WHERE CLASSIC MEETS CONTEMPORARY

The Metropolitan is Linden Homes’ unique development in the heart of vibrant . A heritage building has been skilfully combined with a modern addition, resulting in an outstanding collection of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, 2 bedroom duplexes and one studio. It’s the ideal base for the fashionable, village lifestyle of SW11. CONTEMPORARY

The new apartment building at The Metropolitan offers a range of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and 2 bedroom duplexes, all with a balcony or patio. It is linked to the older building by a glass walled staircase atrium.

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The former Battersea Police Station, a classic civic building from 1911, is doing new duty as a collection of 2 bedroom refurbished apartments and one studio, some with private patios.

3 UNITED TWO ARCHITECTURAL ERAS BEAUTIFULLY COMBINED

Stately Edwardian meets dynamic twenty-first century. The former police station building is extended into a thoroughly contemporary apartment building, unified by a glass-walled staircase.

Battersea Police Station is a storey and dormer windows, local landmark, and a fine bookended by its two distinctive example of the work of John tall chimneys. Dixon Butler, a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British To complement this handsome Architects, and Surveyor and Edwardian edifice, an entirely Architect to the Metropolitan new element has been Police. He is celebrated for the added, designed to complement many police stations and court the existing building and to buildings he designed, generally sit comfortably within its in the ‘domestic’ style with much local setting. The two are high quality detail. Battersea linked by a glass atrium Police Station was completed in containing a staircase, uniting 1911 and is a red brick building classic and contemporary into with a mansarded attic one harmonious whole.

4 Computer generated image is indicative only. 5 6 RESPECTFUL OF THE Original

“An exploration in preservation and conservation, the bold new architecture revitalises the handsome police station through the use of a restrained and considered palette of materials, providing exceptional housing with a focus on quality and individuality”

AWW Architects

The highly respected, award- At the heart of The Metropolitan winning architects AWW are is a large, south facing courtyard, responsible for the design of The beautifully landscaped with Metropolitan, refurbishing the old seating and new trees. police station and adding the new apartment building that adjoins it. The new extension graduates in height from five storeys to Their approach is to retain the three, acting as a bridge between original main block of the police the police station building and station, which is a candidate for the existing buildings to the rear. inclusion in the Local Heritage All of the apartments within it List, and to create high quality, have private balconies or patios, modern, sustainable apartments many of them looking out over throughout the development. the courtyard gardens.

7 ABOVE

From the air, Battersea’s proximity to the and Chelsea is clear, as is the immense open green space of , one of its most famous features.

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But there’s more to discover in Battersea’s charming historic streets; a flourishing London village lifestyle of shops and markets, quality restaurants and arts venues.

9 DELICIOUS DIVERSITY LOCALLY

Whether you’re looking for an extravagant dinner, a sociable lunch or an authentic gelato, you’ll have plenty of options within easy range.

The arrival of Gordon Ramsay’s corner from The Metropolitan, London House restaurant put and the numerous cafés, Battersea Village firmly on the restaurants and pubs in London dining map. It joined Northcote Road and other favourites such as Mazar, Battersea Rise. La Riviera and Melanzana around the cobblestones of Stroll over Battersea Bridge Battersea Square. and you’ll soon be in Chelsea, opening up dozens more Other recommendations in dining and drinking venues. SW11 include The Butcher and One of the nearest is Bluebird Grill and The Prince Albert Chelsea, a fashionable fixture gastropub, both around the in SW3 since 1997.

10 11 PEACE AND RELAXATION IN THE PARK

The Children’s Zoo, the Pump House Gallery and the Peace Pagoda are just three good reasons to spend some time in Battersea Park.

12 Residents at The Metropolitan contemporary art, while the are lucky enough to have one nature areas are home to, of London’s largest parks about amongst others, twenty species 7 minutes’ walk from their door. of butterfly. In summer you can Battersea Park, 200 acres in go rowing on the lake, and cool size, opened its gates in 1858 off with an ice cream at the and has undergone much lakeside restaurant, or play tennis refurbishment in recent years to and football all year round. Stroll make it one of London’s most along the riverside walkway, interesting green spaces. take a nostalgic walk through the restored Festival Pleasure There’s a great deal to enjoy. Gardens, admire the Vista The Pump House Gallery puts Fountains. No wonder this is one on regular exhibitions of of London’s most popular parks.

13 14 SHOPPING YOUR WAY, YOUR STYLE

The Metropolitan has a best of both worlds location when it comes to shopping. Go to Battersea for independent and artisan retailers, or cross the bridge for upmarket Chelsea chic.

