Maps, Facts, Figures & Pictures August 2014 coventgardenlondonuk. 1540 1630 1666–70 1732 1808–13 1828–30 1857–60 1964 1974 1980 1988 2006 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Market traders moved The foundation stone Architect Inigo Jones out and the site was The Opera House of the present day Capco listed on is commissioned to acquired by the GLC. Chanel, Jo Malone, Links of London, Balthazar, Balthazar Boulangerie, Great Fire of London burned down Royal Opera House was the LSE and the JSE in design and build Covent Garden was It fell into disrepair The restored Covent Jamie’s Union Jacks, Shake Shack, Hackett House, Moleskine, Bobbies, Miller Harris, laid after another fire Johannesburg Ladurée and Westminster Abbey’s Covent Garden Piazza, 5th Earl of Bedford The first Covent 6th Duke of Bedford used as the backdrop and was earmarked Garden Market was Covent Garden Area Opening Ceremony, MEATMarket, Sandro, Chanel Beauty, LIMA Floral, the Rugby World Cup destroyed the old one Burberry Brit opened ‘convent garden’ land St. Paul’s Church granted charter to Garden Theatre secured an Act of Architect Charles Fowler for the film My Fair Lady for redevelopment but reopened as Europe’s Trust set up to ensure Capco made the first Apple, Kurt Geiger, 7 for All Mankind, Casio G-Shock Burberry Beauty Box, Aveda, store and Orlebar Brown opened. granted to John Russell, and the surrounding run a wholesale fruit (now the Royal Opera Parliament regulating commissioned to design New Flower Market starring Audrey Hepburn public outcry resulted in first ‘speciality’ area’s special character major purchase of the Whistles and Pandora all Capco acquired West, Brasserie Blanc and the Dior Beauty Boutique, Aesop, Y-3, Nigel Cabourn and The Ivy Café 1st Earl of Bedford arcaded houses and veg market House) opened the market neo-classical market constructed and Rex Harrison buildings being listed shopping centre is preserved Covent Garden Estate opened new stores Kings Court London Film Museum opened PipsDish, & Sticks ‘n’ Sushi opened due to open by the end of the year Buzzing with the excitement of opera and theatre land, Covent Garden has become a destination for ‘There’s no better place food lovers and fashionistas alike. ‘Covent Garden may once ‘Beauty aficionados must than Covent Garden: a Capco has spearheaded this transformation by have been a tourist-filled pay a visit to Covent Garden’s mix of retail, restaurants, bringing in a host of innovative global brands. wasteland but we’ve seen some Our marketing and brand building strategy famous piazza. Since the cafes and culture set in one focuses on culture, fashion, food and the arts. interesting developments […] Every year a variety of events and pop-ups appear arrival of Chanel in 2012 of London’s most beautiful in and around the Piazza. These have recently with Opera Tavern, Mishkin’s, included a Brazilian barbecue restaurant to the area has become a neighbourhoods.’ celebrate the World Cup, London’s first ever swanky beauty mecca full Polpo and Balthazar, and fashion pop-up street and a series of summer Monocle, NOVember 2013 now it’s a bona-fide foodie floral installations in the Market Building. of luxury brands’ The district is also being reconnected with its crawl with the latest addition 17th century residential roots. The Henrietta METRO, JANUARY 2014 of favourite Lima Floral.’ and The Russell set new standards of quality and pricing for luxury living in Covent Garden with stunning lateral apartments and duplex penthouses. Urban Junkies, August 2014 The Southampton and The Beecham will come to market in the autumn. The transformation of Covent Garden continues. Be part of it. A London icon — Retail conversion figures have increased by 5% in the last year — Thanks to positive publicity, 34% of domestic and international tourists are visiting Covent Garden for the first time — 20% of international and domestic tourists have visited more than 10 times — Over 70% of visitors to London choose to visit Covent Garden specifically Our new brands FooTfaLL 43 MILLION Shopping Dining CUSTomER VISITS PER YEAR Burberry Beauty Box Balthazar Dior Beauty Boutique Balthazar Boulangerie ABC1 93% (OF UK-based Visitors) Chanel Beauty LIMA Floral Apple Jamie’s Union Jacks AB 47% (OF UK-based Visitors) Aesop Ladurée Burberry Brit MEATMarket Nigel Cabourn Shake Shack AVerage age 38 Miller Harris Brasserie Blanc Moleskine Le Pain Quotidien Female/Male 51% : 49% Aveda Battersea Pie Station Jo Malone Sticks ‘n’ Sushi Links of London PipsDish Londoners 54% Casio G-Shock Twenty8Twelve International Visitors 20% lululemon athletica Y–3 Domestic Visitors 26% AVerage dwell time 77 minutes Source: CACI Ltd, JULY 2014 REET DENMARK ST UE ENU ANV RYE BUV TE SA ARFY BSUH TES AF SH T E E R T ST H TE UE OR MT SN O HM T U O M N O D M R ARDENS U SHORTS G DENS R C R A Y SHORTS G H L A A R N I N E E N G D C E R L O L S S T S R R E O E T A D T REE ST EEN T QU E REA N G RETAIL U D E N P E D P SPECIALISED E L E L MELVITA CANTINA DUO L L RETAIL R LAREDO T SUDA S he Covent Garden E RETAIL T S S state R E T T E R T M E U JAMIEʼS RELAX A P ITALIAN E P E R T R LONG MARTIN T S T ENT. 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