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Belgravia
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hats
off
Millinery masterpieces
and gorgeous gifts for
Mother's Day in our
new look magazine
Also Inside: Meet Instagram sensation Luna De Casanova
Wine and dine at the Jones Family Kitchen
Showstopping spaces by Ana Engelhorn
4 23
April, May
Welcome Instagram
Belgravia magazine is Our top six snapshots from
celebrating 30 years in print with social media that showcase life
a brand new look in Belgravia
6 24
Upfront Business
Easter enchantment at The Mountain Warehouse founder
Lanesborough, plus Belgravia in Mark Neale on his remarkable
Bloom is back success and new venture
24 8 28
What's on Made in Belgravia
Classical concerts at St Peter's How Tailor Made London
Church and fragrance and blends technology and tradition
flowers at Les Senteurs to craft the perfect suit
10 31
Culture Gift guide
Legendary actor Sir John Perfect presents for Mother's
Standing discusses his colourful Day and Easter from Belgravia's
life on stage and screen boutiques
15 35
Food & drink Home
20 Celebrated Danish bakery Ole & Interior designer and local
Steen is set to open in Eccleston resident Ana Engelhorn's
Yards in April spectacular spaces
18 42
Chef's table Health & beauty
The Jones Family Kitchen's head Hotpod Yoga is the latest
chef Rolandas Matulaitis talks wellness offering to open in
us through his top spring dishes Eccleston Yards
20 45
Style Spotlight
Fashionista extraordinaire Luna Photographs from all the latest
De Casanova shares her tips for launches and parties in and
35 stylish living around Belgravia
50
A day in Belgravia
Out and about with celebrated
local bakery owner Apollonia
Poilâne
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Day gift ideas, a table to tempt the tastebuds from
the Jones Family Kitchen, and the new spotlight
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4 Belgravia — April 2019
Upfront
Plates of style
Dior’s iconic designs
have been given a
culinary makeover
with this season’s
Prêt-à-Portea at
The Berkeley hotel,
which celebrates
the Christian Dior:
Designer of Dreams
exhibition at the V&A.
Highlights include
the Bar Suit, a rich
chocolate biscuit,
and a red velvet cake
inspired by the iconic
Lady Dior handbag.
It’s served daily
from 1-5.30pm and
Jeweller’s starring role prices start at £58 per
person. To book, call
020 7107 8866 or visit
Historical romp The Favourite – which saw Olivia Colman pick up theberkeley.co.uk
Bafta and Oscar gongs – wowed audiences with its stand-out
performances, sets and costume design.
Elizabeth Street jeweller Vicki Sarge had a hand to play in the
Blooming marvellous
latter, working alongside renowned costume designer Sandy
Powell to contribute to the period film. Insta shop Riotous colour and extravagant floral displays
“Creating the jewellery and crown for Olivia Colman’s Queen
Anne and her court was a seamless exercise,” said Vicki. “We
pops-up will fill the streets at Belgravia in Bloom,
which is back for a fourth year on May 20-25.
had an existing collection called Queenie and after making
Style columnist and This year’s festival, which will explore “the
a few adjustments, it went perfectly with Sandy’s vision. I
am over the moon with the reaction the film has created.” brand consultant language of flowers”, follows 2018’s hugely
successful Frida Kahlo-inspired event.
Secrets and Isabel Spearman
has partnered with Belgravia’s streets will bloom once again
scandal Grosvenor to launch with shops, restaurants and hotels offering
floral experiences inspired by the theme.
the first Instagram
Easter Secrets and dishonour pop-up shop in Find out more at mayfairandbelgravia.com.
cracker in Belgravia will soon London.
be exposed on the small Based on her
screen as part of a new account,
Step into
an Easter ITV period drama. @dailydressedit, the Brexit lampooned
wilderness Downton Abbey store will showcase
A piece which skewers
at Celeste creator Julian Fellowes a curation of dresses
major political history
restaurant, is adapting his 2016 Isabel has selected is available to buy at
in a one-off bestselling novel, from her favourite Pimlico Road’s Ransom
event created Belgravia, into a six-part brands. Gallery this month.
by Moriarty series of the same name, It will be located at Artist John Springs
with filming set to 6-7 Motcomb Street is selling his painting,
and Wild at
begin this spring. and will be open from Mustn’t Grumble – a
Heart on April satirical mixed media piece depicting the key figures
14 from 3-5pm. The story centres on May 9 to 22.
involved in Brexit – from the end of March, when Britain
Tickets for all the crème de la crème Visit is expected to officially depart the EU.
the family via of London society mayfairandbelgravia. The piece has taken John two years to complete
lanesborough.com during the 19th century. com for more details. and is for sale for £120,000.
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What’s on
March, April, May & June
March 23 & May 23 May 8-12
Scents of occasion London Craft Week
To coincide with National The Pimlico Road Series takes
Fragrance Week, Les Senteurs centre stage once
will host a free interactive more as part of a city-wide event
experience (booking essential) celebrating fine craftmanship.
with Matt and Tanya Zhuk of Ex pimlicoroaddesigndistrict.com
Idolo on Mach 23. Then on May
23, expert James Craven will June 12
lead an event in association with Motcomb Street Party
the Belgravia in Bloom festival The popular event returns with
and its 'language of flowers' the promise of another fantastic
theme. local showcase of live music and
Tickets £20. To book, call food and drink stalls.
020 7730 2322. motcombstreetparty.co.uk
March 26 June 20
Maternal instincts Belgrave Square
The depiction of mothers on Barbecue
stage will be debated by a A highlight of the summer
panel of experts at the Italian calendar with a chance for
Cultural Institute. It runs from residents to enjoy the summer April 25
7-9pm. sun in Belgrave Square Garden. Fenella Humphreys
Entry is free, but tickets which mayfairandbelgravia.com and Nicola Eimer
include a complimentary drink must Classical violinist Fenella
be booked in advance. iiclondra. June 22 Humphreys (pictured) and pianist
esteri.it Belgravia Nicola Eimer are part of another
Dog Show stellar line-up for the spring season
March 30 Pooches will parade of Eaton Square Concerts.
