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Situated in the heart of St. Johns Wood NW8 and overlooking the famous Abbey Road, the mansion at 44 Grove End Road has an impressive history. Once home to celebrated artists James Tissot and Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, the building had, until recently, fallen into a state of disrepair. A project to restore the building to its original splendour and a return to market has been underway since 2003 and is due for completion in 2006.

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Certainly the largest (at over 14,800 Sq ft), and potentially the finest house in St Johns Wood, 44 Grove End Road is a Grade II Listed building of English historical importance. Originally constructed in 1825, the building retains several important architectural features commissioned by former residents James Tissot and Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
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Situated in affluent, desirable St. Johns Wood, London and set in approximately 0.6 acres of a conservation area (a size rarely presented to market), the building has been subject to a sympathetic restoration and re-development programme, incorporating Alma-Tadema's magnificent triple height studio with its raised vaulted ceiling and apse.

Freehold. Guide price £17,000,000.

Upon Completion of Restoration, the Property will Present:

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1,381sqm (14,865 sq ft) of residential space:
~ Ground floor: 505sqm (5,435 sq ft)
~ First Floor: 285sqm (3,068 sq ft)
~ Second Floor: 101sqm (1,087 sq ft)
~ Lower Ground Floor: 490sqm (5,275 sq ft)

Exceptional finishes and exquisite detailing to external walls and roofing - using terracotta, sandstone, portland stone, stucco render, slate, lead, zinc and copper as per the original building.

Featured press articles and events

  • Article: 'Artists' Work in Progress'. The Sunday Times (Home Section), May 2006.
  • Article: 'A Mansion of Significant Historic and Cultural Importance'. London Property News, May 2006.
  • Feature: 'Artistic roofing: A multi-million pound roofing renovation on a Victorian mansion'. The Roofing Trades Journal, November 2005.
  • Feature: 'An artist's residence: 44 Grove End Road'. Northwest Magazine, October 2005.
  • Article: 'Classic Victorian house could sell for £20 million'. The Lion (NW8 community magazine), June 2005.
  • Article: 'Painter's house is a £20 million blank canvas: Revamp for former home of artist befriended by Churchill'. Ham & High, June 2005.
  • Article: 'Two artists in the wood'. St. Johns Wood society newsletter, Autumn 2004.
  • Television appearance: Interior used in a recent television adaptation of 'Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking', broadcast Christmas 2004. BBC / Tiger Aspect Productions