South of the river, you’ll find and Oliver Bonas, amongst independent shops around others. You will be equally Battersea Square, Battersea Park close to perennially fashionable Road and Northcote Road. Chelsea, where designer The latter is known for its trendy boutiques rub shoulders with weekend markets when flowers, interiors specialists such as art and vintage fashion are on Designers Guild and Heals. offer alongside fresh produce The Shop at Bluebird, French and food-to-go. It’s a great road Sole, Space NK and Brora are for fashion shopping too, with just a few of the reasons to Whistles, Jigsaw, L K Bennett shop north of the river.

15 INSPIRATION FROM ARTS LIFE AND NIGHTLIFE

Going out takes on a whole new dimension when you’re living in Battersea. Why go to the West End when you have all of this on your doorstep?

Battersea Arts Centre is a highly If you want some exciting nightlife, regarded community cultural Battersea will deliver. Bars and space, and there are major plans clubs include Be At One on to expand its facilities further. Its Battersea Rise, The Lost Angel on programme encompasses drama, Battersea Park Road, The Peacock comedy, children’s events and Bar and Revolution. Many pubs dance: and you’ll often have the and bars also provide regular live chance to see something new music, such as The Barrio Cocktail here before it goes ‘national’. Bar in Battersea Village, which has live jazz on Sundays. Another Battersea art fixture is the annual Affordable Art Fair, The Doodle Bar, just a short walk held in Battersea Park, and an away in Parkgate Road, is a unique opportunity to snap up work from venue, half pub and half arts centre. artists on the way up. The Pump It has a ping pong table, performing House Gallery, also in the park, arts space, and a restaurant – is always worth a visit to view and customers are positively contemporary art. encouraged to draw on the walls!

16 17 18 EMPOWERED BATTERSEA IS READY FOR REGENERATION

There’s a huge buzz around Battersea, as work begins on the iconic and the surrounding and areas.

Described as ‘a new London the face of central, south London. quarter for the benefit of the It will encompass thousands of whole community’, the Vauxhall, new homes, parks, leisure and Nine Elms and Battersea cultural space along the riverfront, Opportunity Area is 195 hectares and extensions to the transport of exciting development. It’s network including a proposed creating an uplift effect that goes extension to the Northern Line. beyond the boundaries of the The US Embassy is relocating regeneration zone. there, and New Market is to be redesigned to This is a key part of the include new restaurants and new swathe of riverside a food quarter. Battersea is redevelopment that’s changing definitely a good place to be.

19 NORTH

Head north for chic Chelsea and the ever-changing arts, entertainment, retail and dining scene of central London. Cruise further down river to reach the financial heart of the Capital.

London Eye The Gherkin

Hyde Park St Paul’s Houses of Walkie Talkie Cathedral Parliament

Chelsea Bridge

CHELSEA

Albert Bridge

20 SOUTH

South of the river are some of London’s largest parks and commons, as well as exciting, contemporary arts and events at the Southbank Centre and .

Canary Wharf Vauxhall, Nine Elms and Battersea Opportunity Area

Battersea Power Battersea Park Station Station

Millennium Pump House Arena Gallery

Battersea Park Battersea Zoo Park

Sports Pitches

BATTERSEA

21 CULTURE CENTRE STAGE IN LONDON

London is the city to be in if you’re seriously interested in art, dance, theatre, opera, museums, or music of any kind. Many leading venues are just across the river from Battersea.

These include the grand trio of top ten museums** are here: museums in South : the , Tate Modern the Natural History Museum, and . Add to V&A and Science Museum, and that the West End theatres, the the revered . South Bank, huge performance venues such as the O2, ballet at But there’s far more across Sadler’s Wells, opera at Covent the whole city, and culture is just Garden, and countless galleries one reason why London is now and performance spaces, and the world’s number one visitor you have a cultural city that attraction*. Three of the world’s leads the world.

* Mastercard 2014 Global Destination Cities Image 22 ** Source: The Art Newspaper survey 2014 Saatchi Gallery 1.7 Miles The Natural History Museum 1.7 Miles The Victoria and Albert Museum 1.7 Miles The Science Museum 1.8 Miles The Royal Albert Hall 1.9 Miles 2.6 Miles The National Gallery 3.8 Miles The British Museum 4.9 Miles

All distances are approximate. Source: Google maps

23 24 CAPITAL LONDON LEADS IN BUSINESS

London is a driver of the UK economy and a major centre for the world’s most important businesses.

PwC’s 2014 Cities of Opportunity still most important centre of Index ranked London number commerce, with over 15,000 one for business, finance and businesses located within its culture, and highly for economic square mile. However, Canary influence, technology readiness Wharf comes a close second and as a city gateway. The City for business, particularly in the of London is its oldest and financial services sector.

25 UNIVERSITIES THE CITY OF LEARNING

Three of the world’s most respected universities are in London – Imperial College, King’s College and University College London. There are a further forty-three universities, and in total, the capital has more than 30,000 courses for students to choose from.

