PROPERTY NEWS, EVENTS, CULTURE AND LIFESTYLE IN W6 AND W12 ISSUE 1 FEBRUARY 2014

THE RETURN OF SOPHIE GREAT ELLIS-BEXTOR OFFERS! The Hammersmith singer takes Check out our local the wraps off her new album Partners deals –13 Wanderlust during her triumphant PAGES 11 Bush Hall homecoming gig SEE PAGES 8–10 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014

CONTENTS NEWS ROUND-UP BRIDGE CLOSES FOR REPAIRS on weekdays until the end of February. NEWS ROUND-UP 2–3 The southbound lane over the A quick look at what’s been going on bridge (A306) will be closed between in Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush 7am and 3pm every Monday to Friday from until February 28, to allow YOUR SHOUT: essential repairs to the 126-year-old NEW TOWN HALL 4–5 1,000 bridge’s wooden decking panels. There will also be three full weekend Local residents sound off on plan to New homes for rebuild ugly town hall extension block closures, which are currently proposed BBC TV for January 25-26, February 1-2 and LOOKING BACK: Centre site February 8-9, from 8am on Saturday to Hammersmith Bridge is still closed 5am on Monday. The diversions will HAMMERSMITH CREEK 6–7 southbound for urgent repair works be via Fulham Palace Road and Putney WELCOME TO OUR PATCH Once one of London’s worst slums, during weekdays and on selected Bridge for southbound traffic and north- FROM JOHN HORTON it’s now a leafy haven weekends. The essential work means bound traffic will be diverted to Chiswick that the bridge will be partially closed Bridge during the weekend closures. ammersmith and Shepherds COVER STORY: AND... Bush has been my home and SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR 8–10 place of work now for over Returning home never felt so sweet 17 years and in that time my for the local singer and mum BOJO: NEW RIVERSIDE STUDIOS IS GO GO Hlove for the area has only grown. ACTION! For me, it offers an array of fantastic PARTNER PROFILE: The Mayor of London Boris Johnson features and landmarks which really set BRACKENBURYS DELI 11 has given the green light to it apart from other more expensive and Two top offers from our first Plans to regenerate the world-famous television studios, the restaurant developers to build a state-of-the-art traditionally more fashionable areas of Partner with two great local delis former BBC Television Centre in White and drama blocks, the east tower facility for Riverside Studios with London. Features such as the river, the City – preserving the Grade II listed and connected buildings with up to new production studios, a cinema, bridge, the parks and the fantastic array PARTNERS & MAPS 12–13 central ring, the famous Studio 1 and 1,025 homes, a hotel, cinema, health theatre facilities, rehearsal space, of local businesses all feed the thriving Shop local! We bring you six more other historic features at their heart – and leisure club, restaurants, cafes new riverside restaurant and café/bar, and friendly community at its heart. local businesses and their free offers have been approved. and offices. as well as 165 new apartments. A new Developer Stanhope, the new owner One storey will be added to the riverside walkway will finally connect There’s more to experience – of the five-hectare site on Wood Lane, height of Television Centre and two the Thames Path to Hammersmith WHAT’S ON 14 15 will now build more than 1,000 homes, will be created at basement level, Bridge. The plans, supported by local as a real ‘purple patch’ From the Empire to the Apollo, the a hotel and new shops. The plans – while the façade of the Grade II-listed comedian Bill Bailey (left), Jo Brand seems to be under way best in theatre, music, comedy and arts which bring £10 million in community building will be retained and restored. and Simon Callow, were vocally improvements and could create around The well-known central ring, Studio 1 opposed by some local residents. And these are the things which TALKING HEADS: 2,745 jobs according to the developers and Helios sculpture will also remain we’ve set out to celebrate and report JEAN SHIPTON 16–17 – will enable the centre to remain at with the current courtyard being on within this magazine. Expect local The life of the St Peter’s primary the heart of the community where it opened up to create a new public news, events, offers and exclusives headteacher is certainly never dull has stood for the past 53 years. space and a new path that links Wood – our aim is to keep you up to date The scheme involves replacing four Lane to Hammersmith Park. SUPER HOOPS ON RIGHT TRACK with everything that’s worth knowing MAKING GOOD: about in Hammersmith and Shepherds OUR FEATURED PROPERTY 18–19 Bush. Hopefully we can fit everything I’ve seen many improvements, FILM CREW FALLS IN LOVE TO NEW STADIUM IN OLD OAK in! It seems there’s more to see and but none as good as this! Queens Park Rangers district with up to 24,000 new homes experience every month as a real WITH ‘GLAMOURSMITH’ have signalled they and 55,000 jobs. ‘purple patch’ seems to be under way. PROPERTY GRID 20–22 A group of Cambridge film students want to build a 40,000- QPR and their development From an estate agent’s point of view, The search for your dream home chose Hammersmith as the subject seater sports stadium partners, Stadium Capital you need only look at the local property in W6 and W12 starts here of their latest short film. Shooting last in Old Oak Common. Developments, unveiled plans prices to see how things have changed. autumn, the students set out to try to Sitting just to the for an ambitious mixed-use According to Rightmove, our borough CYCLE COMPETITION 23 capture the true spirit of the borough north of Wormwood Scrubs, district focused on a new is now the third most expensive in Win £150 of Bikeworks vouchers! and showcase its best features in less the ground would be near the stadium and leisure London with only our central Zone 1 FREE WI-FI IN LYRIC SQUARE than two minutes! The project will now location for a new High Speed complex in December. neighbours Kensington and Chelsea PUBLISHED BY DISCLAIMER Hammersmith workers, residents and be sent off to be marked as part of the 2 (HS2) and Crossrail station, QPR chairman Tony and Westminster ranking higher – a Horton and Garton We thank our advertisers www.hortonandgarton.co.uk for supporting Our Patch, visitors can celebrate as new wi-fi has students’ final dissertation. potentially making it one of the Fernandes, said: “Loftus staggering statistic which shows the but Horton and Garton does not accept responsibility been installed in Lyric Square. Now The film, entitled ‘Why Hammersmith best connected railway stations Road is – and always will be – a rest of London is finally starting to take EDITOR for goods or services offered Geoff Cowart by advertisers Hammersmith’s prime public space is Is Home’, is now available to view in the UK. special place for the club and our notice of the neighbours to the west! fully interactive, as people can connect on the Horton and Garton Youtube The 155-hectare site around supporters, but we need more than Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush DESIGN Printed by Purbrooks Michael Stafford & Alison Tilley Distributed by to the HammersmithLondon wi-fi for channel. Visit: www.youtube.com/ the proposed station is set to be 18,000 seats. With no option to is definitely where my heart is, and I’m [email protected] Letterbox Distribution free and with no password required. hortonandgarton to check it out. transformed into a thriving new expand, we have to look elsewhere.” proud to call it my patch.