Easter egg hunt their pampered paws The duo will perform works from
The Easter bunny is in the popular canine their new album, So Many Stars
set to hop along to competition. – including a world premiere of
Belgravia this spring mayfairandbelgravia.com Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s Sonatina –
as part of an eggs- at St Peter’s Church.
travaganza. June 23 It’s part of a programme that
Motcomb Street will Belgravia Classic includes top amateur chamber
play host to a special Easter- Car Show choir Londinium on April 4, the
themed event from 2-5pm, Preparations are in full swing prize-winning Kirkman Quartet
organised by Sue Liberman and for this year’s show in Belgrave on April 11 and Michael Collins
The Motcomb Street Traders Square Garden with a call for and the London Mozart Chamber
Association. exhibitors to register their Players on May 2.
Planned activities include interest. It will take place from For tickets, visit
a puppet show and Easter egg 10am-5pm. eatonsquareconcerts.org.uk
hunt from 4-4.30pm, with bunny Tickets £10 plus a booking fee, visit
footprints leading the way. belgraviaclassiccarshow.com
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Culture
“
S
ir John Standing is holding court in the
only way he knows how. Within minutes
of entering his treasure trove of a home I was dressed as a green
– a former 19th century stables, top-to-
toe with theatre and film memorabilia in priest with a huge, great
homage to his fabulously colourful life – the
distinguished actor is staging a tour-de-force phallic hat on
performance.
He’s 84, but you would never know it. He has the raw energy
of a boisterous border collie and flits from one topic to the
”
next – rat-a-tat – with the occasional segue into an outrageous
anecdote.
We cover Brexit while he makes builder’s tea (he voted
remain and booms that “it’s just b****y rude!”), the new TV
in his studio (“my wife gave it to me for Christmas, look at
this f****** thing, boom!”) and there is even time for a brief,
impromptu tap dance (he is soon to star in cabaret at The National service led him to the King’s Royal Rifle Corps. He
Pheasantry in Chelsea). spent two years in Germany and began a relationship with the
This is glorious, old-school charm at its finest. There is manageress of a cookhouse. “It was deeply frowned on, as you
no self-censoring whatsoever; he peppers sentences with can imagine,” he says, adding: “But she was adorable.”
expletives, discloses starry tales at the drop of a bowler hat While he grew up idolising cricketers – “I used to collect
and is candid about the good, the bad and the occasionally photographs and have albums filled with terrible newspaper
ugly. cuttings” – he would go on to work with some of the biggest
We meet to chew the cud about his upcoming exhibition at stars of stage and screen.
Belgravia’s Osborne Studio Gallery – an art student in the His very first acting job was carrying a spear in
1950s, John’s paintings have been showcased in London and Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, alongside Laurence Olivier
America, with a selection of landscapes from India to LA and Vivien Leigh. “I was dressed as a green priest with a
heading to Motcomb Street next month – but soon venture huge, great phallic hat on,” he recalls. “Olivier used to walk
deliciously off-piste. past and say, ‘Good evening potato face’.”
John has never been one for convention. At 16 he John went on to star alongside Maggie Smith in Noël
was thrown out of church for smoking; he responded by Coward’s Private Lives and in countless theatre productions.
complaining about the lack of ashtrays. He then embarked on an extensive film and TV career that
His rebellious nature was formed at a young age. He has included The Elephant Man, Downton Abbey, The Crown
despised being sent to prep school aged eight and recounts and Game of Thrones.
how the headmaster, a canon in the church, used to haul him “I’ve been frightfully lucky and have worked with some
in for beatings. wonderful actors,” he says. “I like actors who are prepared to
He found Eton – following in the footsteps of his father and not behave necessarily terribly well.”
grandfather – equally terrifying. “I was terribly naughty and Enter stage left, Peter O’Toole. The hellraising star became
finally they had enough when I was tap dancing on a master’s one of John’s closest friends and was his daughter’s godfather.
desk.” “Oh my God we had some wild times,” John says. “He once
A colourful career Above: John Standing
photographed
by Andy Lowe
exclusively for
Belgravia magazine
Far left: Field in
France
Acting legend and artist Sir John Standing talks treading the boards with Laurence Olivier Left: Oak Bluffs,
and wild times with Peter O’Toole ahead of his exhibition at Osborne Studio Gallery American Landscape
with Trees and
w o r d s : j o n at h a n w h i l e y Houses
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Culture
said, ‘Johnny, have you ever
f***** a nun?’ I was staying
with him in Ireland. I said, John Standing on...
‘Do you know, I haven’t’,
and he said, ‘Well why don’t Katharine Hepburn
we go and try?’” “She was my wife’s godmother
They duly arrived at a and we used to stay with her
nunnery to be met by “a in New York. She had long
little red-faced girl and a finished acting when we
big brown earthenware were with her, but she was
teapot”. fascinating.”
“We went to the lavatory
and came out and this girl Elizabeth Taylor
got on the table and said “I did a picture with Elizabeth and
[he starts to sing], ‘Well every day at lunch we would go off
the hills are alive, with the and have endless bull shots.
sound of f******!’ I couldn’t survive them, but
“We couldn’t believe it. she could. She never fluffed
This was a nun, but an her lines and was 100 per
Irish nun and they are cent professional, but she
different, believe me.” would give the bull shots a real
Years later, John thrashing.”
recounted these antics at
O’Toole’s funeral. Cary Grant
“From the side of the “I did three months with him, which
stage a voice said, ‘John was marvellous. He was quiet, fairly
Standing, there was no shy and in the evenings he would get
brown teapot.’ She was into his battered old Rolls-Royce and
there! Can you believe it? drive himself home and sit in front of
[The nun], she rings me up the television eating sandwiches.
and we go and play golf. “He said his fame was awful,
She’s over 80 now – still Top: Indian with Bicycle he shut himself away. All the
alive and kicking.” Above: Lady having tea at the stuff about him being gay was
As is John mercifully, railing Royal Academy absolute nonsense. We had
delightfully about Hollywood. a long talk about it once and
He is also refreshingly candid he said, ‘I’ve been married five
about his own life. times, for Christ's sake!’”
“My grandfather, who was absurdly rich, left my brother
and me £40,000 each, which was a f*** load of money in Nancy Sinatra
1958,” he says. “Frank said, ‘Do you want to take
“My father broke the trust, spent my brother’s money, Nancy out tonight? I’m going to bed
spent mine and when he died, we got £60 each, the two of and you can take Nancy and Mia
us.” Farrow.’ It was pouring with rain in
Was he angry? “No, not remotely. It’s the best thing that Vegas and we went to the Pink
happened to me, because it means like everybody else I had Pussycat. The man said, ‘Sorry,
to get in there and do everything myself.” we’re full.’ A voice from behind
He hasn’t done half bad. It's a reminder that baby, there is us said, ‘It’s a Sinatra’ and it
no business quite like showbusiness and nobody, I’d wager, was like the parting of the Red
quite like John Standing. Sea. We were given the best
table and it was great being with
John Standing’s exhibition will go on display at Osborne Nancy, who was lovely.”