26 City University London University College London Imperial College London A leading, global university committed London’s leading, multidisciplinary university, Imperial College provides world class to academic excellence, focused with 8,000 staff and 22,000 students and a scholarship, education and research on business and the professions. particular reputation for scientific research. in science, engineering, management and medicine. www.city.ac.uk www.ucl.ac.uk Distance: 6.1 miles Distance: 5.4 miles www.imperial.ac.uk Distance: 1.9 miles

University of University of London Metropolitan University The University of Westminster is a diverse The university’s disciplines include centre for study located in central London, teacher training, architecture and The largest in London, serving more than offering undergraduate, postgraduate and engineering, and there is a specialist 28,525 students and offering the widest research degrees. maritime institute. choice of degree courses. www.westminster.ac.uk www.gre.ac.uk www.londonmet.ac.uk Distance: 4.4 miles Distance: 8.7 miles Distance: 7.7 miles

School of Oriental King’s College London London School of Economics and African Studies and Political Science King’s is one of the world’s leading Part of the University of London, research and teaching universities A specialist in social sciences from economics, SOAS is the world’s leading centre based across five campuses in the politics and law to sociology, anthropology, for the study of a highly diverse range heart of London. accounting and finance. of subjects concerned with Asia, www.lse.ac.uk Africa and the Middle East. www.kcl.ac.uk Distance: 4.7 miles Distance: 4.6 miles www.soas.ac.uk Distance: 5.4 miles

All distances are approximate. Source: Google maps 27 HERE

From The Metropolitan you have an excellent range of public and personal transport options. These are likely to expand in the near future, with the planned extension of the Northern Line to Battersea Park.

London Victoria 17 MINUTES

Clapham Junction Northcote Road 20 MINUTES 10 MINUTES

Battersea Arts Centre 17 MINUTES 8 MINUTES

Kings Road Chelsea Imperial Wharf station Fulham Broadway Tube station 12 MINUTES 7 MINUTES 28 MINUTES

Cadogan Pier for Thames Clipper Battersea Arts Centre London Victoria 9 MINUTES 7 MINUTES 20 MINUTES

Battersea Park Road Kings Road Chelsea 9 MINUTES 7 MINUTES 19 MINUTES

Battersea Park Battersea Square Clapham Junction 8 MINUTES 3 MINUTES 19 MINUTES

Battersea Square Battersea Park 6 MINUTES 2 MINUTES 16 MINUTES

WALK CYCLE BUS

Many of Battersea’s local The Metropolitan includes secure There is a bus stop on Battersea attractions, and those of Chelsea, cycle storage for those who use Bridge Road conveniently located can be reached in an easy walk. two wheels to get around. Cycle outside The Metropolitan. It is When the new Diamond Jubilee Superhighway BCS8 ( served by routes 49, 319, 345, footbridge opens, this will give to Westminster) can be joined on N19 and N31. pedestrians another route for Battersea Park Road. Source: Google maps crossing the Thames. Source: Google maps Source: www.walkit.com

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Gatwick Airport Heathrow 25 MINUTES 40 MINUTES

Shepherd’s Bush for Westfield Canary Wharf Canary Wharf 12 MINUTES 22 MINUTES 37 MINUTES

London Victoria Kings Cross St Pancras City 10 MINUTES 15 MINUTES 26 MINUTES

London Waterloo Blackfriars 10 MINUTES 9 MINUTES 20 MINUTES

East Croydon Westminster Embankment 9 MINUTES 7 MINUTES 15 MINUTES

Clapham High Street St George Wharf 8 MINUTES 6 MINUTES 8 MINUTES

TRAIN TUBE BOAT

Clapham Junction (Zone 2) is London Underground South Thames Clippers are the fastest London’s busiest railway hub, Kensington is in Zone 1 and and most frequent river boat offering National Rail and London provides , District and service, departing from major piers Underground service. Bus routes Circle Line routes. It can be every 20 minutes. The nearest 49, 319, 345 and N19 run to the reached by 49 or 345 bus, which access point is Cadogan Pier, station from The Metropolitan, stop outside The Metropolitan. approximately 8 minutes’ walk taking 17 minutes on average. Source: www.tfl.gov.uk from The Metropolitan. Source: National Rail Enquiries Source: www.thamesclippers.com

29 INSIDE

A stylish interior specification includes Symphony fitted kitchens with Okite worktops, Ideal Standard sanitaryware, fitted wardrobes in bedroom 1, and all flooring.

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Almost every apartment at The Metropolitan features a balcony or patio for enjoying a little private outdoor space. In addition, the development has a large, south facing courtyard with seating and landscaping.

31 32 Computer generated image is indicative only. 33 34 Computer generated image is indicative only. 35 36 Computer generated image is indicative only. 37 Linden Homes is part of the Galliford Try Group, a market leader with a truly impressive brand, offering a distinctive and diverse product range, both in terms of house styles and specifications.

38 Photography depicts a previous Linden Homes development.

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