Beautiful building -- stately, traditional, respectable. I'm still more of a mid-century-modern kind of guy and always have been, but that is a proper residence.
In the novels, his flat was on the ground floor. However, even though it was in a converted Regency house, it doesn't mean Bond did not own the whole house. It could have been inherited from his family (and May came along with it). It was converted to probably modernize and reconfigure the interior footprint. The second and third floors might have been utilized for storage and and a living area for May.
Can't remember exactly, but I have a feeling that in one of the novels it was implied that Bond rents his flat. It was in a passage that contained info on Bonds income and use of money. I'll check it when I get home. Also a flat is a flat, why say that "Bond had a flat on the ground floor of a converted...etc". Instead of saying that Bond lived on the ground floor of a etc. if he owned the whole house?
Also, its is said (dog this is starting to sound as if I was quoting the scripture... well it is the holiday season!) that the flat contained "room/rooms for May". It wasn't usual for that period housing to reserve entire floor for domestic help, unless there were a full compliment of staff from cleaning girls to batman and butler.
"I mean, she almost kills bond...with her ass."
-Mr Arlington Beech
In SF mi6 sold his flat when they thought he was dead, that was obviously the ground floor flat of Dr No and LALD and he has since purchased a first floor flat! Come on guys keep up )
...does really matter if he's on the first floor? I think it makes more sense, better security, and better view.
I don't think we'll be seeing May either...I just don't think Craig's Bond would have a house keeper.
She's worth whatever chaos she brings to the table and you know it. ~ Mark Anthony
Perhaps May will be like Howard's mother in " The big bang theory "
We'll just hear her shouting from the other room ?
" Och, aye. Master James, what have ye been doing, there's bullet holes
All over you lovely Tom Ford ! ". )
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
"Mr James, I see since I started workin' for ye that much has changed.
"In ya bathroom cabinet we got all these potions - no phensic or paracetomol anymore - but things called 'Fat Burners' and "creatine" and whey protein. And wot's this thing here, Mr James - it says 'penis pump' on the box?
"And these shoes, Mr James. They seem very heavy, like they're authopeadic, but seem to have something inside?
"Aye, Mr James. It's different than the good old days when you just slapped on yere piece 'o hair and dashed out the door with ya plane tickets and y're suitcase full o' drink."
"Mr James, I see since I started workin' for ye that much has changed.
"In ya bathroom cabinet we got all these potions - no phensic or paracetomol anymore - but things called 'Fat Burners' and "creatine" and whey protein. And wot's this thing here, Mr James - it says 'penis pump' on the box?
"And these shoes, Mr James. They seem very heavy, like they're authopeadic, but seem to have something inside?
"Aye, Mr James. It's different than the good old days when you just slapped on you yere piece 'o hair and dashed out the door with ya plane tickets and y're suitcase full o' drink."
)
She couldn't have been too chuffed getting laid off when Mi6 sold off his flat when presumed dead!!!!! Prob working in the Premier Inn
"Mr James, I see since I started workin' for ye that much has changed.
"In ya bathroom cabinet we got all these potions - no phensic or paracetomol anymore - but things called 'Fat Burners' and "creatine" and whey protein. And wot's this thing here, Mr James - it says 'penis pump' on the box?
"And these shoes, Mr James. They seem very heavy, like they're authopeadic, but seem to have something inside?
"Aye, Mr James. It's different than the good old days when you just slapped on you yere piece 'o hair and dashed out the door with ya plane tickets and y're suitcase full o' drink."
)
She couldn't have been too chuffed getting laid off when Mi6 sold off his flat when presumed dead!!!!! Prob working in the Premier Inn
Nah. She's got the Scottish work ethic. In TMWTGG it reported that she keeps the Kings Road flat going even after JB's pronounced dead in Japan as she never "believed" he was dead, so I guess it would be the same in the movie world - yes, M never really sold Bond's flat because an elderly Scottish lady had taken up squatters rights....
I don't think Craigs Bond would have a housekeeper either Lexi, he probably pulls the curtains, drags up( again) and does the dusting to Queens I wanna be free! ) ) )
In the novels, his flat was on the ground floor. However, even though it was in a converted Regency house, it doesn't mean Bond did not own the whole house. It could have been inherited from his family (and May came along with it). It was converted to probably modernize and reconfigure the interior footprint. The second and third floors might have been utilized for storage and and a living area for May.