Studio Gallery, 2 Motcomb Street, from April 11-25. For more
information, visit osg.uk.com
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Food & drink
Dine with
D a Vi n c i Spring
It’s 500 years since
Leonardo Da Vinci’s
death and to celebrate
the artistic genius,
The Hari’s Italian
suggestions
restaurant has created
its very own culinary Eat, drink and be merry – for tomorrow we dine
masterpiece.
The team at Il Pampero
has devised a six-
course menu to be
taken on the hotel’s
garden terrace, based
on works by the iconic
painter.
The feast includes
an amuse-bouche of
pappa al pomodoro, a
Tuscan dish inspired by
the Mona Lisa; a starter
called The Last Supper
with butter anchovies
and crispy bread; and
an intricate dessert
that takes the form of a
helicopter made from
panforte.
Dine with Da Vinci is
served on April 15, the
artist’s birthday, for £60
per person. To book,
email reservations@
ilpampero.com or call
020 3189 4850.
In the pink
Instagrammable cafe EL&N has opened in Belgravia at 25g Lowndes Street. The
chain is known for its hot pink floral interiors and elaborate drinks menu with
more than 85 non-alcoholic options, including the super-sweet Lucky Charms
latte topped with multicoloured cereal. Even the healthy savoury plates like the
shakshuka and salads are decorated with a liberal sprinkling of edible flowers.
EL&N doesn’t take reservations but has plenty of seating on the ground floor and
downstairs, plus outdoor chairs and tables. You can’t miss it - look out for the giant
floral lettering!
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Food & drink
Spring bites
Marcus Wareing has launched a spring lunch
menu at his Michelin-starred restaurant
Marcus at The Berkeley hotel.
The new seasonal menu costs £55 for five
courses, with a £55 wine pairing. Dishes
include sourdough crumpets with a shellfish
bisque, Jerusalem artichoke cannelloni and
poached guinea fowl with a wild mushroom
ragu.
Also returning to the menu at Marcus until
March 29 is his famous custard tart, which
was the winning dish served to the Queen
on the Great British Menu and at her 80th
birthday lunch in 2006.
Turn to page 32 to see what special treats
fit for a queen the chef has planned for
Mother’s Day. To make a reservation go to
marcusrestaurant.com
Cheers to
that
The spotlight falls
on South African
wine at the Rubens
at the Palace next
month.
Cakes and bakes
The hotel’s English
Grill restaurant will Danish bakery Ole & Steen is set
host a Bouchard to open at Eccleston Yards in April,
Finlayson wine just in time for Easter. The bakery
dinner – the vineyard already has nine sites in London,
of the brand’s sister and is famous for its cinnamon
hotel in South Africa buns and Danish breads.
– on April 11.
The new branch will be located
Guests will enjoy at 31 Eccleston Place, with plenty
champagne and of outdoor seating for al fresco
canapés with live summer dining.
jazz in the Leopard
Bar, followed by a The chain’s all-day menu concept
four-course wine- includes tasty pastries, protein-
pairing dinner with rich Skyr yoghurt, grilled focaccia,
petits fours. Priced salads and open rye bread
£95 per person. sandwiches.
To book, visit
rubenshotel.com
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Chef's table
The family way
Rolandas Matulaitis, head chef at the Jones Family Kitchen in Eccleston Yards, talks us
through his favourite food and drink from the delicious menu
a s t o l d t o : c a l ly s q u i r e s
I
joined the restaurant in January and and then lightly sautéed in sesame oil. The
both these starters [shown left] are dressing is made of honey, chilli and sesame
from my new menu, which launches to give a slightly sweet kick. A sprinkle of
at the start of May. We change our black and white sesame seeds on top is to
set lunch menu every week, which give texture.
is a great way for me to experiment Served with malted cornflake gelato,
with new dishes for the à la carte. our triple chocolate brownie has been on
The beetroot is cooked in salt to keep its the menu since the restaurant opened.
colour and flavour and is served with freshly Who doesn’t love a chocolate brownie? The
whipped goat’s curd. The spiced caramel is malted cornflake flavour is a new addition
made from reduced fresh beetroot juice with though, made exclusively for us by Hackney
cumin, coriander and paprika, to give an Gelato. In our Shoreditch branch we serve
extra layer of flavour to the dish. it with coconut sorbet and salted caramel
Our pork is sourced from the Ginger instead.
Pig butchers. Tamworths are actually an These two wines are by the two producers
English breed and were almost extinct, but that Luke, our GM and wine expert, is most
they have been revived by Tim Wilson and proud to have on our wine list. The rosé is
his amazing team. The belly is cooked slowly from Château Sainte Marguerite, which is
overnight to retain its lovely juicy texture. still family-owned and is organic-certified.
The wild scallops are from our supplier It’s light, crisp, refreshing and unlike most
Flying Fish Seafoods in Cornwall and this
Starters
Confit Tamworth pork belly with other Provençal rosés, it has a bit of com-
dish is like a mini surf and turf. scallops; heritage beetroot and plexity to it as well.
Steak is a classic dish for us and is always goat’s curd salad The red is from his favourite producer in
on the menu, and again we source our steak the world, which is part of a gang of four
from the Ginger Pig. I recommend the rib- Main who reinvented the natural winemaking
eye to be cooked rare or medium rare, any- Ginger Pig rib-eye steak with movement globally. Luke said the first time
thing more ruins it. We cook it on a charcoal béarnaise sauce, truffle macaroni he tried this wine he cried; it was like a
Josper grill, which cooks to a really high cheese and English greens religious experience.
heat and seals the meat instantly, locking in The Head Full of Flowers cocktail was
all the juices and natural beefy flavour. Pudding inspired by the Frida Kahlo mural by
Our mac ’n’ cheese is layered with vege- Triple chocolate brownie Zabou, here in Eccleston Yards. Made with
tarian parmesan and cheddar cooked out to 1800 Silver Reserva, mezcal, St-Germain el-
make a delicious roux, with black truffle and Wine derflower liqueur, pink grapefruit juice and
white truffle as well. It is baked in the oven Domaine Jean Foillard Morgon
Cuvée Corcelette, Beaujolais; lime juice with a salt chilli rim, it celebrates
to form a crust. It’s definitely an indulgent Mexican tequila and mezcal spirits and was
Château Sainte Marguerite
dish. so popular during Belgravia in Bloom last
Symphonie Rosé
At the other end of the spectrum, our year that it’s stayed on the menu.
