Wilkes Street, Spitalfields
Uncommonly Good: Elevated Living in a Spitalfields Huguenot Townhouse
With its distinctive Queen Anne character and jealously preserved antiquity, the Spitalfields conservation area offers a small but most agreeable glimpse into how the first Huguenot inhabitants were wont to live in the early years of the eighteenth century.
For Sale
HOUSE PARTICULARS
Early Georgian townhouse
circa 1720
Grade II listed
Spitalfields conservation area
Weavers’ loft
Walled garden
Liverpool Street
within easy reach
£4,750,000
FAÇADE, WILKES STREET An early eighteenth-century Huguenot townhouse, distinguished for its well-composed stock brick front and preserved weavers’ loft above.
HALLWAY OF QUIET ARRIVAL The tone is set upon entering – wall panelling, patina and proportion in quiet and agreeable harmony.
I make no secret of the fact that my Georgian journey began in 1999, when I first became acquainted with the Spitalfields conservation area. From the very first, I was wholly captivated by the handsome Huguenot houses which line these quiet streets on the edge of the City, all under the watchful eye of Mr Hawksmoor’s Christ Church, whose presence lends the whole quarter a most extraordinary air.
So it was, with great pleasure, that one was entrusted with one of the area’s most singular houses – a home that has been in the same family for more than thirty years and maintained with great warmth, care and due regard for its remarkable history.
THE BREAKFAST ROOM A considered modern setting that respects Georgian precedent, with reclaimed panelling, a restored fireplace and opening to the walled garden beyond.
A House of History and Good Measure
Built about 1720 and standing within a Grade II listed terrace, the house displays certain Queen Anne characteristics and more than three centuries of careful survival.
The present owners have approached it with great tenderness and sound judgement, preserving as much of the original fabric as could be retained whilst creating a home that is truly fit for present use.
THE FORMAL RECEPTION ROOM Tall sash windows, original fireplace and pleasing proportions on the first floor.
THE STAIRCASE A well-preserved kite winder rises through the heart of the house.
ORIGINAL DETAIL A finely modelled hand door knocker set against richly patinated timber panelling.
THE WALLED GARDEN Secluded, verdant and a rare luxury in the heart of the City.
A Garden and Setting of Unexpected Seclusion
Outside, the walled garden is a triumph: secluded, verdant and reached by a bridge over ornamental ponds. Its revival has drawn the attention of the design and garden press, and with good reason.
Beyond the garden wall lies one of London’s most engaging quarters – cafés, markets, independent shops and the City, all within the easiest of reach.
VIEW FROM THE HOUSE Across Spitalfields rooftops to the City.
the plan
The House in Plan
The house unfolds vertically from the basement through four upper levels, with generous reception spaces, bedrooms and a garden extending behind the house.
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around the house
Further views
A closer look at the rooms, details and atmosphere of the house, from original joinery and fireplaces to the kitchen, bedrooms and garden.
“We spent months extracting old pelt from the walls and floor before we embarked upon the restoration.”
MRS J, PREVIOUS OWNER
This is, in every sense, a house of rare distinction: a Georgian home carefully conserved, judiciously adapted and warmly inhabited, which continues to embody the singular richness of Spitalfields itself.
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