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THE 15TH SEASON OF EATON SQUARE CONCERTS Thursday 27th March 2013 7.30pmBrabant EnsembleStephen Rice, DirectorBYRD: Emendemus in meliusCLEMENS NON PAPA: Heu mihi, DomineBRUMEL: Missa de beata Virgine - KyrieGOMBERT: Ne reminiscaris, DomineCLEMENS NON PAPA: De profundis clamaviPALESTRINA: Stabat mater dolorosaTALLIS: Lamentations of Jeremiah (Part 1)DE MORALES: Coph. Vocavi amicos meosLASSUS: Tristis est anima meaDESPREZ: Stabat mater/Comme femme désconfortéeGESUALDO: O vos omnes

The Brabant Ensemble explores Renaissance choral music in ajourney though the music of Lent and Holy week during theSixteenth Century. Composers such as Byrd, Palestrina and Tallisare presented alongside works by the lesser known Brumel andGombert.

Thursday 03 April 2014, 7.30pmRETORICA & KOSMOS ENSEMBLETELEMANN: Sonata in B minor for two violins Op. 2, No. 5BACH: Inventions No. 2, 6, 8PROKOFIEV: Sonata for Two Violins Op. 56

Kosmos Ensemble will perform their own compositions, arrange-ments and improvisations inspired by music from all of the world. Expressive violin duo Retorica and the unique Kosmos Ensembleform Eaton Square Concerts first ‘double bill’. Violin duos by

Telemann, Bach and Prokofiev are followed by virtuoso arrange-ments for violin, viola and accordion where sophisticated jazzglides into wild Gypsy fiddling, hot-blodded tango and soulfulimprovisation

Thursday 10 April 2014, 7.30pmArtesian QuartetBEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor Op. 59, No. 2;BARTOK: String Quartet No. 1 in A minorThis years St Peter’s Prize winners are the Artesian Quartet, a

dynamic young quartet formed at the Royal Academy of Music.Described as ‘an ensemble to watch out for now and in thefuture’ they return with a programme that includes Beethoven’sOp. 59, No. 2 (the second of the ‘Razumovsky’ quartets) andBartok’s self described ‘funereal’ String Quartet No. 1.

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ST PAUL’S KNIGHTSBRIDGE FESTIVAL CHOIR & ORCHESTRAWe will perform :Brahms: Song of Destiny Mozart: Mass in C minorMendelssohn: Kyrie in D minor Mendelssohn: Organ sonata no. 3

Eleanor Ross (soprano), Rebecca Ramsey (soprano)Pablo Strong (tenor), Andrew Bruce (bass) Conductor: Richard LathamSaturday March 22nd 7.30pm St Paul’s Church, Wilton Place, SW1Tickets available at the door. www.spkfc.com

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Based on the model of other middle-class co-operatives, such as

Civil Service Supply Association, the society issued tickets to itsmembers in exchange for annual subscription. Membership of'The Stores' as it became known was open only to those in thehigher ranks of the armed forces and the widows of officers andthe representatives of regimental messes and canteens. In lateryears membership was expanded to a wider audience and ticketswere issued free of charge after 1922. The benefits of membership included a dividend from the profits of the businessand the free delivery of goods.

There were originally eight directors, the first managing directorbeing Major F.B. McCrea. The last surviving member of the original board, Captain Ernest Lewis, died on 3rd April 1926. Hewas joint managing director and treasurer until July 1914.

Ordnance survey maps from 1869 and 1894 of the Pimlico areashow the Royal Army Clothing Depot near the Thames and bordered by St George's Square, Chichester St and Claverton St.The area is now Dolphin Square. It is believed that this waswhere some of the A&N goods were produced. The same 1894OS map also shows an 'Army and Navy Co-operative Society'sStores' toward the east end of Vincent St, Westminster. Currentlywhere Marsham St joins John Islip Street.

In 1973, A&N was taken over by House of Fraser, which built thecurrent store in place of the original shop four years later.

THE ROYAL ARMY CLOTHING FACTORY, PIMLICOwas established in Pimlico in 1857 to manufacture clothing for theArmy and followed on from the successful introduction of the ArmyClothing Department in 1855. Prior to its formation, the clothing for theinfantry and cavalry was supplied by the Colonels of the Regimentsthrough their Regimental Agents. This allowed large profits for theColonels, and misery to exploited garment workers.

