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THAMES REACH, LONDON – MANAGED BY FARRAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT


Thames Reach – a Richard Rogers building – sits by the Thames on the Fulham/Hammersmith border. The three separate, five storey blocks have brick external envelopes and the river elevation is an all glass curtain wall. There is a nautical theme with timber decked walkways to the main entrance doors and the balconies between blocks and to the river front are held up with complicated steel ties and struts. The stainless steel pipework projecting through the flat roofs are reminiscent of ships funnels. The maintenance of the building has required some sensitive and detailed research and design work to ensure that all works are carried out to the highest standards and that they conserve the unique character and significance of the building. Farrar Property Management 020 7341 0220


SHORTS REACH, ROCHESTER – MANAGED BY CAXTONS


Shorts Reach was constructed by Pelham Homes in 1990. It’s on the site of the former Shorts Factory on The Esplanade Rochester where sea planes were manufactured during the war. The Esplanade was formerly an industrial site with many factories, workshops etc and after they were all closed during the 70’s and 80’s Shorts Reach was the first residential site to be built. The site comprises 65 prestigious units with wonderful views of the River Medway. It has two water features, piazza, underground tunnels, and extensive gardens maintained 5 days a week by two members of staff. The company is run by Directors, some of whom have been resident since the site was built. Caxtons have managed for some 20 years now. Caxtons Commercial Ltd 01474 537733


HERITAGE MANAGEMENT LIMITED


This estate in East Molesey comprises 24, substantial detached houses located within its own private grounds entered via electronic security gates complete with its own communal island (surrounded by the river mole). The island contains weirs and lagoons and is accessed via a main bridge. A number of the private properties have their own bridges spanning from their back gardens onto the island (as shown in the picture). Heritage Management Limited 01737 850260


SHEFFIELD PARK GARDEN, EAST SUSSEX – MANAGED BY JJ HOMES


Henry VIII here and during the 18th Century, James Wyatt was called in to remodel the house in the fashionable ‘Gothic’ style and ‘Capability’ Brown was commissioned to landscape the garden. The third Earl, inherited the estate in 1876. One of his first tasks


was to establish a cricket field. The Australian XI opened their tour at Sheffield Park between 1884 and 1896. Lord Sheffield’s team included W.G. Grace. By 1885 an ‘arboretum’ was being established consisting of mostly


Mentioned in the Doomsday Book, Sheffield Park has a fascinating history. In August 1538 Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk entertained


of exotic and native trees. Arthur Soames purchased the estate in 1910 and continued the massive planting programme, much of which still exists today. During the Second World War the house and garden became the headquarters for a Canadian armoured division and Nissan huts were sited in the garden and woods. The estate was split up and sold in lots in 1953.


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