Tea Trade Wharf

Our UK base was for a while a flat in London on the river Thames, in the Shad Thames area. Shad Thames is an area of warehouses and wharves built in the 1800s for the spice trade. The warehouses have now been converted into upscale flats and lofts. There are several good Terence Conran restaurants in the area.

We worked with Juliette Byrne, a London designer, to remodel the flat.

We were close to Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, on the River Thames

One of the local pubs

Terence Conran owns several local restaurants, including Pont de la Tour

Pont de la Tour also has a small market

There are some good food shops nearby

A wine shop in Shad Thames

Shad Thames has many old warehouses and wharves, now converted into flats, shops and offices

The walkways overhead were once used to transport barrels between the warehouses

The flat was on two levels, and we found these two big David Bailey photographs to decorate the hall

The view from the flat, looking towards Tower Bridge

This is looking towards Greenwich and Canary Wharf

The living room with a view of the river

We added the fitted bookshelves and the flat-screen TV

The modern kitchen with a very small washer & dryer!

The dining area