mind, along with Dame Vivienne herself; tangerine-coiffed, commanding the attention of everyone around her. All of these women are considered ‘eccentric’ and I wonder if that is what sets the Vivienne Westwood brand apart? And if that is the case, what are the women commission wedding dresses from

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THE SIGHT of so

many white dresses...

IS A LITTLE TOO

much for me

the luxury British label like?

As I am welcomed into the shop, the enormous chandelier and sumptuous ottomans do nothing to dispel the ideas of eccentricity, and I am later informed that Dame Vivienne had a lot of input in the interior design, styling it to look like the backstage of an elaborate theatre.

The shop has been in situ since 1991 and although Dame Vivienne’s famous first shop was located in World’s End, Chelsea, this was actually the first to bear her name. "The decor has pretty much remained the same," says Jenny, the store manager, who herself is decked out in full Vivienne Westwood gear including what she refers to as her ‘bondage boots’.

With her is Jessica, the press officer for the fashion label, who gestures to the kaleidoscopic racks of beautiful clothes and adds, "up here is where we keep the Paris Catwalk Collection and the Red Carpet Collection, our ‘off-the-pegcouture’. Only Selfridges and Matches stock this. It’s quite an exclusive range."

I look around, wide-eyed, wishing I had an infinite amount of time and money as I would try, and probably buy it all.

I wasn’t there to just ogle dresses; I

had come to the boutique to experience what a couture appointment at Vivienne Westwood is like.

Jenny and Jessica lead me downstairs, and I let out an uncontrollable gasp.

It's the sight of so many beautiful white dresses, including a particularly majestic number on the mannequin, that is all a little too much for me. "All of these dresses are just samples," Jenny informs me. "Anything can be made in any colour, any fabric, anything you want, for any event." Regaining my composure, I ask what it would be like if I came in wanting a couture Vivienne Westwood bridal gown."‘You ring up and make an appointment. For the meeting we would bring you down here to look through the book," Jenny gestures to a large lookbook lying open on a coffee table. "On an iPad, we would go through the styles. I would then ask you about the event, the

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FASHION / BEHIND THE SCENES venue, whether you want something with sleeves, something dramatic, something slinky..."

Jessica tells me they currently have several international clients who have specific cultural requirements, and make it their job to ensure these are take care of. The next stage is trying on a couple of different dress styles: an essential part of the experience. "Westwood dresses need a body in them," exclaims Jenny.

It is Jenny’s job to advise people based on their body shape and personal preferences. Customers will then have chosen the basic silhouette of the dress.

Then things get serious. Couturiers from the studio come to the boutique to take the bride-to-be’s measurements and discuss any changes they wish to make to the initial design. Whether it is lengthening a train, attaching a different corset or some extra embroidery, they will do pretty much anything to ensure the dress is the bride-to-be's dream dress.

"Really the world is your oyster," Jenny smiles mischievously. "It just depends how much money you have."

We have a good laugh, and mine turns Machiavellian as I mentally scroll through the chaps I’d have to marry to acquire a top-end £90,000 design.

But the bespoke element doesn’t end with style. Fabrics also open up a whole realm of possibilities as several people opt out of ‘traditional white’ and go for something more striking. Dita von Teese, for example, wore a deep purple Vivienne Westwood gown when she married Marilyn Manson.

Measurements are then applied to the pattern to create a calico version of the dress. I am pleased to hear this is done whilst the bride stands on top of a little platform as it affirms my lifelong idea of what a wedding dress fitting would entail. A couple of calicos can be made, depending on the complexity of the dress, and once the dress is cut in the final fabric, there are one or two more fittings.

Altogether, finding, fitting and buying the dress can take up to three or four months.

With this in mind, and having examined several of the dresses, I decide to indulge my imagination and ask Jenny to model some of them for me. It’s like dressing up my daughter, I think, as I can’t stop myself from cooing like a proud mother as she models them.

Jenny is right, once she puts a dress on, it is transformed. She tells me, laughing, she often gets invited to the weddings of the brides she dresses. Her favourite was a steampunk wedding where the bride

wore purple, with a burnt orange stripe; a gown the bride pulled off brilliantly.

As I leave, having thanked both Jenny and Jessica, I start thinking again about Vivienne Westwood and what makes her brand so unique. There is no doubt that many of those who favour her vivid colours and dramatic styles are often considered courageous and fashion forward. But after seeing the dresses up close – observed the craftsmanship, commitment taken to ensure each

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customers gets what they want and the sheer luxuriousness of them – and after having heard about the sorts of brides that buy them, I am led to a different conclusion. It isn’t so much that the designs are eccentric; it’s the people, with their individual tastes and personalities, that transform each dress into something much more interesting. ◆ 6 Davies Street, W1K, 020 7629 3757; viviennewestwood.co.uk

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INTERVIEW

GOWNS, GLORIOUS GOWNS Womenswear designer Zaeem Jamal on luxury, lifestyle and Swarovski crystals I n t e r v i e w a b s o l u t e ly

ABSOLUTELY How did you get into design?

ZAEEM JAMAL It was a natural progression. I am the third generation of my family working in the textile business – both my grandfathers started in the industry. Growing up learning about fabrics, craftsmanship and quality during the vibrant fashion-centric 80s in London definitely helped shape my interest in fashion.

ABS You studied at the London School of Economics and also the London College of Fashion. How has this helped your commercially?

ZJ I have always enjoyed both sides of the spectrum. I followed both the Arts and Sciences, so it was a natural progression rather than a strategic move. As the creative side of things came so easily to me, I felt it was important to understand the machinations of business and finance.

So after school I studied at LSE before plunging into the world of creativity and design. Summer schooling at LCF during university helped fine-tune some of the skills, but the creative side of fashion was really always an innate part of me.

ABSOLUTELY You launched the Z for Z label and then Zaeem Jamal, your eponymous line, in 2009. How do the two brands differ?

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ZJ When I first began establishing my own label, I explored all aspects of the luxury world. Everywhere I could see the desire for beauty, empowerment, style and innovation. Why wear less than the best? My mission is to create excellent clothes for people to experience and wear wherever they want to look and feel amazing. Lifestyle is as important an issue to me as luxury. I am creating an experience of luxury in the Z for Z brand and wearability in the Zaeem Jamal brand, so the two brands work in an interesting synergy.

ABSOLUTELY Your first collection won ‘Best New Designer of the Year’ at Dubai Fashion Week – that must have been pretty amazing…

ZJ Dubai is an exciting city and really encourages innovation. After designing the first collection inspired by the Seven Sins, we were invited to preview it in Dubai and received so much attention that the organisers of Fashion Week asked us to participate. To then win Best New Designer was, of course, a great honour.

ABSOLUTELY You describesyour brand as ‘design alchemy in motion’ – what does this mean?

ZJ ‘Alchemy’ essentially refers to a process – it is a journey of transformation

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ABSOLUTELY Is there a particular ZJ dress you would single out as your favourite?

ZJ Each collection and each dress is special in its own way, so it would be like asking a parent to choose a favourite child!

ABSOLUTELY Where are your gowns made?

ZJ In our own atelier, by incredibly talented master craftsmen in each section of the dressmaking process: – from pattern masters and tailors, through to our embroiderers using age-old traditions which began in India.

ABSOLUTELY Where are your fabrics, gems and leather sourced?

ZJ Our ‘sourcing with integrity’ policy is a strong element in everything we use. Our leathers, for example, used in our handbags and shoes are carefully researched during development meaning we only select leather from herds that have been reared with care.

The gems are currently sourced from specific crystal partners in the UK from a variety of locations around the world, whilst our pure silk fabrics (including very fine chiffons) are mostly sourced in India.

ABSOLUTELY You’ve recently introduced a shoe collection – what led you branch out into accessories?

ZJ Beautiful shoes often have a reputation for being ‘uncomfortable’ which I was determined to turn around. Working with master shoemakers in Florence, we added careful padding and specially researched angles and arches to create a shoe that is functional and graceful.

ABSOLUTELY You also do bespoke designs – what has been your most complicated/ outrageous commission so far?

ZJ An incredibly special two piece corset and skirt with over 15,000 Swarovski crystals incorporating literally thousands of hours of hand craftsmanship!

ZJ Yes, we have clients of all sizes as we have a wide array of options and silhouettes. Our in-store sales staff are experienced at spotting the right style for the right shape, and giving honest advise, and in our London store, we have an inhouse tailor who can make alternations.

ABSOLUTELY What's the best thing about living in Wimbledon?

ZJ Having been born and raised in Wimbledon Village, I enjoy the peace and serenity of being by the common and then the buzz during the fortnight when the tennis comes to town.

ABSOLUTELY Do your designs fit women of all sizes? Which designs work best for curvier women?

ABSOLUTELY What was the inspiration for your AutumnWinter '14 collection?

ZJ AW continues the journey of Camelot from SS – an elegant, graceful and magical collection inspired by the legends of King Arthur and the quest for the grail.

The coming season features rich colours inspired by the coastline at Tintagel, the legendary birthplace of Arthur. Burgundies, warm golds, deep emerald, sea greens and dark charcoals are just some of the enchanting colours inspired by the winter coastline.

ABSOLUTELY What’s next for Zaeem Jamal?

ZJ We have had an overwhelming response to the preview of our Bridal collection and this autumn we will also be releasing a wider selection of inspiring gowns at various fairs across the country. Preparations are also underway for the launch of our 2015 collection which is inspired by another great civilisation: this time, from across the waters… ◆

Everywhere I could see the desire for beauty AND

EMPOWERMENT

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N-ICE CREAM

Health tips from Clapham nutritionist, Sarah O'Neill

Fitness

CONFIDENTIAL Get in shape with the top fitness trends, tips and gear W o r d s R O M Y VA N D E N B R O E K E

ow that the sun has got his hat rmly on, I can talk about my N fifavourite treat: ice cream. Here are a couple of alternatives to leave you feeling virtuous and refreshed. Put down that Magnum, which contains 280 calories and a 28g of fat – almost a third of your recommended daily fat intake, and that 164 calorie ‘99’ flake and try one of the below.

First on the list is Eighties favourite, the mini milk. At only 31 calories and available in vanilla, strawberry or chocolate, these small sticks are perfect alternative to ice cream.

Del Monte’s 100% juice ice lollies are an excellent refresher, containing no artificial sugar or fat, and are a mere 73 calories.

Another childhood classic is a fab ice lolly.

Half fruit, half chocolate, this 82 calorie treat will satisfy any sweet craving.

Or why not opt for a solero? They’re only 94 calories and are both fruity and creamy. sarahoneill.co.uk

RECIPE

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~450ml plain low-fat yoghurt~ ~400g frozen strawberries, raspberries and blueberries~ ~80g icing sugar~

◆ METHOD

Thaw the fruit in a microwave for 1 minutes, then add it to a bowl. Mix in the yoghurt and sugar and whizz in a blender until smooth. If you are using just raspberries, up the icing sugar content to 150g, as raspberries are tart. Once the mixture is smooth, pour into ice cream moulds and freeze. Serve with fresh berries on a warm September day. ◆

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FLOWE R POWE R Nike X Liberty

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Teaching Londoners, of all yoga abilities, how to take a moment, stretch and breathe. Battersea Park, SW11; fatbuddhayoga.com

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Built in Switzerland, this contemporary black dive watch from quality watch brand, Tsovet, is the most stylish sports watch on the market for men.

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GET STRAIGHT TEETH INVISIBLY Everything you need to know about Lingual Braces

ingual braces provide an effective way of straightening B your teeth without that mouth full of unsightly metal. A perfect smile isn’t only about pearl white teeth. Most of us have little imperfections that can be straightened up by a dental brace. And a nice smile can go a long way to making you feel confident.

Celebrities know it. You don’t often see someone on television nowadays who doesn’t have nice, well-aligned teeth.

WHAT ARE LINGUAL BRACES? Lingual braces offer a totally invisible solution and can treat severe cases very quickly. If you don’t want to suffer a mouth of wires, a Lingual brace could provide the answer. It operates as any normal brace to slowly move your teeth into line over several months but because it fits behind the teeth and is largely hidden from view, you don’t have to worry about being embarrassed by a mouth full of metal. The brace will be invisible.

HOW CAN YOU GET LINGUAL BRACES? You first need to book a free consultation at our clinic in Putney, London. After receiving your individual quote and choosing your ideal payment plan, a dentist will perform a dental check-up to insure your teeth and gums are healthy.

He will then take impressions of your teeth which will be sent to a laboratory where customised brackets for each tooth will be made. On your second visit to the

clinic, the dentist will cement the brace to the back of your teeth and then attach arch wires which will provide the gentle tension that, over time, will ease your teeth into place.

ARE LINGUAL BRACES PAINFUL? Having something fitted into your mouth will always cause a change in the way you speak. Some find it gives them a slight lisp or that they struggle with particular words. This is simply a matter of adjusting to the brace and learning how to speak properly with it in.

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IN THIS MOMENT Taken from her enlightening new book, Mindful London, Balham local Tessa Watt reveals a world of calm in the chaos of London.

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f your mind was a city, which city would it be? Would it be laid out in a neat grid like Manhattan or Toronto? Elegant and airy like Paris? A simple village with green fields? Or chaotic, noisy, eccentric, unpredictable, crowded – by turns inspiring and infuriating. Like London?

London is an impossible city. Look at it from above, say from the top of the London Eye, and it makes no sense. A mish-mash of buildings from every period, a wiggly, curving river, randomly angled streets, no easy way to tell ‘north’ from ‘south’.

Mindfulness starts from recognising that our minds are a bit like this hectic crazy city. Our minds are surprisingly random, and very full. Full of worries, stories, images, clever ideas, half-finished conversations, shopping lists, fantasies and fears. The thoughts get clogged up like traffic at a roundabout, or doubledecker buses coming along all at once. We might feel sometimes that we would like to clear them all away, and get back to the thatched village with the green fields.

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So will mindfulness provide us with this sense of calm and simplicity? The answer is both yes and no. Yes, mindfulness can help us to slow down, relax, and reconnect with the simple experience of being alive, but not by bulldozing everything away.

Rather, we can just stop, right here, right in the middle of the busyness, and breathe, and notice. We can sit down for a moment on a bench – real or metaphorical – and for a few moments watch the world go by. If we do it often enough we will create a sense of space within the chaos, and be able to take delight in the creative energy of the city – the big city outside and the internal city of our own minds.

WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?

It sounds very simple: paying attention, in this moment; being awake and aware.

This is a basic human skill, there is nothing mystical or complicated about it. Yet for some reason we find this so difficult to do. If we look closely at our own minds, we will probably see that we spend a lot of time in a mental fog.

London used to be renowned for the thick, heavy fogs that enveloped the city, created by the smoke from millions of chimneys. Now, our air is much clearer, but still we may find ourselves walking around in a fog of our own devising, hardly noticing what is here in front of our noses. We go into ‘autopilot’ mode, eating our breakfast without tasting it, walking to the Tube without noticing

the sky or the buildings or our fellow Londoners as we go on our way.

The problem with being on autopilot is that it takes us into well-worn grooves in our mind, which are often negative ones. A small event can trigger a train of rumination which ends up in irritation, anxiety or depression. Maybe our friend doesn’t return a text and it sets us off – almost without us noticing – into thinking that they don’t care about us, and they never cared about us, and no one cares about us. Before we know it we’re in a black mood, without knowing how we got there. Or maybe there’s a delay on the Underground and within a few minutes this inconvenience has turned into a drama about how our whole life is miserable and worthless. Mindfulness gives us a way to recognise when we get stuck on autopilot, and to step out into the freshness of the present moment.

Then, we can appreciate the richness of the world and all the little experiences that make up our everyday life. Luckily,

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this ability to be present is something that people over the centuries have discovered can be trained – a bit like strengthening a muscle. So we have mindfulness techniques in which we deliberately practise bringing our attention back, again and again, to a particular focus which is here in our present experience – for example the breath, the body, sounds, the environment.

Traditionally the term ‘meditation’ has been used to describe these practices of mental training; I will also refer to meditation in this book, however, it’s good to be aware that some forms of meditation have somewhat different purposes from those we are exploring here, such as cultivating altered states of consciousness, or connecting with the divine. In this book we are talking about meditation as a simple and basic act of training the mind to be more present and aware, which is not tied to any religion or set of beliefs.

In addition to formal meditation practice, we can also bring mindfulness more informally into the activities of daily life, such as walking, brushing our teeth, making a cup of tea, or simply pausing to notice what is here. When we wash the dishes, instead of resenting every minute of it, we can enjoy the warm soapy water, the shine of the plates, the satisfaction of getting the dishes clean.

At any moment we can drop our mental chatter and discover appreciation for simple experiences, bringing wakefulness and a greater sense of contentment into our lives.

BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE BREATH

The breath is probably the oldest and most common focus for mindfulness.

When you feel your breath you are connecting with the basic feeling of being alive. In every moment you are breathing,

most of the time without noticing, so it’s a natural tool for bringing yourself back to the present moment. When you tune in to your breathing, your body and mind are in synch: the breath is a bridge between the two. Whenever you get caught up in a maelstrom of thoughts, you can let them go and come back to the cool breeze of the breath. The more you become familiar with the breath, the more it becomes a haven for your awareness – something you can trust. Here you are, with this breath, now. ◆

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Mindful London by Tessa Watt (Virgin Books, hardback £12.99)

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GINA CONWAY Wimbledon

Beauty

CONFIDENTIAL The products, treatments and trends you need to know about now

w o r d s GEORGIE LANE-GODFREY

alking into Gina Conway’s salon Wimbledon took me by W in surprise. It wasn't a hubbub of hairdryers, thumping music and raised voices; rather a peaceful oasis of pampering.