English greens are seasonal English veg- Cocktails Our Pineapple to Cuba cocktail is a twist
etables – so most recently Savoy cabbage, Pineapple to Cuba on a classic daiquiri and its boozy sweetness
kale and tenderstem broccoli – which are Head Full of Flowers is perfect for being enjoyed outside on our
fresh and full of flavour. They are steamed terrace.
18 Belgravia — April 2019 Belgravia — April 2019 19Style
Loving Casanova
Fashion influencer and Instagram sensation Luna De Casanova talks style,
social media and her favourite places to hang out in Belgravia
w o r d s : c a l ly s q u i r e s
When did you start your Which designers do you How do you feel about influencers
Instagram @lunadecasanova? admire most? who use heavy filters or have
Like most people, I started casually, posting That’s a difficult question as there are so ‘tweakments’?
the occasional photo. It was only when I many. I was a huge admirer of Karl Lagerfeld I have no problem with people wanting to
started to be approached by people saying for his creative energy and also his work try to improve their appearance later in life
how much they liked my page that I began ethic. He will be impossible to replace. I with some minor surgery. I think, however,
to take it more seriously. That was about love Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano and that the pressure for younger people to
two years ago. Since then, it has snowballed Alexander McQueen for their exuberance, undertake plastic surgery to alter their
[Luna now has more than 38,000 followers]. I admire Raf Simons and Hedi Slimane for appearance is wrong. I believe that you
their tailored cuts, and I’m a big Stephane should try to age gracefully, delaying any
How would you describe Rolland fan. I am lucky enough to be ap- surgery for as long as possible. Similarly, if
your personal style? proached by some of them. you use heavy filters on Instagram, who do
I think it is idiosyncratic. I like to mix you think you are fooling?
clothes – new and old; expensive and cheap. What are your favourite accounts
I love patterns and am not afraid to com- to follow on Instagram?
bine them. For me, the “look” is important I don’t follow many accounts. I try to com-
and if that means wearing a man’s jersey municate with my followers as much as I
with a Dior skirt, so be it. can and once that is done, it doesn’t leave
much time for following others.
20 Belgravia — April 2019 Belgravia — April 2019 21Style Instagram
Stay posted
Share your own images using #BelgraviaLondon
“
I was a huge
admirer of Karl
Lagerfeld for his
creative energy
and also his @luciev94 Spring and love is in the air
#visitlondon #flowers #heart #london
@felicityspector Breakfast at the new
@wildbytart deli - hot cakes with bay
@nikkitibbleswildatheart Inspired by
every kind of love, each limited edition
work ethic #flowerpower #spring
#love #springinlondon
cream and rhubarb rose compote, yoghurt
panna cotta with honeycomb and a
bouquet is packed with some of the
season’s most unique and special stems
raspberry crumble muffin - so delicious!
How do you put together What is your favourite
”
your outfits? place to travel to?
I don’t work with stylists, as I tend to choose I love Italy, particularly the coastline and
the looks in conjunction with a small team the people. I am a regular in Portofino,
that works with me. I think it is quite dif- Capri and Ravello. I think it is hard to
ficult to project your personality on social beat the south of France, whether it is Cap
media if the looks are being chosen by oth- Ferrat, Cap d’Antibes or St Tropez. I like
ers. With me, what you see is what you get. to travel and enjoy visiting both Asia and
Africa. I am also a great fan of India.
Where do you like to
shop in Belgravia? How do you keep fit?
You mean, apart from Waitrose? I like I am a bit of a fanatic. I do circuit training @motcombsrestaurant A Sunday @victoriametaxas Lovely @ameliathecav
Elizabeth Street and can’t walk past Mungo daily during the week with Steve at The spent wandering is a Sunday well- @lessenteurs new display from Almost Valentine’s Day. #myvalentine
& Maud without my dogs stopping. They Peak in the Jumeirah [Carlton Tower]. I spent _️ how are you spending yours? @byappointmentonlydesign is sitting #valentinesday
know there are free biscuits inside. I like 29 also do yoga a couple of times a week and pretty, helping us dream of spring
Lowndes, The Good Life Eatery, Ottolenghi, walk my dogs several miles every day.
Daylesford and, of course, Peggy Porschen. Generally, I try not to drive. Partly because
Remember to follow @Belgravia_LDN
I love my dogs, and partly because I like to
be out and about.
22 Belgravia — April 2019 Belgravia — April 2019 23Business
Mountain
magic
Entrepreneur Mark Neale, founder of
Mountain Warehouse, shares the story
behind the brand's success – and tells
us about his new venture Neon Sheep
w o r d s : c a l ly s q u i r e s
M
ark Neale and his 250-strong team have been
headquartered in Belgravia for almost a decade,
now occupying four floors of Eccleston Street
office space.
“When I started the business we had an
office in Clapham for about 10 years, but when we outgrew that
we wanted to come north of the river, and where we are now in
Belgravia we have such great transport links both for the Tube
and the train,” explains Mark.
The businessman likes to lunch in Oliveto and Boisdale for
special occasions, pops into Eccleston Yards for a drink and says
all the team are “excited that the bakery Ole & Steen is opening
on the ground floor of our office”.
The brand he is most famous for, Mountain Warehouse, sells
affordable yet technical outdoor clothing and accessories – think
merino wool-base layers for £25 and silk gloves for a bargainous
£9.99 – and has been going for 21 years.
Like all the best ideas, the business model seems simple in
that the company designs, makes and sells all its own products
in its own shops, cutting out the middle man and selling direct to
the consumer at lower prices.
Mountain Warehouse’s shops now number 340, of which 100
are overseas. “Our biggest market outside the UK is Canada,
where we have 40 shops, and we have plans to open six shops
in New Zealand this year. We also have shops in the US and
Germany, and we’re growing in all those markets,” Mark says.
What’s more, Mountain Warehouse now has a younger
sibling, Neon Sheep, which Mark describes as a “fun, quirky,
stationery-led modern gifting offer for millennials – with pink
24 Belgravia — April 2019 Belgravia — April 2019 25Business
“
sheep hanging from the ceiling and lots of unicorns, rainbows,
mermaids and sequins.”
