Introduction 01 Chapter 1 08 London Living, Beyond Compare
A Cultural and Culinary Capital ...... 12
Unrivalled Education and Shopping ...... 18
Connections ...... 24
The Local Area ...... 26
Chapter 2 28 Westminster, A Rich Mix of the Old and New
An Area Steeped in History ...... 32
Chapter 3 42 Restoring the grandeur of a glorious past Gracing the banks of the River Thames in Site Map ...... 52 the heart of historic Westminster, 9 Millbank is At Your Service ...... 60 a landmark residential address that captures the Finely Crafted Luxury ...... 66 essence of British luxury and style. Specification ...... 78
Goddard Littlefair ...... 80
Chapter 4 82 Elegance and Sophistication Redefined
Accommodation Schedule ...... 84
Floorplans ...... 86
Apartment Locator ...... 163
Designed For Life ...... 164
Sustainability at 9 Millbank ...... 165
The Team ...... 167
ELEGANT LIVING AT A PRESTIGIOUS ADDRESS
Computer-generated image is indicative only Introduction 01 Chapter 1 08 London Living, Beyond Compare
A Cultural and Culinary Capital ...... 12
Unrivalled Education and Shopping ...... 18
Connections ...... 24
The Local Area ...... 26
Chapter 2 28 Westminster, A Rich Mix of the Old and New
An Area Steeped in History ...... 32
Chapter 3 42 Restoring the grandeur of a glorious past in Thames River the of banks the Gracing Site Map ...... 52 is Millbank 9 Westminster, historic of heart the At Your Service ...... 60 a landmark residential address that captures the the captures that address residential landmark a Finely Crafted Luxury ...... 66 essence of British luxury and style. style. and luxury British of essence Specification ...... 78
Goddard Littlefair ...... 80
Chapter 4 82 Elegance and Sophistication Redefined
Accommodation Schedule ...... 84
Floorplans ...... 86
Apartment Locator ...... 163
Designed For Life ...... 164
Sustainability at 9 Millbank ...... 165
The Team ...... 167
ELEGANT LIVING AT A A AT LIVING ELEGANT PRESTIGIOUS ADDRESS PRESTIGIOUS
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Millbank Residences is a magnificent The benchmark for collection of Manhattans, one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments waterside living and penthouses in a beautifully restored 1920s building that retains many of its original details.
Featuring classical interiors designed Just a short stroll from Westminster by Goddard Littlefair along with Palace, Millbank Residences occupies world-class leisure facilities, these a coveted riverside location with elegant homes provide the ultimate views over the Thames. in sophisticated London living.
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The impressive granite-and-stone façade of Millbank Residences is set back from the river behind Victoria Tower Gardens, a park that forms part of the Thames Embankment.
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LONDON LIVING, BEYOND COMPARE
To live in London is to live in one of the finest cities in the world. Chic shopping streets, internationally renowned arts and culture, award-winning restaurants and prestigious schools and universities all add up to create an enviable lifestyle that’s unique to this incredible city. 10 Downing Street London Eye South Bank Lambeth Bridge City of London The Shard Victoria Tower Westminster Abbey Big Ben Gardens South Westminster Bridge OXO Tower Waterloo Station Lambeth Palace Borough Market
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A cultural and culinary capital
Over the years, London has built up a reputation as one of the world's favourite destinations for food and culture. You are spoilt for choice with a diverse array of restaurants and cuisine to choose from. The Capital's outstanding museums, galleries and theatres rival those of any other capital city.
Photograph of Smith&Wollensky Restaurant at Covent Garden Riverside
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For pre-dinner drinks try the Distinctive drinking Library Bar at The Ned, an intimate Champagne and martini bar mixing and dining vintage-inspired signature cocktails. Head to The Cinnamon Club to sample London’s most innovative From Michelin-starred restaurants Indian cooking, or for classic British to elegant hotel bars, when it comes cuisine visit The Dining Room at to food and drink, London is the The Goring Hotel, a firm favourite envy of the world. with members of the Royal Family.