As with all Aveda salons; the emphasis here is on wellbeing. All treatments begin with a complimentary head, neck and shoulder massage using your choice of essential oils. There’s also a spa upstairs offering everything from facials to threading.

I was here to try out a colour treatment, which began with a consultation. I rarely colour my hair, but my stylist Nic was patient, attentive and listened to my concerns. He suggested several looks to suit my style and we ended up agreeing on balayage: combing caramel through the ends of my brunette locks for a sunkissed look.

The best thing about Aveda permanent colour is that it’s made from 97% natural ingredients, which means your hair isn’t massacred during the treatment. Sunflower, castor and jojoba oils are contained within all of the dyes, which protect and condition the hair.

My colour set, it was off for a quick wash (with head massage) followed by a trim to remove my split ends. One speedy blow-dry later and my hair looked healthier than it had done in months. Glossy and soft; the natural sun-kissed highlights made it look like I had just got back from the med. And with all that additional pampering, I felt like I had. ◆

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A LA CARTE

ESSENCE OF AN ICON Diana Vreeland

Renowned fashion columnist and former Vogue editor, the late Diana Vreeland, is as influential in death as she was in life. A collection of vibrant scents, Diana Vreeland Parfums, will be available to buy exclusively from Selfridges at the end of August. The brightly coloured flagons pay tribute to Vreeland's famed love of colour. £180 for 100ml; selfridges.com

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Battersea based cosmetic company, A La Carte, are celebrating forty years in the business. Founder, Lynne Sanders, reveals the secret to her success.

What makes A La Carte unique? A La Carte is a favourite with women who know what they want.

After 40 years we are still true to our original philosophy: we are all unique and therefore our make up should be unique too.

COAST TO COAST Jo Malone

Us hardy Brits know that the seaside isn’t just for sun-soaked summer days. Come autumn, a brisk, windswept walk along the coast will work wonders. Jo Malone’s fresh new fragrance, Wood Sage & Sea Salt, brings to mind memories of days out on the British coast. From £40; jomalone.com

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How did it all start?

I launched [the brand] with Christina Stewart, a fellow cosmetic scientist, in 1973 in Belgravia. We were both frustrated with the beauty industry and wanted to offer people more choice, control, personal advice and product testing.

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Swiss botanic company, Arbonne, boast an army of scientists dedicated to producing pure, safe and beneficial cosmetic products. New to their collection is this silky-smooth make up primer. It glides on and fixes make up for the rest of the day. £26; arbonne.com

What has been the driving force behind the brand? A La Carte, as a brand, is completely driven by its customers. We offer inspiration to women which transcends age.

B ROWN EYED GI RL Bobby Brown

Bobbi Brown have nailed it again, with their neutral summer make up collection, Surf & Sand. Choose the 'Sand' palette and sweep chocolate brown or shimmery gold over your lids to accent your (fading) summer skin. £48; bobbibrown.co.uk

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A La Carte has just celebrated its 40th anniversary; how does it feel to have got this far? I am pleased to have survived the ‘slings and arrows of outrageous fortune’ and proud to have influenced the way makeup is sold in the 21st century.

Sum up A La Carte in three words? British.

Quality. Integrity.

How has the brand developed? As cosmetic scientists we read, hear about and test raw materials, all while exploring new technology.

We always aim to take a different approach to making our products.

If you could only use one product for the rest of your life, which one would it be? It would be a multitasking concealer and base, with skin-care benefits to soften shadows that make me look weary.

What’s next for A La Carte? We are focusing on expansion in 2015 and have products going into Fortnum and Mason next Spring. We are also expanding our boutique menu to include brows, lashes and nails. ◆

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NARS

Eyeshadow Duo in Tropical Princess, £25, narscosmetics.co.uk

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Glitter Pot in Hero and Periwinkle, £4, topshop.com

Lip Varnish in High Times, £9, topshop.com

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Nail Polish in Selling Ice to the Eskimos, £4, Sainsbury’s

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Glitter fest

Blush in Exhibit A, £21.50, narscosmetics.co.uk

It’s all about glitter, sparkles and lots of bling for Carnival – just remember to keep it cheap Wo r d s A r a b e l l a P r e s t o n

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Baby Doll Mascara, £24.50, yslbeauty.co.uk

or me, Carnival is all about beauty.

It’s a riotous celebration of life, and it’s hard not to be inspired by the outre costumes and the bonkers makeup.Anything goes – there are no rules at Carnival time.

My advice is to keep it cheap.

There are some amazing colours and pigments available on the high street. I love this Revlon eye quad. It’s long-wear too, crucial for surviving heat/rain/late nights.

Use the darker colours close to the lash line then blend in the yellow and purple on your lids and up to your brows. Use a wet brush for even more intense colour. Glitter,

sparkles and bling are essential.

Pat a little vaseline onto the tops of your cheekbones or eyelids then press this Topshop glitter into the area. More is definitely more and don’t be too precise, but keep it off the centre of your face.

One place I won’t scrimp is on my mascara, and full-on carnival eyes require blacker than black lashes. The YSL Baby Doll mascara is the glossiest, blackest one around. Layer it on thick, let it dry, then go again for super volume with just a hint of clumping.

Worth spending money on too is a great blusher. The cheaper ones never seem to blend as well. This NARS blush looks extreme but is delicate when used with a light touch, and surprisingly flattering. u

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TOPSHOP

Chameleon Glow in Shuffle The Cards, £8, topshop.com

REVLON

ColorStay 16hr Eyeshadow Quad in Exotic, £7.99, boots.com

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Serving Brunch, Dinner & Drinks 7 days a week

Ben’s Canteen is an all day neighbourhood hangout; pop in for brunch, dinner and drinks 7 days a week.

We’re proud to serve one of the most indulgent brunches in London with great coffee and epic Bloody Mary’s.

In the evenings we serve Small Plates and Big Juicy Burgers alongside awesome Cocktails, craft Beers and exciting Wines.

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FALL FOR FOOD Prized Putney restaurant, Enoteca Turi, celebrates the coming of autumn with a new seasonally-tuned menu

ighly acclaimed Italian restaurant, Enoteca Turi, H is introducing its autumn menu to celebrate the bounty of crop this time of year brings.

Inspired by the food of Northern Italy, the new menu's hearty dishes will feature seasonal game and autumnal vegetables.

September onwards brings an abundance of new ingredients, such as pumpkin, figs and wild mushrooms, and in addition late summer plum tomatoes, courgettes, peppers and aubergines are still tasty and in season.

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seasonal produce to keep each dish as simple, refined and authentic as possible.

The new menu will hone in on a selection of different ingredients, borlotti beans being one, as they are in full season during autumn and are considered a delicacy in Southern France and Italy.

With the game season also in full swing, partridge, mallard, venison and pheasant will be supplied by the organic farm on the Rhug Estate in Wales.

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For many chefs, the most fulfilling thing about this time of year is the cornucopia of wild mushrooms available. From porcinis to girolle and black trumpet, to celebrate this fruitful season, Enoteca Turi has dedicated an entire week to mushrooms (29 September - 4 October) and will serve a thoughtfully devised set menu to showcase the versatility of these funghi. ◆ Book yourself in for a treat!

2 or 3 course set menu at £28.50 or £33.50, from Monday to Thursday. ● E noteca Tu ri 28 Putney High Street, SW15, 020 8785 4449; enotecaturi.com

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BLACKBERRY KETCHUP Yi eld approx: 1kg Keeps: 6 m o n ths lackberry ketchup, deep purple in colour, with a rich fruity flavour, is one the whole family will love. This ketchup is a perfect match for porky meats: ham, gammon, bacon, sausages and even Scotch eggs.

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ME T HO D 01 Wash the berries in a colander. Tip them into a large preserving pan. 02 Peel and finely chop the onions and garlic. Chop the chilli. 03 Grind the seeds, berries and peppercorns finely, using a spice mill or a mortar and pestle. 04 Put everything but the sugar into the pan with the blackberries. Place this over a moderate heat, and bring the mixture up to a simmer. 05 Cover with the lid and cook gently for 30–40 minutes, until everything is soft. Remember to stir from time to time. 06 Remove from the heat and allow to sit for 5 minutes, as blending the hot mixture can be explosive. 07 Once the ketchup has cooled, spoon it into the blender and whizz until smooth.

08 Sieve the ketchup to remove any unwanted lumps and skins. Place a sieve over a glass bowl and, using a wooden spoon, rub the mixture through the sieve until you have a dry residue left. Discard this. 09 Place some clean jars and their lids on a baking tray and into a preheated oven at 100C/200F/ Gas 2 for 20 minutes. 10 Return the ketchup to the washed saucepan and add the sugar. 11 Put the pan over a low heat and stir until the sugar has dissolved. 12 Simmer the ketchup over a medium heat until thick. 13 Once it is as thick as you wish, remove the ketchup from the heat and allow it to stand for 5 minutes.

Take the baking tray of bottles/jars from the oven. 14 Pour the ketchup into the hot jars using a funnel, and leave a headspace of 1cm at the top.

15 Screw the lids on loosely and allow to cool. 16 When cold; label the jars, tighten the lids and store in a cool, dark place or in the fridge. ◆

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BERGAMOT JELLY Yi el d a p p rox : 1.4 k g Ke e p s : 6 m o n t h s he bergamot orange is a wonderfully fragrant citrus fruit that comes from Calabria in Italy.

Bergamots are relatively new to the shops in the UK, but look out for them, they add quite delicious floral notes to your cooking.

You may have tasted them in Earl Grey tea, bergamot oil from the rind adding the citrus note to this smoky blend. I used my bergamots, adding Amalfi lemons, to make a

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lovely quivering pale lemon jelly that would be as good on crusty white bread as on sourdough toast. Once the juice is back in the pan and the sugar has dissolved, you will find you need to cook this jelly for only 2–3 minutes to reach a set, so have everything ready before you start the final phase of cooking.

IN G RE DI E N TS • 2 bergamot oranges • 2 large Amalfi lemons • 1 litre water • 1kg white granulated sugar M E T HO D 01 Scrub the fruit well in hot water first, and then chop roughly. 02 Put the chopped fruit into a food processor and whizz until finely chopped. 03 Scrape the fruit into a large heavy bottomed, non-reactive pan

and pour in the water. 04 Put the pan over a medium heat, cover with a lid and bring to the boil. Simmer for 30 minutes. 05 Set up your jelly bag in a place where it can remain undisturbed, placing a large bowl underneath. Take the pan and set it close to the bag. Using a ladle spoon the mixture from the pan into the bag. 06 Leave the bag alone, allowing the mixture to drip through for 10–12 hours. Do not squeeze the bag or your jelly will be cloudy. 07 Put some clean jam jars and lids on a baking tray and then into the oven preheated to 100C/200F/Gas 2 for 20 minutes. Place two to three small plates or saucers in the freezer to chill. 08 Measure the juice in the bowl: you should have about a litre. If not, add enough water to bring it up to a litre. 09 Pour this into the washed preserving pan. Add the sugar and stir over a low heat until the sugar has fully dissolved. There should be no trace of grittiness in the pan or on the back of the spoon. 10 Now bring the mixture up to the boil. Cook the jelly at a full rolling boil, one that can’t be stirred down with the spoon, for 2 minutes only. 11 Turn off the heat and make your first test for a set. Take a cold plate or saucer from the freezer and spoon on a little jelly. Leave for a minute and then gently push the edge of the mixture. If the surface wrinkles the jelly is ready. 12 If the jelly is still runny, return the pan to the heat and cook for a further 2 minutes before testing again. Always turn off the heat while testing for a set. 13 Once you are happy the jelly will set, turn off the heat and skim off any scum with a slotted spoon, rinsing it in a bowl of hot water between skims. 14 Now leave the jelly to cool for 5 minutes. Take the baking tray of jars from the oven at the same time. 15 Pot the jelly into the hot jars. I use a jam funnel to help with this, but a ladle is fine. Top with the lids. 16 When the jars are cold, label them, and check the lids are firmly screwed on. Store in a cool, dark place. ◆

● Extract taken from Thane Prince’s Perfect Preserves (Hodder & Stoughton, £25)

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County times readers recommended

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2010 Highly commended Sussex restaurant now open in Earlsfield serving stylish contemporary cuisine.

Chef Sinan and his team at Sylvan Oak use only best quality seasonal ingredients to offer a menu of innovative dishes that will surprise and delight 2 COURSES ÂŁ30 ~ 3 COURSES ÂŁ36 Fine food in casual chic setting 558-560 Garratt Lane, Earlsfield, London, SW17 0NY

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The Orangerie

at Cannizaro House The Orangerie is a stunning al fresco conservatory restaurant offering the very best in Mediterranean artisan cuisine. Enjoy the stunning views over Cannizaro Park in this contemporary and relaxed dining space.

The perfect place to sample a selection of artisan cheese, charcuterie boards and our new crustacia dishes.

Cannizaro House

A special place for special occasions Cannizaro House, West Side Common, Wimbledon Village SW19 4UE Tel: 020 8879 1464

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SYLVAN OAK Absolutely discovers relaxed French dining in Earlsfield

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ylvan Oak, Earlsfield’s newest restaurant, brings refined French flare to a neighbourhood in need of a culinary zhoosh. The second branch of the restaurant – the original is an awardwinning eatery in Findon, West Sussex – takes a more creative approach to cooking. The menu, which changes daily, sticks to an overarching French theme while incorporating Asian and Middle Eastern notes.

Owner Dave Marr chose the suburban location in order to replicate – as far as is possible so close to London – the villagefeel of the sister restaurant in Findon.

As is the custom these days, we decided to share our plates to get a real

feel for the food. To start, we opted for the squid, which comes with gnocchi and chorizo, doused in a light drizzle of herb pesto, and seared scallops served on a bed of carrot purée and pulled pork.

The squid was accomplished: delicate and complemented well by the punchy paprika of the chorizo. The second starter sounded good on paper, but was a bit too brave in reality. The sweet soy, mustard and star anise soaked pulled pork overpowered the scallops somewhat, but the dish was tasty nonetheless.

For mains, we shared the wild stone bass on a bed of black truffle mash with green vegetables cooked in nage (a traditional broth made from white wine and herbs), and the Sussex fillet of beef.

The fish was well cooked and all the

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accompanying elements were scrumptious.

The highlight was the fillet steak; rare, tender and served with a creamy potato mousseline, wild mushrooms and a rich Bordelaise sauce. Yum. To finish we ordered the light mango cheesecake (it could have done with a deeper biscuit base) which came with mango sorbet and balsamic strawberries, vanilla panacotta with cracked black pepper and basil sherbet on the hand, was spot on.

The only thing missing was the fizz that comes with central London, but that wouldn't stop us coming back again. ◆

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SERVES 2-4 INGREDIENTS 200g minced lamb Manti dough • 1 small onion, grated 250g strong bread flour • 3 garlic cloves 2–3 large free-range eggs • 400g thick natural yoghurt 1 tsp sea salt • 250g tomato sauce • 40g unsalted butter ½ tsp hot paprika • ½ tsp dried mint • A pinch of sea salt • A pinch of freshly ground black pepper METHOD Manti Dough 01 To make the Manti dough, lightly beat two eggs, add flour and salt, then mix with an electric mixer. Knead for 5 minutes, tip the dough onto a lightly floured work surface, then knead by hand for a further 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.

Place in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Leave to rest for 1 hour. 02 Divide the dough into golf ball sized pieces. Roll one piece at a time on a floured work surface until in a rectangular shape. Cut into 4cm strips. 03 Stack the strips and cut into 4 cm squares.

Manti dough 250g strong bread flour • 2–3 large free-range eggs 1 tsp sea salt Manti 01 Combine the lamb and onion in a bowl, then season with salt and pepper. Place a chickpeasized amount of filling in the centre of each Manti square. 02 Bring two opposite corners together over the filling and press to join at the top. Moisten and pinch to seal any gaps . 03 Place the Manti on a lightly floured tray. 04 Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Cook the Manti, in batches, for 3 minutes or until cooked through and floating on the surface. Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to pan with tomato sauce. 05 Divide the Manti and sauce among bowls. Drizzle with yoghurt, and mint and chilli oil, and sprinkle with sumac to serve.

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During Battersea’s 'The Power of Summer' events, London's leading food market, Street Feast, will be on hand to feed hungry Battersea Park revellers. streetfeastlondon.com

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ITALIAN ICON Bottleapostle

This year, esteemed kitchenware and interior brand, Alessi, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its legendary Anna G bottle opener. Alberto Alessi originally designed it to pay homage to his good friend, Umbrian designer, Anna Gili. To celebrate the anniversary, architect Alessandro Mendini created a range of Umbrian masks to slot onto Anna G’s face. £59, alessi.com

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BOTTLE UP Bottleapostle

Straight out of Hackney comes Bottle Apostle, an independent wine merchants which has opened its third site on Abbeville Road.

