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1-3 Kensington Palace Gardens, aka the Coach Park
How did some of the grandest houses in Bayswater turn into a coach park? What tragedy allowed 1-3 Kensington Palace Gardens (KPG) to be bulldozed into a car park? Read more…
Restoration of 1-3 Orme Court
Emerging from a long period under scaffolding, 1-3 Orme Court, which faces Bayswater Road, has been beautifully restored as a very handsome building. Read more…
Sustainability at Six Senses Revitalises Whiteleys’ Connection with the Community
For over a century, Whiteleys has existed in Bayswater as a central space of commerce and community. The nature of the store has evolved much throughout its existence, never failing to generate controversy at each new turn… Read More…
The Cleaning of St Matthews Bayswater
In the beginning was the much smaller Bayswater Chapel, built to serve local residents when Bayswater was first developed by Edward Orme.
The population grew at an explosive rate and a much larger church was needed. Read More…
31 St Petersburgh Place – Renovation and Extension
There is a major proposal to renovate the old dairy at 31 St Petersburgh Place, recently a marketing suite for the Whiteley, home to a Guillam Coffee house and a private office tenant.
The building’s new owner proposes to make it a high quality permanent home for their worldwide operations. Guillam and the office tenant will remain in place for the medium term. Read more…
Alice Meynell at Palace Court
47 Palace Court, which at the time of writing is undergoing conversion by FNFC Architects into four flats, was built in 1888-89 for the Meynell family.
The Meynells, Alice and Wilfrid, were important figures in the London literary world, as were some of their children.