Like a younger Oliver Bonas, I venture? “It’s a lot more
affordable”, says Mark. “We source primarily in the Far East and
we saw a gap in the market for something that was bright, fun
and a completely different customer to Mountain Warehouse. At Just go for it.
the moment we have 10 shops, but we already have plans to open
another 10.” You can spend
The name was chosen by his 14-year-old daughter, who is
no stranger to dabbling in the retail world, having modelled too long trying
Mountain Warehouse kids’ clothing. “We used to pay her in
Lego,” jokes Mark. to think of what
“Kidswear is a really important part of our range,” he adds.
“It’s how many people discover the brand because our skiwear is the perfect
so affordable, and people know their kids will grow out of it.”
It wasn’t all smooth-sailing for Mark, whose wife is the former opportunity is
chief executive of tanning brand St Tropez. His first three
attempts at retail businesses didn’t work out, but his advice for
budding entrepreneurs is just to go for it. “You can spend too long
”
trying to think of what the perfect opportunity is,” he says.
“In some ways starting is the hardest bit, and I think you have
to start before having a family and a mortgage. I was 25 and
living with mates when I left consultancy and started my first
business, so all I needed was enough money to pay the rent every
month.”
Did his tenacity ever waver? “There was a phase in my 30s
when all my friends were making lots of money in banking, when
I thought, ‘Is this ever going to work?’ But it was a gamble that
paid off.”
A very modest understatement – Mountain Warehouse alone
was valued at £310 million last year.
Mountain Warehouse and Neon Sheep can both be found at
Victoria Place Shopping Centre and online.
26 Belgravia — April 2019Made in Belgravia
Astute suits
Tailor Made London combines
cutting-edge technology with traditional
techniques to create the perfect suit
w o r d s : j o n at h a n w h i l e y
“
W
edding season – not to says Dav. “We will, for example, still keep suits Tailor Made
mention the season – is out on the rail.” London's body scanner
Belgravia has a fast approaching and as Technology is the brand’s real USP. In the can take thousands of
the social merry-go-round middle of the shop, a large 3D body-scanning measurements in just
real community gathers pace, many of us are machine takes all the suit measurements – 10 seconds
searching for that signature piece. thousands, even down to the angle of your
feel, which For men looking to showcase sartorial shoulders – in an impressive 10 seconds.
elegance, finding the perfect suit can “The technology isn’t to take away the
coincides with prove tricky. As much as we try to emulate actual craftsmanship or the artisan element
Dickie Greenleaf – the effortlessly stylish of constructing the suit, it’s merely there
how we like fictional millionaire played by Jude Law in to eliminate how long it takes to take
The Talented Mr Ripley – there is always measurements,” says Dav.
to work the danger of ending up as Dick Dastardly The whole process usually involves three
instead. or four appointments, but can be streamlined
But fear not. A Belgravia business has the to two. An initial 30-minute overview
modern man in mind, changing the face of appointment is recommended to select from
”
traditional tailoring with their use of exclusive more than 3,000 fabrics – not to mention
3D technology. linings, buttons, braces, you name it – before
Founded in Shoreditch a decade ago, Tailor an hour-long appointment for the fitting.
Made London opened its second boutique in This is where you step into the scanner in
Grosvenor’s Eccleston Yards development last your underwear – an opaque screen sparing
May. any blushes – before trying on a “mock suit”
“We felt Belgravia was perfect for us,” roughly based on your size.
says head tailor Dav Sehra. “There is a real “Everyone’s definition of a slim fit is very
community feel, which coincides with how we different for instance,” says Dav. “So we do it to
like to work as a business. It’s about customer eliminate any confusion and give the customer
experience and building a relationship with some expectation before the suit is cut.”
each client.” Four to six weeks later – a suit can be
The success of the independent business, machine-stitched or finished by hand,
particularly in the past three or four years, dependent on customer preference – and it’s
led to an evaluation of their customer base. As ready.
a result, they discovered that many of their A third appointment ensures the fit is
clients were based in and around the area. perfect and there’s a fourth, if required, for
While the Shoreditch space is appointment- any minor adjustments. A two-piece suit is
only, their light and airy Belgravia home was certainly an investment piece – the price
designed as a retail space for walk-ins. ranges from £750 to £1,025 – but with the
“We want to bridge the gap between a wedding season on the horizon and iPhones at
modern or minimalist feel, as well as still every turn, this seems rather a small price to 15d Eccleston Place,
having the traditional elements of a tailor,” pay. tailormadelondon.com
28 Belgravia — April 2019 Belgravia — April 2019 29Gift guide
Gorgeous gifts
Turn the page to find the perfect present for Mother’s Day and Easter
Enchanted Easter
Discover a magical themed wonderland at
The Lanesborough’s restaurant Céleste
this Easter. The hotel has teamed up with
Moriarty events and florist Wild at Heart to
create the Enchanted Easter experience.
For more details, see Upfront, page 6.
Belgravia — April 2019 31Mother's Day gift ideas Easter gift ideas
Stivaleria Cavallin Jessie Thomas jewellery Peggy Porschen Mungo & Maud Dominique Ansel bakery Waitrose
School Run ankle boots in raspberry- Statement gold and diamond Flash Lemon, raspberry and rose cupcake with Knitted wool bunny chew toy Marshmallow chicks with a salted caramel core Old Cotswold Legbar free-range eggs from
coloured suede stud earrings hand-painted sugar leaf and metallic pearls for dogs hidden inside real eggshells Clarence Court
£690 from 47 Elizabeth Street £2,250 from 65 Pimlico Road £6.50 from 116 Ebury Street £22 from 79 Elizabeth Street £20 for five from 17-21 Elizabeth Street £2.30 for half a dozen from 27 Motcomb Street
Jo Loves Marcus Philip Treacy Waitrose Neill Strain Floral Couture Wild by Tart
Lemongrass-scented candle with Mother’s Day tasting menu with a signed Marcus Hat from the official Royal Ascot 2019 Hand-marbled milk and white Knightsbridge bouquet with seasonal spring Eggcups handcrafted in
complimentary bespoke label Wareing cookbook for every lucky mum style guide chocolate Easter egg blooms including roses and orchids Apulia
£55 from 42 Elizabeth Street £59 for five courses at The Berkeley, Wilton Place £1,350 from 69 Elizabeth Street £15 from 27 Motcomb Street £47.50 from 11 West Halkin Street £4 each from 3-4 Eccleston Yards
EDITOR'S
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Luxe + Hardy SMUK London Marie-Chantal Jeroboams Daylesford Rococo chocolates
Award-winning Altitude Oil by de Mamiel Kure Bazaar nail polishes in newly Leather and canvas baby-changing Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose Simnel cake with marzipan decorations Hand-painted dark chocolate duck with praline
£30 from 34 Elizabeth Street launched shades bag made in Italy champagne £25 from 44b Pimlico Road quail eggs and salted caramel seagull eggs
£16 each from 20-21 Eccleston Yards £795 from 4 Motcomb Street £70 from 50-52 Elizabeth Street £30 from 5 Motcomb Street
32 Belgravia — April 2019 33You and the Law Your community news from
Belgravia
You may have thought 31
January was the only UK
tax deadline you need to
worry about. Not true.