2 / 3 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014

YOUR SHOUT NEW PLANS FIT FOR A KING STREET APPROVED New proposals would replace one of the £150m area’s ugliest blocks and welcome a new Regeneration

Curzon Cinema to Hammersmith scheme to go ahead

Does new town hall a further five responses in favour And Teresa Taylor of Addison TIMELINE scheme fit the bill? during the consultation. And even Gardens, Hammersmith, said: “I’m better, the new town hall and public in favour of it if it doesn’t cost the After many years of wrangling, H&F square will come at no cost to local taxpayers. And the money also needs EARLY 2014 Council has been given the green taxpayers as it will be financed by to be spent on the rest of King Street – Greater London light by its planning committee for the sale and letting of the homes and it’s a mess!” Authority set to give its £150million plan for a new-look offices in the larger scheme. But not everyone was blown verdict on scheme town hall and the regeneration of the away by the watered-down plans. western end of King Street. But what do you think? John Barrett of Riverside Gardens, Goodbye ugly town hall extension. Hammersmith, said: “My mother END OF 2014 Hello modern glass box. Goodbye We hit the streets to find out. And lives opposite the town hall and she’s Work starts after site Cineworld. Hello to the new three- it wasn’t hard to find locals with worried the new buildings will obscure assembly, tendering screen Curzon arthouse cinema. something to say. the light into her flat.” of construction works And we’ll also be saying hello to “Anything is better than the If all goes smoothly, work will start and mobilisation of a new public square, and a new way it is now!” said Noelle Healy at the end of this year, and be finished contractors etc supermarket and shops, 196 new of Emlyn Road, Shepherds Bush. by 2018. is complete homes and new offices. The Grade-II listed town hall will have its former ceremonial stone steps BY 2017 reinstated to link up with the new Works to west of Nigel public piazza while the replacement Playfair complete council offices will be built to the west of Nigel Playfair Avenue. The BY 2018 developer will also provide £5.25m Everything finished towards a regeneration fund to boost the surrounding area and refurbish the original town hall, which was built in 1938. A previous plan, which included taller buildings and a bridge across the motorway to Furnivall Gardens, was referred to the Mayor of London but then withdrawn in December 2011 New shops and restaurants will following anger from local residents. breathe fresh life into the western end of King Street, while a new town So now, none of the new buildings square will be designed for events in the new scheme will be taller than the current town hall extension. The council received just eight Looking across the square objections to the development and

