Property description
Fabulous location moments from the south-west corner of award winning Holland Park. This second floor lateral apartment offers generous entertaining space and lovely views over communal gardens.
The accommodation is set on the second floor of this stunning detached Victorian red-brick building built circa 1864. There is an open plan living and entertaining room lain with solid oak flooring, four large wooden sash windows and bespoke kitchen. The sleeping accommodation comprises two similar size double bedrooms with the master bedroom having access to an en suite bathroom. The remaining accommodation is served by a separate shower room. This house, which was known as No. 1 Holland Park Road until it was renumbered in 1908, was designed by Philip Webb for the painter, Valentine Cameron Prinsep. The house was then converted into flats in 1948. Webb was working on plans for the house in 1864. (fn. 7) In January 1865 Prinsep entered into an agreement with Lady Holland to build a house to the value of at least £1,000, and the contract drawings were signed by the builders, Jackson and Shaw, in the same month. A lease for ninety-nine years from 1864 was granted by Lady Holland in March 1866 and the house was ready for occupation by the middle of that yearThe property is well located for all the amenities of Kensington High Street and Westfield Shopping Centre. The nearest underground stations are High Street Kensington (Circle and District Lines) and Kensington Olympia (District Line, National Rail and London Overground).
Property Features :
- 2 Bedrooms
- 1 Reception
- 2 Bathrooms
- Flat/Apartment
- Terraced
- Upper Floor without Lift
- Communal Gardens
- Leasehold