Can't remember exactly, but I have a feeling that in one of the novels it was implied that Bond rents his flat. It was in a passage that contained info on Bonds income and use of money. I'll check it when I get home. Also a flat is a flat, why say that "Bond had a flat on the ground floor of a converted...etc". Instead of saying that Bond lived on the ground floor of a etc. if he owned the whole house?
Also, its is said (dog this is starting to sound as if I was quoting the scripture... well it is the holiday season!) that the flat contained "room/rooms for May". It wasn't usual for that period housing to reserve entire floor for domestic help, unless there were a full compliment of staff from cleaning girls to batman and butler.
I did a little research in some of the novels like MR where it mentions his flat.
Ground floor, first floor? Haven't found a place yet where it mentions it.
As far as Bond referring to his residence as his flat...I see your point. If he owned the whole house, he would refer to it as his house. I can't get around that point, so I'm inclined to believe that it is only a flat either owned or rented. I can see the point about it being only rented, as he believed he could be killed at any point on a mission so why bother having a mortgage? With that in mind I would also suspect he doesn't own a lot of material things. Other than what it takes to live comfortably - his furniture, books, pictures, clothes, kitchenware, etc.. In other words, his flat would be rather very spartan and not set up for entertaining.
I'm sure if the flat in the new film is his, it would be new (since his old one was ditched by M in the last film). May? I don't believe he'll be shown having a housekeeper, thought they're is always a chance they might mention that he had one but she had to retire (or she passed away). I can picture Moneypenny coming to his flat and notices a bit of disarray and telling him that he needs a housekeeper, at which point Craig looks around at the mess and says, "Well, I had one, but she died, and I just never took the time to replace her. She was a treasure, and treasures usually only come once in your life."
Asp9mmOver the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
Things are a little different in Chelsea, especially around the area of King's Rd. You would be more likely to buy a 99 year lease than rent in that area, especially when the novels were set.
The exact property that John Pearson believes was the one that Ian Fleming described as James Bond's home sold in 2013 for GBP6m (approx. USD$10m at the current rate of exchange). It is a 5 bedroom terraced townhouse in Chelsea. It was sold as freehold, meaning that you owned the building and the land. However, you need to bear in mind the ridiculous property bubble that London has experienced in the past decade or so and by way of example, in 1995 that same home sold for GBP810k which taking inflation into account equals about GBP1.4m today. Therefore, while a home valued at GBP6m for someone of Bond's career is beyond belief, it's not if it had been in the family since the 1990s or - likely - earlier (and, if we move this towards Spectre and SF, if MI6 had sold Bond's flat believing he was dead and placed the money into a trust, Bond would today be approximately GBP6m wealthier). In terms of renting, a two bedroom flat in that general area costs about GBP3-4k per month however, if you have your heart set on a 5-bedroom terraced town house like the one Fleming had Bond in you'd be looking at a rent of GBP27-32k per month! So, we need to assume that Bond was living in property that his family had owned for generations (and he had a healthy trust fund to help pay the rates, electricity, insurance etc).
I hope the Express article turns out to be true. If it is to be Bond's flat, it looks like it fit's Fleming's version from the outside with a Regency look and the bay windows.
Aaah I see they are using my London pad :007) )
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar Wilde
The exact property that John Pearson believes was the one that Ian Fleming described as James Bond's home sold in 2013 for GBP6m (approx. USD$10m at the current rate of exchange). It is a 5 bedroom terraced townhouse in Chelsea. It was sold as freehold, meaning that you owned the building and the land. However, you need to bear in mind the ridiculous property bubble that London has experienced in the past decade or so and by way of example, in 1995 that same home sold for GBP810k which taking inflation into account equals about GBP1.4m today. Therefore, while a home valued at GBP6m for someone of Bond's career is beyond belief, it's not if it had been in the family since the 1990s or - likely - earlier (and, if we move this towards Spectre and SF, if MI6 had sold Bond's flat believing he was dead and placed the money into a trust, Bond would today be approximately GBP6m wealthier). In terms of renting, a two bedroom flat in that general area costs about GBP3-4k per month however, if you have your heart set on a 5-bedroom terraced town house like the one Fleming had Bond in you'd be looking at a rent of GBP27-32k per month! So, we need to assume that Bond was living in property that his family had owned for generations (and he had a healthy trust fund to help pay the rates, electricity, insurance etc).
I think Skyfall was the ancestral home. And she really wasn't much to look at.