4 / 5 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014

t Peter’s primary school – For me this is really sad as we won’t located over three sites in get to see the children start in the close proximity to St Peter’s nursery and come all the way through Church – is a school which the school. TALKING boasts a rich history. One The brilliant thing about how HEADS of the first charity schools the school was founded is that Lucy Sset up in west London, the school Hannah Scott’s influence continues to was founded by George Scott and his this day and whatever is done with the daughter Lucy Hannah Scott in 1849 nursery site now, it has to be for the when they realised that there was an benefit of the local children. Because acute shortage of even the most basic of this we can’t sell the site and while education for the children of labourers we don’t know what will become of it who lived in the district. in the long term, in the short term we This policy of inclusivity is one that will move some classes to this building headteacher Jean Shipton explains while work is done on a possible continues to be very much at the core extension to the main building. of the school’s ethos today. If approved, work will take around a year and a half to complete so it’s going How long have you been at to be a challenging time ensuring that Jean Shipton in the classroom the school? the school still operates at its best and I’ve been at the school for around 23 we manage the health and safety of the years and I’ve been head since 2000. children through this period. in others and it’s about supporting I joined originally as a maths them in these areas. co-ordinator and after working in a What do you think makes The way the parents interact with variety of areas eventually became St Peter’s School special? the school is another very special thing. deputy head. When the previous head I think it’s the school community. We have the brilliant ‘FOSP’ (Friends left, the school couldn’t appoint, so as Most people when they visit the school of St Peter’s) which is made up of deputy I had to take the role and after feel that it’s a very strong community. parents and local members of the a few months in the role – by which We are a church school and that community who volunteer to help point I’d decided I really liked it – I was makes a big difference; lots of people organise events which not only raise officially appointed. money but also continue to draw the community into getting What changes have you seen involved with the school. in that time? I’ve seen quite a few changes in What do you think of that time, for example when I first the new West London joined, the school hall was in the Free School? middle building. We’re a school When the new site opposite spread across three sites: a Key the Polish Centre on King Street Stage 2 site, a Key Stage 1 site and opens it may well have an an early years site, and it was very effect as there will be more small and cramped. Since then competition at primary school the hall has moved to the larger level. However, looking at their T Key Stage 2 site which was a fairly mission statement and what S PETER’S SCHOOL major change. A school photo from the 1950s they believe as a school it differs In terms of the intake of children greatly from what St Peter’s offers. I would say it has stayed fairly Ours is very much inclusive and similar, but we’ve probably seen an come here who are from a church focuses on the whole child approach, increase in children from different background. But then we have people and though the Free School is also HAMMERSMITH ethnic groups and a higher number of of lots of other different faiths as well very interested in the whole child the EAL (English as an additional language) and so it’s very important to remember focus is very much about things such as students. So I would say that the that while we are a church school, we competitive sport, Latin and smartness Headteacher Jean Shipton talks to James demographic has changed and is are not a church. This means that the which differs from us slightly. changing slightly. children won’t hear that Christianity Obviously the biggest difference is the only way – it’s about respecting is, as a free school, they have a lot Beck about her 23 years at the school What changes are coming to others’ beliefs. more freedom to do what they want the school in the future? We’re also an inclusive school so whereas we have to follow the national The biggest change will be that our we have children of all sorts of abilities curriculum. My view is that we have nursery will be closing in the summer. and needs and we try to meet those plenty of freedom to do what we want This is because of changes at local level needs as much as possible. For example to do within the national curriculum which means that our funding has we have some very gifted dyslexic as the flexibility within it is huge and unfortunately been cut and we literally pupils who, while they may struggle allows us to tailor the structure to our can’t afford to keep it going. with some aspects of school, really excel children and our community.

6 / 7 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014

COVER STORY

SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR The Hammersmith star chooses Bush Hall to launch her fifth album, Wanderlust. Working with Shepherds Bush troubadour Ed Harcourt, it marks a strong return for the singer/songwriter hitting the charts at number four. Helen Clarke joins the party »

