• The London home was one of five homes on Carlton Hill built as test cases for new architectural designs in what became known as the Battle of the Styles – a conflict between Gothic and Classical architecture. Courtesy Savills
    The London home was one of five homes on Carlton Hill built as test cases for new architectural designs in what became known as the Battle of the Styles – a conflict between Gothic and Classical architecture. Courtesy Savills
  • It has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment by the Chelsea-based antique furniture specialist Tarquin Bilgen and by Mathew Bray Decorative Arts studio. Courtesy Savills
    It has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment by the Chelsea-based antique furniture specialist Tarquin Bilgen and by Mathew Bray Decorative Arts studio. Courtesy Savills
  • The three upper floors contain a total of five bedrooms – four of which are en suite, including a master bedroom with two separate dressing room areas. Courtesy Savills
    The three upper floors contain a total of five bedrooms – four of which are en suite, including a master bedroom with two separate dressing room areas. Courtesy Savills
  • The lower-ground floor has an open-plan kitchen/breakfast room with Poggenpohl appliances leading onto the lower terrace as well as a cinema, ­family room and an independent flat with a bedroom and ­living space for a nanny or housekeeper. Courtesy Savills
    The lower-ground floor has an open-plan kitchen/breakfast room with Poggenpohl appliances leading onto the lower terrace as well as a cinema, ­family room and an independent flat with a bedroom and ­living space for a nanny or housekeeper. Courtesy Savills
  • The ground floor contains an entrance hall, study and dining room leading into a full-width drawing room that opens onto a large, upper terrace overlooking the garden. Courtesy Savills
    The ground floor contains an entrance hall, study and dining room leading into a full-width drawing room that opens onto a large, upper terrace overlooking the garden. Courtesy Savills
  • Tower House has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment by the Chelsea-based antique furniture specialist Tarquin Bilgen and by Mathew Bray Decorative Arts studio. Courtesy Savills
    Tower House has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment by the Chelsea-based antique furniture specialist Tarquin Bilgen and by Mathew Bray Decorative Arts studio. Courtesy Savills
  • Tower House has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment by the Chelsea-based antique furniture specialist Tarquin Bilgen and by Mathew Bray Decorative Arts studio. Courtesy Savills
    Tower House has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment by the Chelsea-based antique furniture specialist Tarquin Bilgen and by Mathew Bray Decorative Arts studio. Courtesy Savills
  • The basement is the space that could most appeal to the billionaire buyer. It has a leisure complex comprising a 30-foot-long pool, a sauna, steam room and gym. Courtesy Savills
    The basement is the space that could most appeal to the billionaire buyer. It has a leisure complex comprising a 30-foot-long pool, a sauna, steam room and gym. Courtesy Savills
  • The three upper floors contain a total of five bedrooms – four of which are en suite, including a master bedroom with two separate dressing room areas. Courtesy Savills
    The three upper floors contain a total of five bedrooms – four of which are en suite, including a master bedroom with two separate dressing room areas. Courtesy Savills
  • The basement is the space that could most appeal to the billionaire buyer. It has a leisure complex comprising a 30-foot-long pool, a sauna, steam room and gym. Courtesy Savills
    The basement is the space that could most appeal to the billionaire buyer. It has a leisure complex comprising a 30-foot-long pool, a sauna, steam room and gym. Courtesy Savills
  • The three upper floors contain a total of five bedrooms – four of which are en suite, including a master bedroom with two separate dressing room areas. Courtesy Savills
    The three upper floors contain a total of five bedrooms – four of which are en suite, including a master bedroom with two separate dressing room areas. Courtesy Savills
  • The three upper floors contain a total of five bedrooms – four of which are en suite, including a master bedroom with two separate dressing room areas. Courtesy Savills
    The three upper floors contain a total of five bedrooms – four of which are en suite, including a master bedroom with two separate dressing room areas. Courtesy Savills
  • The ground floor contains an entrance hall, study and dining room leading into a full-width drawing room that opens onto a large, upper terrace overlooking the garden. Courtesy Savills
    The ground floor contains an entrance hall, study and dining room leading into a full-width drawing room that opens onto a large, upper terrace overlooking the garden. Courtesy Savills

Property

Dh84m London home from 1850 lets you live like nobility – in pictures

Olive Obina

January 05, 2017

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Many traditional properties in the UK capital have been upgraded in recent years with a series of more modern features. The Tower House in the prestigious St John’s Wood area of London is a good example of this. The detached home was built in 1850 and has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment by the Chelsea-based antique furniture specialist Tarquin Bilgen and by Mathew Bray Decorative Arts studio.

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