LONDON PROPERTY
REVIEW
Tea, Queen Mary? Queen Mary once called in for a cup of tea, Laurence Olivier and Henry Fielding Dickens – son of Charles – lived nearby, and Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler and former Chelsea FC player manager Gianluca Vialli have homes around here. The current owners of this magnificent doublefronted house in Mulberry Walk, Chelsea, are downsizing now that their children have flown the nest. They have lived here since 1997, when they bought the property from the estate of Major Philip Colville, whose mother Lady Cynthia Colville was a lady in waiting to Queen Mary. Offering more than 6200 sq ft of inside space on five floors, the house includes eight bedrooms, seven
entertaining rooms and six bathrooms. It was rebuilt extensively in classic English style by today’s owners under the direction and supervision of internationally known interior designer Joanna Wood. Wood gutted and redesigned the house, complete with basement, in a total transformation featuring new roof, underfloor heating, automated lighting, air conditioning, air purification, built-in speaker systems, and solid mahogany doors throughout. Randle Siddeley designed the garden. Mulberry Walk, Chelsea SW3, £15.75m, Aylesford 020 7351 2383
Hyde Park house has leafy views
OLD CHELSEA A two-bedroom flat on the ground floor of Grove House in Old Chelsea has been totally refurbished and would make an ideal pied-à-terre or rental investment. The 780 sq ft home in Chelsea Manor Street features a reception room, separate kitchen and bathroom and is handy for the King’s Road and Sloane Square. Grove House, Chelsea Manor Street, Chelsea SW3, £795,000, Douglas & Gordon 020 7225 1225
Six floors of space are connected by a lift and central staircase at a magnificent corner house with leafy green views from every window on Hyde Park Place. Delivering grand proportions, the 6888 sq ft property has eight bedrooms, six bathrooms (five en suite), two receptions, dining room and study. On the top floor is a games and snooker room, sauna, and conservatory leading out onto the roof terrace. With its own entrance, the lower ground floor could be used as staff accommodation and contains the kitchen and utility room. The ground, first and second floors have air conditioning. Hyde Park Place, Hyde Park W2, £9.75m, Knight Frank 020 7871 5060, Harrods Estates 020 7409 9001
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