8 / 9 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014

ammersmith’s Sophie Ellis- fiercely loyal fans she’s spent 14 years the crowd. She was joined on stage by Bextor chose a venue close collecting. But it was a gamble that paid Harcourt and the rest of the musicians to her home – and heart – off; Wanderlust charted at four in its who played on the album – including to return to the stage to first week of release – a slap in the face her step brother Jackson Ellis-Leach unveil her fifth album. to some of the negative early reviews on drums and husband Richard Jones, PARTNER “Wanderlust means an it earned. who plays bass with The Feeling. PROFILE Himpulse to travel. So it’s kind of funny The pair met when he auditioned that I’m launching the album about 10 Wanderlust means an to be in her backing band, and they minutes from my home,” she laughs. impulse to travel. So it’s kind married in Italy in 2005. They weren’t Luckily, 10 minutes from home for her the only family members watching FREE means Uxbridge Road’s Bush Hall, in of funny that I’m launching proudly; her father was also looking on the album about 10 minutes Check out our all its red velvety, chandelier splendour. among the friends, fans and guestlisters. great offers! The perfect venue for a highly polished from my home She closed the evening perched atop –13 pop princess. the hall’s famous grand piano played PAGES 12 Born in Twickenham to former It must be a nail-biting time; putting by Harcourt at the back of the room, Blue Peter present Janet Ellis and film her money and reputation on the line, sending the crowd on its way with the director and producer Robin Bextor, but if she was nervous at the launch refrain of “I’m heading home tonight”. she moved to Hammersmith at the age show, she hid it well, and she beamed Which in many ways is exactly what of 11, when she joined St Stephen’s throughout, making easy chitchat with she’s doing with Wanderlust. Primary School – right across the road from the Bush Hall – and later Godolphin and Latymer public school. Mum Janet is also a Hammersmith lifer, having lived in the same house for some 23 years and playing an active role in the local community, including volunteering at Tudor Rose Children’s Centre, in Shottendane Road, Fulham. Since her previous record, Make a Scene, was released in 2011, Sophie has taken a step back from the limelight, focusing on looking after her three BRACKENBURYS DELI sons – Sonny, nine; Kit, four; and Ray, one. But, after a timely appearance on BBC 1’s Strictly Come Dancing, that’s all In every issue of Our Patch we will showcase a local about to change, as she unleashes her first independently released album. business from our Partners scheme. The new Horton and The Bush Hall show saw her perform the record in its entirety – and those Garton scheme aims to reward residents for shopping locally expecting more of the disco dancefloor fillers that she’s best known for were in and supporting the community. First up, Brackenburys Deli for a shock. Written and recorded with prolific Shepherds Bush-based singer/ ounded in 2011 by local So what do they put their success I think it is becoming more like a songwriter Ed Harcourt, its roots are residents and long-time down to? Sharon says: “One of the village as we are seeing more people much closer to her teenage indie days, friends Sharon Isaac-Upton things we wanted to focus on when we supporting local businesses, and again as a singer in guitar band theaudience. and Tom Roche, the deli opened was good coffee, and all of our I’d say the majority of customers at the This time around Sophie, 34, has business started after Sharon coffee is hand roasted to order.” W12 branch are regulars.” thrown a little more drama into the decided to pursue her love of Tom adds: “We also try to use as And Tom adds: “We actually see some mix. How would she describe the end Fexcellent coffee and fine food. Coupled many local suppliers as possible to people twice a day – they start off in result? “The soundtrack to an eastern with Tom’s background in catering, make sure we get products which have a our Askew Road shop and then later European 70s film,” she reckons. they were on to a winner. And less than bit more of an origin and that bit more the same afternoon we see them in our There are some things that you can’t one year later, they opened a second quality, and we do seem to get a very Brackenbury Village shop!” really talk about in dance music,” she branch in Askew Road, W12. positive response.” explains, before listing some examples: “We now have a third branch in As long-term residents in the www.brackenburys.co.uk “Trips to Eastern Europe, fairytales, Barnes which we opened as a weekend area before opening Brackenburys, Email: [email protected] Roald Dahl’s short stories, Twin Peaks….” café in September 2013 and this is also what is it that Tom and Sharon feel Turn the page to see the The change in themes and sound available for events and functions,” says makes the areas their two shops are full list of Partners and isn’t the only difference with this Sharon with a proud smile. “And we located in so special? “For me I think offers. To find out more, record. It was, she proudly told the Singer/songwriter Sophie also run a food distribution business it’s the community,” says Sharon. keep an eye out for crowd, entirely self-funded and released Ellis-Bextor would give from the W12 branch, which distributes “Brackenbury is really is like a proper our Partner stickers in on her own label, EBGBs. It was a brave her right arm for her family hand-made produce to Waterstones village within a very busy Zone 2 area windows in W6 and W12! move that risked isolating the army of which they sell in-store.” of London. In terms of Askew Road,

10 / 11 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014 GREAT OFFERS FROM H&G LOCAL PARTNERS W12 and W6 make up our patch, and to celebrate all that’s great Simply present this edition of Our Patch at the featured about the neighbourhood we’ve teamed up with some of our favourite Horton and Garton Partners outlet to claim your exclusive deal, local businesses to offer great deals for Our Patch readers. and look out for the purple stickers in Partners’ windows.