Boasting a range of over 450 wines, the shop offers ‘try before you buy', demystifying the world of wine one sip at a time. Don’t miss their Free Friday tastings. 59 Abbeville Road, SW4, 020 3376 1447; bottleapostle.com

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What is Munki?

Munki is a high-end cocktail and champagne lounge at No 12 Putney High Street, adjacent to Putney Bridge.

Why Putney?

When working in the city a lot of my clients lived in and around Putney. They often complained about the lack of upmarket bars South

of the river, especially in this area. The gap in the market was the main reason.

What do you drink?

An Old fashioned is definitely my drink.

Why should we come?

For high end cocktails, a great atmosphere and stunning views of the Thames. ◆

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A LAND DOWN UNDER This month we take a trip to the other side of the world for our antipodean travel special (right after a relaxing Surrey break on page 93). First it's a stopover in glamorous Singapore before heading on to stylish Sydney. Then it's on to some hair-raising adventures in beautiful New Zealand. It's enough to make you want to book your one-way ticket down under. Pictured: Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

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EASTERN PROMISES Long haul stopover: Spotlight on Singapore

Wo r d s G e o r g i e L a n e - G o d f r e y

GET A TASTE

Famed for its fantastic food, spotless shopping malls and super strict law enforcement, Singapore is the home of wellbehaved indulgence. Showcasing a fascinating blend of old and new, former colonial buildings sit alongside vertiginous modern skyscrapers whilst on the ground Chinese, Malay, Indian and Western cultures combine to make a richly diverse city-state.

Bay (gardensbythebay.com.sg).

The result of a state-sponsored initiative to introduce more green space, the gardens make up 135 acres of weird and wonderful botanicals. Visit the ‘Supertree Grove’ of vertical forests, which harvest solar energy by day and provide a light show by night to accompany the ‘Garden Rhapsody’ – a performance of original music inspired by the rainforest.

WHAT TO SEE

WHERE TO EAT

Rather than tourist attractions, the thing to see here is the architecture.

Singapore’s government has spent millions on reclaiming land from the sea in order to provide space for the country’s cutting edge developments, such as the Gardens by the

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A Mecca for gourmands across the globe, the Singapore dining scene is as diverse as it is delicious. Expect a melting pot of culinary cultures with seafood dishes such as fish head curry and chilli crab, taking centre stage. For affordable delicacies, local favourite Andhra Curry

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on Little India’s Kerbau Road (+65 6293 3935) serves an excellent vegetarian biryani, or try Sabar Menanti in the Muslim district of Kampong Glam (+65 6396 6919) for self-service Sumatran food. Meanwhile, for fine dining options, China Town’s award-winning Restaurant Andre offers artisanal French cuisine (restaurantandre.com) while Waku Ghin’s take on modern Japanese food is served in a sensational seasonal ten-course menu (marinabaysands.com). Avoid the tourist trap of the Singapore Sling at Raffles and instead try their high tea, served amongst the gently swaying palm trees of the Tiffin Room (raffles.com/singapore).

WHERE TO SHOP

What Singapore lacks in tourist sites, it makes up for in retail therapy.

Here, the spotless shopping malls give a new meaning to ‘shop til you drop’, with many so big you could get lost for days inside. Orchard Road (orchardroad.org) is the original home of extravagant expenditure, with futuristic storefronts lining the streets, all packed with new colllections from luxury fashion brands. For more authentic wares, try the nearby Tanglin Shopping Centre (tanglinsc. com), which specialises in antique Asian art, homewares and jewellery. And for a more cultural experience, the Bugis Street Market (bugisstreet.com.sg), a former transgender sex bazaar, is now the largest undercover street market in Singapore.

WHERE TO STAY

While many head to Marina Bay Sands in search of jaw-dropping scenery, they’ve forgotten one crucial thing – this hotel’s architecture is one of the best elements of the Singaporean skyline. Introducing the Mandarin Oriental Singapore, whose location is arguably the best and most enviable

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in town. Book one of the Harbour Suites for glass-to-ceiling windows overlooking the marina. Make time to visit the hotel’s exceptional spa, where the Signature Spa Therapies begin with a private consultation to select the correct oils for your needs. Book one of these therapies in a spa suite designed for couples for complete serenity with added romance. Meanwhile, for those looking for tradition rather than location, the iconic Raffles offers suiteonly accommodation, complete with complimentary 24-hour butler service for a touch of classic colonial charm.

Take a walk down the hotel’s illustrious ‘Hall of Fame’, which showcases the many famous faces that have stayed there over the years. u TH E DA M AG E Rates at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore start from approximately £165 on a room only basis. For further information and bookings please call +65 6338 0066 or visit mandarinoriental.com/singapore Raffles Singapore has stays from £393 per night, based on two sharing a suite on a B&B basis, +65 6337 1886; raffles.com/singaporew

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NATURAL WONDERS Ignore the hype surrounding the South Island. When it comes to New Zealand, the North Island is Mother Nature’s masterpiece Wo r d s G e o r g i e L a n e - G o d f r e y

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eople told me that the only way to see the lake was from the air. But as the fl imsy plastic door of the plane rattled open, I shuffled myself to the edge, dangled my feet outside and all I felt was unadulterated fear.

I'm sitting 15,000ft above Lake Taupo in New Zealand’s North Island, the skydiving capital of the country.

Admittedly the view from this vantage point is breath-taking, but knowing that you are about to tumble out of a plane makes it difficult to appreciate.

As you fall from the heavens over New Zealand’s largest lake; rolling green fields, sparkling waters, snow-capped mountains and dormant volcanoes are all you can see for miles.

You don’t have to throw yourself out of a plane to appreciate New Zealand’s outstanding beauty. And you don’t have to make a beeline for South Island either. The North Island’s mountains are just as dramatic, the beaches just as idyllic and the wine just as good. But there’s also the added bonus of some of New Zealand’s unique natural wonders, from Rotarua to Waitomo Caves.

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About a three hour drive from Auckland, the country’s cosmopolitan capital, the Coromandel Peninsula isn’t exactly a well kept secret – kiwis have been holidaying here for years – but the place has an almost undiscovered charm to it. A peninsula of rolling forests and picturesque beaches, the winding roads lead down to the jagged coastline where Captain Cook first landed. It’s

THE COROMANDEL PENINSULA has an almost FORGOTTEN CHARM unbelievably serene, filled with crystal clear waters, hidden coves and the seabed is covered by a blanket of wild scallops that you can scuba dive for.

The sandy white beaches here are the main draw; tourist attractions are thin on the ground. Instead there’s a hippy vibe thanks to the influx of travelling artists, all looking to be inspired by the uncorrupted surrounds. The Coromandel now has a burgeoning arts

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As a tourist, its hard to ignore the influence Peter Jackson’s The Lord of The Rings fi lms have had here. Every corner of the country seems to lay claim to the triology in one way or another, and countless kiwis brag of appearing as an extra in them, usually playing an orc or an elf depending on what kind of shape they’re in. Hardcore fans might enjoy

Tongariro National Park

Hobbiton in Matamata, discovering some of the stunning scenery that appeared in the films has more universal appeal.

Often called the best day walk in New Zealand, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing is 19km of dynamic landscape, taking you in between two volcanoes, though barren desert and alongside fluorescent blue pools of water and steaming craters.

The world’s largest volcanic explosion in 5000 years took place here in AD186, reducing the once forest clad Rangipo Desert to a desolate wasteland upon which no tree has grown for over 2000 years. The most recent was in August 2012, when Te Maari spat out tonnes of ash and rock to rain from the sky.

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an eerie, otherworldly feel to it which perfectly captures Tolkien’s sinister land.

Meanwhile, the Waitomo Caves is another place where magic wouldn’t be amiss. A maze of subterranean passageways, abseiling adventures down here are called ‘The Lost World’ for a reason. Hidden beneath the lush farmland above, this tour takes you down into the caves via a 100m abseil through a narrow crack in the earth.

Descending past the woodland canopy, where ribbons of sunlight stream through prehistoric ferns into the mists of the underground gorge, it’s easy to forget the lambs frolicking back up above. Here it’s dark, dank and spooky.

Tongariro National Park

But if you descend deeper into the shadows, you are rewarded for your efforts. Emerging into one of the bigger caverns, you’ll fi nd the rock awash with twinkling lights beaming down on you.

These are glow-worms, hundreds and hundreds of them clustered together emitting their pretty phosphorus green glow. Turning off our headlamps, we lay back against the cold rock to admire the view, like stargazers stretching out under the night sky. Magical indeed, and not a hobbit in sight…  The four hour Lost World tour of Waitomo Caves costs from $340pp; waitomo.co.nz. newzealand.com.

We also love…

ROTARUA

You’ll smell this place before you see it. A geothermal hotspot, Rotarua is unique, emitting a perpetual sulphuric stench. Despite this, the mineral-rich water pools, bubbling mud and exploding geysers are a thing to behold, making it one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. waioraresort.co.nz

BAY OF ISLANDS

Turquoise waters, pods of orcas, playful dolphins – The Bay of Islands is postcard-perfect pretty. Enjoy the abundant marine life with some of New Zealand’s best scuba diving or, if you’d prefer to stay above water, charter a boat to cruise around the islands. We recommend the environmentally-focused three day/two night Ecocruz, $750 pp for a double cabin; ecocruz.co.nz

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CITY GUIDE

Sydney: the best places to sleep, be seen and sunbathe in the world’s most beautiful city (well, we think so anyway...)

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hat many people don’t realise about Sydney before going there is that it is an astoundingly beautiful city. There’s a reason why being harnessed in for a trek to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is a tourist staple: the views rival those of any city in the world. But if you want to see it from a slightly safer vantage point, then head to Milsons Point Ferry Wharf at the base of the bridge or to Observatory Hill, which will give you the views without the vertigo.

Aside from the architecture, Sydney has many beautiful parks and gardens. My personal favourite is the Royal Botanic Gardens (rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au) where the sheer abundance of natural life that Australia has to offer is much in evidence and where you can get an Aboriginal Heritage Tour for around $35. It is an incredibly interesting 1.5hour talk from an Aboriginal guide who will discuss the flora and fauna, as well as the impact that Western settlers had on the landscapes and indigenous population.

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Raynes Park Health Centre World Class Healthcare now at your doorstep St. Anthony’s Hospital is now operating a brand new outpatient consulting suite in the purpose built Raynes Park Health Centre. This allows us to hold 8 consulting rooms in addition to the 12 already located at St. Anthony’s in North Cheam. Patients in surrounding neighbourhoods such as Wimbledon, New Malden, Kingston and Raynes Park can now benefit from the excellent levels of care associated with the hospital in a location more convenient to them.

The centre was built specifically with healthcare in mind, lending a calm environment for the provision of high quality medical services; offering patients the best of modern medicine in the caring and welcoming nature expected of St Anthony’s.

Clinics are held Monday – Saturday by a number of top consultants from a wide range of medical specialities.

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There are a number of fantastic galleries, but for a taste of the raw, bubbling artistic talent of young Sydneyites, it’s worth checking what’s going on at Carriageworks (carriageworks.com.au). The multidisciplinary cultural centre is set in the old Eveleigh Rail Yards, heritage listed warehouse-style buildings formally used as railway workshops.

Of course you can’t go to Sydney without spending some time on Bondi beach. If you’re up for a bit of activity, the coastal walk between Coogee and Bondi, a 5km jaunt that takes just over an hour if it’s done in one go, takes in some less populated, but equally beautiful beaches and coves. Take a picnic and make a day of it. ◆

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pened in 2012, the QT is a ‘boutique’ design hotel with a quirky heart. I use the term ‘boutique’ loosely because actually there’s nothing particularly quaint or small about it. It is a big, blousy, in-your-face bolt-hole in the middle of Sydney’s CBD. Housed across two adjoining buildings (above the State Theatre and what used to be the Gowings Bros. department store which was built in 1912) the hotel’s design ethos lies somewhere between art deco, film noir and frantically modern. It is a treasure trove of luxe knickknacks and vintage objet d’art curated into a psychedelic funhouse for grown-ups.

You’re not quite sure whether everything goes together, (miniature rhino, mid-mod chairs, multi-coloured fluff y cushions, all offset by the kind of solid wood finishing that you think is verging on wrong) but you’re soon made aware that normal rules don’t apply here.

The experience begins on the pavement outside the (gilded) entrance on Market Street, one of Sydney’s busiest. You are welcomed by a host who is dressed like a sassy extra from

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (it is pure theatre). He or she will point you in the direction of the lift with the level of pep that will have you raising a smile despite the 24hour flight you’ve likely just endured. Directly inside, you’ll slope past the ground floor bar (the Parlour Lane Roasters Café) but promise yourself that you’ll stop as soon as you’ve sluiced off the haven’t-slept-in-two-days look.

Once upstairs the attention to detail is astounding: take, for example, the ceramic white rabbits that are dotted

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And with nifty gel beds,

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around the place, a rye wink towards Wonderland, a theme that is carried up into the bedrooms where bowler hats (cleverly disguised hanging lamps) float beside the bed, emitting a sultry glow.

But this is no quaint tea party. Each room comes with a cocktail shaker, a Nespresso machine and instructions on how to make the perfect Espresso Martini; as Kate Moss’s drink of choice, you are told, it is the only way to start a party.

The rooms have a boudoir feel; cool, plush and opulent, they are decked-out in reds, oranges or yellows and are

made to be viewed in soft-focus. Despite having vast windows, the double-glazing is fastidious against the noise of Market Street and with some nifty gel beds, you’ll be in danger of sleeping for a hundred years. ◆

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f you want to venture outside of the hotel (though the Gowings Grill serves some cracking steak and seems to be incredibly popular, with locals) then you are perfectly placed sink a few rums at Sydney’s best new cocktail bar, The Lobo Plantation (thelobo.com.au) which is just a five minute walk away.

In the other direction is Surry Hills. I’m tempted to equate it to Shoreditch, in a rough-area-come-good kind of way, but it is less flashy than Shoreditch (read: better). Here you’ll find countless good cocktail and wine bars, as well as plenty of bright young things with whom to while away the warm nights. For a truly show-stopping meal, head to Marque (marquerestaurant.com.au), a Surry Hills

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fine dining institution, where for $165 you can experience Australian fusion food of the highest order (think Paroo kangaroo with beetroot and radicchio kimchi). For breakfast, bills (bills.com.au; from the team behind London staple Granger & Co) does traditional Australian with a focus on tip top ingredients. ◆ Rooms at the QT Sydney start from $320 per night; qtsydney.com.au

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Austen Armchair, Eden Multi, £1,049; johnlewis.com

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Imperial Handpainted Vase, £345; okadirect.com

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A Pair of Upholstered Swivel Tub Chairs, USA 1970s, £5,400; talismanlondon.com

BLAST FROM THE PAST Cphart

Delve into the world of Art-Deco style with C.P. Hart’s newest bathroom collection, HoXton. Each piece embraces 1920s elegance using contrasting textures and sleek design. C.P. Hart, 18 Weir Road, SW19; cphart.co.uk

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Vitra Marshmallow Sofa, £4,052; heals.com

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Over fifteen designs in Galerie Wallcovering's Steampunk Collection have been inspired by the Industrial Revolution.

We love this whimsical hot air balloon print , which adds a little off-beat style to any room. £37.95 for flat ink wallpapers; galeriewallcoverings.com

WILLIAM YEOWARD,

Aragoa Table Lamp in Amber, POA; williamyeoward.com

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NICE RACK

for Purling, Chess Set, £3,350; harrods.com

Liam Treanor

Liam Treanor’s scandi-inspired designs unite mid-century architecture and traditional British woodwork. The Interbau Collection includes this super stylish Egon Clothes Rack, which is both sophisticated and contemporary. £675; liamtreanor.co.uk

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Nico Fractal Throw Pillow, £298; uk.jonathanadler.com

Charles Edwards

These handles introduce a touch of surrealism – an essential component to any interior. From £624 per pair, 19a Rumbold Road, SW6, 020 7736 7172; charlesedwards.com

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China Club Console, Celadon, £425; indiajane.com

WE WOOD Fired Earth

Fired Earth is fast becoming a one-stop shop for all your interior needs with the launch of their beautiful new wood collection.

The range features solid and engineered oak flooring available in a variety of shades and finishes.

After all, carpets are so 2013… Fired Earth, 125 Northcote Road, SW11; firedearth.com For further ideas, visit interior designer Beata Heuman; beataheuman.com

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ARUMI HEALTH & BEAUTY

OLIVE GARDEN

Celebrating its 10th anniversary this summer, Arumi Health & Beauty offer oustanding bespoke beauty and health packages. Specialist waxing, facials, spa and massage treatments are available and for the month of September readers get 20% off IPL Permanent Hair Removal. 0208 543 9911; arumi.co.uk

Local family-run restaurant, The Olive Garden, have been serving authentic Italian cuisine for over ten years. The menu and wine list is extensive, whilst the relaxed atmosphere makes it the perfect placet for a bowl of comforting Spaghetti Marinara; a tasty dish laden with squid, prawns, clams and mussels in a chilli tomato sauce..

020 8296 0205; theoliveraynespark.co.uk

MY FAVOURITE THINGS Raynes Park’s leading independent gift and card shop, My Favourite Things caters for all ages and occasions. They also boast a great selection of boutique accessories such as scarves, bags and jewellery. 020 8947 0280 www.my-favourite-things.co.uk

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LOVE&DYE HAIR

Raynes Park Framers - formerly Gallery 528 Picture Frames - provide meticulous framing at reasonable prices and sell a great range of unique wall posters. If you're looking to get something framed make sure you present this copy of Absolutely to receive a 10% discount.