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1 Library Bar at The Ned, London 2 The Cinnamon Club, Westminster 3 The Goring, Belgravia
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The Wallace Collection in Marylebone World-class culture houses one of the nation’s most impressive fine art collections from on your doorstep the 18th and 19th centuries, while fans of contemporary art will find exciting up-and-coming talent at the Saatchi London’s galleries, museums and Gallery in Chelsea. concert halls host ground-breaking Artists from all over the world take exhibitions, stunning permanent to the stage at Covent Garden’s Royal collections and virtuoso performances Opera House in sell-out performances 3 from international stars. of opera and ballet.
1 ‘Champagne Life’ ©Steve White, 2016 Image courtesy of Saatchi Gallery, London 2 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 3 The Wallace Collection, Marylebone
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A history of unbeatable education and unrivalled shopping
London’s oldest and best universities were established in the 1820s and their students have been responsible for pioneering research and ground-breaking discoveries ever since. Many of the city’s luxury stores go back even further – British favourite Fortnum & Mason opened on Piccadilly in 1707, while Lock & Co., the world’s oldest hat store, dates all the way back to 1676.
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Head to the famous Harrods London’s most select department store in Knightsbridge for seven floors of luxury goods, or shopping destinations to the shoe galleries at Selfridges for the most sought-after styles.
Iconic brands like Vivienne Westwood, Burberry and Stella From the designer stores on New Bond McCartney, with their beautiful Street to the bespoke shirt-makers of flagship stores, have created a Jermyn Street, London leads the way uniquely British sense of style when it comes to exclusive shopping. that’s emulated around the world.
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Centuries old University College London, Imperial College London and first-class education London School of Economics are consistently ranked among the world’s leading universities, while the prestigious Westminster School has been turning out the nation’s London provides students from most acclaimed poets, performers, around the globe with unmatched philosophers, and even several prime educational opportunities. ministers, for more than 500 years.
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Chelsea College of Arts 0.4 miles
London South Bank University 1.1 miles
King's College London 1.4 miles
Royal Academy of Arts 1.5 miles
London School of Economics and Political Science 1.6 miles
Birkbeck, University of London 2.1 miles
University of London 2.2 miles
University College London (UCL) 2.3 miles
Royal College of Music 2.7 miles
Imperial College London 2.9 miles 2 3 Regent’s University London 2.9 miles
1 Royal College of Music, Kensington 2 King’s College London 3 Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
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Westminster Underground station Global passage is a 10-minute walk away and connects you to Bond Street in 4 minutes, South close at hand Kensington in 9 minutes and Heathrow Airport in 56 minutes.
St James’s Park and Pimlico stations are less than 15 minutes’ walk away, both of Millbank Residences is them one stop from Victoria Overground within easy reach of several and Underground stations. tube stations, with fast Covent Garden and Soho are within easy connections to the rest of reach, just a 10 and 12 minute taxi ride central London and beyond. away, respectively.
Walk Tube * Drive Tate Britain Green Park Victoria Station 8 minutes 1 minute 6 minutes
Chelsea College of Arts Waterloo Battersea Park 8 minutes 1 minute 10 minutes
Houses of Parliament Sloane Square King’s Road 9 minutes 6 minutes 11 minutes
Westminster Station Piccadilly Circus Harrods 10 minutes 7 minutes 14 minutes
St James's Park Station Oxford Circus Hyde Park 13 minutes 8 minutes 17 minutes
London Eye King's Cross Imperial College London 16 minutes 12 minutes 21 minutes
Victoria Station Liverpool Street Mayfair 20 minutes 17 minutes 21 minutes
Sloane Square London City Airport Selfridges 32 minutes 30 minutes 23 minutes
London School Gatwick Airport London City Airport of Economics 53 minutes 40 minutes 34 minutes Heathrow Airport Heathrow Airport 56 minutes 50 minutes
Gatwick Airport 1 hours 20 minutes
Westminster Underground Station
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WESTMINSTER, A RICH MIX OF THE OLD AND THE NEW
London’s most historic borough is famous for its soaring neo-Gothic architecture, spacious green parks and the splendour and ceremony of countless royal weddings and coronations. A seat of political power since the Middle Ages, Westminster is still the dynamic centre of British government today. Photograph of Westminster Bridge in London MILLBANK RESIDENCES
An area steeped in history
960 AD A community of monks is established 1902 Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark on the original Westminster site. are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom at Westminster Abbey on 9th August.
