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the soul of the City
a journal
the perfect place to start an adventure
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BARTS SQUARE
CHAPTER 1
AN INTIMATE QUARTER
CHAPTER 3
ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES
CHAPTER 4
LIVING HISTORY
CHAPTER 2 If you lose your way, simply
return to the beginning
WHAT’S NEXT?
CHAPTER 5
FOOD, DRINK & SHOPPING
CHAPTER 6
PARKS & GARDENS
CHAPTER 7
MEET THE TEAM
CHAPTER 8
THE JOURNEY
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BARTS SQUARE
I stepped out of the City into that remarkable square– in that winding patchwork of buildings
and cobbles I saw all that I loved of London.
I HAD LONG HELD A PARTICUL AR FONDNESS FOR WANDERING THE L ANES
AND COURTS TUCKED BET WEEN AND BEHIND HISTORIC SMITHFIELD.
MY WANDERINGS ALWAYS HAD A DESTINATION, THOUGH I SELDOM KNEW WHERE IT WOULD BE UNTIL I FOUND IT.
TODAY I HAD FOUND BARTS SQUARE, AND I WAS CAPTIVATED.
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BEAUTIFULLY CR AF TED RESIDENCES IN CHAR AC TERFUL BUILDINGS, NESTLED BET WEEN
THE PACE OF THE CIT Y AND THE INTIMACY OF HISTORIC SMITHFIELD.
This vibrant new residential quarter houses a collection of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and penthouses in unique, elegantly crafted buildings on Little Britain and Bartholomew Close.
Intimate, cobbled and characterful, Barts Square is a short walk from the heart of the City but a world apart. It sits on a long-established route
between the Smithfield Conservation Area and St Paul’s, linking London’s historic heart with its financial centre.With the arrival of Farringdon Crossrail station in 2018 and planned regeneration around Smithfield Market, Barts Square is adding an exciting new chapter to one of London’s oldest stories.
CHAPTER 1
WELCOME TO BARTS SQUARE
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NEWGATE STREET
CHEAPSIDE
ROTUNDA
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ERSGATE STREET
CHARTERHOUSE STREET
CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE
FARR
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COWCROSS STREET
WEST SMITHFIELD
LONG LANE
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LITTLE BRITAIN
WARW
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AVE MA
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ST PAUL’S CHURCHYARD
NEW
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SNOW HILL
EAST POULTRY
LINDSEY STREET
HAYN
E STREET CLOTH STREET
MIDDLE STREET
GILT
SPU
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HOSIER LANE
COCK LANE
ANGEL STREET
NEWBURY STREET
ST PAUL’S CHURCHYARD
ROSE STREET
QU
EEN’S H
EAD
PASSAG
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LITTLE BRITAIN
BARTHOLOMEWCLOSE
POSTMAN’S PARK
GREYFRIARSGARDEN
WEST SMITHFIELDROTUNDA GARDEN
ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
MUSEUMOF
LONDON
ST BART’S HOSPITAL
TO THE CITY
TO KIN
G’S CRO
SS
TO THE WEST END
SMITHFIELD MARKET
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ALBION W
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FARRINGDON
ST PAUL’S
BARBICAN
CROSSRAIL 2018
KEY
1. THE ASKEW BUILDING
2. ABERNETHY HOUSE
3. DOMINION HOUSE
4. HOGARTH HOUSE
5. THE UNDERWOOD BUILDING
6. VICARY HOUSE
7. OFFICE A
8. OFFICE B
9 & 10. PHASE 2 RESIDENTIAL
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LIVING HISTORY
AROUND ME, THE PATCHWORK OF BUILDINGS AND ANCIENT WALK WAYS ECHOED WITH THE TR AFFIC OF CENTURIES. PEOPLE AND
EVENTS LONG SINCE CRUMBLED TO DUST OR RESIGNED TO MEMORY, NOW JUST STORIES.
YET SOMEHOW THEY WERE ALL THERE... A LIVING, BREATHING HISTORY AS REAL
AS YOU OR I. QUITE REMARK ABLE.
What stories these streets tell...