The 1833 report on Army and Navy noted that 105 Colonels were paid£192,000, and profited by £63,000. This system had to be changed.While the system prevailed for Regiments of the Line, other Corpswas provided with clothes by the Ordinance Department. The RoyalWarrant of 6th June 1854, granted Colonels a fixed allowance in lieuof the “off-reckoning”. It was determined that the public should pay thearmy clothing suppliers through the Regimental Agents removingColonels. This still gave the public no benefit from competition withinthe garment trade. The Government decided to supply all clothing bypublic contract with the War Office and the Army Clothing Departmentwas to supervise.

“Strength, Composition and Organisation of the Army of Great Britain”published in 1864 describes the set up at Pimlico as being TheFactory Department- presided over by the Superintendent of theRoyal Army Clothing Factory- responsible for manufacturing someArmy clothing. The Inspector’s Department- presided over by theInspector of Army Clothing – where all materials and articles receivedfrom external contractors were examined by experts.

It was proposed that the Government would make the contracts forthe cloth for the Infantry based on an open tender process and havingprocured the cloth, it was to be examined and tested by Inspectors atWeedon, Northamptonshire, and then further contracts would beissued for the making of the clothing.

The movement of Stores from the Tower of London to Weedon commenced on 1st November 1855 suffered from teething troubleswhich were compounded as a result of the rapid expansion of theArmy. A Commission concluded, amongst other faults, that it was amistake to locate the clothing depot so far from London and re-locatedthe Depot to Pimlico. In 1857 a Government Factory in Woolwichmade clothing for the Royal Artillery and Engineers. This producedsavings to the public purse and it was decided to extend the system ofdirect manufacture by the Government and in 1862 the Army ClothingFactory at Grosvenor Gardens in Pimlico was established.

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THE MOST REVEREND VINCENT NICHOLS -ARCHBISHOP OF WESTMINSTERwas born on 8th November 1945 in Crosby, Lancashire, to HenryJoseph and Mary Nichols. He attended St Mary's College, Crosby,from 1956 to 1963, then entered the Venerable English College,Rome. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Liverpool in 1969. Heobtained the S.T.L. degree from the Pontifical Gregorian Universityin 1970.

On returning to England, he studied at the University of Manchesterearning a M.A. degree in Theology. He then served as assistant pastor at St Mary's Church, as well as chaplain to St John RigbyCollege, and St. Peter's High School, in Wigan.He received a M.Ed. degree from LoyolaUniversity Chicago in 1974 and was assigned toSt. Anne's Church in Edge Hill in 1975. In 1980,he was appointed director of the UphollandNorthern Institute. Nichols served as GeneralSecretary of the Catholic Bishops' Conference ofEngland and Wales from 1984 to 1993. He wasmoderator of the Steering Committee of theCouncil of Churches for Britain and Ireland from1989 to 1996. He was chairman of the CatholicEducation Service from 1998.

On 5th November 1991, he was appointedAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster and TitularBishop of Othona by Pope John Paul II. Hereceived his episcopal consecration in January1992 from Cardinal Basil Hume. Aged 46, hewas the youngest Catholic bishop in the UK. Hewas appointed to the finance advisory committee of the National Catholic Fund in 1994and to the CBCEW's Committee for the RomanColleges in 1995, and became Episcopal Liaisonof the CBCEW for the National Conference ofDiocesan Financial Secreatries in 1996.In 1998, he was made chairman of the CBCEWDepartment for Catholic Education andFormation, as well as chairman of the CatholicEducation Service. Nichols represented theEuropean bishops at the November 1998 Synod of Bishops from Oceania, andwas a special secretary at the Synod of Bishops for Europe inSeptember 1999. He presided over the burial of Cardinal Hume in1999.

Nichols was named the 8th Archbishop of Birmingham in 2000, andlater installed as archbishop. He received the pallium from PopeJohn Paul II in Rome on 29 June 2000. Prior to his appointment toBirmingham, he had been considered a leading contender to replacethe late Cardinal Hume as Archbishop of Westminster.


In 2001, Nichols became chairman of the management board of theCatholic Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults. Heis also a patron of the International Young Leaders Network based inOxford. In 2008, he was President of the Commission for Schools,Universities, and Catechesis in the Council of the Bishops'Conferences of Europe. He is lead episcopal trustee of the threeEnglish seminaries outside the United Kingdom – The Royal EnglishCollege, Valladolid, as well as the Beda College and the VenerableEnglish Colleges in Rome. He is assisted in this role by two furtherepiscopal trustees – Archbishop Arthur Roche, Secretary of theCongregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments,and Mark Jabalé, Bishop Emeritus of Menevia. He undertakes at least

one "visitation" to each of these seminaries ineach academic year.

