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The Cleaning of St Matthews Bayswater
In the beginning was the much smaller Bayswater Chapel, built to serve local residents when Bayswater was first developed by Edward Orme.
The population grew at an explosive rate and a much larger church was needed. Read More…
31 St Petersburgh Place – Renovation and Extension
There is a major proposal to renovate the old dairy at 31 St Petersburgh Place, recently a marketing suite for the Whiteley, home to a Guillam Coffee house and a private office tenant.
The building’s new owner proposes to make it a high quality permanent home for their worldwide operations. Guillam and the office tenant will remain in place for the medium term. Read more…
Alice Meynell at Palace Court
47 Palace Court, which at the time of writing is undergoing conversion by FNFC Architects into four flats, was built in 1888-89 for the Meynell family.
The Meynells, Alice and Wilfrid, were important figures in the London literary world, as were some of their children.
Queensway Parade
Westminster planning application: 25/03223/FULL While just outside the BRA area, on the opposite side of the road from the Whiteley’s development, this is a major proposal that will dramatically change … Read More
90 Westbourne Grove
Sainsburys redevelopment (April 2025) This development site is large and encompasses 86 to 96 Westbourne Grove, Hereford Mews and 28 to 38 Hereford Road The proposals, as illustrated above, would … Read More
Duke’s Court
Development proposals at Dukes Court, corner of Queensway and Moscow Road – Westminster planning application ref: 24/08764/FULL – Link Here Westminster City Council recently rejected development proposals at Dukes Court, … Read More