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ABOVE John Rocque’s 1746 map of London
RIGHTIllustration of Bartholomew fair
THE SOUL OF THE CITY
Barts Square in the 18 th Century
S t Bar tholomew the Great
MARKETPL ACE AND FAIRGROUND, THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD HAS BEEN AT THE CENTRE OF LIFE IN LONDON FOR ALMOST A MILLENNIUM.
The history of Barts Square is as winding, complex and intricate as its streets. The neighbourhood grew up around its historic institutions, of which the oldest that survives is St Bart’s Hospital. Founded alongside the priory in 1123, the hospital is still caring for Londoners almost a millennium later.
Smithfield is an ancient marketplace, and the thriving market here has been serving the city almost as long as the hospital.
Bartholomew Fair provides another exciting chapter in the area’s storied past. Originating in the twelfth century as an annual market for cloth merchants, by the seventeenth century the fair had developed a well-earned reputation as one of the most dynamic and exciting events on London’s social calendar.
Barts Square’s rich heritage lives alongside and amongst the modern city, in monuments, buildings and stories. Even the local road names – Cowcross Street, Cloth Fair, Giltspur Street and many more – are everyday reminders of a bygone age.
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SMITHFIELD IS THE HISTORIC SOUL OF LONDON, BUT THERE IS STILL HISTORY BEING MADE HERE.
NEW LIFE, NEW HISTORY
Computer generated image of Barts Square
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In some ways, nothing has changed around Barts Square. Smithfield Market is still at the heart of life here, and continues to serve the city as it has done for centuries.
But things are changing, and Barts Square is at the forefront of that change, placing beautifully crafted contemporary residences amidst Smithfield’s wealth of history.
Doing things the right way – using original buildings and street features wherever possible and breathing new life into this historic neighbourhood. It’s an exciting time to be in Smithfield.
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AN INTIMATE QUARTER
THE QUARTER SLOWLY REVEALED ITSELF TO ME IN CROWDED CORNERS AND EMPT Y
PASSAGEWAYS; ALL THIS WAS HOME TO A LUCK Y FEW...
Such handsome miscellany, tied toge ther wi th cobbled threads
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Barts Square will revitalise a characterful collection of buildings in Smithfield. Working with a keen awareness of the historic street layout and rich heritage of the area’s buildings, the development will create contemporary new spaces for work and play.
Much of the construction will take place on Bartholomew Close and Little Britain, a popular and historic thoroughfare linking the financial district with Smithfield and Clerkenwell.
Buildings of historic or architectural character will be used wherever possible. New buildings in the scheme will be expertly crafted, in some cases maintaining existing facades, and will focus on materials and finishes that will contribute to the architectural character and quality of the local streetscape.
Barts Square will be a thriving new community, respecting and enhancing the unique character of the area, and breathing new life into the historic heart of London.
A VIBR ANT NEW COMMUNIT Y FOR A NEIGHBOURHOOD OF DISTINCTIVE CHAR ACTER.
THE VISION
TOP Computer generated image of Little Britain at Barts Square
BOTTOMComputer generated image of Little Britain and Bartholomew Close
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How wonderful, to have so much new life in streets as old as these
People came and went about me as the af ternoon wore on...
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EACH RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AT BARTS SQUARE HAS ITS OWN DISTINCTIVE CHAR ACTER AND APPEAR ANCE.
SIX BUILDINGS COMPRISE THE FIRST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION, THE ASKEW BUILDING, ABERNETHY
HOUSE, DOMINION HOUSE, HOGARTH HOUSE, THE UNDERWOOD BUILDING AND VICARY HOUSE.
THE RESIDENCES
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berne thy House
Hogar th House
ABOVE Illustrated site plan
RIGHTComputer generated image of an interior at Barts Square
The skew Building
Dominion House
Vicary House
The Underwood Building
1918
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ALL IMAGES Computer generated images of interiors at Barts Square
I gain no small pleasure from a well propor tioned room
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THE ASKEW BUILDING
I stood, wi th a handsome glazed brick facade ahead of me and the old church behind...