Nichols was Chairman of the Governing Body ofNewman University College. Nichols oversaw theattempted removal of Newman's remains from hisgrave in Worcestershire to the Oratory inBirmingham, however on the opening of the grave no humanremains were recoverable.

His coat of arms includes a blue wavy band on asilver shield to represent the River Mersey, scal-lop shells to represent the Venerable EnglishCollege in Rome, the red rose of Lancashire, andanchors representing Liverpool: surmounted bythe customary green galero (ecclesiastical hat)with twenty green cords and tassels (for an arch-bishop).

He was appointed the 11th Archbishop ofWestminster by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009. Thearchdiocese, the primatial see serves 472,600Catholics. Nichols' name had been repeatedlymentioned as a possible successor to Murphy-O'Connor. He succeeded Cardinal CormacMurphy-O'Connor, who reached the mandatoryretirement age of 75 in 2007. Nichols was electedPresident of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of

England and Wales by unanimous acclamation on 30 April 2009.He received his second pallium from Pope Benedict XVI in Rome on29 June 2009, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul.

He was appointed a member of the Congregation for Bishops on 16December 2013 by Pope Francis. On 12 January 2014 Pope Francisannounced that Nichols would be created a cardinal at the consistoryof the Church held on 22 February 2014. Cardinal Nichols was formally elevated to the Sacred College of Cardinals by Pope Francison 22 February 2014, receiving the traditional red biretta and gold ringduring a ceremony in Saint Peter's Basilica. He was created Cardinal-Priest of Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Rome.

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Hans Sloane was introduced to cocoa as a drink favoured by thelocal Jamaican people. He found mixing it with milk made it morepalatable. He brought this chocolate recipe back to England where itwas manufactured and at first sold by apothecaries as a medicine. Inthe 19th century Messrs Cadbury manufactured chocolate usingSloane’s recipe. Sloane returned to England in 1689, and publishedthe information he had gathered in Jamaica. This work contains care-ful and very readable descriptions of not only the plants and animalshe encountered but also how natural resources were used by theislands’ inhabitants.

In 1695 Hans married Elizabeth Langley Rose and had four children.He developed his medical and scientific interests and becamePresident of the Royal Society, succeeding Sir Isaac Newton, and

President of the RoyalCollege of Physicians.

The Sloane’s lived inBloomsbury, near to thesite of the present BritishMuseum. His collectionsgrew and he bought theadjacent house to helpaccommodate them.Corridors and rooms werefilled from top to bottomwith plants, animals, gem-stones, coins, antiquities,books and many moreobjects. Sloane’s‘Museum’ became a major

attraction of its time and was visited by a stream of distinguished visi-tors from Britain and abroad.

That house also filled and Sloane eventually bought a large manorhouse in Chelsea with surrounding farmland to house the collectioncontaining 117,000 items of which about 50,000 were books andmanuscripts. On his death on11th January 1753, aged 92. Thenation purchased his collection and then to house it created theBritish Museum. His bust is the first item on view at the entrance tothe Museum. When the Natural History Museum and the Britishlibrary were built the natural objects, books and manuscripts weretransferred to those establishments.

Such was the esteem of Hans Sloane that Sloane Square was created and a statue erected in the nearby Physic Gardens. Those 4acre garden were bequeathed by Sir Hans Sloane to theApothecaries’ Company for the cultivation of medicinal plants for thebenefit of medical students. The statue, by Rysbrack, of Sir HansSloane, stands in the centre of the Botanic Gardens. The landsremain with the Cadogan family.

Hans Sloane is buried at Chelsea Old Church.


SIR HANS SLOANEbecame a successful physician in London with the Royal Familyand other eminent persons as his patients but he still found timeto treat the poor for nothing. He amassed a large fortune andwas able to pursue his lifelong interest in natural history, amass-ing a vast,important collection that was the foundation of theBritish Museum.

Hans was born in Killyleagh 16th April 1660. His father wasAlexander Sloane,receiver general oftaxes, originally fromScotland, and father ofseven sons. His fatherdied when Hans wassix years old. Hismother was SarahHicks Sloane, daughter of WilliamHicks, Canon ofChichester.

