Riverside moves in Hammersmith
Moves along the Hammersmith riverside — the Mall, Furnivall Gardens, the bridge approaches and the gated blocks between them.
The stretch of river between Hammersmith Bridge and Furnivall Gardens is one of the pleasantest places to live in west London and one of the more awkward to move out of. Worth its own page, because the usual assumptions do not hold here.
The access question
Along the Mall and the terraces behind it, "where does the van go" has three possible answers and only one of them is simple:
- A gated forecourt with a width or height limit the vehicle may not clear
- Legal standing on a nearby road with a carry of some distance to the door
- Pedestrian-only frontage, where a shuttle vehicle does the last stretch
Any of them is workable. None of them is workable if discovered on the morning, which is why the survey looks at the approach as carefully as it looks at the contents.
Porters and managing agents
Many of the blocks here are managed, and managed blocks have rules: the move booked in advance, evidence of insurance, lift protection fitted, and occasionally a window outside which nothing moves at all. We deal with that correspondence — but it wants starting a fortnight before the date, not two days.
The bridge
Crossing arrangements at Hammersmith Bridge have changed more than once in recent years. We confirm the current position when the date is fixed, because a route planned on an old assumption is a long detour with a loaded vehicle.
Contents
Riverside flats hold a lot of glass, framed work and furniture with polished or veneered surfaces. Those go into cases and crates rather than under blankets, identified at survey and declared where the value warrants it.
Related
Mansion blocks and conversions are on flats and mansion flats; the area page for this stretch is the riverside.
Riverside questions
What makes riverside different?
Access. Some addresses along the Mall have no vehicle access at all, some have a gated forecourt with a width limit, and some are a genuine walk from the nearest legal standing point.
How do you handle a long carry?
With more people and a shuttle vehicle where it helps. It is planned at survey and priced honestly rather than absorbed into the day and rushed.
Does the bridge matter?
For routing. Crossings and restrictions on Hammersmith Bridge have changed more than once, so we confirm the current position when the date is fixed rather than assuming last year's.
Are these blocks porter-managed?
Many are, and they usually want the move booked, insurance evidenced and the lift protected first. Worth starting a fortnight before the date.
Is there anything unusual about the contents?
Often. Riverside flats hold a lot of glass, art and furniture that should travel in a case rather than under a blanket. We identify those at survey.
Moving from the riverside?
Send photographs of the approach and the entrance along with both addresses. The access is the part that needs planning.