U DORD THE VALE XBRID GE ROAD

BO ST

RECHT RO . S E C L O MO

D MB Shepherd’s

OA R R E Bush Market OA W12 OFFERS L R W6 OFFERS A OW D A D L R K D D C A AD E D BE D OA S O N R A RD TTA O R ON E K ND AL R FI CO R V ASKEW WINE E N Y THE ANDOVER ARMS O 1 A C 5 W P N A D S R OA E R E I D O V NG

JEDD P Competitive prices, expert knowledge D R ‘London’s Hidden Gem’ bringing L OA R O H E OW 3 RK ROAD F PA BECKL HAYDN AD A R A and quality independent produce O M charming pub hospitality to west London O 1 R D N Y I R W R D D D OA

O A O D A O OA D O D 10% off any purchase of wine over D A G A complimentary 125ml glass of A R BOLD ROAD R O C OB R C D O R D R A O N YF GA T £50 (not including special offers) E house wine to all lunchtime diners, E D D EL H I L A A W CATHNOR F L N I R R O O O Monday to Friday from 12pm to 3pm V R R PARK U A Offer valid until 28 February A S R Y C I 2 Y E ST L WENDELL R L M AV L O RC I Offer ends 28 February 2014. Please bring this magazine E PARK D D D A A E V A R O W12 R L RO P T D D R EL PARK to redeem this offer O ND N A E EI ES A S W AS O D B W R S

R R Y E BRACKENBURYS W12 Y Y C Goldhawk L A 2 D L E I E M T H S Road T T OR

A T N Hand-roasted coffee, loose-leaf tea, C D R A E E BRACKENBURYS R RO R T GD 6 E N E S DE O S N BR W BI R E C A artisan breads and local produce G N E M O D A N S Hand-roasted coffee, loose-leaf tea, L O C Y T D N D D K ROA A E W R O NBO artisan breads and local produce R O R N BE INSTORE: Enjoy a free coffee O K A W B A A A U D G D H D RY when you spend £4 or more in a OL A G T H INSTORE: Enjoy a free coffee R E

D A A O single transaction O R 4 R M P NG A O when you spend £4 or more in a I D ME L C A A L A A D D R DELIVERED: Get 10% off* lunch D R single transaction S D D M R I

E F O IT platters and party catering orders F D RA RAVENSCOURT N S H A L DELIVERED: Get 10% off* lunch S RO V S E GR PARK ENSC Y K W S

T Both offers valid until 14 February. Please bring this O R OV platters and party catering orders I R O C O

R E B OU A magazine to redeem the offers. *Orders must be £25 or K E E D D T R R R over and be paid for in full by end of promotion date O T Both offers valid until 14 February. Please bring this

F S O 6 M Q ALD A ENS EY RD magazine to redeem the offers. *Orders must be £25 or STA U L

A D

D D R over and be paid for in full by end of promotion date

A E A 5 B OV

A

R RO

N

ER A W6

I

V STM

RT CHERRY RED A S E 3 D K RO T T N W ON OU A O S

RE C O C INDIAN ZING L D Creating great hair while making you S 7 E

AW O L R E O RO U

Stamford RDENS I T GA EN

T N A R R D feel relaxed and pampered. Winner: R OU V Award-winning restaurant recognised

Brook AVENSC T A G

D P RA

A

H&F Best New Business award R as one of the finest Indians in London OLDH R

K G Ravenscourt O

HAMLET G A ARDENS Park GLENTHORNE ROAD T

C

Free deep conditioning treatment D S 2-course meal for £12 AM

D

N

B with every cut & blow dry or blow dry A L R Hammersmith

I D 3-course meal for £15 D

U

G

ST E

7 G Offer only inclusive of the Express Lunch Menu

R ST K O BL I BE NG MM V HA ERSM A ITH RD

A W S

T E N

A R

CK E

R

E E V

DI T

IVER

L O

THE OAK W12 T

S Hammersmith LI

4 R

J H H

E

O L

C

Broadway

R A

R N LA N

O O 8 O T N THE HAMPSHIRE HOG

Restaurant combining Mediterranean URT S

AD 8 A

E D H NE

ST. PETER’S T food and a gorgeous cocktail bar lounge R E

OA Delightful gastro pub with top-notch SQUARE B C ST. PAUL’S A D

M GREEN restaurant quality food, a killer drinks 20% off Monday to Thursday dinner GREAT WEST R TH FLYOVER OAD A4 HAMMERSMI menu and healthy options From February 1 to March 31 2014 (excluding FURNIVALL F 14 February) U Get a cup of soup and a starter GARDENS L For reserved bookings only, please quote OUR PATCH H of your choice for £10 A when making your reservation 020 8741 7700 and M present this magazine on arrival Lunchtime offer only, Monday to Friday 12 to 4pm E P L G A L D A I L M R K B A IC W H C IS IT H E C M