020 8543 7272; raynesparkframers.co.uk

Love&Dye Hair is a salon at the heart of Raynes Park. Skilled hair stylists are on hand to preen your hair to perfection, alongside a programme of art-focused activities such as one-to-one music tuition, group singing events and visual art workshops. 020 8944 5889; loveanddye.co.uk

O’BRIEN HI-FI Established in 1966, O’Brien Hi-Fi create bespoke Audio, Home Cinema and Smart Home systems. With over 50 years in the business, O’Brien are as focused on quality as they are on the latest technologies.

020 8946 1528; obrienhifi.com

STARTURN

SINDBADS SOFT PLAY CAFE

StarTurn Entertainment are experts in bespoke event planning and management services. With nearly one hundred entertainers on its books, StarTurn Entertainment will help you create an unforgettable event to suit any occasion. Call for a free consultation. 020 3326 5788; starturn.biz

Keep your kids entertained this weekend at Sindbads soft play cafe in Raynes Park. They'll get plenty of exercise while you sit back with a flat white in the adjoining café. There are party packages available too. Visit the website for more information. 0208 947 7987; sindbads.co.uk

ROOM REMEDIES Room Remedies now offers bespoke painting and refurbishment service to people who don’t have the time to do it themselves. From September, there are plans to run painting courses, using prestigious Grand Illusions Vintage paint.

020 8946 6894; roomremedies.co.uk

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Stockist for Chalk Paint™ Decorative Paint by Annie Sloan JOIN AN ACCREDITED WORKSHOP AND LEARN ANNIE’S TECHNIQUES!

The independent gift and card shop in the heart of Raynes Park that caters for all ages and occasions Browse a wonderful range of gifts including, scarves, bags and jewellery from well known brands such as Jellycat, Hot Tomato, Bewitched Accessories and Best Kept Secrets... all at affordable prices

COMPLIMENTARY GIFT WRAPPING SERVICE and FREE PARKING on shop forecourt OPENING TIMES Mon: 10am - 4pm Tues-Sat: 9am - 5.30pm Sun: Closed Tel: 020 8947 0280 | www.my-favourite-things.co.uk 314a Worple Road, London SW20 8QU

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the design world is now on your doorstep Recently opened, absolute abode’s flagship store offers contemporary furniture, lighting and homewares, an interior design practice and café in Raynes Park. Come and find carefully curated homewares and gifts, with a product range that cannot be found anywhere else in London. Enquire about our interior design service and discover a place to eat, drink and catch up with friends. Private function room available for hire. absolute abode 76-78 Coombe Lane, Raynes Park, SW20 0AX

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RETRO CHIC MUTED GREYS apturing pared-back French elegance; the Lille armchair is a timeless design. Cabriole legs, intricate hand-carved details and muted grey cotton upholstery keep the design graceful and contemporary. Coming in at £486 in high-end retailers, Swoon Editions has sourced the Lille direct from the maker for just £299, saving you 38%. Edition limited to 110. Voucher code: absolutely2.

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EVER ELEGANT mooth curves, aged brass handles and a hand-sanded vintage patina, the Camille chest of drawers is as stylish as it is useful. Dove grey with subtle white edging, it exudes elegance from tip to toe. Usually £499 in high-end retailers, Swoon Editions has sourced the Camille direct from the maker for just £299, saving you 40%. There is a limited edition of 70 available. Voucher code: absolutely2.

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he Astor ottoman is Eastern in origin, but with hints of Victorian-era country style. Use as a footstool or even as a coffee table with storage space below. Usually £703 in high-end retailers, Swoon Editions has sourced the Astor direct from the maker for just £249, saving you 65%. Edition limited to 80. Voucher code: absolutely2.

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DON’T MISS OUT… Save £50 on all orders* Go to swooneditions.com/absolutely2 and enter voucher code absolutely2 at checkout or call 020 3137 2464, quoting absolutely2. New designs launch every day and sell out fast. Sign up at swooneditions.com/abs2 Delivery £38 per item to UK mainland. These Editions are in production with delivery for the Celine in August, the Lille in September, the Mimi in November, and the Camille and the Astor in December. * Minimum order value of £500. See individual items for details. Offer is restricted to one per customer, per household. Discount will be applied to first transaction only. Offer ends 12.09.2014 and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers or promotions. See terms & conditions at swooneditions.com/terms-conditions.

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SPOTLIGHT

URBAN OUTFITTERS Interior inspiration with Alexander Evangelou and James Waterworth of Alexander Waterworth Interiors, the designer duo behind Kerbisher & Malt Interview by GeMMa Billington

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nspiration can be found in many places, from art galleries to the pages of your favourite magazine. For the founders of the stylish Kerbisher & Malt fish & chip shop chain inspiration came by way of the local chippie. In the same way that certain Byron burger joints would be likely to appear in the pages of an interior design magazine as they are in a good food guide, Kerbisher & Malt have raised the bar in terms of the modern British takeaway.

Every restaurant worth its salt knows that a unique style is central to its brand thus, when Kerbisher & Malt opened its first restaurant in Brook Green in 2011, they took on the services of Alexander Waterworth Interiors, a young and ambitious design company founded by Alexander Evangelou and James Waterworth. The designers poured their shared experience, skills and passion into the project. In just three years, they've amassed a varied portfolio

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NEW CHALLENGE to create SOMETHING UNIQUE the Matisse exhibition at Tate Modern, he is someone that has always inspired me for how far ahead of his time he was and how he trusted his gut instinct. I believe that things often inspire us subconsciously.

GB Who are some of your favourite interior designers?

AE The late, great David Collins had an amazing eye for detail. You can see this in both his architectural and soft finishes within his spaces. The most attentive detail is applied throughout, from lighting and furniture to floor and wall details, you can clearly tell when David Collins had been in town.

JW Axel Vervoordt, for me, has to be seen as one of the most inspirational designers of his generation. From his knowledge of contemporary art and antiques through to his defining style which has influenced so many designers over the years. I’ve had the good fortune of visiting both his offices and house just outside Antwerp – if you want inspiration, this place is it. We were also incredibly fortunate to work with a design legend, Martin Brudnizki, whose brilliance is evident in all the work he has done, such as Caprice Holdings' fish restaurant, Scott’s.

of residential and commercial clients in addition to Kerbisher & Malt, they're also responsible for the interior of establishment members club Annabel's and the Muskett Room in New York. I caught up with the pair to discuss inspiration, idols and London's hidden gems...

GEMMA BILLINGTON Tell us about your backgrounds and why you decided to set up Alexander Waterworth Interiors?

ALEXANDER EVANGELOU I started off studying product design. From an early age I was intrigued as to how things worked as well as how they looked. To my parents’ horror I was often found taking apart my toys just to see how they worked.

Understanding a product’s function for me is essential; once you have the internals, the next step is to give it the love it deserves; its aesthetics.

JAMES WATERWORTH My stepmother is an antiques dealer and so I was brought up

with beautiful things around me all the time.

Initially I spent time working for an antiques dealer in London, followed by a stint in set design, but I always knew my heart was in interior design. After studying at KLC School of Design, I moved to Martin Brudnizki Design Studio where I went on to set up his office in New York. It was an amazing five years but my time had come and I needed a new challenge – setting up our own design company definitely is that challenge!

GB How would you describe your style?

JW This question is often one of the first

GB Who or what inspires you?

AE Seymour Powell (Richard Seymour & Dick Powell), a global product design company. I am often inspired by their limitless, forward thinking and intelligent approach to design and their ability to interpret each of their clients’ ideas and needs to create a product that remains true to the brand.

JW Various things inspire me; travel, music, the arts and architecture. I recently visited

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AE James and I are very different in skill set and personality, this bodes well as projects come in all kinds of different forms. Our drive and love for interior design brings us together, pushing one another to achieve.

It’s an amazing feeling to have a relationship which brings out the best in you.

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We see every project as a new test and a new challenge to create something unique with that client.

GET THE LOOK Industrial Hanging Ceiling Light, £200; sweetpeaandwillow.com

Industrial Urban Mini Pendant - Astral Bronze, £150; alexanderandpearl.co.uk

GB What was the brief for the interiors of Kerbisher & Malt?

AE Nick & Saul approached us with a clear brief, "we want unique restaurants that fit within the local area, and we do not want to roll out the same design." A great brief for us to work with and be able to create fish & chip restaurants that fit in with their local surroundings.

GB What would you say inspired the Kerbisher & Malt look?

JW Each site has been designed differently taking inspiration from the area the restaurant is in. The Chiswick restaurant is within a traditional Victorian building so we decided to go back to the Victorian pie and mash feel: more traditional with a modern twist.

Brook Green has a few more commuters and tourists so we wanted to create a simple and clean space which was easy for people to pop in and grab a takeaway. We also included one big communal table for the local families.

Ealing felt a bit more family orientated and therefore we wanted to make the restaurant more child friendly using colour and softer materials

Feeling inspired? Give your kitchen a dash of Kerbisher & Malt’s industrial chic

Vintage American Coca Cola Sign, £390; theoldcinema.co.uk

19th Century Silver Gilt Louis Phillipe Mirror, £570; theoldcinema.co.uk

Linear grey wall tiles, £17 per sq m; tilemountain.co.uk

GB Where did you source the materials and details for the project?

AE We love to create bespoke furniture and for Kerbisher & Malt we worked closely with Style Matters to create the banquettes you will see in Abbeville Road.

We also often travel to the Kempton market outside Richmond and find that a great source for furniture in general is the House Directory produced by House & Garden. Of course we have a few other secret places too… kerbisher.co.uk alexanderwaterworthinteriors.com

Tin Shot Mouse's Back No.40, from £20; farrow-ball.com

Industrial Workshop Lamp with Squirrel cage bulb, £70; fritzfryer.co.uk

Industrial Chic Square Coffee Table, £189; hampshirefurniture.co.uk

Dime Industrial Copper Lacquered Tall Bar Stool, £150; alexanderandpearl.co.uk STUCCO Wallpaper roll, £40; decorwallpaper.com

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I am an oddity within the garden design business, as I am both a qualified garden designer and previously an experienced garden builder. Consequently whatever I draw on my board I know can be achieved in your garden. My project management experience ensures schedules and promises are kept and costs are not inflated.

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LAZY DAYS

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Indian-Ocean Bask in the last of the summer sun on Indian Ocean’s – Balham Hill’s premium outdoor furniture shop – über luxe outdoor bed, Santa Fe. £4,500; indian-ocean.co.uk

GARDEN NOTES The best products, furniture and flowers for the garden editor’s

PICK DIG DEEP The White Company

Technically there are many uses for this Indian-made wire trug by The White Company (it could store wood, magazines or even fruit) but we think it is best used as a rustic holder for your gardening tools. £28, available at Westfield, W12; thewhitecompany.com

Robbie holds floristry classes in Vauxhall's New Covent Garden; robbiehoney.com

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Annabel James

Swoon Editions

Annabel James’ new chocolate brown leather bucket bag is a gardening necessity. The bag is designed to carry all essential gardening paraphernalia for efficient outdoor preening. £84.95, annabeljames.co.uk

Crafted in Indonesia, this hand-woven chair in stone white is top of our garden wish list.

Betty Lounge Chair, £119; swooneditions.com

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n late summer it can feel like all the flowers have bloomed; however, heading into Autumn there are still flowers to look forward to and Sedum Spectabile is a prime example. From midsummer, Sedum is covered in pretty green buds, which bloom with masses of tiny nectar filled pink flowers in early autumn.

Sedum spectabile likes to be facing the sun and, being a succulent, grows well in poor soil, requiring a little water.

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KIDS PRODUCTS

CONFIDENTIAL Back to school suggestions, Dior's new kids collection and plenty of things to keep them entertained words HELEN BARON

GLTC, Bean Bags, prices vary;

gltc.co.uk

AURINA, Nellie Sleeping bag, £69.95; aurina.co.uk

PAPERCHASE, Lush

Mush backpack, £25; paperchase.co.uk

CHRISTIAN LACROIX

Paseo Scarlet Notebook, £15; christian-lacroix.com

SMALLS,

New Collections; lovemysmalls.com

Dior Baby Christian Dior

Their AW14 Collection has stolen our hearts.

Emotive and romantic, it has been themed on Christian Dior’s memories. 6 Harriet Street, SW1X, 020 7823 2039; dior.com

GLTC

Blue Stripe Wigwam, £85; gltc.co.uk

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We love Ilovegorgeous's green cheesecloth dresses and jumpsuits – with matching hair accessories of course – and even more we love the famous sale, which continues throughout August with fantastic reductions on lovely summer dresses, playsuits and swimwear alongside party pieces and truly gorgeous accessories. ilovegorgeous.co.uk

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PICK ABOVE THE TREETOPS Aspace

Keep track of how fast your little ones are growing with this scenic woodland wall mural height chart. The vinyl sticker reaches 150cm and is easy to apply to, and remove from, walls. Pop to the Battersea shop and grab one for a mere £22. www.aspace.co.uk

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01. HARTÔ GASTON WRITING DESK £423; madeindesign.co.uk 02. COMPAGNIE RUBENS DESK £ 1,037; madeindesign.co.uk 03. GLTC STUDY DESK & BUREAU, £110; gltc.co.uk

COVER STORY Puffin

Don’t miss the new editions of some of puffin's best-loved classics this month, bringing 20 timeless treasured works back to life. From Carrie’s War to Watership down, the new cover artworks are set to capture the hearts of a generation all over again… £6.99 each; puffin.co.uk

SOPHIE ALLPORT, Notebooks, £10; sophieallport.com

HAMILTON CONTE, Lampe Themis, POA; hamiltonconte.com

KIDS CLUB Match Up Mums

South West London mums rejoice! There’s a new social group in town. Match Up Mums is a friendship site that uses personality profiling to match like-minded mothers. Join now for only £80. www.matchupmums.com

MAIDEN, Baby Bento Box, £12.50; maidenshop.com

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“One school, two buildings, great teaching and tip top facilities.”

The Good Schools Guide

• A leading South West London Prep School on the borders of Wimbledon Common • A happy, supportive community with excellent opportunities in music, sport and the performing and creative arts • High academic standards with a record number of 11+ senior school scholarships in 2014 We offer an assisted places scheme for girls aged 7+

You are warmly invited to visit the school on one of its regular tours. www.thestudyprep.co.uk Contact Jane Davis on 020 8947 6969

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here’s no such thing as a Saturday morning lie-in for barrow-stall holder Helen Cockle. While the rest of Wandsworth are tucked up in bed, Helen, founder of children’s clothing retailer The Little Legs Company, is up, along with her husband and two children, and at the market.

“I’m usually up around 6.15am, due to having small people,” she says brightly.

“Then straight off to the warehouse. I have a list of items I sold the week before and I have to replace them so that the stall is fully stocked.”

Tall, confident and very smiley, Helen has become a well-known fixture on the Northcote Road since opening in 2011.

Selling collections of childrenswear for ages 0-6yrs, Little Legs has made a name for itself by sourcing high quality garments from independent British designers. Some are more established brands, such as Frugi and Tootsa McGinty, while others are lesser-known like Wild Things (which make handmade dresses), and Picaloulou, founded by “a woman who has a team of knitters around the country who knit scarves for us.”

I THINK part of the charm IS THAT people KNOW ME Trading from September through to January, the stall is open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday come rain or shine.

“That’s the hardest thing about owning a barrow,” says Helen, “we’re so weather dependent. The big shopping day of the year for all stores is the Saturday before Christmas, and we can take up to three times what we normally take in a day, but on Christmas 2012 it absolutely chucked it down and of course it hugely impacted on our takings.”

Originally set up as an advertising mechanism to drive traffic to the website, the barrow became the surprise success.

“I think that happened because kids’ clothes are about seeing and feeling,” she says, “and people are far more impulsive on a market stall. The biggest challenge for retailers is getting people to walk through the door, but I have the whole of Northcote road walking through my door every weekend.”

It takes a certain type of character to be able to brave the elements and maintain a welcoming temperament all day long, but after three years on the job Helen seems to have it nailed. “It’s a real selling job,” she says, “and as much as it’s nice to be a friendly face, you still have to close a sale.

I think that’s where the skills of my old job come to the fore.”

She spent 12 years’ in the world of tax recruitment, but soon long hours in a money-driven environment came at odds with the world of parenthood. “I think I lost my hard edge and was no longer suitable for the job,” she says honestly.

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having a shop at some point in their life. I thought; I’ve got a kid, I need kids’ clothes, I’ll open an online store!” she laughs jovially.

“But I reckon I probably made about £10,000 worth of mistakes, from massively over-ordering and not understanding the buying. Terminology — like drop shipping — gets bandied around and you don’t know what it means!”

The Little Legs Company has carved out its niche through word of mouth and a loyal customer-base. A recent appearance on BBC2’s documentary ‘Business Boomers’ gave a welcome 1,000 extra hits on the website, but celebrity endorsements from the likes of used-to-be local Dannii Minogue are the icing on the cake. “She bought a pair of pyjamas and did a bit of tweeting and blogging about us too.”

