PROPERTY
PROPERTY Welcome to Marylebone Marylebone has been one of London’s most elegant, quintessential and fashionable areas since the 17th century, having enjoyed a period of development under various aristocratic families over the centuries. The area is enjoying a boom and continues to attract a host of high-end brands, both in terms of fashion and food. Marylebone’s ‘village feel’ is often commented on, despite being just a stone’s throw from the crowds that populate Oxford Street, and tourist attractions such as Madame Tussauds Waxwork Museum and the British Museum. With a Sunday farmers’ market and its proximity to the green spaces of Regent’s Park and Hyde Park, as well as a host of independent restaurants, cafés and bars and excellent schooling, it’s little wonder that the area never dips in popularity. Despite being in central London, Marylebone is known for being an area of calm and serenity. The heart of Marylebone is found on Marylebone High Street, which is overflowing with charming coffee shops, eateries and boutiques. Regent’s Park offers 410 acres of mainly open parkland and is Grade Il listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. It contains Regent’s University London and the popular tourist attraction of London Zoo. There are also sports pitches, playgrounds, a boating lake and an open-air theatre which hosts some excellent performances in the summertime. If the wonderful parks will not attract you to Marylebone, then the fashionable shops, WWW.THEAMERICANHOUR.COM
restaurants and entertainment no doubt will. Selfridges, which has been voted the best department store in the world multiple times, is located on Oxford Street, surrounded by an abundance of affluent shops and boutiques. Marylebone also holds a Summer Fayre each year which is an occasion not to be missed. As expected W1 and NW1 is made up of a colourful tapestry of residents. Marylebone has become increasingly popular with city workers due to excellent transport links to the City. Students are attracted because both the University of Westminster and Regent’s University are close by. Families also love Marylebone because of its safe atmosphere and excellent schools including the likes of Wetherby Preparatory School in Bryanston Square, The Old Grammar School on Marylebone Road, Portland Place School, and Queen’s College. The world renowned medical district, Harley Street is also just around the corner. Culture lovers will be delighted with the array of attractions on their doorstep, including Madame Tussauds, the Wallace Collection in Manchester Square, Royal Academy of Music, and Wigmore Hall, theatres on the West End, London Zoo and the BBC headquarters in Portland Place. Perhaps it doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to work out why we love Marylebone so much, as our Global Headquarters is positioned on Baker Street, but if you want to be sure, you can find him just a few doors up at iconic number 221b.
Houses In Marylebone
Most well-known for the beautiful, highly sought-after, Georgian squares, Victorian terraces and mansion blocks, the majority of the period buildings here have been converted into stylish apartments yet retain their traditional features. There are grand houses surrounding garden squares - Montagu Square, Bryanston Square, Manchester Square and Fitzroy Square to name but a few. These are the most soughtafter, as they are both picturesque and traditional. There are some stunning mews houses creating an oasis of calm scattered around Marylebone. Newer developments such as
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