This Mayfair Apartment Was Once Winston Churchill’s Childhood Home
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The fascinating history of 48 Berkeley Square
Not so long ago, Winston Churchill’s Kensington house (which he purchased after he lost the general election in 1946) hit the market for £19.5 million – and now an apartment on the site of the former prime minister’s childhood home is up for sale. Here’s the rundown.
You Can Now Live On The Site Of Winston Churchill’s Childhood Home
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If you’re looking for a glitzy home in the capital, there are plenty to choose from – but there’s only a select few with a legacy like this one. 48 Berkeley Square, a grand stone building in Mayfair, stands on the site of the former Churchill family residence, where Winston Churchill lived until he was five years old.
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Lord Randolph Churchill, the former prime minister’s father, began leasing the Mayfair property after he became Conservative MP for Woodstock in 1874. Randolph and his wife, Lady Jeanette – alongside the young Winston Churchill, who was born in November 1874 – used the property as their London base until December 1879, when they moved to a larger home in St James’s Place.
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By 1906, the original townhouse at 48 Berkeley Square had been demolished, soon to be replaced by a nine-story apartment building. Now, a lavish two-bedroom home in the building has hit the market for £6.5 million.
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Complete with a grand reception room, a large kitchen and two bedroom suites, the apartment is a real Mayfair gem. You can enjoy gorgeous views of Berkeley Square from the living room – perfect for grand dinner parties – while both bedrooms are west-facing and delightfully tranquil. The principal suite boasts a wall of built-in wardrobes and even its own sauna. You won’t find anything else quite like this historic home…
Available through Wetherell for £6.5 million. wetherell.co.uk