ABOVE Computer generated image of The Askew Building
BELOWComputer generated image of interiors at The Askew Building
The Askew Building sits at the northern edge of Barts Square, within the Smithfield Conservation Area. Many of its apartments enjoy views over the cobbles to the Grade I listed St Bartholomew the Great, one of the oldest and finest churches in London.
The Askew Building takes its aesthetic lead from Smithfield’s historic warehouses. Its fine linear architecture creates a sense of authenticity and continuity with the existing streetscape, its glass and glazed brick facade finished with traditional warehouse fenestration, wooden shutters and glazed terracotta panels.
The apartments in The Askew Building are crisp, contemporary living spaces, with high ceilings and a keen eye on beautiful detailing. Crafted finishes in natural materials including oak and slate provide the apartments’ open plan, minimalist lines with warmth and individuality. These are contemporary, design-focused city residences in the heart of London’s most historic neighbourhood.
ROBUST, TR ADITIONAL LINES ECHO THE ARCHITECTURE OF LOCAL WAREHOUSES, INSPIRED
DETAILS MAKE THIS BOLD NEW ARRIVAL FEEL LIKE IT’S ALWAYS BEEN HERE.
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ABERNETHY HOUSE
LEFT Computer generated image of the exterior of Abernethy House
RIGHT Computer generated image of an interior at Abernethy House
Historic awareness is at the heart of Barts Square. Abernethy House maintains part of an original redbrick facade on Bartholomew Close, and all new construction on the site is modelled on the traditional building that once stood here. The result is a vibrant new space that retains an air of historical and architectural integrity.
Abernethy House’s facade is constructed from warm, textured brick, and a sense of craft and detail permeates throughout the building – glazed tile flourishes accentuate
the natural timber used in finishing the apartments, and each individual balcony will be inlaid with ceramic tile artwork. A setback industrial roof maintains the traditional warehouse aesthetic of the area, whilst creating light-flooded spaces at roof level.
The apartments here are open, minimal and light, each one designed to be as beautiful as its setting overlooking the historic thoroughfare of Middlesex Passage.
ELEGANT GREY BRICK WORK CREATES A WARM BACKDROP FOR MIDDLESEX PASSAGE’S ENCLOSED
GARDEN COURT YARD, HUGE WINDOWS CREATE SPACIOUS APARTMENTS FLOODED WITH LIGHT.
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DOMINION HOUSE
ABOVE Computer generated image of Dominion House
LEFT Computer generated image of an interior at Dominion House
The streetscape around Barts Square offers an inviting patchwork of brick, stone and glass, an authentic historical streetscape that begs to be explored and appreciated. That is the sense at the heart of Dominion House, a building whose face on to Bartholomew Close is an intriguing mix of retained brick facades, arched windows and crisp contemporary architecture.
Apartments here enjoy views over historic Middlesex Passage, or Bartholomew Close and the strong warehouse lines of The Underwood
Building. Apartments on the building’s southern side enjoy a dual aspect over an open square, creating some of the lightest and brightest apartments in Barts Square. All residences in Dominion House are sleek and uncomplicated spaces that define themselves against the historic patchwork outside: crisp, considered and crafted, with contemporary design at their heart and beautiful, bespoke finishes in brass, steel and wood.
A STRIKING MIX OF ORIGINAL FACADES AND ELEGANT, MODERN GL AZING, DOMINION
HOUSE OFFERS SOME OF SQUARE’S LIGHTEST, BRIGHTEST APARTMENTS.
Old brick and stone, nes tled amidst crisp new buildings
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HOGARTH HOUSE
Its facade on to Bartholomew Close is a striking mixture of original brick and masonry work, beautiful traditional fenestration and inviting passageways through the building. Through these walkways is Middlesex Passage, a historic thoroughfare which originated as part of the Priory precinct, once leading from the Prior’s lodgings to the kitchen gardens.
The modern Middlesex Passage is a beautifully restful garden courtyard, and a walkway linking the many open spaces of Bartholomew Close.
Hogarth House’s traditional yellow London stock brick provides a warm and characterful backdrop to this historic walkway, while many of its beautifully designed apartments enjoy enclosed, peaceful views over the passage. Inside, the apartments are light, crisp and contemporary, while finishes in natural materials including oak and brass ensure that these residences are as full of character, craft and stories as their setting.