The three Sloane boysthat survived infancyreceived their education at the

school provided by James Hamilton and they had access to thelibrary at the Castle. James became an eminent lawyer, William amerchant and Hans a prominent physician. The early days inKillyleagh were well suited to Hans as his interests in natural his-tory, particularly botany, developed.

At 16 Hans suffered a severe illness that confined him to hisroom. At that time his interest in medicine grew and at the age of19 he left for London to study medicine and natural sciences. Hethen went to Paris and attended lectures on botany, chemistryand anatomy and then on to the University of Orange where hebecame a Doctor of Medicine.He became intrigued by the searchfor new species and describing and naming new plants and animals was a passion which he would put to good use. Onreturn to London in 1685 he was made a Fellow of the young butprestigious Royal Society, and in 1687 a Fellow of the RoyalCollege of Physicians. He was offered the chance to travel toJamaica as physician to the new Governor, the 2nd Duke ofAlbermarle.

The young physician undertook the 3 month voyage, and madeobservations during the voyage on phosphorescence in the waterand the habits of sea birds. Sloane made extensive notes on thelocal fauna and flora, the customs of the local inhabitants andnatural phenomena such as earthquakes. He compiled a substantial collection of Jamaican plants, in addition to molluscs,insects, fish and many other specimens.

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RICHARD DEACON AT TATE BRITAINRichard Deacon, a leading British sculptor, whos sculptures occupy 6rooms at Tate Britain – works of varying sizes and using all mannerof materials, including wood, metal, cardboard, ceramics, rubber,chrome, leather and marble. They take a chronological journey thatsnakes through the artist’s evolving practice.

Born in Wales in 1949, Deacon pushed the boundaries while studying at St Martin’s and the Royal College of Art in the Seventies.Finding fame in the Eighties as part of the New British Sculpture generation that included artists such as Antony Gormley and AnishKapoor, he won the Turner Prize in 1987.

This exhibition highlights Deacon’s interest in materials and theirmanipulation, as in After 1998, a large wooden work where the continuous and looping form balances volume and space. Alsoincluded are works from the small scale but materially rich series Artfor Other People 1982– , that explore the notion of contemporary artbeing owned and enjoyed by anyone. Of particular note areDeacon’s early drawings It’s Orpheus When There’s Singing 1978: a

suite of drawings builtup from complex compound curves thatinfluenced the organicforms of much of hissubsequent sculpture,and the large, sixty-part, green ceramicsculpture Fold 2012.

But the real highlightscome later, in workswhere the artist, or‘fabricator’ as hedescribes himself, dis-covered new ways tomanipulate his materi-als, such as in ‘Out ofOrder’, a boisterousconstruction of ribbonsof twisted, steamedwood that wildly

corkscrews around itself.

This exhibition is curated by Clarrie Wallis, Curator, Modern &Contemporary British Art with Sofia Karamani, Assistant Curator,Contemporary British Art.

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BUCKINGHAM PLACE 1940and its grounds were struck on 16 separate occasions during theBlitz. The Palace forecourt, inner quadrangle and South and NorthWings were all marred by high explosive and delayed-action bombs.

The Palace was first hit on 8th September 1940 when a 50kgdelayed-action high explosive bomb landed harmlessly in thegrounds. On 9th September 1940 a second delayed-action bomb fellclose to a swimming pool at the north western part of the Palace.The bomb was roped off and later detonated, leaving a large craterand destroying much of the swimming pool. The North Wing of thePalace was damaged and many Palace windows were blown out.

The Palace was hit on 13th September at around 11.00 am, duringthe second of three daylight raids on London that day. A singleGerman raider targeted the Palace with a stick of 5 high explosivebombs. Two of these hit the inner quadrangle, a third struck theRoyal Chapel in the South Wing and the remaining two fell on theforecourt and on the roadway between the Palace gates and theVictoria Memorial. A water main was ruptured and windows wereblown out on the southern and western sides. The interior of theRoyal Chapel was lacerated. Four workers were injured; one laterdied. Several portraits were damaged in the Palace corridors.

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were in residence at the time ofthe bombing - taking tea - but escaped unscathed. Congratulationson their safety poured in from around the Empire and beyond.

The incident did not end until 8.40 am the following morning, whenthe delayed-action bomb - lying between the forecourt gates and theVictoria Memorial - finally detonated. The explosion destroyed muchof the forecourt fencing around the south gate and left a crater 30’ by20’ and 10’ deep.