Hard graft it may be, but the 120-year old Little Legs barrow has many more years left in it. “I think Northcote road is a very special area, and Little Legs goes hand-inhand with that,” concludes Helen. “I could have other people running the barrow for me, but I think part of the charm is that people know me. There is a real community here and I’m part of it.” ◆

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GOLDEN TREASURE MUFFINS ittle explorers love to discover new treasure – and inside these muffins they’ll find squishy golden nuggets of butternut squash. A sprinkling of thyme gives a tasty, herby twist.

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WHAT YOU NEED • 400g butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into small chunks • 4 unsmoked streaky bacon rashers, finely chopped • 125g self-raising white flour • 50g cornmeal • 1 teaspoon baking powder • 2 teaspoons finely chopped thyme • 1 egg • 75ml buttermilk • 3 tablespoons mild olive oil or sunflower oil WHAT TO DO 1 Preheat the oven to 220°C/ Gas Mark 7. Line a 12-section muffin tin with paper cake cases that measure 9cm in diameter when flattened out. 2 Cook the squash in a saucepan of boiling water for about 10 minutes until softened but not mushy.

Drain well and return to the pan. Crush the squash until broken up but not puréed. Leave to cool. 3 Heat a dry frying pan and fry the bacon for about 5 minutes until crispy. Transfer to a large bowl and add the flour, cornmeal, baking powder and thyme.

4 Beat together the egg, buttermilk and oil in a separate small bowl. Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients with the squash and mix together until only just combined. 5 Divide the mixture evenly among the cake cases and bake in the oven for 15 minutes until slightly risen and pale golden.

SQUISH SQUASH Ask your little helper to squish the cooked butternut squash. If you let it cool down first, they can use their hands for messy foody fun!

Guiding light To help his daughter with AS Level Shakespeare, editor of The Week, Jolyon Connell launched a new range of study guides

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hen Jolyon Connell’s daughter Flora didn’t achieve a perfect A in her AS Level on Shakespeare, it got him thinking. Flora – in the sixth form at St Mary’s Calne – got straight As in every subject apart from the great bard. It was The Tempest that had been the problem, a tricky one at the best of times, so Connell immediately offered to help.

He dug out his old notes, yet found little to help him there and then scratched his head, as he had no idea which critic to turn to.

‘What do you do if, at the age of 17, you need some direction?’ Connell explains. ‘It’s York Notes or nothing and they don’t give you any idea of which critic to start with.’ And surely if Flora – the privately educated daughter of the ex-deputy editor of The Sunday Telegraph – needed help, many others did, too?

Connell’s lightbulb moments are not to be ignored. The last time he had one, the result was The Week, the news digest that became the

publishing success story of the last two decades and is now Britain’s highest-selling weekly subscription magazine. He rang his old tutor at St Andrews, Graham Bradshaw – acclaimed by Harold Bloom as one of the best Shakespeare scholarsof the last 50 years – and asked him to write a guide to The Tempest; five years later, the first Connell Guide was born.

With each dedicated to a single, classic text, there are now 20 in print. Other Shakespeare plays covered include Othello, King Lear,

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Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet, while the range of novels includes Jane Eyre and Great Expectations, along with modern classics such as The Great Gatsby, Heart of Darkness and The Waste Land. Every guide is written by a leading academic in the field, is no more than 20,000 words long, and is accessible and beautifully designed. Like The Week, the guides illuminate without sacrificing complexity and seamlessly convey the viewpoints from both sides of the critical spectrum.

Last September, Connell Guides also launched a subscription service for schools. 275 have signed up so far ‘including all the major public schools,’ says Connell, who adds that he is keen to get state schools on board. For £195 a year, schools receive all 20 guides, the four new ones published in the following year, plus access to Connell Shorts – briefer, digital guides to modern texts, such as Atonement, The Road, and The Bloody Chamber. Subscribers also receive the Connell fortnightly review, regular new essays and a monthly quiz.

Colin Hall, head of Holland Park School, says: ‘In these days of Facebook, text language, downloads... the ‘plugged in’ generation find it harder to digest academic texts.

What Connell Guides bring is immediacy and clarity; brevity with depth. They unlock the complex and offer students an entry route.’

This September, Connell Guides is launching a virtual Book Club.

Designed to appeal to a wider audience, subscribers will receive a monthly Connell Guide or Connell Short (either in print or digitally), a fortnightly literary review, plus a literary briefing, quizzes and more.

Connell has also started filming a series of video talks with university dons. When he spoke to Absolutely he had just returned from Oxford, where he discussed Romeo and Juliet with Simon Palfry, a Fellow at Brasenose and distinguished Shakespeare critic. Next in the pipeline is a film with Valentine Cunningham, a Senior Fellow at Corpus Christi College in Oxford, about King Lear and Mrs Dalloway.

And his work has not gone unnoticed. At the Sunday Times Festival of Education a few months ago, the (then) Education Secretary Michael Gove said what many teachers are now thinking: ‘John Connell should be garlanded with roses.’  connellguides.com

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ANHALT ROAD, SW11 This is one of seven houses built as part of the prestigious riverside Waterside Point development by Albert Bridge and Battersea Park. Approx. 1,786 sq ft. Energy Rating: C. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, reception room, balcony, private parking.

Freehold Share Guide Price £2,000,000

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KNOWSLEY ROAD, SW11

A superb, architecturally designed house located within a private gated mews development with private parking. Approx. 1,723 sq ft.

Energy Rating: C.

An extremely stylish Victorian terraced house; whilst retaining its pretty exterior, has been cleverly designed and presented internally to a very high standard. Approx. 1,670 sq ft. Energy Rating: D.

4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, reception room, garden, balcony.

4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, garden.

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ALLFARTHING LANE, SW18 On the market for only the third time since its construction, a beautifully presented, mid-terrace, Victorian family home with abundant character and charm. Approx 2,494 sq ft. Energy Rating: E. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double reception room, kitchen/dining room, cloakroom, cellar/utility room, garden.

Freehold Guide Price £1,600,000 SOLD

Brocklebank Road, SW18

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Guide £925,000 Bucharest Road, SW18

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Guide £1,150,000

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RAVENSWOOD ROAD, SW12 A Victorian house located on a desirable road close to the bustling heart of Balham. Ideally positioned for transport links into the city and close to Tooting Bec and Clapham Common. Approx. 1,912 sq ft. Energy Rating: D. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double reception room, kitchen/dining room, utility room, private garden.

Frehold Guide Price £1,375,000

LYSIAS ROAD, SW12 Located in the popular ‘Nightingale Triangle’, a well presented Victorian house immaculately finished throughout with generously proportioned double bedrooms on the upper floors. Approx. 1,740 sq ft. Energy Rating: D. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double reception room, kitchen/dining room, guest cloakroom, private garden.

Freehold Guide Price £1,300,000 SOLD

The Chase, SW16

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Guide £575,000 Alderbrook Road, SW12

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Guide £450,000 Gateway House, SW12

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Guide £529,950

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TRENTHAM STREET, SW18 A delightful family house situated on this well regarded residential street within the ever popular Southfields ‘Grid’.

Approx. 1,729 sq ft. Energy Rating: D. 5 bedrooms, bathroom, shower room, kitchen/breakfast/family room, reception room, dining room, cloakroom, rear garden.

Freehold Guide Price £1,250,000

WIMBLEDON PARK ROAD, SW18 An exceptional three storey apartment offering the very best of loft-style living. Approx. 1,225 sq ft. Energy Rating: C. 2/3 bedrooms, en suite bathroom, shower room, open-plan reception/kitchen/dining room, utility room, roof terrace, parking.

Lease to 2119 Guide Price £875,000 SOLD

Elborough Street, SW18

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Guide £1,200,000

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Kelmscott Road

£1,499,000 Freehold

A superb natural four bedroom family house, positioned on this sought after residential street ‘Between the Commons’. The accommodation has been extended to the rear of the original building on both the ground and first floor level. The kitchen has also been extended into the side return. In addition there is potential for further development into the loft space.

• Four double bedrooms • Double reception room • Kitchen, breakfast room • Family bathroom • Shower room • Downstairs wc • Utility cupboard • Cellar • Garden

Chatham Road

£1,200,000 Freehold

An extremely rare opportunity to acquire this un-extended early Victorian freehold house on one of the oldest roads between the commons that comes to the market with no onward chain. The property boasts a huge amount of character and charm in its present state.

• Four bedrooms • Reception room • Dining room • Kitchen • Bathroom • Store • South facing 55ft garden • ** Chain free**

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An extremely impressive Edwardian house which has been beautifully refurbished. There is a beautiful front reception room and an extended kitchen/breakfast room with concertina doors which open out onto the sunny, west facing garden. There are also two good sized double bedrooms and a further smaller bedroom ideal as a nursery or study. The second floor houses the master suite with en suite shower room. There is also a separate room used a dressing room.

• 5/6 double bedrooms • Single bedroom/study • Kitchen/ breakfast room • Ground floor reception room • Basement family room • Two en suite shower rooms • Family bathroom • Utility room • Cloakroom • Garden • Unfurnished

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£975 Per Week

A very smart family house on the sought after Bramfield Road is available in immaculate condition throughout. On the ground floor there is a double reception room with wooden floors, two feature fireplaces and built in shelving units. The kitchen has been extended into the side return and is also longer than average offering space for a play area/study at the back.

Concertina doors lead onto a pretty paved garden.

• Five double bedrooms • Family bathroom • Two shower rooms • Downstairs W/C • Double Reception Room • Kitchen/breakfast room • Garden • Cellar • Unfurnished

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£1,375,000

An immaculately presented five bedroom Victorian property.

Spotlight on SW13 Average asking price £1,702,772

Having recently been subject to extensive works, this family home is beautifully proportioned and well laid out. The lovely double reception room features bay sash windows and a fireplace, and the large kitchen/ breakfast room includes a chilled drinks cupboard, granite work tops and roof windows. There is also a lovely dining area, and concertina doors leading to the rear garden, with patio area and border shrubbery.

Average asking rents £2,589 pcm Average property value £1,408,851

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his beautifully presented and refurbished four double bedroom, halls adjoining, semi-detached house has a superb kitchen/breakfast room with granite worktops, integrated appliances and bi-folding doors leading onto the spacious garden. The property also has a master bedroom, created via a loft conversion, which has been thoughtfully arranged with regards to storage, and a second bathroom. On the ground floor there is a cloakroom and stripped floorboards, all combining to make this house a great family home. South Park Gardens is a beautiful Victorian decorative model residential park, designed in 1899, constructed in 1900 and opened in September 1901. It was restored in 2008/9 with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

It is registered Grade ll on the English Heritage Register of Parks & Gardens and is situated within the South Park Conservation Area in Wimbledon.

Coombe Lane, SW20 £2,195,000

An elegant period home that has been refurbished and extended to provide excellent and flexible family accommodation over three floors. The property includes five bedrooms, generous reception/ entertaining space, a garden that extends to 120 ft, off-street parking and a garage.

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Trinity Rise, SW2 £900,000

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Trinity Road, SW17

A four bedroom Edwardian family home situated near Brockwell Park, on a popular residential road in Herne Hill. This property offers a front reception, modern kitchen opening onto a 31ft rear reception and garden in turn. There are four bedrooms upstairs, bathroom and loft.

This handsome, wide semi-detached Victorian house has wonderful entertaining space, a beautifully sunny south-facing garden and is in immaculate condition throughout. Planning permission has been granted (now lapsed) for a front-to-back basement conversion.

A large terraced house based over three floors and boasting over 1300 square feet.

Features include three-four spacious double bedrooms, two bathrooms (one ensuite), a large modern eat in kitchen and a large reception room with a decorative bricked feature fireplace.

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1. TIMOTHY PERKIN

Residential Sales at Rymer Irens, Nightingale Lane 020 8045 8989; rymer-irens.com

2. NIGEL BUDD

Sales Director of Lauristons 020 8946 9468; lauristons.com

4. JAMES FRENCH

Manager/Director of Douglas & Gordon, West Putney 020 8785 6666; douglasandgordon.com ABSOLUTELY MAGAZINES

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3. PHILIP AGIUS

Senior Manager of Jacksons, Wandsworth Common 020 8672 9077; jacksonsestateagents.com

5. VICTORIA FARRAR

Director of Currell, Battersea 020 3668 1000; currell.com AUGUST 2014

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The Negotiator Awards 2013 (for the 2nd year running!)

Sunday Times Estate Agency of the Year 2013 - Gold (for the 2nd year running!)

Community Champion of the Year

Best London Estate Agency

The Negotiator Awards 2013 - Silver

Sunday Times Estate Agency of the Year 2013 (Medium) - Gold (for the 4th year running!)

Muncaster Road SW11 ÂŁ1,525,000 This superb wider than average four-bedroom house is situated on one of the finest and quietest roads, between the commons.

The ground floor has a beautiful double reception with two original fireplaces, a kitchen/dining area to the rear that has the potential to extend into a large side return (subject to planning permission) and doors leading out to a pretty west facing garden.

Upstairs, there are four-bedrooms and a newly fitted shower room and a large bathroom. Freehold. EPC=E. Sole Agents.

BATTERSEA: 020 7228 9292 sales.bat@marshandparsons.co.uk

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Wroughton Road SW11 ÂŁ1,300 per week This exceptional five-bedroom semi detached house is immaculately presented and finished to the highest standard throughout.

The ground floor boasts wooden floors and comprises a smart reception room to the front with feature fireplace, a second reception room to the back with French doors leading out to the garden and a stunning eat-in kitchen/dining area with bi-folding doors, which open the entire length of the kitchen out to a large decked and beautiful lawned garden. EPC=D BATTERSEA: 020 7228 9292 lets.bat@marshandparsons.co.uk Tenant fees apply, see www.marshandparsons.co.uk/services/lettings/tenant-fees for more information.

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Prime Purchase MARKET COMMENT

George Franks on International Buyers

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nternational buyers are something that most vendors expect their estate agent to be able to produce.

As we are all very aware, London is a multicultural place, and one of the very few cities where the world thinks their money is safe. This is a fair assumption and not only does it apply to the areas of prime central London, but increasingly you hear Italian, French, and even American voices on Clapham Common and Battersea Park, as well as large swathes of Wandsworth, Hammersmith and Fulham. Estate agents have made the most of this international market by claiming that they have offices and connections all over the world, who bring in international buyers by the coach load on a regular basis. Most international buyers are already living or have family in London. These buyers, in my opinion, are not international buyers - they are foreign nationals already hugely integrated in the London market and will try and buy property through exactly the same means as a UK buyer. The true international buyer, who does buy from abroad, will generally use search agents to locate the right property for them. If you consider these two points, it makes the international or worldwide argument from estate agents seem little more than clever marketing. As a company, over the last 6 months, just over 38% of our transactions were involving a foreign purchaser or vendor in some way shape or form. As London is now a truly international city, these figures shouldn’t surprise us.

GEORGE FRANKS

Sales Director of Douglas & Gordon 020 7924 2000; douglasandgordon.com

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A substantial six bedroom Victorian family home with accommodation exceeding 2500 sq ft and a 99 ft South facing garden.

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he accommodation is arranged over three levels and has been fully extended. The ground floor accommodation comprises two spacious reception rooms to the front, a guest cloakroom and, to the rear, a generous and stylish kitchen diner which has been extended into the side return and has bifolding doors which lead out to the vast South facing garden which is mainly laid to lawn with mature boarders and a paved seating area.

The first floor offers a master bedroom with ensuite bathroom, two double

bedrooms and a family bathroom and to the top of the house are three further bedrooms. Dornton Road is a popular residential Road located just of Bedford Hill in Balham. Balham Mainline and Underground Stations are with in easy reach, as are the vast array of shops, bars and restaurants local to the area.

Dornton Road, SW12 ÂŁ1,495,000 Freehold Jacksons, Balham 020 8675 6565; jacksonsestateagents.com

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Leathwaite Road

£775 per week

Battersea SW11

This property is brought to the market ready for immediate occupation. Comprises a large double reception room, family kitchen & breakfast room which leads onto a private patio garden.

There are 4 double bedrooms & 2 bathrooms, one of which is brand new. The property also has additional storage throughout. Leathwaite Road is ideally placed for the local schools & the many bars & restaurants of Northcote Road. Clapham Junction is also close by.

EPC rating F

Additional charges apply. Administration: £222 (VAT included).

References per tenant: £42 (VAT included)

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020 7298 5630 lettings.battersearise@chestertons.com

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Orlando Road

Clapham Old Town SW4

A grand 5 bedroom family home located in Clapham Old Town. This 3 storey house enjoys a south west facing garden, garage, off street parking & potential to extend (subject to planning consents). This beautiful home is perfect for both entertaining & family living. There are 2 separate reception rooms, eat in kitchen with sunroom & both the rear reception rooms open onto the garden, while the elegant drawing room with wonderful views over the garden could be used as a bedroom if necessary.

EPC rating E

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Battersea

020 7924 4400 sales.battersearise@chestertons.com

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Clapham Common West Side

Clapham SW4

A grand & substantial 4 bedroom family home overlooking Clapham Common. With over 2,000 sq ft of living space, boasting formal dining & drawing rooms, eat in kitchen, 3 bathrooms & a pretty south facing garden. Set over 3 floors with an array of period features including fireplaces, tiled floors, cornicing, stained glass & bay windows. The property also has the potential to convert the large loft, subject to the necessary planning permissions.