1065 Westminster Abbey, the first Norman Romanesque church in England, is built 1937 The coronation of King George VI at under the rule of Edward the Confessor Westminster Abbey on 12th May is and consecrated on 28th December. the first coronation to be broadcast on television and radio. 1 2
Westminster Hall is built under William II 1097 Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes (Rufus). The oldest building in Parliament, 1943 his famous victory gesture outside No. 10 it is one of the few parts of the ancient Downing Street on 5th June. Palace of Westminster that survives in almost its original form today.
1947 Princess Elizabeth marries Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey on 20th November. 1100 Westminster Abbey’s long tradition of royal weddings begins with Henry I’s marriage to Matilda of Scotland. 1953 The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II takes 4 place at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June, with around 8,000 guests in attendance 1245 Henry III pulls down Edward’s church from across the Commonwealth of Nations. (except for the nave) and replaces it with the present abbey church in the pointed 3 Gothic style of the period. 1965 The City of Westminster is established as a borough by the amalgamation of the boroughs of Westminster, Paddington and St. Marylebone.
1548 The House of Commons begins to use St. Stephen’s Chapel in the former palace precincts for meetings. 1987 Westminster Abbey, St. Margaret’s Church, and the Houses of Parliament are collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. 5 1834 Fire destroys almost the entire palace and leads to the building of the present Houses of Parliament. 1997 The formal, though not ‘state’ funeral of 1 One of the first autotypes of Westminster Abbey, 1884 Diana, Princess of Wales, is held in 2 Prime Minister William Pitt addressing the House of Commons, 1793 Westminster Abbey. 3 Queen Victoria receiving the sacrament during her Coronation 4 Invitation to the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra at Westminster Abbey 1838 Queen Victoria’s coronation takes place 5 Coronation of King George VI in Westminster Abbey on 28th June, just over a year after she Prince William and Kate Middleton are 6 Prince William & Kate Middleton, Duke and Duchess of 2011 6 succeeds to the throne at the age of 18. married in Westminster Abbey on 29th April. Cambridge, Royal Wedding Westminster Abbey, London
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Defined by the country’s greatest leaders
King Henry VIII Archbishop King George V Prime Minister Queen Elizabeth II of England Nicholas Wiseman of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom
28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547 2 August 1802 – 15 February 1865 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936 30 November 1874 - 24 January 1965 21 April 1926
Henry VIII presided over the beginnings of the Widely respected for his intellect, humanitarianism Created Duke of York in 1892, Prince George was Sir Winston Churchill was Home Secretary in 1910, Elizabeth was born in London as the first child of the English Renaissance and the English Reformation. and constructive achievements, Nicholas Wiseman crowned King at Westminster in 1911. He faced First Lord of the Admiralty in 1911 and oversaw the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and One of England’s best-known monarchs, he was a was one of the chief architects of the 19th-century formidable difficulties early in his reign from the country’s naval effort in the First World War. He went Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. She married keen hunter and sportsman and his many portraits revival of Roman Catholicism in England. After constitutional struggle to curb the power of the House on to become Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1947, acceded to the attest to his statuesque physical appearance. Crowned receiving his doctorate of theology in 1825 he was of Lords, but went on to garner much respect during again from 1951 to 1955. One of the 20th-century’s throne in 1952 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth II King at Westminster Abbey in 1509, his subsequent ordained to the priesthood the following year, and the First World War, visiting the front in France several most significant figures, he was widely praised for his in 1953. She is the longest-living and longest-reigning reign was characterised by wars with France and then as a Bishop in 1840. In 1850 he was summoned times. The public expressed its great affection and wartime leadership and for his work as a social British monarch; in 2017 she became the first British Scotland, his persecution of both Roman Catholics to Rome by Pope Pius IX who made him Cardinal admiration for King George at celebrations for his reformer and writer. Among his many awards was monarch to reach a Sapphire Jubilee, marking 65 years and Protestants, and of course by his six wives. and first Archbishop of Westminster. Silver Jubilee in 1935. the Nobel Prize in Literature. of reign.