I was surrounded by dep th and detail, character and craf t
IMAGES Computer generated images of Hogarth House
ONE OF THE MOST CHAR ACTERFUL AND IMMEDIATELY RECOGNISABLE BUILDINGS IN BARTS SQUARE, HOGARTH HOUSE IS A GATEWAY
INTO SMITHFIELD’S STORIED PAST. HOGARTH HOUSE EMBR ACES THE PRINCIPLES AT THE
HEART OF BARTS SQUARE.
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THE COLLECTION
Above parapet level, the brick and stone facades of Barts Square give way to the architectural language of the warehouses, weaver lofts and stables that once stood where Abernethy House and Dominion House do today. The three bedroom penthouses here feature full height glazing, and crafted finishes in their bespoke timber joinery and steel framework. Private terraces offer residents views over the restful interior of Middlesex Passage, St Paul’s Cathedral and London beyond. These are beautifully light, spacious residences, with a distinctive sense of craft and an understated luxury.
The remaining four residences in The Collection are located in Hogarth House. The yellow brick facade, arcaded ground floor and centrepiece glazed roof lantern set the tone for these characterful, three bedroom duplex apartments. Reinterpreting Hogarth House’s grand Victorian interior, these are luxurious residences, many with pedimented central bays and Venetian arch headed windows, sweeping, open living spaces with double height vaulted ceilings and beautiful private gardens in Middlesex Passage.
THE COLLEC TION ARE BARTS SQUARE’S MOST EXCLUSIVE RESIDENCES, A COMBINATION OF
LUXURIOUS, CONTEMPOR ARY, ROOF LEVEL PENTHOUSES, AND BEAUTIFULLY CR AF TED DUPLEX
APARTMENTS ON MIDDLESEX PASSAGE.
LEFT Computer generated image of a terrace at a penthouse from The Collection
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The place had a quiet but striking gravi ty... ssured, understated, and entirely undeniable
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ALL IMAGES Computer generated images of penthouses from The Collection
THE BEST IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN MEETS THE FINEST IN HISTORIC CHARACTER.
The Collection epitomises craft, character and elegance, ensuring a unique set of residences that are aware of their past and ready for their future.
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SUSTAINABILITY & PUBLIC SPACES
The old trees still stand, even as the streets change around them...
The approach to the public realm is one of measured intervention, in which existing spaces are not replaced, but refined and improved. Considered, sensitive landscaping will ensure the creation of a series of beautifully finished and richly contrasting spaces. Existing street layouts, character facades and established trees will be maintained and enhanced wherever possible.
Using as many of the handsome existing facades as possible, all apartments and penthouses will meet or exceed standards for minimising energy use. As well creating a number of new, publicly accessible green spaces, a number of the development’s buildings will feature green areas, including roofs and terraces designed to increase local biodiversity, and regulate heat flow to the buildings.
A SPECIAL PROJECT, BARTS SQUARE DEMANDED A SPECIAL APPROACH. THE DEVELOPMENT
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO CREATING A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNIT Y
WHILST MAINTAINING THE CHAR ACTER OF ITS UNIQUE LOCATION.
LEFT Computer generated image of Barts Square
RIGHT Computer generated image aerial view of Barts Square
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RESIDENTS ONLY
Entered via the entrance lobby and concierge on Bartholomew Close, the residents’ amenities offer bespoke facilities for meetings, relaxation and entertainment that feel like an extension of Barts Square’s apartments. Classic, crisp and understated, they create an atmosphere at once vibrant and restorative, completely in tune with the character of their setting. Facilities include a spacious, beautifully finished dining and meeting room which can be used for business meetings, decadent dinners and private events.
An elegant residents’ lounge, overlooking a private residents’ garden offers the perfect location for casual working, to meet up with friends or simply as a place to have a coffee and read the papers on a Sunday morning. A private cinema room allows residents to enjoy a film in style without ever leaving home, and a lounge bar beneath Hogarth House provides a taste of elegant decadence, an oasis within an oasis below the street.
