The Lalit London
South Bank, London
“Victorian schoolhouse opulence”
Vibe
Cobalt-blue walls, timber paneling, and custom Delhi silk tapestries transform a red-brick Victorian grammar school into a grand, color-saturated retreat.
“Victorian schoolhouse opulence”
A Grade II listed Victorian grammar school conversion preserving original timber wall panelling and vaulted ceilings.
Archer Humphryes interiors combine grand cobalt-blue assembly halls with custom handwoven Delhi silk tapestries.
Individually appointed classroom suites feature underfloor bathroom heating, Toto washlets, and custom embroidered peacock headboards.
On Tooley Street in Southwark, a short walk from London Bridge station and Tower Bridge.
Rooms
Classrooms now feature soaring timber-framed windows, mother-of-pearl mirrors, heated bathroom floors, and vibrant silk peacock headboards hand-embroidered by Delhi artisans.
Wellness
Rejuve spa offers traditional Ayurvedic Shirodhara oil treatments alongside a 24-hour gym tucked beneath the school's historic foundations.
Backstory
Old Bailey architect Edward William Mountford designed the 1896 schoolhouse, marking the New Delhi–based Lalit group's first overseas outpost.
Eat & drink
Dine on pan-Indian dishes beneath vaulted cerulean ceilings in the Great Hall, or sip cocktails inside the former Headmaster's Room.
The neighborhood
Set along Tooley Street in Southwark, the red-brick building sits minutes from Tower Bridge and the busy Thames river path.
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