S R R E O M 12 / 13 M A A D H OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014

13 Feb as dominating the BBC3 l The Strypes, schedules. 7pm. £18 O2 Shepherds Bush 0844 249 1000 February Empire W12 www.eventimapollo.com One of the liveliest bands of last year starts a new tour. 23 Feb 4-8 Feb 9 Feb 7pm. £16.42 l Beyaz Show, l Burlesque on Ice, l The Night of 020 8354 3300 Eventim Apollo W6 Bush Hall W12 the Hunter (12), www.O2shepherdsbushempire. One of the more unusual Combines the glitter and Riverside Studios W6 co.uk events at the Eventim Apollo glamour of burlesque with A 1955 classic drama in Hammersmith, the Beyaz the skills of figure-skating on starring Robert Mitchum 13 Feb Show is a Turkish TV talk the ice at the Uxbridge Road as a tattooed preacher l Keston Cobblers Club, show which has been venue, featuring Gwendoline shows at the Crisp Road Bush Hall W12 reinvented for the stage, Lamour and Vicky Butterfly. cinema, directed by Charles With Patch & The Giant. featuring comedian Beyazit Over 18s. Doors open Laughton. Digitally restored. 7.30pm. £9 Ozturk. He interviews 6.45pm. £12-£60 8pm. £8.50 020 8222 6955 Turkish celebs. Doors open 1 Feb 020 8222 6955 020 8237 1111 www.bushhallmusic.co.uk 7pm. Tickets from £32.75 l The Musicians of www.bushhallmusic.co.uk www.riversidestudios.co.uk 0844 249 1000 Bremen, Lyric Theatre W6 14 Feb www.eventimapollo.com The second wave of Secret Charming 45-minute 7 Feb 12 Feb to 2 Mar l Gill Manly and the Simon Theatres have been announced children’s show at 11am, l Del Amitri, l Kiss Me, Figaro!, Wallace Trio, Posk W6 26 Feb after Secret Theatre 3 at the Lyric was a controversial success 1pm and 3pm, suitable for Eventim Apollo W6 Riverside Studios W6 Valentine’s Night l Noah Francis Johnson, ages 3-9. It’s a puppet show, It may have been 30 years A rom-com with music from performance of the Etta Bush Hall W12 billed as Toy Story meets the since their debut single, but Mozart, Handel and Puccini, James story comes to the Funky singer shows off tunes Brothers Grimm. £8 the Glasgow rockers are still performed by the Merry Polish Jazz Café in King from his debut solo album. SECRET THEATRE 4 020 8741 6850 doing their stuff. 7pm. Opera Company. 7.30pm. Street. Hits will include 7.30pm. £10 LYRIC THEATRE W6 www.lyric.co.uk £33.25 £22.50 (£20 concs) Hoochie Coochie Girl and 020 8222 6955 0844 249 1000 020 8237 1111 Something’s Got a Hold on www.bushhallmusic.co.uk Feb 7 to March 8 www.eventimapollo.com www.riversidestudios.co.uk Me. 8pm. £8 The popular Secret Theatre season returns as its 20-strong 020 8741 1940 27 Feb ensemble of actors, directors, writers, designers and www.jazzcafeposk.org l Gavin DeGraw, O2 dramaturgs promise another season of taking risks. Shepherds Bush Empire W12 For theatre-goers who like a surprise, this is the hottest With a new album, Make A ticket in town. Buy a ticket, turn up and enjoy. No details Move, the performer’s vocal about the play or the cast are announced in advance. talents will be on show and For its fourth incarnation and because of the extensive broadens the scope of his building works at the Lyric, the show will take place in a music. 7pm. £22.50 space where the company has not previously performed. 020 8354 3300 And for a further hint, the work is a new take on a classic, www.O2shepherdsbushempire. written by an exciting new writer. 7.30pm. £15 1 Feb co.uk 020 8741 6850 l Steve Morrison and Alan www.lyric.co.uk Glen, Brooks Blues Bar W6 Bluesmen come to Polish Jazz Café, Posk, in King Street. FREE FIRST NIGHT! Glen was one of the early Live or work in Hammersmith & Fulham? If so, you can Yardbirds, so the pair have a claim two free tickets to see Show 4 on Friday, February 7, terrific pedigree. Backed by at 7.30pm. Bring proof of your home or work address to drummer Mark Walker and 15 Feb the Ticket Office on either the Friday or Saturday before pianist Tim Penn. 8pm. £8 l A Roo in my Suitcase, the performance to pick up their free tickets. 07810 647199 BRITAIN: ONE MILLION YEARS Lyric Theatre W6 www.brooksbluesbar.co.uk Intriguing title of a children’s OF THE HUMAN STORY show with shows at 11am 1-8 Feb 11 Jan to 27 Sept and 1pm. Ages 3-7. £8 28 Feb Ciphers, Bush Theatre W12 Major exhibition at the Natural History Museum (daily 020 8741 6850 l American Hustle (15), Last week of Dawn King’s spy 10am-5.50pm. Adults £9, children £4.50. Family discounts). www.lyric.co.uk Riverside Studios W6 thriller about the life and A look back at Britain before the Romans, Saxons and Christian Bale stars in this death of a female intelligence Vikings pitched up, with rarely seen specimens on display 22 Feb tale about a conman which officer. Blanche McIntyre including a skull from the earliest known Neanderthal in l Jack Whitehall, has been nominated for a directs at the Uxbridge Road Britain, and the oldest spear in the world Eventim Apollo W6 host of Oscars, and won the Steven Webb and Leo Bill in Secret Theatre 3 22 Feb theatre. £19.50 (£12 concs) 020 7942 5000 He has hosted Live at the Golden Globe for best film Jack Whitehall 020 8743 5050 www.nhm.ac.uk Apollo and performed in 020 8237 1111 Eventim Apollo www.bushtheatre.co.uk Royal Variety shows, as well www.riversidestudios.co.uk

