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A LOVE LETTER TO...
Homes & Gardens
|July 2025
Designer Tolù Adèkó explains why London has a particular hold on his heart
IT feels like just yesterday that I boarded a plane from Nigeria to the UK with my family, though it was in fact 30 years ago. The thought of a new life was both thrilling and daunting, especially with the bittersweet feeling of leaving my dear grandmother behind. We settled in Bermondsey, just a stone's throw from Tower Bridge. South-east London's green spaces and tranquil charm quickly became my grounding force and now my own family's history continues to unfold here.
This story is from the July 2025 edition of Homes & Gardens.
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