There are plenty more for
still unware they need to file returns and pay these taxes.
Also from 6 April 2019, CGT will apply to disposals by non-
UK residents of UK commercial property and of shareholdings in
companies with 75% of more of their value derived from UK property.
For completions on and after 1 March 2019, the time to file a stamp
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anyone owning acquiring or duty land tax (SDLT) return and pay any SDLT due fell from 30 days
disposing of UK property. to 14.
FOREWORD
Miss them and it will not just
Many happy be the tax you must pay but Geoff May is a tax lawyer at Child & Child specialising in UK real estate
returns interest and penalties too. taxes especially for non-residents acquiring high-value residential and
Many Belgravia properties commercial properties in London.
are owned by non-residents, Contact geoffmay@childandchild.co.uk
so this article focuses mainly on these. 020 7201 1862
All companies owning UK residential property worth over £500,000
on 1 April 2019 must file an Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED)
return or exemption claim by 30 April 2019 and pay any ATED due by
then. Also, gains on disposals of properties subject to ATED are taxed
to 28% ATED-related CGT. From 6 April 2019, there is only 30 days
from disposal to file a return and pay the tax. Nova North
All non-UK residents, even those subject to ATED-related CGT 11 Bressenden Place
must file a non-resident capital gains tax (NRCGT) return and pay any London SW1E 5BY
NRCGT due within 30 days of a disposal of a UK residential property.
ATED and ATED-related CGT have existed since 2013 and NRCGT Tel: +44 (0)20 7235 8000
since 2015 but many property-owners (and some property lawyers) are www.childandchild.co.uk
Dear all,
We are delighted to share our first edition of the Belgravia
Bulletin, a new update from Grosvenor on all of our community
matters in and around Belgravia. We hope you will find this
useful, as in response to feedback, we want to keep you all
more regularly informed of Grosvenor’s events, retail news and
openings, community ventures, development and works updates,
environmental efforts and lots more.
Importantly, we will also be publishing details of local
development consultations. Your feedback and first-hand
experience of the area is vital in ensuring that our investments
deliver the results that you would like to see, so we would
encourage you to participate and let us know your thoughts.
We would welcome any feedback you have around this new
newsletter and thank you in advance for taking the time to read it.
Best wishes,
Above: Paul O’Grady Douglas Crichton and Paul O’Grady
Director, South Belgravia
SouthBelgraviaDirector@grosvenor.com
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Above right: Douglas Crichton contact Belgravia.marketing@grosvenor.com
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RETAIL NEWS year. Please come down and training and work experience Place with near neighbours.
try them out. scheme, giving participants Please do come along to EVENTS AND
Motcomb Street Tart London has opened the core skills to gain entry an open drop-in event on SAVE THE DATES
the café and deli areas of level jobs in the horticulture Thursday 28th March from
We are pleased to announce its long-awaited ‘Wild by industry without having 15.30 – 19.30 in 27 Eccleston
that Violante Nessi opened at Tart’ concept restaurant at any previous experience or Place to discuss our plans. Easter Egg Hunt
14 Motcomb Street at the end Eccleston Yards and we look specialist education. Bankside Following that we will then Motcomb Street
of February for up to 6 months. forward to the main restaurant Open Spaces Trust has review your comments and (by Sue Liberman
violantenessi.com opening shortly. teamed up with Grosvenor to feedback with a view to and the MSTA)
The Pantechnicon will reopen tart-london.com deliver the programme set to progressing to a planning 30 March
F LO W E R by late summer and we look
forward to telling you more Elizabeth Street
run for five years.
bost.org.uk/future-gardeners-1
submission later this year.
Thank you to all those who Daily Dress Edit
POWER about this exciting new
development very soon
The refurbishment of the
Prima Lashes has opened at
145 Ebury Street, next door
Grosvenor Landscape
Management (GLM) continue
have contributed.
Cundy Street Quarter
6-7 Motcomb Street
9-22 May
Residents are encouraged to play Halkin Arcade is nearing to London Grace nail bar, to run a weekly after school Belgravia in Bloom
their part in this year’s Belgravia in completion and will be fully adding to the beauty and gardening club at St Barnabas We recently announced Throughout Belgravia
Bloom extravaganza by creating open to public in early April. By neighbourhood offering for the School working with the proposals for the Cundy Street 20-25 May
their own colourful displays. June, we will have increased area. school on lessons in the Quarter.