14 / 15 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014

LOOKING BACK

Furnivall Gardens, today THE CREEK The High Bridge, c1920 & LITTLE WAPPING

HAMMERSMITH

ver wonder what the merchants packed into every available lodgings’ of Little Wapping who riverside in Hammersmith space. Between the factories was a swung on his gate. was like 100 years ago? labyrinth of slum housing, known As part of the Southern The streams which formed as Little Wapping. Improvement Scheme of 1922, the Stamford Brook joined A report of 1913 vividly described Hammersmith Borough Council The creek, Late 19th century the River Thames at The The Creek area as “one of London’s planned to clear the area and build ECreek which divided the Lower poorer and apparently more hopeless new housing and in 1927 the and Upper Malls at Hammersmith. districts… situated in the alleys, council bought property around Until the 1930s the inlet, which unpenetrated by any road…The The Creek for £8,000. Old houses extended as far as King Street, was inhabitants are costers, flower sellers, were demolished to make way for lined with buildings, both industrial casual labourers, chronic invalids; blocks of flats at Riverside Gardens. and residential, and was spanned by mothers habitually tired; and children, Preparations for the construction of a wooden humpbacked bridge called children, children…The housing the new Town Hall in King Street the High Bridge. accommodation is what you might began in 1936 when The Creek was The Creek is believed to have been expect – in one street there is one culverted and the bed of the inlet one of the earliest areas of settlement water-closet to four houses…in another filled in. in Hammersmith, forming a sheltered the costers’ donkeys are led through The district changed beyond all harbour for fishermen and riverside the houses entering at the front door, recognition after a flying bomb dwellers and providing wharves for and going along the passages, to the destroyed factories and properties barges to transfer goods between the hovels in the yards at the back.” along the riverside on the night William Morris was Thames and the main highway. In his book-lined study at Kelmscott of 24 July 1944. Furnivall Gardens The area became heavily House in Upper Mall, designer was created in 1951 on the site of regularly disturbed by industrialised with lead and oil William Morris was regularly disturbed The Creek, sweeping away the last mills, malt houses, boat builders, by the ‘yells and shrieks’ of street remnants of the area known as the ‘yells and shrieks’ lime sheds, timber yards and builders’ urchins from ‘the foul and degraded Little Wapping. of street urchins

16 / 17 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014 OUR PATCH FEBRUARY 2014

