Seven Dials Covent Garden is a unique quarter of London whose star-shaped layout remains as constructed in the early 1690s. It was brought back to life largely through the dedication of the Seven Dials Trust, working in partnership with the local authorities and landowners for nearly forty years.

Robert became involved in Seven Dials as Chief Executive of Marler Estates when they acquired buildings in Monmouth Street, Neal’s Yard and Shorts Gardens in the late 1970s. The restoration of the Monmouth Street houses was among the first such work in the area. The development of Seven Dials Court for housing, with its shared podium deck, was regarded as exemplary at the time. Robert’s many development projects in London include the nearby Pied Bull Yard for the Bedford Estate. Robert has been instrumental in creating and promoting most of the Trust’s fundraising sponsorship schemes. He has continued as a trustee, now in an honorary capacity, long after Marler Estates relinquished their holdings in the area.