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

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

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 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

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 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 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

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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