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Would you pay £100m for a terraced house?
Former Squat on the market boasting 11 receptions rooms, spa,
'wine cave' and lights controlled by an iPad
By Laura Powell and Emily Hill
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It was once a
squat filled with cannabis-smoking hippies. But walking through the marble
entrance hall, past limestone-lined suites and up the original stone
staircase, it is hard to imagine that One Cornwall Terrace has ever been home
to anyone short of cash.
On the market for
£100 million, the property is the world’s most expensive terraced house.
Situated on the
edge of Regent’s Park in Central London, it boasts seven bedrooms, 11
reception rooms, nine bathrooms, a private gym and a garage with number-plate
recognition that can accommodate two limousines.
The Grade I listed
building, whose lights are controlled by an iPad, also has a heated indoor
swimming pool – set in Portland stone – complete with spa, sauna and
his-and-hers changing rooms.
The dining room,
which has been restored to its former Regency glory, seats 16, while there
are two kitchens in an Upstairs, Downstairs-style arrangement.
The family kitchen
has lantern-style windows, a Portland stone floor and heated window seats.
The industrial-sized below-stairs kitchen, where most meals will be prepared,
also includes a ‘wine cave’ and cold room.
Staff at the
neoclassical house, which estate agent Savills describes as ‘one of the most
important private residences in London’, have a suite of rooms next to the
kitchen.
Set in half an
acre, the Italianate gardens are below street level and completely private.
Thanks to two sweeping staircases, the dramatically lit yard and gardens have
the appearance of an external ballroom.
Designed and built
in the 1820s by architect Decimus Burton, the construction of the whole of
Cornwall Terrace was supervised by John Nash, who designed Buckingham Palace.
It was named after King George IV, whose titles included the Duke of
Cornwall.
The mansion is
most famous for serving as the official London residence of the New Zealand
High Commissioner from 1955 until the Seventies. The High
Commissioners,
from Sir Thomas Clifton Webb onwards, hosted lavish parties where guests
included celebrities, ambassadors and royalty.
But in January
1975, London was shocked when the building was hijacked by hippies, who broke
in when the terrace was temporarily empty and turned it into a squat.
One Cornwall
Terrace was transformed into a ‘temple’. Groups known as the Rainbow People
and the Divine Light Mission spent hours meditating and opened a health-food
shop on the premises. One squatter, known only as Katherine, recalled a man
brewing beer in the kitchen. ‘Cornwall Terrace was a glamorous break from the
dingy squats I was used to,’ she said. ‘There was a lot of people wandering
in and out high all the time.’
After the
squatters were evicted in the autumn of 1975, Cornwall Terrace was converted
into the headquarters of property company British Land. In recent years, the
house has changed hands several times. In 2002, it was registered to telecoms
millionaire Charles Wigoder.
Then in 2007,
developer Oakmayne Properties bought Cornwall Terrace and gave the houses a
makeover. Supervised by English Heritage and the Crown Estate, each home took
83,000 man hours to refurbish. If One Cornwall Terrace sells for the asking
price, it will set the record for a terraced house.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Would you pay £100m for a terraced house?
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