The only book that brings together all London’s historic and contemporary Great Estates - documents a remarkable history, unique to England but with lessons for landowners and communities around the world. - Shows how they shape the way development takes place in England – providing essential lessons to all those wishing to understand city planning, whether practitioners or academics. - Provides a model example of corporate modernisation following the impact of leasehold reform. Much of the story of London's development can be traced through the historic ownership of large pieces of land which, through the ongoing ownership of freehold assets and their lease terms, have created a resilient cycle of change and renewal. Today this long-term attitude to investment, development and management has influenced the development of new large-scale and mixed-use areas of the capital, such as King's Cross, Canary Wharf, and the Olympic Park. This book provides a comprehensive picture on all of London’s historic and contemporary estates, and sets out what we can learn from them on the most successful principles of placemaking for the future. Part retrospective, part forward-looking, the book will provide lessons on place-shaping, management and stewardship, for global cities looking to learn from this unique London model.
Estates Map NLA Foreword: Peter Murray OBE, Co-Founder, NLA Introduction Section 1: Original Estates A. Medieval Origins: Estates founded before c. 1540 • The Crown Estate • City of London Corporation • Duchy of Lancaster • Duchy of Cornwall • Mercers’ Company • Leathersellers’ Company • Eton College Estate • Cloudesley Estate • The Clothworkers’ Company • The Portman Estate B. Reformation to Restoration: Estates founded between c. 1540 and c. 1660 • United St Saviour’s Charity • Skinners’ Company • Harpur Trust • Rugby Estate • John Lyon Estate • Colville Estate • Gascoyne Estates • Dulwich Estate • The Pollen Estate • Wellcome Trust Estate • South Kensington Estates • Benyon Estate • Berners-Allsopp Estate • Trinity Village Viewpoint: Lucy Musgrave OBE, Founding Director, Publica C. Building the West End and Beyond: Estates founded between c. 1660 and 1800 • Walcot Estate • The Bedford Estates • Grosvenor Estate • Capper Mortimer Estate • Greenwich Hospital • Ilchester Estates • The Howard de Walden Estate • Cadogan Estate • Phillimore Estate • Sloane Stanley Estate • Lowndes Estate • Eyre Estate • Berkeley Square Estate • Day Estate • Foundling Hospital Estate • Lloyd Baker Estate • Gunter Estate Viewpoint: Hugh Seaborn CVO, CEO, The Cadogan Estate D. The Growing Metropolis: Estates founded between 1800 and 1925 • Church Commissioners – Hyde Park Estate • University College London • King’s College London • Maryon Wilson Estate • Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 • Peabody – The Whitecross Street Estate • London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) • New River Estate • Hampstead Garden Suburb • Imperial College London • The Langham Estate Section 2: Newer Estates E. Urban Renaissance: Estates founded between the 1970s and 2000s • Soho Estates • Knightsbridge Estate • Broadgate • Regent’s Place • Covent Garden, Chinatown, and Carnaby and Soho • Canary Wharf • More London • Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation • Wembley Park • Victoria • King’s Cross Viewpoint: Daniel Elsea, Partner, Allies and Morrison F. Post-Olympic Boom: Estates founded in and after 2012 • Battersea Power Station • Elephant and Castle Town Centre • Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park • Royal Docks • East Village • Greenwich Peninsula • Paddington Central • Thamesmead • Brent Cross Town • Earls Court • Canada Water • Transport Trading Limited Properties (TTLP) Viewpoint: Kathryn Firth, Director in Cities, Planning and Design, Arup Conclusion Endnotes Further Reading Acknowledgements Image Credits Sponsors Index
Biography
Sarah Yates is a Researcher at New London Architecture. She studied art and architectural history at Leeds University and then undertook an MA in Curating Contemporary Design at Kingston University, where she focused on curating architecture outside of the traditional museum environment.
Peter Murray is Co-Founder of NLA and started the organisation together with Nick Mckeogh in 2005. He founded the London Festival of Architecture the previous year. He is a Mayor of London’s Design Advocate, Chairman of the Temple Bar Trust, Past Master of the Architects’ Company, a board member of Be First, Barking and Dagenham’s regeneration delivery company, and of the Association of Architectural Organisations.
