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St Saviours House – The Church Conversion Valued At £44 Million!

<div class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;inline et&lowbar;social&lowbar;mobile&lowbar;on et&lowbar;social&lowbar;inline&lowbar;top">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;networks et&lowbar;social&lowbar;4col et&lowbar;social&lowbar;slide et&lowbar;social&lowbar;rounded et&lowbar;social&lowbar;left et&lowbar;social&lowbar;no&lowbar;animation et&lowbar;social&lowbar;withnetworknames et&lowbar;social&lowbar;outer&lowbar;dark">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<ul class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;icons&lowbar;container"><li class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;facebook">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;sharer&period;php&quest;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fhouseandhistory&period;com&percnt;2Fst-saviours-house&percnt;2F&&num;038&semi;t&equals;St&percnt;20Saviours&percnt;20House&percnt;20&percnt;E2&percnt;80&percnt;93&percnt;20The&percnt;20Church&percnt;20Conversion&percnt;20Valued&percnt;20At&percnt;20&percnt;C2&percnt;A344&percnt;20Million&percnt;21" class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;share" rel&equals;"nofollow" data-social&lowbar;name&equals;"facebook" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"2598" data-social&lowbar;type&equals;"share" data-location&equals;"inline">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<i class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;icon et&lowbar;social&lowbar;icon&lowbar;facebook"><&sol;i><div class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;network&lowbar;label"><div class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;networkname">Facebook<&sol;div><&sol;div><span class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;overlay"><&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;a>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;li><li class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;twitter">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;share&quest;text&equals;St&percnt;20Saviours&percnt;20House&percnt;20&percnt;E2&percnt;80&percnt;93&percnt;20The&percnt;20Church&percnt;20Conversion&percnt;20Valued&percnt;20At&percnt;20&percnt;C2&percnt;A344&percnt;20Million&percnt;21&&num;038&semi;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fhouseandhistory&period;com&percnt;2Fst-saviours-house&percnt;2F" class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;share" rel&equals;"nofollow" data-social&lowbar;name&equals;"twitter" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"2598" data-social&lowbar;type&equals;"share" data-location&equals;"inline">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<i class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;icon et&lowbar;social&lowbar;icon&lowbar;twitter"><&sol;i><div class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;network&lowbar;label"><div class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;networkname">Twitter<&sol;div><&sol;div><span class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;overlay"><&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;a>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;li><li class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;pinterest">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<a href&equals;"&num;" class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;share&lowbar;pinterest" rel&equals;"nofollow" data-social&lowbar;name&equals;"pinterest" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"2598" data-social&lowbar;type&equals;"share" data-location&equals;"inline">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<i class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;icon et&lowbar;social&lowbar;icon&lowbar;pinterest"><&sol;i><div class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;network&lowbar;label"><div class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;networkname">Pinterest<&sol;div><&sol;div><span class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;overlay"><&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;a>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;li><li class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;like">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<a href&equals;"" class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;share" rel&equals;"nofollow" data-social&lowbar;name&equals;"like" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"2598" data-social&lowbar;type&equals;"like" data-location&equals;"inline">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<i class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;icon et&lowbar;social&lowbar;icon&lowbar;like"><&sol;i><div class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;network&lowbar;label"><div class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;networkname">Like<&sol;div><&sol;div><span class&equals;"et&lowbar;social&lowbar;overlay"><&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;a>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;li><&sol;ul>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>St Saviors House is a church conversion of St Saviours Church in Knightsbridge&comma; London&period; The church was originally built in 1838 and sits in the shadow of the world-famous &&num;8216&semi;Harrods&&num;8217&semi; department store&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2600" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;St-Saviours-House&period;jpg" alt&equals;"St Saviours House" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;92 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">THE HISTORY OF ST SAVIOURS HOUSE<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>St Saviours Church was built in 1838 by Belgrave Square architect George Basevi &lpar;1794-1845&rpar;&period; Built in Victorian Gothic style&comma; the property takes up a large plot of land just 0&period;1 miles from Harrods and just over a mile from Buckingham Palace&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2604" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;St-Saviours-Church&period;jpg" alt&equals;"St Saviours Church" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"504" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With a congregation too small for a building of its size&comma; as well as a lack of funds to keep the building running&comma; it was decided that St Saviours Church would be split in two&period; In the early 2000s&comma; after over 160 years of being used solely as a church&comma; work began to split the church in two&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;92 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<div id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;2605" style&equals;"width&colon; 510px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-2605" class&equals;"wp-image-2605" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;St-Saviours-1980s&period;jpg" alt&equals;"St Saviours 1980s" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"304" &sol;><p id&equals;"caption-attachment-2605" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">St Saviours Church as it looked in the 1980s&period;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The northern portion of the church was renovated into a new&comma; smaller church&comma; while the southern half of the building was turned into a private home&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; achieving the