“Of all losses, time is the most “Thoughts against faith must be “The Old Country must wake up if she “It is not in our power to “The upward course of a nation’s irrecuperable for it can never treated at times like temptations intends to maintain her old position anticipate our destiny.” history is due in the long run to be redeemed.” against any other virtue put away; of pre-eminence in her colonial trade the soundness of heart of its though in cooler moments they may against foreign competitors.” average men and women.” be safely analysed and unravelled.”
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Instantly recognisable for its Big Ben Awe-inspiring clock tower, the Palace of Westminster is a neo-Gothic revival designed by architecture Charles Barry to replace the medieval Palace that burned down in 1834. Opposite the Palace, Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey and the is a Gothic masterpiece constructed in Palace of Westminster are two the 13th century. of the world’s most well-known Its many ornate features include flying landmarks, drawing millions buttresses, intricate carvings and a to the Capital every year. breath-taking vaulted ceiling.
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Originally designed as recreation and Royal relaxation in hunting grounds for the monarchy, London’s green parks St James’s Park covers 57 acres. A delightful mix of formal flower gardens and green lawns, it’s the perfect place to wile away a Sunday afternoon. You might even spot the pelicans that have lived in the park Three of London’s Royal Parks are for nearly 350 years, presented as a in Westminster, including St James’s gift from the Russian Ambassador to Park, just a 15-minute walk away. King Charles II.
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RESTORING THE GRANDEUR OF A GLORIOUS PAST
Millbank Residences was originally constructed between 1927 and 1929 in the neoclassical style of the interwar years. Designed by Sir Frank Baines, the building, previously known as the Imperial Chemical House, originally housed the headquarters of the Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). Once the largest manufacturer in Britain, the ICI was also an early constituent of the FT 30 and later the FTSE 100. Now a Grade II listed building, Millbank Residences' grandeur still stands tall in Westminster’s iconic skyline. MILLBANK RESIDENCES
A grand entrance
The dramatic doorway to Millbank Residences is one of the building’s most important architectural features. Immense in scale, the entrance is befitting of the history and stature of the building. Creating an impressive sense of arrival, it hints at the splendour to be found inside.
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The main entrance doors to Millbank A fascinating Residences, sculpted by William Bateman Fagan in 1927, were undoubtedly his work of master greatest work. Each of the cast bronze craftsmanship doors is divided into six panels illustrating the progress of industry by the application of science. The left-hand panels show man engaged with Stone-Age technologies, while the panels on the right show how The imposing 20ft (6m) high these activities have evolved under the main entrance doors located stimulus of scientific research. on Millbank were modelled The carvings of Neptune and seahorses on specially for Imperial the granite surround suggest Imperial Chemical Industries. Chemical House’s overseas interests.
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Preserving an Jagger’s unusual statues are allegorical figures. Carved in Portland stone at the important piece base of the Doric columns, they represent the industries of construction, marine of history transport, agriculture and chemistry. Also carved into the façades are a series of stone portrait heads by William Bateman The building’s many original details Fagan. The heads are all of chemists and to the exterior include a stunning stone include four who were directly associated balcony, Doric columns, and sculptures with ICI: Ludwig Mond, Alfred Mond, by Charles Sargeant Jagger. Harry McGowan and Alfred Nobel.
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Restoring the ICI was a world-leading company, located at Imperial Chemical House. glamour of a 9 Millbank was originally designed as a headquarters building, to bygone era reflect the hopes and strength of Britain’s newest and largest industrial enterprise.
Many of the interior details Many of the original materials used that have been preserved have been retained at Millbank reflect the grand decadence Residences, including ornate of the 1920s. plasterwork and listed staircases.
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