the level of seating for all to primalashes.com gardens covering biodiversity, Our proposals cover an London Craft Week
You can participate in the popular annual enjoy this new open space. NRBY, a new clothing brand, habitats and maths. GLM area bordered by Ebury Pimlico Road
event by transforming your window boxes have opened up in our pop-up are also helping create fun Street, Cundy Street and 8-12 May
or decorating your front door with a splash Kinnerton Street shop at 73 Elizabeth Street for activities for the schools within Pimlico Road. The existing
of colour, with a prize awarded for Best 3 months. Please do take a the gardens for the Easter buildings are subject to lease May Fair
Floral Display. After almost 35 years trading look. period. expiries from 2021, providing St Peter’s Church,
More than 50 vibrant installations will as Jay’s Newsagent, Mr and a rare opportunity to invest Eaton Square
transform the streets of Belgravia in May Mrs Majeed have decided Pimlico Road We are pleased that substantially in the area. Our 11 May, noon-4pm
with ‘The Language of Flowers’ a central to retire and Grosvenor will according to official statistics, ambition is to create a mixed-
theme of this year’s festival. be taking on the property. It We are pleased to welcome Belgravia is one of the safest use neighbourhood that can Open Gardens
Must-see floral displays will bloom outside currently comprises a shop two great design names to the areas of London. However, complement and enhance Squares Weekend
Peggy Porschen, Les Senteurs, Neill Strain with the family flat above, Pimlico Road Design District. we will be hosting a security facilities for local residents Throughout Belgravia
Floral Couture and restaurants and hotels and we will be retaining the SCP will open at 57 Pimlico briefing for all retailers across and the wider public, as well 8-9 June
including Jones Family Kitchen and The shop, and creating a separate, Road prior to starting works on the Grosvenor Belgravia Estate as deliver a significant number
Hari hotel. self-contained flat above. Newson’s Yard. on the evening of 16th April. of new homes. Belgravia Barbecue
Pierre Herme is entering into the We know how much they will scp.co.uk The local police offices will be We believe that a Belgrave Square
spirit by creating floral macarons for the be missed and it has been a We are also delighted to attendance and will provide comprehensive but sensitive Gardens
occasion and there will be two immersive pleasure dealing with Mr and welcome Hilary Batsone at 84 our retailers with useful advice redevelopment can unlock 20 June
installations and workshops spaces in Mrs Majeed. Bourne Street for 6 months. on how they can make their substantial long-term benefits
Eccleston Yards – home to a Botanic Identity hilarybatstone.com shops more secure. Hopefully for the local community. Belgravia Dog Show
Bar – and the Halkin Arcade, which will be Eccleston Yards We are sorry to see R you will have received your These include more homes Belgrave Square
transformed into floral mood gardens. Chocolate leave the street invitation. If not, please speak (including more affordable Gardens
It runs from May 20 to 25. If you would @ecclestonyards and hope to welcome them to your Property Manager if homes) across a range of sizes 22 June
like to be involved, email belgravia. We are delighted to announce back to Belgravia very soon you would like to attend. and tenures; vital uses that are
marketing@grosvenor.com to register. that Ole & Steen, the Danish Ochre have reopened at currently lacking in the area Belgravia Classic
bakery, will be opening at 31 24 Pimlico Road, having DEVELOPMENT AND such as senior living and more Car Show
Eccleston Place on the corner relocated from no. 57. CONSULTATIONS retail, leisure and community Belgrave Square
of Eccleston Street this spring. ochre.net spaces. Gardens
olenandsteen.co.uk 27 Eccleston Place In addition, we believe there 23 June
HotPod Yoga hotpodyoga.com COMMUNITY INITIATIVES is an opportunity to craft a
and Batonnage the wine bar Grosvenor is currently more welcoming and inclusive mayfairandbelgravia.com
barbatonnagewines.com opened Launched in 2016, Future consulting on the environment for residents,
in Eccleston Yards earlier this Gardeners is an innovative reconfiguration of 27 Eccleston workers and visitors through
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COUNCILLORS
the creation of new amenities, From 3 April, we will begin For further information or to leave to help improve air quality
better public spaces and a listening exercise to help additional feedback, please see and the look and feel of the News and views from your Knightsbridge
more greening, alongside us fully understand what our website playground. Grosvenor is very and Belgravia ward councillors
investment in the surrounding benefits you want to see cundystreetquarter.com and we pleased to have contributed
streets and squares, brought forward through our hope to see you there. £5,000 towards these Belgravia’s residents and businesspeople bring
particularly Orange Square, investment. We will use this improvements. a real sense of community to the area. The
Ebury Square and Pimlico information to inform our initial SUSTAINABILITY AND Belgravia Society and the Belgravia Residents
Road. designs. THE ENVIRONMENT GARDENS Association must be congratulated for the work
We recognise that this Please do come to our drop- they do. They are on the front line, scrutinising all
is a substantial investment in sessions, which will take Grosvenor teamed up with Grosvenor will be issuing the aspects of proposed changes to the area.
in the area and are keen to place at 198 Ebury Street on the Sustainable Restaurant annual membership renewals The Belgravia
consult widely to ensure that the following dates: Association (SRA) in 2018 to for the Garden Squares Neighbourhood Forum
a broad range of views can Wednesday 3 April: 12-8pm support delis, restaurants over the course of March. has begun work on the
be considered early on in the Thursday 4 April: 11am-3pm and cafes in Mayfair and Where applicable, these neighbourhood plan, which
design process. Saturday 6 April: 9am-3pm Belgravia to tackle important memberships include the will help guide local planning
environmental issues, like following decisions. The forum recently
Cllr Tony Devenish
single-use plastic, food waste • Tennis Court Membership surveyed hundreds of
and sustainable sourcing to • Dog Registration residents and businesses for
GROSVENOR WORKS create delicious solutions. • Belgrave Square their views on Belgravia.
The project commenced Membership Our traders’ associations
Grosvenor is carrying out the following external repairs with a One Planet Plate For more information please deserve our thanks for
and redecorations across Belgravia during the next cooking demonstration contact ensuring a thriving retail
three months. Your Property Manager will have been in and panel discussion at Thomas Gibson climate. We will miss Grace
contact with you to discuss these and will provide further Grosvenor’s Summer in the Garden Office: 133 Ebury Street, Belgravia, which sadly closed
Cllr Elizabeth Hitchcock
communications before these works commence. Whilst Square. Subsequently, it has London SW1W 9QU last month, but we must
we appreciate these works and particularly scaffolding included visits to Grosvenor 020 7312 2770 continue to support our other
can cause some disturbance, it is necessary that these tenants/customers conducting thomas.gibson@grosvenor.com local businesses through the
works take place to maintain the building fabric and surveys on their sustainability economic highs and lows.
retain the beauty of the Belgravia estate. We will aim practices. Belgrave Square Tennis Court When councillors and
to keep the impact of these works to a minimum, if you Following this, Grosvenor The court may only be booked community work together,
require any further information, please contact your and SRA have decided to out by a member. that is when we can achieve
Property Manager who will be able to assist. continue their focus on food (Open for use 7am- 11pm) real success. Westminster
waste and single-use plastics, Book online: PEOPLE City Council has made
Address Anticipated Start Date forming an ambitious project belgravesquaregarden. changes to the planning
Cllr Rachael Robathan
9 Chester Square Mews 01/04/2019 spanning 2019, to support clubsolution.co.uk At the end of March, Nigel Hughes retired as Grosvenor’s process, with greater pre-
14/17 Eaton Square 01/04/2019 Grosvenor’s longer-term goal Or call on 020 7730 7788 (Lines Estate Surveyor. Nigel has worked tirelessly for application consultation
75/77 Elizabeth Street 01/05/2019 of eliminating food waste on open Monday to Friday the Estate for over three decades, championing and public speaking rights
63/63A Elizabeth Street 01/05/2019 the London Estate by 2023 and 9.30am-4.30pm) improvements throughout Belgravia from protecting its at planning committee
19 Cliveden Place 01/05/2019 be single use plastic free on unique heritage for generations to come, to pioneering meetings to allow greater
20 Cliveden Place 01/05/2019 the estate by 2023. public realm investments such as Elizabeth Street and community involvement.