EPC rating F

ÂŁ1,850,000 guide price freehold

Battersea

020 7924 4400 sales.battersearise@chestertons.com

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IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Tim Phillips Associate Director of Sales at Chestertons, Battersea

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always wanted to be an architect, my dad worked in the industry and I think his love of buildings and design rubbed off at an early age. My mum was very creative which was where my love of art came from. My dad couldn’t describe anything without drawing what we called a “daddy diagram” to show us how something worked or looked. I loved buildings and drawing so it seemed a natural career path. My dad helped to get me my school work experience placement at Sir Norman Foster Architects. I loved working in London and was involved in some very impressive projects and, in fact, I asked if I could stay for the rest of the summer. I never imagined that so many years later I would be working in Battersea and selling property where I had stood as a schoolboy.

I grew up in Hampshire, we moved there from Surrey when I was about 12. I seem to remember the move was rather “kicking and screaming”.

I moved from Surrey with all my friends and a school I loved to a new area where all I had to do was play in fields. It seems over time the fields and people were why I fell in love with the area. I always worked in London and travelled home. It was only about a year ago that I made the jump and moved to Battersea. I still manage to see my friends and family but don’t spend an hour and a half on a train every day.

I was very into my art and science at school and college, still seeming to be on the Architect career path. When it came to university I was in my “arty” phase and decided on a Graphic

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Design degree. After my degree I felt like I needed a break from art so I opened the graduate recruitment page of the newspaper and the first job I applied for was a London estate agent, and I got a car! I soon found that I loved the job. I had found my thing, something I was good at and really enjoyed doing.

I have worked at Chestertons’ Battersea Office for just over two years; I worked in Wimbledon Village for Chestertons before that. I had never worked in an area in which I felt instantly at home, I had to move here.

My biggest daily problem is choosing a venue, there are so many bars and restaurants to choose from and I am a real foodie.

We are lucky enough to sell a vast range of properties. Today our register starts at a one bedroom flat at £350,000 up to houses on Clapham Common for around £2 million.

There are even off plan properties in Battersea Power Station and other developments in Nine Elms. Around here we’ve seen a huge increase in capital values, roughly around 25% in 2013.

The market has slowed a little, but it really was time for some normality. Battersea has always been incredibly resilient and I see that trend carrying on this year. I believe we have seen a “levelling off” but applicants are still priced out of Fulham and Chelsea so Battersea is the place they are all coming to, and with so much to offer who can blame them?

020 7924 4400; chestertons.com

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sullivanthomas.co.uk | carterjonas.co.uk

£380,000 F/H

A bright and spacious flat situated in a stylish modern apartment block.

• Open plan reception/ kitchen • One Bedroom

Wandsworth Sales: 020 8767 7711

RITHERDON ROAD SW17

• Communal gardens • Car parking space and secure bicycle store

• Bathroom

• Energy efficiency rating: B

• Reception room

• 2 bathrooms (1 ensuite)

• Dining room

• Garden

• Kitchen/family room

• Energy efficiency rating: C

£1,845,000 F/H

This strikingly wide ‘Heaver’ house has 2,691 sq ft of family accommodation in a superb location.

Wandsworth Sales: 020 8767 7711

• 6 double bedrooms

Full online details including the EPC are available by scanning this code using any QR code scanner

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SANDGATE LANE SW18

£750pw/£3,250pcm*

A charming and light home in this lovely location overlooking Wandsworth Common and a short walk to Bellevue Road.

• Reception room

• Good location

• 4 bedrooms

• Unfurnished

• 2 bathrooms

• Energy efficiency rating: D

• Garden

Wandsworth Lettings: 020 8682 3121

BATTERSEA SQUARE SW11

£1,350pw/£5,850pcm*

Fabulous locationon Battersea Square this house has been refurbished to a high standard throughout with a 360 degree roof terrace at the top with far reaching views.

• 3 bedrooms

• Roof terrace

• 2 reception rooms

• Unfurnished

• 4 bathrooms

• Energy efficiency rating: C

Wandsworth Lettings: 020 8682 3121

Full online details including the EPC are available by scanning this code using any QR code scanner

*Rent excludes administration fees. For further information please contact your local office.

*Rent excludes administration fees. For further information please contact your local office.

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Valley Road, Streatham, SW16

Prices from ÂŁ735,995

A luxury gated development of 4 bedroom houses in the heart of Streatham. At 1648 sq ft in size with large kitchen dining rooms, four double bedrooms, two en suites and a family bathroom with off-street parking for two cars. The development is located on Valley Road which is approximately a 15 minute walk to Streatham and Streatham Hill Stations with direct trains into London Victoria. EPC EER B

New Homes: 020 8879 9099

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FREEHOLD

Griffiths Road, Wimbledon, SW19

Guide Price: ÂŁ1,100,000

A superbly presented Victorian semi-detached four bedroom family home boasting approximately 1,456 Sq. Ft. of internal accommodation.

Located in a quiet Cul-de-Sac and within 0.2 of a mile from Wimbledon town centre. Featuring two good size reception rooms, a kitchen/ breakfast room with access to the secluded southerly facing rear garden that extends to approximately 54 feet in length, a downstairs bathroom with separate WC, four bedrooms and a family bathroom. Potential to extend into the loft area (STPP) and with no onward chain. EPC EER D

Wimbledon Sales: 020 8946 9468

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Balham

Battersea

Merton Park

Putney

Wimbledon

New Homes

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FREEHOLD

Fernwood Avenue, Streatham, SW16

Guide Price £1,250,000 to £1,350,000

Imposing and substantial Victorian double fronted semi detached house with a host of original period features. This impressive home offers three receptions, kitchen/breakfast room, two bathrooms, five bedrooms with planning for a conservatory and a further four bedrooms into the loft.

Fernwood Avenue is located 0.2 mile of Streatham mainline station and 0.1 mile of Tooting Bec common. EPC EER F

Balham Sales: 020 8772 9373

Laitwood Road, Balham, SW12

£1,425 pcm

A recently refurbished first floor one bedroom Victorian flat situated in the heart of Balham. This accommodation comprises of open plan reception with fully fitted modern kitchen, tiled modern three piece bathroom suite and double bedroom. The flat is finished to the highest of standards with hardwood flooring throughout, low voltage inset lighting and is neutrally decorated. Located moments from Balham Station and the many amenities which Balham High Road has to offer. Offered on a Furnished Basis. EPC EER C

Balham Lettings: 020 8772 9373

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Dorset Road, Wimbledon, SW19

ÂŁ2,995 pcm

Dorset Road is a quiet tree-lined street and is within easy reach of a wide range of shopping and entertainment facilities in Wimbledon town centre. Presented in wonderful condition throughout, this glorious five bedroom house offers a large front reception room, a separate dining room and a large eat in kitchen, private rear garden, a downstairs WC, family bathroom, an en-suite and off street parking. Tramlink access is just 0.2 miles with Wimbledon and Morden Stations also within easy walking distance (0.6 mile). EPC EER D

Wimbledon Lettings: 020 8405 5340

Sunnymead Road, Putney SW15

ÂŁ1,625 pcm

A newly refurbished terrace house situated in the ever popular Dover House conservation area. Accommodation offers two double bedrooms, large open plan reception room with dining area and doors leading out to a landscaped garden, separate modern kitchen and shower room.

Additional benefits included double glazing, and free street parking. EPC EER E

Putney Lettings: 020 8780 8780

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Property News Mayford Road, SW12 £500,000 Freehold

HOUSE HUNTING

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PAUL HERRING Sales Manager at Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, Balham 020 8675 1123; kfh.co.uk

Most satisfying transaction I've had: We recently sold a house on Boundaries Road, where the vendor was on a very tight deadline. They had just had their offer

TIM PERKIN

Residential Sales at Rymer Irens 020 8045 8989; rymer-irens.com

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s the country currently sizzles during the hottest day of the year is it reasonable to suggest that weather can have an effect on the housing market? It is the

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accepted on a house in France and had a moving date for the end of June which could not be changed. Knowing that we had to move quickly, we soon found a buyer and completed in time.

Most interesting property I've been involved with: We were once instructed on an unmodernised split level apartment in the landmark Art Deco building Du Cane Court. The interiors still have many original features from when it was built in 1934, including its door handles and radio speakers, which were used as an intercom system between the reception and each flat.

The property I'd most like on our books is: I would most like a particular double fronted house on Elmbourne Road, it is stunning inside, with clean white interiors general consensus that the market does have its busy and quieter seasons, there is the post-Christmas rush and the school holidays slow down, but I also believe that extremes in weather can make their mark on the activeness of the market.

Last year’s bitter winter when there was snow on the ground ensured everyone was tucked up sipping cocoa rather than looking at houses, creating some quiet weeks. Equally, as the temperatures soar, viewings tend to have a slight decline as entertaining kids and eating Cornettos becomes the priority!

throughout. The house has been featured in many television commercials and series, one of which was ‘I own Britain’s best house’.

Most unusual interior: Not the most unusual, but by far the prettiest conversion of a former single garage, is a one bedroom house we are currently marketing on Mayford Road, which has a charming courtyard garden.

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CULTURE CORNER

WUTHERING HEIGHTS, BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE 1st to 5th September – An all male cast take on Emily Bronte’s classic novel, to try and tackle what it means to be male in today’s society.

VICTORIA FARRAR Director at Curell, Battersea 020 3668 1000; currell.com

As the end of summer approaches, we round up our top picks to keep away those back to school blues!

BDCH ANNUAL REUNION AND FUN DAY 7th September – Taking place in Battersea Park, there are games and stalls to entertain both owners and their four legged friends, with games including ‘Temptation Alley’ and ‘Canine Tombola’.

aspire gets involved in Furzedown’s Big Day Out event

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ummer celebrations were in full swing on Saturday 21st June 2014 when Furzedown’s Big Day Out was held at the recreation ground as The Furzedown Community Network (FCN) hosted its annual festival - a key event on the area’s calendar. aspire’s local office had a stall at the event for the first time this year, offering information about the local property market as well as an array of free gifts to families and children. The Festival is a week or two of events in Furzedown organised by local Furzedown residents. It not only includes the Big Day Out but also evenings of music, local history walks, health related activities, films and special activities put on by local churches. The Big Day Out was considered a great success with many local residents visiting the variety of attractions on offer; from live bands and dance acts to kids inflatables, Tug-of-War and a babychill-out-zone. The FCN is made up of local people

LONDON HOUSE, BATTERSEA SQUARE If you haven’t been yet, Gordon Ramsay’s first restaurant south of the river has received some great reviews. If you want to treat yourself to some fine dining but don’t want to head too far, this is just the place.

keen to promote a sense of community and help make Furzedown a good place to live, work and play. Jeremy Owen, Branch Manager of the aspire Furzedown office comments; We were very pleased to be involved with the Big Day Out this year as we are great supporters of local community projects and believe the Furzedown Festival events are an important attraction to the area and hold particular appeal amongst the many families and their children who live in the area.”

For further information please contact Jeremy Owen at aspire’s Furzedown Office on 0208 769 7900 or www.aspire.co.uk

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attersea Power Station Development Company, on behalf of the shareholders of Battersea Power Station, is pleased to announce the official launch of Battersea Power Station Estates team. This creation of an internal estates team is a first for residential development in London. The new Estates team will be offering a range of services including residential re-sales, lettings and tenancy management, soft furnishings supply and bespoke interior design supply as well as property management.

Whilst the project construction progresses (Phase One is due to complete in 2016) the main focus for the new business will be on residential sales. The Estates team will be able to offer buyers and sellers of apartment an unrivalled advantage as they have the exclusive access to the Battersea Power Station marketing suite and are fully trained in the payment structure and procedure of buying off plan purchases. The Estates team will be headed up

by Andrew Jones, Director of Special Projects, who has over 10 years’ experience in development sales in London and is also responsible for all the off-plan sales on site. bpestates.co.uk

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Strathblaine Road, Battersea

£775,000 This spacious and unique split level top floor Victorian conversion is situated on one of the finest roads off of St John’s Hill.

EPC = D.

t: 020 7228 2278

Stonells Road, Battersea

£4,000 pcm Stunning four bedroom Victorian house on a tranquil cobbled mews.

Stonells Road is within walking distance of the highly desirable Honeywell school. Available mid September. EPC = C

t: 020 7228 2378 TENANT FEES: • £48.00 (including VAT) per person for referencing

• £195.00 (including VAT) per property for the tenancy agreement

An independent estate agency with 13 offices working together throughout south-west London

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East Hill, Wandsworth

£600,000 A stunningly presented split level two bedroom, two bathroom conversion flat set within an attractive Victorian building ideally situated close to the amenities near Wandsworth Town.

EPC = B.

t: 020 7228 2278

Buckmaster Road, Battersea

£3,250 pcm Victorian family house with four bedrooms and two bathrooms located between the commons and moments from the popular Northcote Road. Available from start August. EPC = D.

t: 020 7228 2378 TENANT FEES: • £48.00 (including VAT) per person for referencing

• £195.00 (including VAT) per property for the tenancy agreement

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Offices throughout London

Dumbarton Road, SW2

£525,000

Atherfold Road, SW9

£499,950

A generously proportioned, purpose built two bedroom Victorian flat with its own private garden. The well-presented property also boasts a share of freehold. EPC = E

Boasting a great location on a pretty street, this two bed first floor flat is well worth a look. The Victorian conversion is a short walk to Brixon, Clapham and Stockwell. EPC = E

Clapham Office 020 7627 8084 clapham@bushells.com

Clapham Office 020 7627 8084 clapham@bushells.com

Tintern Street, SW4

New Park Road, SW2

£450,000

OIEO £300,000

A well-presented Victorian conversion in a great location with its own private garden. With no onward chain and a share of freehold, book your viewing today! EPC = D

Offers in excess of £300,000. A larger than average one bed apartment with a private balcony in this popular office block conversion. Approximately 614 square feet. EPC = B

Clapham Office 020 7627 8084 clapham@bushells.com

Clapham Office 020 7627 8084 clapham@bushells.com

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Clapham Crescent, SW4

£465,000

A superbly presented, three bedroom split level apartment situated a short walk to Clapham Common and High Street. Approximetely 775 square feet of accommodation, the property boasts a smart modern kitchen, luxury bathroom, bright reception room, three bedrooms, its own front door and a large boarded loft. EPC = C

Clapham Office 020 7627 8084 clapham@bushells.com PART OF THE EDMUND CUDE GROUP

Acton  Balham  Bloomsbury  Battersea  Camden  Clapham  Dulwich  Fulham  Hammersmith  Highbury  Islington  West Hampstead

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Property Showcase

An extremely handsome and substantial double fronted period house.

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ith ample off street parking and a spectacular south facing private rear garden, this gorgeous house is positioned on one of West Putney's most prestigious roads. The beautiful mullioned stone windows, impressive entrance hall, wide staircase and expansive landings make this a very distinctive and imposing family home. The property has been superbly maintained by the current owners and offers exceptionally generous and flexible

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family accommodation throughout.

Briar Walk is a very quiet residential road of predominantly detached houses in Prime West Putney. It is within easy reach of Putney's superb transport links and many amenities.

Briar Walk, SW15 ÂŁ4,400,000 Freehold Warren, 020 8780 1100; warrenputney.co.uk

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battersea 020 7801 3400

clapham north 020 7840 3700

clapham south

020 8673 6111

fulham central

fulham south 020 7736 6110

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020 8769 7900

020 8675 1222 020 8772 7080

Klea Avenue, SW4

£750,000

A well presented two bedroom garden flat located moments from Abbeville Village. The property benefits from the sole use of a large garden. With many period features retained there is a front reception room, two double bedrooms and an eat in kitchen/diner. The property is also a short walk from Clapham South tube.

• Large garden • Short walk to Abbveille Village • Share of Freehold

aspire clapham south 020 8675 1222 clapham@aspire.co.uk

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fulham central

fulham south 020 7736 6110

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tooting

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Rosenau Road, SW11

020 8772 7080

£775,000

A beautifully presented home set within the top two levels of this Victorian conversion, minutes from Battersea Park and the River Thames. Share of freehold.

• Large open plan kitchen/reception • Two double bedrooms • Two bathrooms • Private balcony • Ideally located for Battersea Park/ Kings Road • Excellent transport links

aspire battersea 020 7801 3400 battersea@aspire.co.uk

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Gaskarth Road, SW12

£1,250,000

A quite superlative four bedroom family home enviably located on a quiet residential street moments from Clapham South Tube station and the common with versatile and spacious accommodation arranged over three floors.

• Close to Tube • Landscaped garden • Cellar • Integrated kitchen • Ensuite • Amazing family bathroom • Previous planning granted

aspire balham 020 8673 6111 balham@aspire.co.uk

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LOCAL ESTATE AGENT HELPS SET UP BATTERSEA CROSS TRADERS ASSOCIATION

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t the recent Battersea Literature Festival held at Battersea Power Station members of the Battersea Cross Traders Association had the opportunity to introduce themselves to local residents and to highlight the aims and aspirations of the association.

Set up earlier this year by Mark Howell, director of local estate agent aspire, along with other business owners in the area, the Battersea Cross Traders Association is all about working with the local business community to help improve the area surrounding the cross roads of Battersea Park Road, Latchmere Road and

Battersea Bridge Road – concentrating initially on friendliness and presentation to safety and security.