ALONGSIDE ITS UNIQUELY CRAFTED RESIDENCES, BARTS SQUARE OFFERS INTIMATE, ELEGANT RESIDENTS’
AMENITIES TO HELP WITH THE DAY’S WORK, OR TO HELP UNWIND ONCE THE WORK IS DONE.
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LEFT Computer generated image residents bar at Barts Square
RIGHT Computer generated image of private cinema room at Barts Square
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Central, and incredibly well connected, yet still so hard to leave...
RIGHT Computer generated image of the residents’ lounge at Barts Square
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ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES
THE CIT Y SPILLED OUT IN EVERY DIRECTION FROM BARTS SQUARE, ALIVE
WITH A THOUSAND POSSIBILITIES. I COULD DELVE EVER DEEPER INTO SMITHFIELD,
OR BE BACK AMIDST THE CIT Y’S SWELL OF LIGHT AND SOUND IN MINUTES.
I DON’T KNOW THAT THERE IS A FINER FEELING THAN THAT OF STANDING WITH
ALL OF LONDON AT YOUR FEET.
I t was the perfect place to end a journey, or the perfect place to
start an adventure...
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OXFORD STREET NEW OXFORD STREET
THEOBALDS ROAD
CLERKENWELL ROAD
OLD STREET
GRAYS INN
ROAD
LONDON WALL
GREAT EASTERN STREET
COMMERCIA
L STREET
FARRINGDON ROAD
FARRIN
GD
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STREET
BLACKFRIARS BRID
GE
EVERSHOLT STREET
RUSSELL SQUARE
KINGSW
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THE MALL
STRAND
CANNON STREET
CITY ROAD
MO
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WATERLO
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VICTORIA EMBANKMENT UPPER THAMES STREET
MIN
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THE HIGHWAY
MAN
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LON
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STAMFORD STREET
SOUTHWARK STREET
SOU
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BRID
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HIGH HOLBORN
CHEAPSIDE
QUEEN VICTORIA STREET
BEECH STREET
BUN
HILL RO
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EAST ROAD
HACKNEY ROAD
BETHNAL GREEN ROAD
CAMBRID
GE H
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VALLANCE RO
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NEW
ROAD
CAN
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TOTTENTHAM CO
URT ROAD
PICCADILLY
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HAFTES
BURY AVENUE
PORTLAN
D PLACE
SEYMOUR STREET
GOWER STREET
TAVISTOCK PLACE
GUILFORD STREET
MIDLAND ROAD
JUDD STREET
THE CUT UNION STREETVA
UG
HAN
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WAPPING HIGH STREET
GA
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STR
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OLD BETHNAL GREEN ROAD
PARK LANE
BAKER STREET
GLO
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STER
PLA
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MARYLEBONE ROAD
EUSTON ROAD
PENTONVILLE ROAD
CITY ROAD
OUTER CIRCLE
OU
TER CIRCLEALBAN
Y STREET
ROBERT STREET
ALDERSGATE
REGENT’S PARK
GREEN PARK
ST JAMES’S PARK
FARRINGDON
KING’S CROSSST PANCRAS
EUSTON
CHARING CROSS
LONDON BRIDGE
WATERLOO
CITY THAMESLINK
FENCHURCHSTREET
MOORGATE
BARBICAN
ANGEL
OLD STREET
OXFORD CIRCUS
CHANCERY LANE
GREEN PARK
TOTTENHAMCOURT ROAD
SHOREDITCHHIGH STREET
LEICESTERSQUARE
GOODGESTREET
RUSSELLSQUARE
ALDGATEEAST
REGENT’SPARK
PICCADILLYCIRCUS
BOND STREET
TOWER HILL
ALDGATE
HOLBORN
ST PAUL’S
BANK
MONUMENT
THE CITY
FITZROVIA
MAYFAIR
COVENTGARDEN
SOUTH BANK
FINSBURY
EXPLORING THE CITY
CROSSRAIL TRAVEL TIMES
LIVERPOOL STATION 2 MINS
BOND STREET 9 MINS
PADDINGTON 12 MINS
HEATHROW 37 MINS
WALKING TIMES
CITY THAMESLINK 5 MINS
ST PAUL’S 4 MINS
THE CITY 3 MINS
FARRINGDON STATION 2 MINS
FARRINGDON CROSSRAIL† 1 MIN
Barts Square is the only residential environment of its type in the square mile. Perfectly positioned for all that life in the City has to offer, Barts Square places London at your feet. With St Paul’s, the Barbican and the Museum of London minutes away, much of London’s cultural wealth is on your doorstep. With the area’s unrivalled public transport connections, the rest of the city is never far away.