21 Ebury Street 01/06/2019 The project will place an Prospective Customers Motcomb Street.
85/88 Eaton Square 01/06/2019 emphasis on education and Nigel was awarded the Lifetime Service Award this Twitter: @KandBWard
28 Eaton Mews South 03/06/2019 tenant engagement through Residential Lettings year at the Belgravia Awards and was awarded an MBE Facebook: @knightsbridgeandbelgraviamatters
72/72A Elizabeth Street 01/07/2019 workshops, site level support. 020 7312 6444 in the 2016 New Year Honours for his services to the Instagram: @knightsbridgebelgravia
30 Eaton Place 01/07/2019 events and knowledge residential.lettings@grosvenor.com business community in London. He will be sorely missed
3 Eaton Place 01/07/2019 sharing. by all his colleagues at Grosvenor and by many in the Cllr Tony Devenish: tony.devenish@london.gov.uk
90 Eaton Place 01/07/2019 Commercial Lettings local community. Cllr Elizabeth Hitchcock:
69 Kinnerton Street 15/07/2019 St Peter’s School has received 020 7312 6442 ehitchcock@westminster.gov.uk
funding from the GLA for commercial.lettings@ Cllr Rachael Robathan:
the next phase of greening grosvenor.com rrobathan@westminster.gov.uk
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alling all toddlers! St Peter’s Church in Eaton Square needs cash for a
you. qui z c h a m p s
A “Poppets” toddler group runs in the parish hall every good ca u se
Monday and Friday, from 9.30am until 11am. The third Monday night Belgravia pub quiz took place at
Children under the age of four have the chance to play with lots of the Star Tavern, and began with a cheque presentation Students and teachers at Quest
new, creative toys and the opportunity to use their creative side with to the Children’s Trust for £1,000. The charity helps Professional have raised £19,400 for
Play-Doh, colouring and crafts. children and young people with brain injuries, and was a children’s charity.
“St Peter’s Poppets has a distinctly international flavour which chosen by previous winners The Hari hotel. The business college, based in
adds to the creativity and fun,” says the Revd Julie Khovacs. “Parents Competing for the winning trophy were teams Grosvenor Gardens, raised the cash
and carers frequently comment on how they enjoy seeing their child from Errol Douglas, The Hari, Grosvenor, Waitrose, through a sky dive, an obstacle
play while they spend needed time chatting with new friends. Westminster councillors, The Lanesborough, Child & endurance course, charity runs and
“If you have a toddler and would like to find a peaceful and Child, The Peninsula London Project and Grosvenor two major fundraising events.
beautiful space for them to Place. After two lively rounds of quiz questions, and Action for A-T is a charity
play please do drop in.” fuelled by snacks provided by the Star’s manager Foil for children who have Ataxia-
P O PP E T S To find out more, Ollie Coulombeau, it was a tie for first place between telangiectasia, a condition leading to
email julie.khovacs@ Grosvenor and returning champs The Hari, with the fellow the deterioration of motor skills that
SEEKS stpetereatonsquare.co.uk or hotel winning on a bonus question. impacts eye movement and speech.
visit the church’s website at A talented teenager With no cure or treatment for the
TODDL ER S! stpetereatonsquare.co.uk from Belgravia has condition, children are confined to a
been selected to wheelchair by the second decade of
fence for his country. their life and need assistance with
Ethan Zazo, 15, everyday tasks.
Grosvenor is offering a
has been picked
convenient way to manage
your account and connect with Farewell to Grace for the under-15
the local community. England fencing
You can now register and “The last seven years have been an amazing squad and will duel
log in at grosvenorconnect. journey of learning and experience for Dr Tim in the international
com to manage your account and I, and we have met and worked with so many competition
finances, request and track inspirational people. One of the things I will miss Challenge Wratislava
maintenance (if the property is
most about running Grace is the support in Poland at the end
maintained by Grosvenor), connect with community events and
access exclusive offers across Mayfair and Belgravia. and kindness that you, my friends in of this month.
If you have not yet registered, please contact the local business community, have He is a member of the
customerenquiries@grosvenor.com and the team will provide shown to us.” Kate Percival FCL (Fencing Club
you with an authorisation code. London).
G
rosvenor has become the first private sector “The monitors will set an important benchmark and help
organisation to join the London Air Quality i m p ro v in g loc a l us track the effectiveness of our interventions, and we will be
Network (LAQN), Europe’s most sophisticated able to share our findings widely to help better understand
urban air quality monitoring network that is Air Q ua li t y London’s air quality problem.”
run by King’s College London. Grosvenor is on track to reduce carbon emissions on the
The LAQN uses King’s specialist knowledge to Grosvenor is determined to reduce estate by 50 per cent between 2013 and 2023. In 2017, the
determine the impact of air pollution on health. It also air pollution in Belgravia company reduced emissions by 4,278 tonnes of CO2, equivalent
works closely with those responsible for air quality to a rainforest 108 times the size of Regent’s Park.
management to support policies and actions to minimise Recent measures to achieve this have included encouraging
pollution. of Mayfair and Belgravia are above the UK limit for nitrogen electric vehicle usage and adding new charging points,
The scale of the urban air quality problem requires dioxide levels. consolidating vehicle deliveries to offices, consolidating waste
action from all sectors of society, both public and private. Emily Hamilton, the senior sustainability manager at collection, protecting existing trees and planting new ones.
For Grosvenor’s part, the company is commissioning two Grosvenor, said the firm is “deeply invested in the health of Shirley Rodrigues, deputy London mayor for environment
new permanent air quality monitors on the London estate, London. We want to make a positive difference for the tens of and energy, said that it was “good to know that I can count on
after modelling by the college in 2013 indicated that all thousands of people on our estate every day. Grosvenor as we look to clean up the air we breathe”.
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