On 15th September bombs also hit the Palace lawns and theRegency Bathroom facing the West Terrace. Two days later, on 17thSeptember, another bomb landed shortly before 11.00 am, near theRoyal Apartments, smashing a crater in the ground but not detonating upon impact. Investigators quickly confirmed the presenceof a delayed-action UXB. The damage was minimal. When it finallydetonated around 7.00 pm, this consisted mostly of broken glass littering nearby Grosvenor Place.

On 1st November a bomb hit the lawns close to the western front ofthe Palace, damaging windows and a ground floor bedroom. TheRoyal Mews was also damaged. On 8th March 1941, a Luftwaffebomber flew over the Palace and dropped a single high explosivebomb which hit the North Lodge and partially demolished it. Onepoliceman was killed. No major damage was inflicted on the Palacestructure itself or utility mains.

In June 1944, the Palace grounds, walls and an 18th century sum-mer house were damaged following a V1 flying bomb strike close tothe Palace wall, at the western extreme of Constitution Hill.


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WILTON CRESCENT - BELGRAVIAwas the first section of the great Grosvenor Estate to be developed in Belgravia. A general master plan had been drawnfor the area that would become Wilton Crescent and BelgraveSquare by the Estate’s surveyor, William Porden, as early as1795, but there were numerous problems including a heavy claysoil and low elevation. Another plan was drawn by Wyatt in 1813,but the northern section was crudely resolved, and the First EarlGrosvenor continued to be hesitant to move forward. Almostsimultaneous with George IV’s decision in 1821 to move his primary residence into nearby Buckingham Palace, the newEstate Surveyor, Thomas Cundy I, devised a brilliant crescentresolution to the northern section, and the Second.

Cundy’s layout created a soft crescent 500 feet long at its maximum extent, somewhat similar to Wood’s LansdownCrescent in Bath but with a bit more curve. The outside roadwaysthen proceeded southward to form the west and east flanks ofwhat would become Belgrave Square. William Howard SethSmith, a prominent builder, apparently built in 1825-26 the streetinfrastructure for most of the crescent as well as most of thehouses, no doubt coordinating with Thomas Cubbit who wasworking on most of the larger Belgrave Square.

The resulting park at Wilton Crescent is intimate, and foreshadows fine crescents that later emerged within Belgraviaand Kensington. From a development point of view, the shapeallows maximum frontage to the surrounding homes, and thescale is adequate and human. Even though the long dimension atthe apex exceeds comfortable viewing, the embracing form of thecrescent and the narrow depth reinforces the sense of intimacyand neighborhood.

BELGRAVE SQUARE1821 had seen the transformation of Buckingham House into theroyal palace, and the transformation gave new impetus for thedevelopment of the five fields owned by the Grosvenor Estatewhich lay immediately west of the newly designated palace. Abold, industrious and talented person was needed to take fulladvantage of the market opportunity, and the estate could havefound none more capable than Thomas Cubitt. Cubitt. Workingwith his architect brother, Lewis, and Thomas Cundy representingthe Estate, Cubitt and designer George Basevi devised a unifiedapproach, but clipped the corners of the square by introducingwith sites for four custom villas. Belgrave Square began with theplainer north and east terraces, and as market traction mounted,made the southern and western terraces more elaborate. Thesouthwestern villa was designed in 1826 by Kendall. Smirkedesigned the northwest corner villa about 1830 for LordBrownlow. The southeastern site lay dormant for over 15 yearsuntil Lord Sefton had Hardwick design his home. The northeastcorner was designed by Cubitt’s office in 1847. Though unifiedand well constructed, the overall assembly can be faulted from ascale point of view. The square is simply too big.

RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 2014Chelsea bursts into bloom in May for this spectacular FlowerShow presented by UK gardening charity the Royal HorticulturalSociety (Patron HM The Queen) showing the latest and best ofinternational horticulture and garden design.

Welcoming newcomers and remembering the past, the GreatPavilion will dazzle with exhibits from many of the world’s topnurseries, growers, florists and floral arrangers, including WW1commemorations and modern scientific displays. Hundreds ofexhibitors will delight and fascinate, inside and out. The Artisanand Fresh Gardens offer exciting new ideas for small areas and‘Peter Rabbit’ hops into a culinary garden celebrating Beatrix

Potter’s popular booksand characters, drawnfrom her home in the LakeDistrict.

