The Great Estates of London 2019

The first year students on the BSc Real Estate Management went on a field trip to learn more about the Great Estates of London on Friday 8 March 2019. First stop was the recently renovated Regent Street Cinema for a series of talks on the Great Estates of London.

This field trip is part of the Integrative Project which provides a background to the subjects that are taken in the first year. The module addresses the discipline-based and transferable skills that students will need during their time at university and beyond. These skills are explored and developed through a series of activities which involve viewing real estate from a range of perspectives. After the field trip, the students work in teams to prepare a group presentation about the Great Estates of London (the one visited by the team on the field trip) and how they are managed to positively enhance their value.

Back to the field trip itself (click on the red links for more information). The students listened to two presentations:

...the first from Peter Murray (New London Architecture) on The Great Estates of London

...and the second from Nick Bailey (Argent) about the development of King's Cross

The students split into 6 groups for a walking tour and presentation about one of the following Great Estates:

The Grosvenor Estate
The Howard de Walden Estate
The Crown Estate
Covent Garden (CapCo)
Shaftesbury
The Pollen Estate

This year the photos feature the Crown Estate:

Presentation from Sarah Stanley and Ruth Kemp on The Crown Estate -
at their first dedicated co-working and flexible office space at One Heddon Street 

Walking around the back of Regent Street -
the surrounding streets have been greatly improved by The Crown Estate 

The refurbished Quadrant Arcade on Regent Street

The Crown Estate is working with Westminster City Council
to improve the quality of the streets and road markings

Looking towards Piccadilly Circus and the famous advertising boards 

Burlington Arcade

Jermyn Street - a quintessentially British experience

...and home to rather a lot of gentlemen's outfitters

Walking to St James Market past...

...the new building at 2 St James's Market

And into 1 St James's Market - the Head Office of Crown Estates...

...and the first office in Europe to achieve WELL Platinum Certification

The office features lots of plants and these amazing living moss lights

Back onto Regent Street with its distinctive curve

For more information on the BSc Real Estate Management click here.