Square Mile (magazine)
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| category = Business and lifestyle magazine
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| founder = Tim Slee and Stephen Murphy
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Square Mile is a British luxury lifestyle magazine distributed primarily in the City of London.
It was founded in 2005 as a publication targeted at professionals in London’s financial district. Distributed in banking and investment offices, the magazine quickly gained popularity among the City’s affluent workforce, evolving from a more financial focus into a broader luxury lifestyle publication.
The magazine specialises in celebrity interviews, luxury watches, travel, fashion, motoring, property, food and drink. Over the years, Square Mile has expanded beyond its print edition, launching squaremile.com, a website offering exclusive online content, interviews, and reviews. The website has helped the brand reach a global audience, extending its influence beyond the City of London.
Square Mile is published by Threadneedle Media, a London-based media group specialising in premium lifestyle content. Other magazines in its portfolio include HEDGE, Escapism and Foodism.
Notable interviews
Square Mile has featured multiple actors, musicians and sports stars on its cover over the past 20 years. Notable past cover stars include:
Actors
- Henry Cavill{{Cite web |date=2018-07-10 |title=Cavill on why Superman broke big rule in Man of Steel |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a861318/henry-cavill-why-superman-broke-killing-rule-man-of-steel/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}
- Kevin Costner{{Cite web |date=2017-02-14 |title=Kevin Costner: Some people not happy I picked Whitney Houston for Bodyguard role |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/arts_ents/15090823.kevin-costner-people-not-happy-picked-whitney-houston-bodyguard-role/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=The Herald |language=en}}
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Kevin Bacon
- Sir Michael Caine
- Sir Patrick Stewart
- Tom Felton{{Cite web |date=2021-12-07 |title=Harry Potter's Tom Felton says he doesn't really get recognised |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a38453633/harry-potter-tom-felton-doesnt-get-recognised/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}
- David Oyelowo{{Cite web |last=Style |first=BellaNaija |date=2021-05-21 |title=David Oyelowo Looks His Best Yet on the Latest Issue of Square Mile's Magazine |url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2021/05/david-oyelowo-square-mile-magazine/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=BellaNaija |language=en-US}}
- Sam Heughan{{Cite web |date=2022-04-12 |title=Lucifer star Tom Ellis almost landed this HUGE Outlander role alongside Sam Heughan |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20220412137789/tom-ellis-sam-heughan-friendship-outlander-role/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=HELLO! |language=en}}
- Tom Ellis{{Cite web |date=2020-09-08 |title=Lucifer's Tom Ellis dreamed of taking on legendary Doctor Who |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/08/lucifers-tom-ellis-dreamed-of-taking-playing-doctor-who-in-role-that-got-away-13240007/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=Metro |language=en}}
- Isla Fisher{{Cite web |last=Blair |first=Olivia |date=21 October 2016 |title=Isla Fisher explains the true cost of being married to Sacha Baron Cohen |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/sacah-baron-cohen-isla-fisher-awkward-family-moments-a7372081.html |url-status=live}}
- Rege-Jean Page{{Cite web |date=2020-12-10 |title=Regé-Jean Page Looks Absolutely Dapper on the Latest Issue of Square Mile's Magazine |url=https://www.bellanaijastyle.com/rege-jean-page-square-miles/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=BN Style |language=en-US}}
Sports stars
- David Beckham
- Lewis Hamilton
- Daniel Ricciardo{{Cite news |title=Ricciardo: "Idiots" behind F1 using crashes for social media strategy |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ricciardo-f1-social-media-strategy-crashes/6166257/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240918154228/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ricciardo-f1-social-media-strategy-crashes/6166257/ |archive-date=2024-09-18 |access-date=2025-03-30 |language=en}}
- Nico Rosberg{{Cite news |title=Nico Rosberg gives Max Verstappen advice on how to beat Lewis Hamilton |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/f1/lewis-hamilton-max-verstappen-nico-rosberg-b1942040.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220706113852/http://www.independent.co.uk/f1/lewis-hamilton-max-verstappen-nico-rosberg-b1942040.html |archive-date=2022-07-06 |access-date=2025-03-30 |work=The Independent |language=en-GB}}
- Max Verstappen
- Tyson Fury
- Anthony Joshua
Musicians
Influencers
History
The first issue of Square Mile was published in July 2005.{{cite web|title=Square Up Media likes to do things differently|url=https://squareupmedia.com/about/|work=Square Up Media|accessdate=10 November 2015}} The magazine was launched by Square Up Media in London, which was founded by Tim Slee and Stephen Murphy.{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/meet-the-publishers-who-mean-business-1206930.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/meet-the-publishers-who-mean-business-1206930.html |archive-date=2022-05-24 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Meet the publishers who mean business|work=The Independent|accessdate=19 July 2010| location=London|author=Ian Burrell|date=22 December 2008}} It was taken over by Threadneedle Media in 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://threadneedlemedia.com/|title=Threadneedle Media - Luxury publishing from the City of London|website=Threadneedle Media}}
The magazine is edited by Mark Hedley, who was part of the original launch team – and has worked on every issue since.{{Cite web|url=https://squaremile.com/author/mark-hedley/|title=Mark Hedley|website=Square Mile}} Hedley won Editor of the Year 2014 at the PPA Independent Publisher Awards,{{Cite web|url=https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/ppa-independent-publisher-awards-2014-the-winners-6010|title=PPA Independent Publisher Awards 2014 – the winners|website=www.inpublishing.co.uk|date=9 December 2014 }} and was shortlisted at the BSME Editor of the Year 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bsme.com/awards/2015-bsme-awards-shortlist|title=SHORTLIST - 2015 BSME AWARDS|website=BSME}} He is now managing director of Square Mile's publisher, Threadneedle Media.
Square Mile Watch Awards
The Square Mile Watch Awards are London's first consumer awards celebrating the best of mechanical watchmaking – from the finest technological innovations to the best value launches of the year.
Categories include: Adventure; Art & Design; Brand of the Year; Collaboration; Editor's Choice; Gateway; Heritage; Icon; Industry Hero; Readers' Choice; Technical; Watch of the Year
References
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External links
- [https://squaremile.com/ squaremile.com]
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