Designer Show Gardensare big attractions, all aiming for a coveted RHSGold Medal. TheTelegraph Garden by delBuono Gazerwitz isinspired by Italy’s historicgardens re-interpreted in21st century style.Tommaso del Buono says,

“For this year’s Show I am going back to my roots. I am excitedat the prospect of trying to bring some of the vibrancy and flavourof Italy to Chelsea and show how a Latin sensibility and taste willtravel and can be successfully applied to gardens elsewhere.”The Laurent-Perrier Garden is by award-winning Italian designerLuciano Giubbilei who creates a place of stillness and movement,of elegance and rawness, rich in texture, light and water, with asculpture in layers of cedar wood by acclaimed American artistUrsula von Rydingsvard. Designer Charlotte Rowe, whose grandmother was awarded the Military Medal for Bravery inWW1, presents her ‘No Man’s Land' Garden for ABF, TheSoldiers Charity, demonstrating the healing power of gardens.There are numerous Show Gardens to see and enjoy.

A new BBC line-up features Monty Don, presenter of Gardeners'World and Sophie Raworth, BBC News presenter, who join otherChelsea Flower Show regulars Joe Swift, Carol Klein and Rachelde Thame for coverage of the Show. Says Sophie Raworth, "I amdelighted and honoured to be a part of the Chelsea 2014 team. Igrew up in a family of very keen gardeners, so know somethingabout the joys and sheer hard work that go in to creating suchbeautiful places."

Dates: 20th - 24th May 2014Venue: Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London SW3 4SRTickets: Pre-Booked Only www.rhs.org.uk/chelsea (Tel: 0844 338 7546)


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DAUNTONS - A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF PIMLICO’S LEADINGESTATE AGENTSMonday: The start of the week is usually pretty mundane, completing paperwork after a busy weekend and suchlike but todaywas far from humdrum; it was highly hilarious. A distressed negotiator stumbled back into the office from an early morning viewing having been locked in a property with a wild* bird! Aftercasually walking in to the flat accompanied by her applicants, shewas accosted with a dangerous fluttering of wings and a piercingsquawking. She merely escaped death as this reckless creaturewreaked havoc in theflat, diving towards ournegotiator from everyangle. Luckily, shemade it out alive (as didthe bird) with only abruise on her head fromrunning into a doorframe in a panic. Theoffice was in hystericsfor the majority of theday and only wished wecould have witnessedthis epic event. What abrilliant start to theweek!

Tuesday: Over the past fewweeks we have beendesigning and planningour latest advertisingcampaign and have finally taken delivery of the finished article fromour printers. Now all that’s left is the distribution. We fill our bags tothe brim and jump in a taxi ready for an afternoon of leaflet dropping.After almost losing our fingers to excitable dogs and vicious letter-boxes, we were finished and straight in the pub for a well-deservedglass of wine.

Wednesday: Today we were instructed on a unique, spacious two bedroom flat.We were quick off the mark to get our photographers in and we hadthe property on the market in no time. Probably a bit too quick thistime as the owner was at home scrubbing the outside walls from topto bottom and consequently narrowly missed being featured in thebrochure, however it’s always refreshing to see landlords taking goodcare of their property! The weather has started to improve, so toohas the market reflected by the exciting new instructions we havereceived. The sunshine makes everything better!


Thursday: A fascinating insight into Victorian building practices was revealedtoday when workmen carrying out a refurbishment (that we wereproject managing for a client in one of Pimlico’s prestigious gardensquares) lifted the floorboards and revealed hundreds of thousandsof cockle and mussel shells. They were apparently used as an earlyform of sound insulation. Unfortunately, for the workmen, they haveto be removed and it’s going to be a long, dusty, dirty job.

In amongst viewings, paperwork and deal-making, we love to be cre-ative and all our staff are encouraged to come up with interestingmarketing ideas to assist our clients. We hate to be boring and send

out generic letters thatno one will read, soinstead we are design-ing postcards that giveour own impression ofhow we see Pimlico andthe surrounding areas.Look out for them; wehope you will enjoy themor call into the office andpick up a set.

Friday: Brings a charity search.One of our team hasdecided to take on theBacchus marathon, heldat Denbies Wine Estatein Dorking (rather apt asour office is in DenbighStreet). As the event is

being held on a vineyard, there will, of course, be a free glass ofwine afterwards which will definitely be her motivation in the last legof the race. The run will take place in September, so lots of time totrain and raise lots of money.

Being Pimlico agents, we’d like to raise money for something close tohome and help out a charity that is based in the area. Your sugges-tions are welcome!

*Wild – the bird was livid but please note it was merely a blue tit andwas not harmed by our negotiator in her attempt to escape.

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