Residents’ stories
Bill, John Betts House
“I used to live in a bedsit just around the corner from here in Rylett Avenue. I’d walk past John Betts House every day and think, ‘That looks like a nice place to live.’ I never dreamed I’d live here myself. John Betts House has got everything you could want. When I wake up in the morning, the sun comes streaming in through the big windows. There are huge gardens right outside, and you can smell the flowers in my room. Things are a bit different at the moment. But this feels like one of the safest places in London.” Read Bill’s story here
Stella, John Betts House
“I loved my flat from the first time I saw it, and I still do. The beautiful garden is a bonus, a retreat from the traffic outside. I cannot imagine living anywhere else. My family has lived in Hammersmith for two hundred years, although I think I am the last one still living here. I was born in the original Queen Charlottes Hospital, just across the road from John Betts House so I have not moved far.”
Resident, Sycamore House
“Every day I wake up and think how lucky I am. It’s so nice to be comfortable – I love it here. After years of bedlam, it’s so quiet and peaceful. It’s great having my own space, and the people are really nice. My son’s really happy about where I live now and he knows I’m settled. He doesn’t have to worry anymore.”
Clodagh, John Betts House
“The biggest transformation of my life. To have reached this age and have this wonderful, wonderful garden.”
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