Ionic Villa, Regent's Park 049/365 - a photo on Flickriver

I passed the back of this house, known as Ionic Villa, on a walk along the Regent's Canal this morning. I felt compelled to take a look (and a photo) round the front. It is one of six villa houses in Regent's Park by Quinlan Terry. Designed in a range of classical styles, they look as though they have been there for many, many years. However they are relative new builds, having been constructed between 1988 and 2002. The detail on this one, 'Ionic Villa', indicates that it was completed in 1989.
The coat of arms indicates an Indian connection with two royal elephants supporting a shield and crown, while the phrase 'Truth Always Triumphs' is the national motto of India, "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit: सत्यमेव जयते satyam-eva jayate; lit. "Truth alone triumphs.") is a mantra from the ancient Indian scripture Mundaka Upanishad.
The rear of the house is shown on the following photo. www.flickr.com/photos/kevertonphoto/40181206593/in/photos...
I understand (via an internet search) that Ionic Villa may be owned by Dr Apurv Bagri, who combines commanding interests in metal trading with a directorship of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and academic roles at City University and London Business School (LBS is a short stroll from Ionic Villa through Regent’s Park). The family have also endowed a number of sizeable charitable ventures. His late father, Baron Bagri, a self-made entrepreneur from India, was the former owner of Hanover Lodge, a larger house, next door and over the fence, which was sold to Russian oligarch Andrey Goncharenko for £120 million in 2012.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / London / St. Johns Wood (show map)

Taken on: February 19, 2019

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Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	EF35mm f/1.4L USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	35mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	+2 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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