A third slice of London History | A huge Huguenot House & workshop #forsale #uniquepropertycompany

This is a career highlight for me, hot of the heels of selling a beautifully curated Huguenot house in the same street, I've been asked by the hugely succeful architect, Chris Dyson, to now find a buyer for his home.

Heres a link to Chris' website and instagram account.

Enjoy and thanks for watching.....
Simon
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[TheFiown]

I arrived in London in 1974 and already the destruction was massive. I saw many small shops and workshops in the Convent Garden area demolished and replaced with huge office buildings. In other areas of London similar stories. I had an extra job whilst at college in Convent Garden so I knew the area very well 'back then', today it's unrecognisable to me. I then moved to Paris in 1978 and again a lot more destruction with the 'Marais' area being redevelopped and many grand homes boarded up and neglected into ruin. Luckilly people spoke up and much was saved but the whole Halles area went under the bulldozer and the incredible cast iron market vaults torn down. The area was 'developped' with some of the ugliest buildings ever with really poor flashy materials that have not aged well at all ! It has since been 'redevelopped' AGAIN, a little better this time. It' seems unimaginable that these Spitalfields buildings would have gone under the wrecking ball and replaced with tasteless 60's and 70's horrors !

[fionamckelvie]

If you want to live in Princelet Street even for a week check out the Landmark Trust who own and let the property next door. We have stayed there a number of times and that area is great fun.

[jefflawrentz]

The house is gorgeous. Whoever did the restoration had great attention to period details down to the way the floor was installed. This has to be one of my favorite neighborhoods in London. Love it!

[tlzpvse]

Thank you for another brilliant tour Simon. You are always in the zone, even when your not 🤓

[birdsong]

Thank you for a great viewing. I was taken away into another dimension haha. So dreamy with their beautiful books and paintings. The history of London is fascinating.

[petatrethewy]

Carrying food, etc to the top floor seems pretty laborious. I thought my house was cluttered, but, having seen this l don't feel so bad.

[orthonormalstice]

It's truly wonderful to see your genuine passion for these homes come through in every video. Thanks for all the hard work--please know it's greatly appreciated!

[Xavierxavou]

Thank you very much for visiting this incredible house ĺ ❤

[evieshore]

Highly recommend "London" by Edward Rutherfurd.

[dahican]

I used to live on Hanbury street, I think right near this house.... thank you for the tour I've always wanted to see inside the houses on Princelet street!

[juliet]

The kitchen on the top floor would involve much carrying and schlepping up and down stairs.

[samanthagoodyer]

Dr. Johnson's London by Liza Picard is fantastic and focuses on 1740 to 1770. So a short period of time in which Dr Johnson was alive and living in London, but its a pretty dense book in terms of detail including architecture with some fascinating insights into Georgian water pipes and sewage systems. Stephen Inwood's A History of London covers its entire history from the Roman Londinium to 1997 a year before the book was published. I love Spitalfields, my favourite place in London.

[bevygaines]

Love everything about this house, so many nooks and crannies!!!! The chandelier in the livingroom was so pretty!❤

[debraenston]

Wow! This is incredible. A wonderful, unique location. Such potential for a fabulous home / business. Honestly, a bit messy for my taste but the potential! Love your videos - thanks for taking us into a different world!!

[garyjones]

Great video and this area was Jack the Rippers Haunt !

[eileencollins]

Nice, but my heart was lost to the last Huguenot beauty you showed us.

[WineShaman]

Dan Cruickshank’s The Secrets of Georgian London is an interesting and pretty easy read. Outside of your timeline but Rob Baker’s High Buildings, Low Morals has to be worth a read for a particular take on 20th century London!

[r.m.alonzo]

It's a very unique home with a lot of room. The kitchen on the top floor would not be very practical for a family with kids or many relatives. Celebration in the colder months in just the kitchen would be very cramped since the living room is on a different floor. So if you want a snack you got to climb a whole bunch of stairs. Thanks for the tour.

[smgreenartsprivate]

Interesting property I bet if it could talk it would have a story to tell. Could be reconfigured into small flats you would have to be very creative to do it. If it were me personally bottom to top would be all one home question is how to fit the lift. If I had lottery funds I would do just that. Thank you Simon :) I can't think of a book just this minute but if you look at 'Rob's London' here on YT he has some fascinating well researched documentaries on London.

[Odo]

Nothing like an " authentic squeak ", eh Simon ? Also, that creak of the front door and the slam, love it ! So many designated spots to discover.