high-spec home meant some major remodeling work&period; To begin with&comma; the large organ in the church had to be moved to another wall within the new church&period; At the same time&comma; forty hydraulic jacks were also required to excavate a new basement beneath the entire church&period; The basement beneath the church became a storage area&comma; while the basement beneath St Saviours House became a stunning swimming pool and games room&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;2610" style&equals;"width&colon; 760px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-2610" class&equals;"wp-image-2610" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;Church-Interior&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Church Interior" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"520" &sol;><p id&equals;"caption-attachment-2610" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lpar;Left&rpar; St Saviours Chuch before being split in two&period; &lpar;Right&rpar; How the far smaller church looks today&comma; after completion of all works&period;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>At one time&comma; St Saviours House was <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;imdb&period;com&sol;name&sol;nm0098842&sol;">Alain Boublil<&sol;a>&comma; writer for Les Misérables and Miss Saigon&period; He sold the property in 2009 to a Thai businessman for £13&period;5 million&comma; who then spent millions on further renovations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;92 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In 2019 St Saviours House went on the market for £55 million but failed to sell&period; The price has since been reduced to &&num;8216&semi;just&&num;8217&semi; £44 million&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">ST SAVIOURS HOUSE TODAY<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The main living space features 12-meter vaulted ceilings&comma; original stone pillars&comma; and oak beams&period; The ground floor is mostly open-plan living&comma; with a living area&comma; dining area&comma; and kitchen&period; There is also an office with a glass wall looking out into the living area&period; The three photos below show the living space from various angles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2608" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;Living-Area&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Living-Area" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2607" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;St-Saviours-Living-Room-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"St-Saviours-Living-Room-2" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2606" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;St-Saviours-Living-Room&period;jpg" alt&equals;"St-Saviours-Living-Room" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The kitchen offers plenty of space to entertain guests&comma; with a more formal dining area out in the open-plan living area&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2611" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;St-Saviours-Kitchen&period;jpg" alt&equals;"St-Saviours-Kitchen" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2612" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;St-Saviours-Dining-Area&period;jpg" alt&equals;"St-Saviours-Dining-Area" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The home office features floor-to-ceiling windows that look out into the open-plan living space&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2613" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;St-Saviours-Office&period;jpg" alt&equals;"St-Saviours-Office" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The spiral staircase wraps around a glass lift spanning all four floors of the property&period; The top two floors are home to seven bedrooms&comma; while the newly dug-out basement is where you will find the fun stuff&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2614" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;St-Saviours-House-Spiral-Staircase-788x1182-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"St Saviours Spiral Stairace" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"1125" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The spacious master bedroom features vaulted ceilings and dual-aspect windows&period; There is also a dressing room and en-suite leading off the bedroom&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2616" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;St-Saviours-Master-Bedroom&period;jpg" alt&equals;"St Saviours Master Bedroom" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2617" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;St-Saviours-Master-En-Suite&period;jpg" alt&equals;"St Saviours Master En Suite" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2618" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;St-Saviours-En-Suite-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"St Saviours En Suite 2" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Six spacious bedrooms are to be found on the upper two floors of St Saviours House&period; Some of which feature high-ceilings with original church windows&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2619" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;Bedroom-2-St-Saviours-House&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Bedroom 2 St Saviours House" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2620" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;Bedroom-3-St-Saviours&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Bedroom 3 St Saviours" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While the ground floor and upper floors of St Saviours House are incredible&comma; the newly created basement makes this property special&period; The rooms underground include a cinema room&comma; swimming pool&comma; gym&comma; spa&comma; and sauna&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2624" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;12&sol;Basement-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Basement 1" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2625" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;12&sol;Cinema-Room&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Cinema Room" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The newly built swimming pool and hot tub in St Saviours House are not something you expect to find underneath a converted church&period; However&comma; the job that has been done here is truly incredible&period; Owners of this property will never need a gym membership ever again&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2626" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;12&sol;Swimming-Pool&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Swimming Pool" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2627" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;12&sol;Gym&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Gym" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2628" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;12&sol;Spa&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Spa" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2629" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;houseandhistory&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;12&sol;Sauna&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Sauna" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;>&NewLine;

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