MAKING GOOD BEFORE & AFTER A ‘shell’ actually goes no way to describing the state the property The rough diamonds in the property market was in – ‘dump’ was probably a are in higher demand than the finished product. more apt description So are we all property developers now? asks expert estate agent John Horton

as the renovation bug bitten had they put the windows back in, but you? Thanks to property they had transformed the entire interior programmes such as and exterior of the house. The most Grand Designs and Homes impressive addition was a new floor Under the Hammer, it’s an with an excellent west-facing roof increasingly profitable way terrace and a new kitchenette to enable Hto shop for a property. And locally, convenient outdoor entertaining. un-modernised properties are now in far After a few weeks of marketing we higher demand than the finished article. achieved a sale of £1.225m to a young I’ve seen a few examples in my local couple. Obviously, the vendor 17 years as a local estate agent, with achieved a healthy margin, but I can varying results. But no doubt the most only look back and wonder what the spectacular transformation I’ve ever house would have achieved in today’s seen is a house I have sold – twice! market. My guess would be significantly I was unsure of what to expect but The property is in Hammersmith’s more based on our sale of a flat in Southerton Road. A ‘shell’ actually Southerton Road just last year which excited to see what the new owner had goes no way to describing the state the attracted no fewer than 70 viewings made of it, however I was not prepared property was in – ‘dump’ was probably and 20 offers. a more apt description. It was so bad you What was really interesting to for the transformation I walked into... had to wipe your feet on the way out! observe, however, was that the house It was clear from the beginning achieved significantly more interest in that it was going to take a buyer with its un-modernised state compared to some imagination. After all, it was the second time round. With today’s being squatted and was completely competitive market and the wave of dilapidated as a result. It lacked heating new buyers arriving in W6 and W12, and electrics – even the windows had many prospective buyers already have been replaced by breezeblocks. their architect, builder and interior Viewings began in January which designer ready to go. So, if you decide meant a torrid few weeks with freezing to take on your own ‘grand design’ visits by torchlight. But thankfully, it project, be prepared for intense paid off and we sold the property to a competition and be sure you’re ready. professional developer for £620,000. No buyer wants to pay asking A few months passed and I was very price or above, however it is the buyers pleased to receive a call to go in and who can dig deeper and who have re-value the property. I was unsure of extra spending power that are closing what to expect but excited to see what the deals and when it comes to an the new owner had made of it. un-modernised property, there’s a However, I was not prepared for the good chance it could be money very transformation I walked into… Not only well spent.

18 / 19 [email protected] [email protected] 176 King Street 020 8819 0510 020 8819 0511 Hammersmith W6 0RA www.hortonandgarton.co.uk

Overstone Road, W6 £425,000 Leasehold One double bedroom | Modern fitted kitchen | Stylish bathroom Private garden | EPC Rating = D | Brackenbury Village

Boscombe Road, W6 £550 per week SOLD

A stunning two double bedroom coach house with a secluded courtyard garden. The property has recently undergone extensive refurbishment works whilst retaining the character and many original features of this artist’s home. The bright and spacious ground floor arrangement provides ample living and entertaining space with a wood burning stove, whilst there are two double bedrooms and a modern bathroom to the first floor.

• Two double bedrooms • Private garden • Converted Victorian coach house • Furnished • Bespoke feature spiral staircase • EPC rating = D • Recent new kitchen and bathroom and redecoration Nasmyth Street, W6 £1,100,000 Freehold Three bedrooms | Two bathrooms | Unmodernised Available to let in March, contact Horton and Garton for more information on 020 8819 0511 Similar properties required | EPC rating = E | Brackenbury Village [email protected] [email protected] 020 8819 0510 020 8819 0511

To celebrate the launch of Boris Bikes in Hammersmith & Fulham, we’re giving you the chance to win a voucher worth £150 courtesy of

Tabor Road, W6 £650 per week St Peters Grove, W6 £465 per week Bikeworks! Simply Tweet • Victorian family house • Four bedrooms • Victorian cottage • Two bedrooms us at @hortonandgarton • Three bathrooms • Short let • Courtyard garden • Two reception rooms • EPC rating = F • Brackenbury Village • EPC rating = E • St Peter’s Conservation Area with the hash-tag #onyourbike or head to our Facebook page and share the On Your Bike photo to be in with a chance of winning. There are two vouchers up for grabs and the competition ends Friday 7 February!

Bromyard House, W3 £425 per week King Street, W6 £345 per week • Two double bedrooms • Two bathrooms • One double bedroom • Newly refurbished • Front and rear gardens • 24hr concierge • Available now • Fully or part furnished 176 King Street, Hammersmith W6 0RA • EPC rating = E • The Vale location • EPC rating = C • Ravenscourt Park location @hortonandgarton www.facebook.com/hortonandgarton www.hortonandgarton.co.uk See inside to find out how to enter our competition to win £150 worth of cycling vouchers in celebration of the arrival of Boris Bikes to west London

176 King Street, Hammersmith W6 0RA @hortonandgarton www.facebook.com/hortonandgarton www.hortonandgarton.co.uk

[email protected] [email protected] 020 8819 0510 020 8819 0511