I've sort of always operated on the assumption that Bond is supplementing his income with gambling wins. I mean, you don't get to be "the best player in the service," without a lot of practice.
The penchant for Dom Perignon '53 (with an understanding of its correct temperature), beluga caviar, Tattinger, bespoke Tom Ford suits (as of now), and Persol shades, all point to an income beyond that of a government employee. Now the luxe flat seals it. Bond's a sharp on the side. Gotta be.
If Bond is meant to be Ian Fleming (as generally accepted of the original creation) then he'll have a generous private income as a result of family ownership of a merchant bank
Asp9mmOver the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
I wonder what he did with that big suitcase of cash from the Floating Dragon. Even if he handed it in to SIS, he would still get a 'finders fee'.
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Can't remember exactly, but I have a feeling that in one of the novels it was implied that Bond rents his flat. It was in a passage that contained info on Bonds income and use of money. I'll check it when I get home. Also a flat is a flat, why say that "Bond had a flat on the ground floor of a converted...etc". Instead of saying that Bond lived on the ground floor of a etc. if he owned the whole house?
Also, its is said (dog this is starting to sound as if I was quoting the scripture... well it is the holiday season!) that the flat contained "room/rooms for May". It wasn't usual for that period housing to reserve entire floor for domestic help, unless there were a full compliment of staff from cleaning girls to batman and butler.
-Mr Arlington Beech
...does really matter if he's on the first floor? I think it makes more sense, better security, and better view.
I don't think we'll be seeing May either...I just don't think Craig's Bond would have a house keeper.
We'll just hear her shouting from the other room ?
" Och, aye. Master James, what have ye been doing, there's bullet holes
All over you lovely Tom Ford ! ".
"In ya bathroom cabinet we got all these potions - no phensic or paracetomol anymore - but things called 'Fat Burners' and "creatine" and whey protein. And wot's this thing here, Mr James - it says 'penis pump' on the box?
"And these shoes, Mr James. They seem very heavy, like they're authopeadic, but seem to have something inside?
"Aye, Mr James. It's different than the good old days when you just slapped on yere piece 'o hair and dashed out the door with ya plane tickets and y're suitcase full o' drink."
She couldn't have been too chuffed getting laid off when Mi6 sold off his flat when presumed dead!!!!! Prob working in the Premier Inn
Nah. She's got the Scottish work ethic. In TMWTGG it reported that she keeps the Kings Road flat going even after JB's pronounced dead in Japan as she never "believed" he was dead, so I guess it would be the same in the movie world - yes, M never really sold Bond's flat because an elderly Scottish lady had taken up squatters rights....
He had more than one floor at Ebury St. The building was converted, but each part had access to all floors apart from the side opposite Fleming.
I did a little research in some of the novels like MR where it mentions his flat.
Ground floor, first floor? Haven't found a place yet where it mentions it.
As far as Bond referring to his residence as his flat...I see your point. If he owned the whole house, he would refer to it as his house. I can't get around that point, so I'm inclined to believe that it is only a flat either owned or rented. I can see the point about it being only rented, as he believed he could be killed at any point on a mission so why bother having a mortgage? With that in mind I would also suspect he doesn't own a lot of material things. Other than what it takes to live comfortably - his furniture, books, pictures, clothes, kitchenware, etc.. In other words, his flat would be rather very spartan and not set up for entertaining.
I'm sure if the flat in the new film is his, it would be new (since his old one was ditched by M in the last film). May? I don't believe he'll be shown having a housekeeper, thought they're is always a chance they might mention that he had one but she had to retire (or she passed away). I can picture Moneypenny coming to his flat and notices a bit of disarray and telling him that he needs a housekeeper, at which point Craig looks around at the mess and says, "Well, I had one, but she died, and I just never took the time to replace her. She was a treasure, and treasures usually only come once in your life."
Aaah I see they are using my London pad :007)
Oscar Wilde
I think Skyfall was the ancestral home. And she really wasn't much to look at.
I've sort of always operated on the assumption that Bond is supplementing his income with gambling wins. I mean, you don't get to be "the best player in the service," without a lot of practice.
The penchant for Dom Perignon '53 (with an understanding of its correct temperature), beluga caviar, Tattinger, bespoke Tom Ford suits (as of now), and Persol shades, all point to an income beyond that of a government employee. Now the luxe flat seals it. Bond's a sharp on the side. Gotta be.
Yes he is, by about a semitone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_C3B7ZKwSU
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!