The association has named the area around the two roads - Battersea Cross – with the ultimate aim of making these two roads a destination for those living in and around Battersea as oppose to a cut through.

Mark Howell comments; “We are delighted to be part of such a worthwhile association and we are pleased it is already creating a lot of interest amongst local businesses and residents. We see this as the first step in a

long process but we are hopeful our plans will be approved by both the local council and residents and that we will soon be able to put in place some of our initial ideas. We already have at least 30 businesses on board and we are hoping to introduce initiatives such as Christmas lights and flower displays to improve the overall look of the area. In addition, we are working with the local council to keep crime at a low level for both traders and residents.

The aim is to make Battersea Cross a thriving community for both businesses and residents.”

A loyalty card is also on the list of initiatives

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for those wishing to shop and eat in the local area and a number of businesses have already shown interest. A street festival is also planned for summer 2015 and the association are currently awaiting approval before finalising plans.

The 30 traders already involved in the association range from a florist and toy shop to a furniture retailer and local personal trainer. The association is liaising with local councillor Lorinda Freint on the planned initiatives and initial ideas have already been very positively received.

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London Lettings Leacroft Avenue, SW12

£995 Per Week

A stunning semi detached house situated on this quiet road just off Nightingale Lane.

Offering spacious and light accommodation, highlights include a master bedroom with ensuite bathroom, five further bedrooms, large kitchen/breakfast room with doors leading out to a raised wooden decking area and 70ft garden (including summer house).

Edmund Cude, Battersea, 020 7738 1538; edmundcude.com

LOWDOWN FOR LANDLORDS

Absolutely SW11 GEORGIE WOODHOUSE Lettings Manager of Marsh & Parsons, Clapham 020 7501 3666; marshandparsons.co.uk

Favourite Restaurant Trinity Restaurant.

It's perfect for something a little more special and the Salt Marsh Lamb is incredible!

Best kept secret The film screenings that Trinity Hospice do in their secret garden on summer evenings are great fun. Take a blanket and a bottle of bubbly, and they provide the popcorn!

Best cocktail An Elderflower and Earl Grey Fizz from No.32, a new bar/restaurant in the Old Town is the perfect way to enjoy the evening sun after work, especially on their roof terrace.

Woodlark – it's full of vintage chic furniture and things to make my home pretty.

A lost hour An hour wouldn’t be enough! But I would probably go to the common to read and people watch, then amble back via all the lovely shops and cafes along The Pavement.

Netherford Road, SW4 £895 Per Week This truly stunning and unique double fronted four-bedroom house is presented in immaculate condition on a quiet street in the heart of Clapham Old Town.

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f you are using a reputable agent all your responsibilities should be laid out in the tenancy agreement. It is always wise to read this very carefully as liability may change and some landlords may offer extras which are not the norm such as the offer of a cleaner, gardener or window cleaner included in the rent.

Normally tenants are responsible for taking over the payment of all utilities and council tax.

During the tenancy you have a legal responsibility to report any damages to the property as soon as you know about them.

JANE JENRICK Area Manager of John D Wood & Co.

Stylish boutique Oliver Bonas is an obvious favourite for people in the Old Town, but I also love

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PROPERTY | NEW TO THE MARKET

New to the Market VENDER ADVICE

What are the potential hold ups in the exchange process?

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ith there being so many parties involved in the exchange process, it isn’t surprising that there can be hold ups. Causes can range from lenders being slow to book the valuation, to surveyors being overloaded with work, delaying the survey. Chains falling apart from below or above can also slow the process. Additionally, managing agents not issuing the management pack quickly enough, or being slow to respond to managing agents' enquiries can also cause delays. We would always recommend using a reliable local agent like Featherstone Leigh who will keep you informed throughout in order to keep stress to a minimum!

Effra Road, SW19 A superbly presented four bedroom period terrace home.

Located within this highly desirable residential road in the heart of 'South park gardens' approximately 0.5 miles to both Wimbledon mainline BR station & South Wimbledon Northern line tube station and moments from Holy Trinity Primary School is this excellent family home. Offered to the market with no onward chain, this spacious home has undergone a full refurbishment throughout and benefits from a full width kitchen extension, downstairs WC, two bathroom suites and a beautiful landscaped rear garden.

JAMES CASTLEMAN Manager of Featherstone Leigh, Battersea

£995,000

Freehold Lauristons, Wimbledon, 020 8946 9468; lauristons.com

020 7228 2278; featherstoneleigh.co.uk

Ravensbury Terrace, SW18 £975,000 A beautifully presented freehold house set in a superb location.

Just minutes from all amenities and Earlsfield station, this lovely house offers spacious accommodation of 1807 sq ft (including the cellar).

This ideal and attractive family home offers extensive storage options, a reception room, a newly extended kitchen, four bedrooms and a rear garden.

Freehold Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, Earlsfield 020 8944 6464; kfh.co.uk

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Beautifully restored Fully extended

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Burntwood Lane, SW17 An amazing four bedroom mid terrace Victorian house which has been completely renovated by the current owners to a high standard. The property has been extended into the loft, rear and the side return creating a wonderful family home whilst retaining a wealth of original period features. Situated in a sought after residential road offering easy access to Earlsfield mainline railway station and Wandsworth Common. ÂŁ1,250,000 Freehold

Earlsfield 020 8971 7070

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Balham 020 8675 6565

Earlsfield 020 8971 7070

Wandsworth 020 8875 8899

Battersea 020 7924 2255

Putney Open 2014

Clapham 020 8875 7995

Streatham 020 8677 9900

Wandsworth Common 020 8672 9077

East Dulwich 020 8875 7999

Tooting 020 8767 0522

Wimbledon 020 3195 9111

Well proportioned

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Kirkstall Road, SW2 A substantial semi-detached five bedroom Edwardian style house, situated within the popular Telford Park Estate and presented in good order throughout. Room sizes throughout are generously proportioned with excellent ceiling heights and many original features intact. Kirkstall Road is close to the main shopping thoroughfare of Streatham High Road offering numerous transport options into town. ÂŁ1,250,000 Freehold

Wandsworth Common 020 8672 9077

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Immaculately presented

Flexible accommodation

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Ellison Road, SW16 This handsome double fronted detached Victorian house has wonderful entertaining space, a beautifully landscaped garden and is in immaculate condition throughout. Built over three floors with a square footage of just over 2600 it offers six bedrooms three bathrooms and is perfectly placed for both Streatham and Streatham Common Stations. ÂŁ1,250,000 Freehold

Streatham 020 8677 9900

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Balham 020 8675 6565

Earlsfield 020 8971 7070

Wandsworth 020 8875 8899

Battersea 020 7924 2255

Putney Open 2014

Clapham 020 8875 7995

Streatham 020 8677 9900

Wandsworth Common 020 8672 9077

East Dulwich 020 8875 7999

Tooting 020 8767 0522

Wimbledon 020 3195 9111

Exquisite home

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Scholars Road, SW12 A stylish four bedroom family home set in the heart of the ever popular Hyde Farm Estate. The accommodation comprises a stunning double reception room, modern kitchen breakfast room, which in turn leads to a large south facing garden. Scholars Road is a sought after residential road moments from Henry Cavendish Primary School. ÂŁ1,150,000 Freehold

Balham 020 8675 6565

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£1,500 per week St George Wharf, SW8 • Two bedrooms • Thames and London’s cityscape views • Valet Parking and 24 hour concierge • Resident’s gym, swimming pool

£650 per week Afghan Road, SW11 • Three bedrooms • Patio garden • Large eat in kitchen • Terraced house

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Currell £350,000 Vassall Road, SW9 • Georgian terrace • Shared garden • Immaculately refurbished • EPC rating - D

£725,000 Barnard Road, SW11 • Planning permission granted • Fantastic opportunity • Shared garden • EPC rating - D *tenancy fees will apply. For more details on our fees please visit our website www.currell.com/knowledge-base/our-letting-fees

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Dedication’s what you need!

Our dedicated staff are breaking records all the time

194 Upper Richmond Road SW15 2SH 020 8780 1100

139 Lower Richmond Road SW15 1EZ sales@warrenputney.co.uk

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Campion Road, SW15

£5,000 PCM

Hotham Road, SW15

£3,750 PCM

Semi-detached house | Double reception room | Kitchen/ breakfast room | Conservatory/dining room | Utility room | Cloakroom | Sunny rear garden | Side access | Five double bedrooms | Two brand new bathrooms | EPC rating F

Stunning Edwardian terraced house | Drawing room | Sitting/ family room | Kitchen/dining room | Five bedrooms | Bathroom | Shower room | South facing garden | Off-street parking | Sought after location | EPC rating D

Gladwyn Road, SW15

Fawe Park Road, SW15

£3,500 PCM

Semi-detached house | Double reception room | Modern kitchen/dining room | Four bedrooms | En-suite shower | Luxury family bathroom | Landscaped garden | Guest W.C. | Cellar | Prime location | EPC rating D

£3,500 PCM

Victorian Terraced house | Five bedrooms | Double reception room with wooden floors | Modern kitchen | Two bathroom | Well located for East Putney tube and Wandsworth Town mainline stations | Residential road | EPC rating E

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Located in this popular residential enclave this is an imposing and substantial five/six bedroom Edwardian semi-detached family home offering over 3,000 Sq Ft of accommodation.

Carmalt Gardens, SW15 ÂŁ1,975,000

Over 3000 Sq Ft | Entrance hallway | Front reception room | Dining room | Conservatory | Downstairs cloakroom | EPC rating E | Family room | Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom | Study | Cellar | Front garden with OSP| 70 Ft rear garden

An exceptionally spacious (2787 Sq Ft) and very well presented five bedroom, four bathroom, end-terrace house with private garden, off street parking and a garage, located in prime West Putney.

Rusholme Road, SW15 ÂŁ2,250,000

End-terrace Victorian house | 2787 Sq Ft | Off-street parking | 29 Ft double reception room | Kitchen / dining room | East facing garden with open aspect to the south | Master bedroom suite with dressing room | Cellar | Garage | EPC rating E

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Salvin Road, SW15

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£1,395,000

Gwalior Road, SW15

£1,320,000

Terraced Victorian freehold house | 1935 Sq Ft | Prime Lower West Putney location | 26 Ft double reception room | Exceptionally bright extended kitchen/breakfast room | Five bedrooms | Two bathrooms | Cellar | EPC rating C | Downstairs W.C. | Private rear garden

Freehold | Double reception | Downstairs W.C. | Utility room | Kitchen breakfast room | 30 Ft West facing garden | Master bedroom | Bathroom | Three further double bedroom | En-suite shower room | EPC rating D

Mexfield Road, SW15

Lower Richmond Road, SW15 £1,250,000

£1,200,000

1538 Sq Ft Victorian family home | Entrance hallway | Double reception room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Conservatory | Cloakroom | Master bedroom with en-suite | Double bedroom with en-suite | Two double bedrooms | Family bathroom | East facing garden | Cellar | EPC rating D

Riverside location | Third floor apartment with panoramic river views | Double glazed throughout | Mowlem kitchen with integrated Gaggenau appliances | Wrap around balcony | Solid oak flooring | Double bedroom with dressing room | Contemporary bathroom | Share of freehold | EPC rating C

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Beyond your expectations www.hamptons.co.uk

Kingston Hill, KT2 £7,250 pcm Unfurnished (charges apply)* Very well presented detached double-fronted family house with beautiful landscaped garden, backing onto Richmond Park and close to Norbiton station and Kingston town centre. 5 bedrooms, 3 reception rooms, 2 bathrooms and kitchen/dining room. EPC: D

Coombe, KT2 £7,000 pcm Unfurnished (charges apply)* Stunning, detached property in quiet private Coombe cul-de-sac offering contemporary accommodation perfect for entertaining, with garden, garage and off street parking, close to Norbiton station. 5 bedrooms, 3 reception rooms, 3 bathrooms and stunning kitchen/breakfast room. EPC: C

Hamptons Wimbledon Lettings. 020 8454 7629

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Cambridge Road, SW20 A superb and extremely well presented detached family home in a popular West Wimbledon location. Arranged over three floors the spacious accommodation includes excellent reception/family space, five bedrooms, a driveway and stunning south-easterly garden of 80 ft with studio/summerhouse. EPC: E

£2,500,000 Freehold • • • • • •

Period Property Five Bedrooms Three Receptions 80 ft. Garden Driveway Potential to Extend

Hamptons Wimbledon Sales. 020 8454 7249

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Brewhouse Lane, SW15

£1,600 pcm

Scott Avenue, SW15

£1,775 pcm

A spacious one bedroom apartment within the prestigious Putney Wharf area. This property is conveniently located for almost all amenities and is within walking distance to both Putney Bridge Tube and Putney Rail station as well as the High Street, restaurants, pubs, the River and embankment.

A two double bedroom flat set within this sought after development located within walking distance to both East Putney and Southfields Tube stations as well as Putney overland and the High Street.

Offering two bathrooms (one en-suite) and a spacious living room with a private balcony and a modern kitchen and bathroom.

Rayners Road, SW15

Malbrook Road, SW15

£2,600 pcm

A very well presented four double bedroom split level apartment situated in central Putney and within easy walking distance to Putney Rail, East Putney tube station, Putney High Street and all the local shops and restaurants. This recently refurbished property offers good sized bedrooms, two bathrooms and spacious living.

£950 pcm

A beautiful converted studio flat set in a secure period house and located within walking distance to the High Street and both Train and Tube stations. This property is on the top floor and offers neutral decoration with modern fixtures, an incredible amount of natural light, space and storage and a separate fitted kitchen.

www.chamberlandres.co.uk | 020 8704 1313 lettings@chamberlandres.co.uk | sales@chamberlandres.co.uk 212 Upper Richmond Road, London, SW15 6TD

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Titchwell Road, SW18 | ÂŁ1,950,00 Freehold A stylishly presented five double bedroom, semi-detached family house offering light and spacious living & entertaining space, along with an immaculate 65ft rear landscaped garden and off street parking.

Hall | Kitchen/dining/family room | Living room | Office | Five double bedrooms (one en suite) | Two family bathrooms both with separate showers | Cloakroom | Utility room | Coats cupboard | Off street parking | 65ft rear garden | EPC Rating: D | 2534 sq ft (235 sq m)

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Ouseley Road, SW12 | ÂŁ1,600,000 Freehold Arranged over three floors this attractive five bedroom semi-detached house is situated near the open space of Wandsworth Common as well as the fashionable Bellevue Road, making it a perfect family home with a beautifully terraced garden.

Entrance hall | Double reception room | Kitchen/dining room | Five bedrooms | Family Bathroom | WC | Shower room | Large cellar | 47ft landscaped garden | EPC Rating: E | 2030 sq ft (189 sq m)

34 Bellevue Road London SW17 7EF

89 Nightingale Lane London SW12 8NX

020 8767 2222

020 8045 8989

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Terrapin Road, SW17 | £2,750,000 Freehold A unique opportunity to acquire this exceptionally well-proportioned three storey, double fronted Victorian family house forming part of the Heaver Estate which now is in need of general modernisation – ideal for a purchaser who is looking to create and design the house to their specific needs.

Entrance hall | Four reception rooms | Kitchen | Seven/eight double bedrooms | Two bathrooms | Shower room | 45ft rear garden | EPC rating: D | 4332 sq ft (402 sq m)

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Lyford Road, SW18 | ÂŁ3,500,000 Freehold A beautifully extended semi-detached family home, arranged over four floors, offering excellent entertaining and living space. Along with six bedrooms, the house also has a delightful 70ft south facing garden and is situated on the doorstep of Wandsworth Common.

Entrance hall | Double reception room | Kitchen | Dining/family room | Playroom | Six double bedrooms (one en suite) | Two further bathrooms | Shower room | Utility room | Two Store rooms | 70ft south west facing garden | EPC Rating: C | 3637sq ft (338 sq m)

34 Bellevue Road London SW17 7EF

89 Nightingale Lane London SW12 8NX

020 8767 2222

020 8045 8989

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Endlesham Road, SW12 | ÂŁ1,800,000 Freehold Set back from the road and pleasantly secluded by its front garden, this wonderfully well-proportioned three storey Victorian family house is situated in the highly desirable Nightingale Triangle and benefits from four double bedrooms and an outstanding, 60ft wide rear garden.

Entrance hall | Drawing room | TV room | 30ft kitchen/dining room | Master bedroom with en suite bathroom | Three further double bedrooms | Family bathroom | Rear loft | Large cellar | 60ft wide rear garden | EPC Rating: D | 2525 sq ft (235 sq m)

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Nevis Road, SW17 | ÂŁ665,000 Leasehold Situated on this most charming residential road, a beautiful, purpose built, two double bedroom ground floor flat offering almost 900 sq ft of living space with its own front door and a shared west facing garden.

Entrance hall | Reception room (currently being used as a third bedroom) | Kitchen/dining room | Two further double bedrooms | Bathroom | Under stairs storage | West facing shared garden | Own front door | EPC Rating: D | 860 sq ft (80 sq m)

Barmouth Road, SW18 | ÂŁ725,000 Leasehold An absolutely fabulous two double bedroom, split-level flat that benefits from a beautiful private garden along with a raised decked terrace, a very spacious 17ft reception room, separate dining room and is situated nearby to Wandsworth Town.