Places to go, people to see
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* Walking times sourced from walkit.com. Crossrail times sourced from crossrail.co.uk
† Crossrail station due for completion in 2018
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THIS HANDSOME QUARTER WAS MORE THAN A MERE COLLECTION OF YESTERDAYS – THERE
WAS VITALITY AND NEW LIFE HERE, THE PROMISE OF A REMARKABLE TOMORROW. . .
The best way to predict the future is to create i t
WHAT’S NEXT?
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NEW LIFE IS THRIVING IN THIS HISTORIC QUARTER. FARRINGDON CROSSR AIL STATION
AND PL ANNED REGENER ATION WORK WILL BRING NEW INVESTMENT AND A NEW ER A TO ONE OF
LONDON’S OLDEST NEIGHBOURHOODS.
Due to open in 2018, the new Farringdon Crossrail station will provide a link between London Underground, Thameslink and Crossrail services, the only station in London offering access to all three networks. Farringdon will also be the only station with direct links to all four of London’s airports, making Barts Square one of the best connected addresses in London. This will give the already thriving Farringdon area unprecedented connections to the rest of London and beyond.
This new central hub will make the City and Canary Wharf accessible to passengers from all over the country. With them will come new energy, new opportunities and new investment. Traditional industries like the jewellers of Hatton Garden and butchers of Smithfield Market will be re-energised, and exciting new businesses will spring up alongside them.
The eastern ticket hall will be less than 200 metres from Barts Square. With all this, and the planned regeneration of several of Smithfield’s market buildings, the future is looking very, very bright.
CHAPTER 5
A FUTURE HUB
TOP Computer generated image of proposed Farringdon Crossrail station
LEFT Farringdon station today
Barts Square’s remarkable history is only half of the story
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FOOD, DRINK & SHOPPING
AS A YOUNG MAN, I HEARD THAT THE WAY TO A MAN’S HEART IS THROUGH HIS
STOMACH. AS AN ADULT I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT YOU CAN JUDGE A CIT Y BY ITS FOOD.
WANDERING THESE TANGLED, COBBLED PATHWAYS, IT WAS CLEAR THAT I WOULD HAVE MY HEART, MY STOMACH, AND MY
JUDGEMENT MORE THAN SATISFIED BEFORE THE EVENING WAS THROUGH.
Utterly enchanted I wandered on, remembering as I did that wandering is hungry work...
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FOOD GLORIOUS
FOODSMITHFIELD MARKET IS AT THE HEART OF
LONDON’S FOODIE CULTURE. RECENT YEARS HAVE SEEN THE AREA’S LONG-STANDING
CULINARY TR ADITION COMPLEMENTED BY THE BEST IN CUT TING EDGE CUISINE AND
DESTINATION RESTAUR ANTS.
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The deep resonance of Smithfield’s history echoes beautifully in its present and future. Smithfield Market continues to provide London with fresh meat and fish, as it has done since medieval times, while the local culinary scene grows more dynamic and diverse by the week. It’s a meeting of tradition and innovation that begs to be explored.
Great restaurants and bars are down every alleyway and around every corner. Michelin stars brush shoulders with some of the best food markets in London, including the Whitecross Street food market and Exmouth Market.
For pre-dinner cocktails visit the renowned Zetter Townhouse, or try the new Negroni Bar at Polpo. If you’d prefer a friendly local pub, enjoy the timeless eccentricity of Ye Olde Mitre, or partake in a 300 year old tradition and opt for ale at the Jerusalem Tavern.