Kitchen/breakfast room | Dining room | Reception room | Two double bedrooms | Family bathroom | Terrace | Garden | EPC Rating: E | 1,046 sq ft (97 sq m)

34 Bellevue Road London SW17 7EF

89 Nightingale Lane London SW12 8NX

020 8767 2222

020 8045 8989

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BE THE FIRST TO LIVE AT BATTERSEA POWER STATION

Introducing Battersea Power Station Estates, the official estate agent for Central London’s most visionary and eagerly anticipated new development.

The experienced, in-house team that make up this new company are able to offer specialist knowledge, and focus on ensuring the experience of buying, selling, letting and managing a home at Battersea Power Station is hassle-free and enjoyable.

Our wide range of services include: · Re-sales · Lettings · Tenancy Management · Property Management · Interior design and furniture packages We have a good selection of re-sales in the previously sold-out Phase 1, enabling you to be one of the first to live at this incredible location.

Book an appointment at our riverside office here at Battersea Power Station in order to view the models and show apartments, giving you an insight into what it would be like to live here.

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Contact us to find out more about Battersea Power Station Estates.

188 Kirtling Street, London SW8 5BN +44 (0)20 7062 1840 www.bpsestates.co.uk info@bpsestates.co.uk

OUR PROPERTIES Studio apartments from £535k to £730k Benefiting from thought through interior design and many with spectacular river views, these apartments allow you to create a base at Battersea Power Station, whilst enjoying significant value for money.

With a good selection available at present, this is a fantastic opportunity for a long term investment.

One bedroom apartments from £625k to £900k These are the perfect size to allow a true home to be created at Battersea Power Station, London’s most sought after development.

The apartments also have beautiful winter gardens that offer the convenience of bringing the outdoors inside, whilst offering privacy and peace. Currently we have a number for you to choose from.

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Two bedrooms apartments from £925k to £2.3m These spacious, highly specified homes offer optimum space for you to enjoy all that Battersea has to offer. Here you are in the heart of London, yet can enjoy the tranquillity of Battersea Park without even having to cross a road. We have the largest range of this size of apartment, allowing you to choose the perfect home.

Three beds apartments from £2.8m to £4.5m This extraordinary and highly sought after development offers you and your family a place to live, work and play. These premium apartments allow you well-appointed, generous entertaining space and stunning interiors by Linley Design. A handful have come back to the market with occupation of these, and all sized apartments starting in 2016.

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PROPERTY | SPOTLIGHT

Spotlight on WANDSWORTH COMMON Through the Keyhole... BALHAM PARK ROAD, SW12 P.O.A. JASON CORBETT

Partner & Head of Sales Sullivan Thomas with Carter Jonas, Wandsworth Common 020 8767 7711; sullivanthomas.co.uk

RECEPTION

With lots of original period details from an intricate ceiling to a period fireplace, this reception room is swathed in natural light.

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stunning five bedroom semi-detached Victorian home which is wider than average and enjoys views and direct access to the green and open spaces of Wandsworth Common. This elegant house is set over four levels, offering an abundance of period features. The garden is

KITCHEN

At twenty one foot wide this outstanding kitchen/family room offers a highly appreciable and impressive entertaining space.

over 40’ and has direct access to Wandsworth Common. Balham Park Road runs from St James’s Drive to Boundaries Road and is conveniently located for the many attractions around Wandsworth Common including the local shops and restaurants on Bellevue Road and Balham High Street.

GARDEN

With gated access to Wandsworth Common this beautifully wide garden offers all day sunshine and is perfect for all occasions.

PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE from the experts

SEAN PARRETT

Lettings Manager at John D Wood & Co. in Wandsworth 020 3151 5912; johndwood.co.uk

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BEST CAFE

Skylark Café in the centre of Wandsworth Common is recently refurbished and under new ownership. It offers a great place to meet coupled with an inventive and delicious new menu.

RAINY DAY

Pottery Café on Northcote Road is a great place to take the whole family. You can paint and create something totally unique, as well as it being a fun activity for creative kids and adults.

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FUN FOR FREE

Whether it’s a game of football, a spot of fishing or picnic with friends and family, Wandsworth and the surrounding area offers a vast choice of stunning parks and open spaces.

SPORTS & REC

Putt in the Park mini golf in Wandsworth Park is fun for all ability levels, from the complete novice to the experienced pro and is a perfect place to play, meet friends and enjoy a drink.

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PUTNEY S W15

ELEGANT LIVING IN THE HEART OF PUTNEY LON DON SQUARE PUTN EY COM ING SOON A stunning collection of 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments and penthouses, ideally situated moments from the mainline and East Putney stations. This iconic design by award-winning architects Alford Hall Monaghan Morris is set to transform the skyline of the Upper Richmond Road.

Each contemporary high specification apartment will have its own winter garden or balcony, while a selection will enjoy fantastic south-facing terraces. In addition, residents will benefit from access to a communal roof terrace and a 24-hour concierge. Selected apartments will have the opportunity to purchase a secure underground parking space.

CALL 0333 666 2838 FOR YOUR INVITATION TO THE LAUNCH

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Warriner Gardens SW11 £3,650,000 LeaseholdGardens SW11 Warriner

£3,650,000 Battersea Park Sales 020 7720 8077 | battpksales@dng.co.uk Leasehold

5 double bedrooms, 4 bathrooms An exceptional end of terrace townhouse, (3 en-suite), 5 reception rooms, Kitchen/ located in the heart of Battersea. The dining room, South-facing garden, Balcony, property is set over five floors (3,801 sq.ft.)

5 double bedrooms, 4 bathrooms An exceptional end of terrace townhouse, Utility room, Underground parking, EPC: B. and offers an abundance of family living (3 en-suite), 5 reception rooms, Kitchen/ located in the heart of Battersea. The and entertaining space as well as secure dining room, South-facing garden, Balcony, property is set over five floors (3,801 sq.ft.) parking and a south-facing patio garden.

Utility room, Underground parking, EPC: B. and offers an abundance of family living and entertaining space as well as secure Battersea Park Sales North Chelsea Fulham Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush Kensington Kensington Gate South Kensington Notting Hill Pimlico & Westminster 020 7720 8077 | battpksales@dng.co.uk parking and a south-facing patio garden.

North

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Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush

Kensington

Kensington Gate

South Kensington

Notting Hill

Pimlico & Westminster

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Viewfield Road SW18 £865 per week Fees apply Unfurnished Southfields Lettings 020 8874 8844 | sthfldslets@dng.co.uk

An immaculately presented semi-detached family house spread over 2,176 sq.ft. The property is conveniently located for the shops and restaurants of Southfields Village, as well as being a short walk to St Michaels Primary School.

4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Double reception room, Open-plan kitchen, Conservatory, Study, Cloakroom, Garden, Off-street parking for 2 cars, EPC: D.

Park Hill SW4 £2,100,000 Freehold Park Hill SW4

4 double bedrooms, 3 en-suite bathrooms, A stunning and fully refurbished house which is set well back from the road on this Reception room, Dining room, Eat-in quiet street running off Abbeville Road. The kitchen, Cloakroom, Study, South-west 4 double bedrooms, 3 en-suite bathrooms, A stunning and fully refurbished house facing garden, Off-street parking, EPC: E. house has been fully to provide 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Open-plan A newly refurbished flat,extended offering three Lombard Road SW11 Reception room, Dining room, Eat-in which is set well back from the road on this £2,100,000 over 3,000 sq.ft. of modernThe living and Clapham Sales kitchen/reception room, Terrace, Private well-proportioned bedrooms. property £725 per week Fees apply quiet street running off Abbeville Road. The kitchen, Cloakroom, Study, South-west 020 8675 4400 | clapsthsales@dng.co.ukboastentertaining space.

Freehold balcony, Lift, Porter, Underground parking, a large landscaped terrace off the

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facing garden, Off-street parking, EPC: E. house has been fully extended to provide EPC: C. kitchen and reception room, creating the over 3,000 sq.ft. of modern living and Clapham Sales South Balham Battersea Battersea Park perfect Claphamspace Eastfor Putney Southfields & Earlsfield West Putney entertaining and also Park Lettings Battersea 020 8675 4400 | clapsthsales@dng.co.uk entertaining space. offers private, underground parking.

020 7498 5243 | battpklets@dng.co.uk South

South Balham

Balham BatterseaBattersea BatterseaBattersea Park Clapham Park Clapham East Putney East Putney Southfields Southfields & Earlsfield & Earlsfield West Putney West Putney

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Broxash Road SW11 £1,595,000 Freehold Battersea Sales 020 7924 2000 | battsales@dng.co.uk

Bangalore Street SW15 £1,575,000 Warriner Freehold Gardens SW11

£3,650,000 West Putney Sales Leasehold 020 8785 6666 | wputneysales@dng.co.uk

This beautifully presented mid-terrace Victorian house has been fully extended into the side return to create a large kitchen/breakfast room. There is further potential to convert the loft space, subject to all the usual planning permission.

4 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Double reception room, Large eat-in kitchen, Cellar, Garden, EPC: D.

An impeccably presented family house, on 5 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms one of West Putney's prime streets, spread (1 en-suite), Double reception room, 5 double bedrooms, 4 bathrooms exceptional of terrace townhouse, Kitchen/family room, Cloakroom, Utility overAn 2,080 sq.ft. Theend property is perfectly Garden, EPC: C. situated for schools including All Saints,The St. room, Cellar, (3 en-suite), 5 reception rooms, Kitchen/ located in the heart of Battersea.

Mary's and Our of Victories. dining room, South-facing garden, Balcony, property is Lady set over five floors (3,801 sq.ft.)

Utility room, Underground parking, EPC: B. and offers an abundance of family living and entertaining space as well as secure Battersea Park Sales North Chelsea Fulham Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush Kensington Kensington Gate South Kensington Notting Hill Pimlico & Westminster 020 7720 8077 | battpksales@dng.co.uk parking and a south-facing patio garden.

North

Chelsea

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Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush

Kensington

Kensington Gate

South Kensington

Notting Hill

Pimlico & Westminster

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Nansen Road SW11 Nansen Road SW11 Viewfield Road SW18 £925,000 £865 £925,000 per week Fees apply Share of Freehold Share of Freehold Unfurnished

3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 enThis splitsplit levellevel flat is spread over the first, 3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 enThis flat is spread over the first, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Double An immaculately presented semi-detached suite), Reception room, Kitchen/breakfast second and third floors of this mid-terrace suite), Reception room, Kitchen/breakfast second and third of this mid-terrace reception room, Open-plan kitchen, family house spread overfloors 2,176 sq.ft.

The room, Juliette balcony, Roof terrace, EPC: D. Victorian townhouse. The property offers room, Juliette balcony, Roof terrace, EPC: D. Victorian townhouse.

Thefor property offers Conservatory, Study, Cloakroom, Garden, property is conveniently located the three large double bedrooms and also three large double bedrooms and alsoOff-street parking for 2 cars, EPC: D. shops and restaurants of Southfields benefits from a north facing roof terrace.

Battersea Sales from a north facing Sales | battsales@dng.co.uk Village, benefits Battersea as well as being a short walkroof to Stterrace.

Southfields 020 Lettings 7924 2000 020 7924 2000 | battsales@dng.co.uk Michaels Primary School.

020 8874 8844 | sthfldslets@dng.co.uk

Broomhill Road SW18 £874,950 Freehold Broomhill Road SW18 Lombard Road SW11

3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms A stunning newly refurbished three (1 en-suite), Open-plan kitchen/reception/ bedroom loft-style townhouse with a dining room, Roof terrace, Off-street unique roof terrace. Spread over three 3 double bedrooms,Open-plan 2 bathrooms stunning newly refurbished three 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, A newlyArefurbished flat, offering three parking, EPC: C. floors the property boasts spacious and (1 en-suite), Open-plan kitchen/reception/ bedroom loft-style townhouse with a kitchen/reception room, Terrace, Private well-proportioned bedrooms.

The property versatile living and entertaining space.

East Putney £725 £874,950 per weekSales Fees apply dining room, Roof terrace, Off-street unique roof terrace.

Spread over three balcony, Lift, Porter, Underground parking, boast a large landscaped terrace off the 020 8788 3000 | putneysales@dng.co.uk Freehold Unfurnished

the property boasts spacious EPC: C. parking, EPC: C. kitchen floors and reception room, creating the and South Balham Battersea Battersea Park perfect Clapham Eastfor Putney Southfields & Earlsfield West Putney versatile living and entertaining Putney Sales East space entertaining and also space.

Park Lettings Battersea 020 8788 3000 | putneysales@dng.co.uk offers private, underground parking.

020 7498 5243 | battpklets@dng.co.uk South

South Balham

Balham BatterseaBattersea BatterseaBattersea Park Clapham Park Clapham East Putney East Putney Southfields Southfields & Earlsfield & Earlsfield West Putney West Putney

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Ravenslea Road SW12 £895 per week Fees apply Unfurnished Battersea Lettings 020 7924 2002 | battlets@dng.co.uk

Narbonne Avenue SW4 £875 per week Fees apply Warriner Gardens SW11 Unfurnished

£3,650,000 Clapham Lettings Leasehold 020 8675 0888 | clapsthlets@dng.co.uk

A neutrally decorated family house located within easy walking distance to Wandsworth Common and Balham stations. The property offers a spacious kitchen/breakfast room with doors opening on to a pretty lawned garden.

5 double bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, Double reception room, Kitchen/breakfast room, Garden, EPC: F.

4 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms A Victorian terraced family home situated (1 en-suite), Double reception room, in the heart of the Abbeville Village. The 5 double bedrooms, bathrooms An exceptional end ofthroughout terrace townhouse, room, Cellar,4Garden, property is well-presented and Kitchen/breakfast EPC: D. (3 en-suite), 5 reception rooms, Kitchen/ the located open-plan extends out on toThe a in kitchen the heart of Battersea. sunny south-west creating a sq.ft.) dining room, South-facing garden, Balcony, property is setfacing over garden five floors (3,801 wonderful space for entertaining.

Utility room, Underground parking, EPC: B. and offers an abundance of family living

and entertaining space as well as secure Battersea Park Sales North Chelsea Fulham Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush Kensington Kensington Gate South Kensington 020 7720 8077 | battpksales@dng.co.uk parking and a south-facing patio garden.

North

Chelsea

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Fulham

Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush

Kensington

Kensington Gate

Notting Hill

South Kensington

Pimlico & Westminster

Notting Hill

Pimlico & Westminster

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Viewfield SW18 Viewfield Viewfield RoadRoad SW18 Road SW18 £865 per week Fees apply £865 per £865 week perFees week apply Fees apply Unfurnished Unfurnished Unfurnished

bedrooms, bathrooms, Double An immaculately presented semi-detached 4 4bedrooms, 4 bedrooms, 22 bathrooms, 2 bathrooms, Double Double An immaculately An immaculately presented presented semi-detached semi-detached reception room, Open-plan kitchen, family house spread over 2,176 sq.ft. The receptionreception room, Open-plan room, Open-plan kitchen, kitchen, family house family spread houseover spread 2,176over sq.ft.

2,176 Thesq.ft. The Conservatory, Study, Cloakroom, Garden, property is conveniently located for the Conservatory, Conservatory, Study, Cloakroom, Study, Cloakroom, Garden, Garden, property property is conveniently is conveniently located for located the for the Off-street parking for 2 cars, EPC: D. shops and restaurants of Southfields parking for parking 2 cars, for EPC: 2 cars, D. EPC: D. shops and shops restaurants and restaurants of Southfields of SouthfieldsOff-streetOff-street Village, as well as being a short walk to St Southfields Lettings Village, as Village, well as as being well as a short being walk a short to St walk to St Lettings Lettings Southfields Southfields Michaels Primary School.

020 8874 8844 | sthfldslets@dng.co.uk Michaels Michaels Primary School.

Primary School.

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Lombard Road SW11 £725 per week Fees apply Unfurnished Lombard Lombard Road SW11 Road SW11

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Open-plan A newly refurbished flat, offering three well-proportioned bedrooms. The property kitchen/reception room, Terrace, Private balcony, Lift, Porter, Underground parking, boast a large landscaped terrace off the 3 bedrooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 bathrooms, Open-plan Open-plan A newly refurbished A newly refurbished flat, offering flat, three offering three EPC: C. kitchen and reception room, creating the kitchen/reception kitchen/reception room, Terrace, room, Private Terrace, Private well-proportioned well-proportioned bedrooms. bedrooms.

The property The property £725 per £725 week per week Fees apply Fees apply perfect space for entertaining and also Park Lettings Battersea balcony, Lift, balcony, Porter, Lift, Underground Porter, Underground parking, parking, boast a large boast landscaped a large landscaped terrace off terrace the off the offers private, underground parking.

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kitchen and kitchen reception and reception room, creating room, the creatingEPC: the C. EPC: C. South Balham Claphamspace Eastfor Putney Southfields & Earlsfield West Putney perfect space entertaining for entertaining and also and also Park Lettings Park Battersea Lettings Battersea Park perfect Battersea Battersea offers private, offersunderground private, underground parking. parking.

020 7498020 5243 7498 | battpklets@dng.co.uk 5243 | battpklets@dng.co.uk South

Balham South

Balham Battersea Battersea Battersea Park Battersea Clapham Park

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