The many dining highlights around Barts Square include St John’s traditional ‘nose to tail’ meat dishes, and The Modern Pantry’s creative, elegant fusions. For a classic local dining experience try one of Smith of Smithfield’s three options – from British favourites in the ground floor cafe, to fine dining on the top floor with views across St Paul’s and City.
fine meal, like the best love affairs, demands restraint and abandon in equal measure...
TOP RIGHTModern Pantry
ABOVEHix Oyster and Chop House
RIGHTZetter Townhouse cocktail lounge
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SHOPPING AND
RETAILCLERKENWELL AND ST PAUL’S ARE BOTH ON BARTS SQUARE’S DOORSTEP. THAT MEANS A
WEALTH OF UNIQUE, EXCITING SHOPS ALONGSIDE THE GREAT HIGH STREET STORES YOU WOULD
EXPECT IN CENTR AL LONDON.
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The retail scene around Barts Square is varied, vibrant and invigorating. Smithfield and the surrounding neighbourhoods are well known for their street markets, but the bricks and mortar shopping in the area is just as exciting. Ranging from high street to high end, shops here offer the best of British fashion, design and furniture.
One New Change, the City’s striking, Jean Nouvel-designed shopping centre is minutes away by foot overlooking St Paul’s. It offers all major high street fashion chains, as well as flagship stores from the likes of Hugo Boss, Reiss and Karen Millen, and a beautifully designed
roof terrace with breathtaking panoramic views overlooking St Paul’s Cathedral and the City.
Even closer to home, globally renowned names in design are around every corner, scattered between shops that range from high street to high end. Find design classics and contemporary furniture in Modus and Vitra, enjoy tactile craft in the form of Domus and Mosa’s exquisite tiles, and stop by SCIN, a market leader in sustainable design that strives to source only the most environmentally friendly materials.
ABOVEInterior at One New Change
LEFTOne New Change
FAR LEFTThe Royal Exchange
Once the finest marketplace in London, always the finest marketplace in London!
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PARKS & GARDENS
IF THERE ARE GREATER PLEASURES IN LONDON THAN THE DAPPLED LIGHT
AND DEEP QUIET OF ITS SQUARES, I AM YET TO FIND THEM.
I FELT A WORLD AWAY FROM THE CIT Y. SAT BENEATH ANCIENT TREES,
SURROUNDED BY SOLITARY READERS, DRIF TING DAYDREAMERS AND WORKERS
AWAY FROM THEIR DESKS, MY EYELIDS BEGAN TO FEEL CONSPICUOUSLY HEAV Y...
This verdant corner, this quiet paradise...
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FAR LEFT The garden at St Paul’s Cathedral
LEFTWest Smithfield Rotunda Garden
INTIMATE, DAPPLED OASES ARE EVERY WHERE, IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO LOOK
Postman’s Park, the Cloister Garden at St John’s, West Smithfield Rotunda Garden... Smithfield’s green spaces offer welcome respite, an invitation to step out of the City without having to leave.
The cobbled maze of pathways around Barts Square often leads to one of these tranquil, leafy corners. Finding one always feels special, whether it’s for the first time or the fiftieth.
I will return to this square, some o ther sun-flecked af ternoon, and discover i t all over again.
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THE TEAM
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HELICAL BAR PLC IS ONE OF THE UK’S LEADING PROPERTY COMPANIES WITH A SUBSTANTIAL
DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO.
The portfolio comprises retail, office and residential properties, located in London and throughout the UK. Helical has undertaken over 10 million sq ft of development since 1995, consisting of 7.3 million sq ft of office and mixed use schemes, 1.7 million sq ft of retail and 1.5 million sq ft of industrial.
The current development programme comprises a further 2.3 million sq ft of commercial space and circa 1,300 residential units.
Helical select a diverse range of high yielding development schemes to deliver maximum returns to shareholders Common among all Helical Bar developments is a rigorous attention to detail and a design integrity through the use of high quality materials and experienced creative teams.
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All information contained within this brochure is correct at the time of going to press. The computer generated images of the development are indicative and are used for illustrative purposes only.
CONTACT US
THE MARKETING SUITE56 WEST SMITHFIELD,
LONDON EC1A 9DS
[email protected] 7726 8995
BARTSSQUARE.COM
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