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'''Cambridge House''' is a [[grade I listed]] mansion on the northern side of [[Piccadilly]] (Number 94) in central [[London]], [[England]], named after its most notable owner, the [[Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge|Duke of Cambridge]], 7th son of [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]]. It has also been known as Egremont House, Cholmondeley House, The Naval and Military Club, and the In and Out Club. |
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'''Cambridge House''' is a [[Grade I listed]] former [[Townhouse (Great Britain)|townhouse]] in [[central London]], England. It sits on the northern side of [[Piccadilly]] at number 94, in the fashionable district of [[Mayfair]]. {{As of|2021}}, the property is being converted into a luxury hotel and seven residences.<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/former-private-members-club-to-become-one-of-londons-grandest-hotels-under-new-plans-from-a3719526.html Former private members' club to become one of London's grandest hotels under new plans from billionaire brothers]</ref> |
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The current name of the house comes from one of its former owners, [[Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge]] (1774–1850), the seventh son of King [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]], but it was originally known as '''Egremont House''' and then '''Cholmondeley House'''. From about 1865 to 1999, it was the home of the [[Naval and Military Club]] and was known colloquially as the '''In and Out Club''', due to its prominently signposted one-way carriage drive. |
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== History == |
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== Early history == |
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The house, situated in the fashionable parish of [[St George Hanover Square|St George's, Hanover Square]], [[Westminster]], was built in 1756–1761 by [[Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont]] (1710–1763), of [[Orchard Wyndham]] in Somerset and of [[Petworth House]] in Sussex, [[Secretary of State for the Southern Department]] from 1761 to 1763, and was thus first known as Egremont House. The building is in the late [[Palladian]] style, to the design of the architect [[Matthew Brettingham]]. It has three main storeys plus basement and attics, and is seven bays wide. As is usual in a London mansion of the period, the first floor (''[[piano nobile]]'', "second floor" in American English) is the principal floor, containing a circuit of reception rooms. This floor has the highest ceilings and its status is emphasised externally by a [[Venetian window]] in the centre. |
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⚫ | The house changed hands several times. For several years in the 1820s, it was occupied by [[George Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley]], and was known as Cholmondeley House. From 1829 to 1850, it was the London residence of [[Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge]] (1774–1850), and became known as Cambridge House. Due to his royal status, that name has persisted. As [[Queen Victoria]] left the house after visiting her dying uncle Adolphus, [[Robert Pate]] hit her on the head with his cane. |
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[[File:Cambridge house.jpg|thumb|250px|The neoclassical main front of Cambridge House today]] |
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⚫ | After the duke's death in 1850, the house was purchased by [[Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston]], who was [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] for most of the decade between 1855 and 1865. It was his [[Townhouse (Great Britain)|London townhouse]] and the site of many splendid social and political gatherings. After Palmerston's death in 1865 at [[Brocket Hall]] in [[Hertfordshire]], his body was taken to Cambridge House, whence his funeral procession departed to [[Westminster Abbey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45198&strquery=+|title=Mansions in Piccadilly|first=Edward|last=Walford|publisher=Institute of Historical Research|location=London|date=1878|work=Old and New London|volume=4}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The house changed hands several times. For several years in the 1820s it was occupied by [[George Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley]] and known as Cholmondeley House. From 1829 to 1850 it was the London residence of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, and became known as Cambridge House. Due to his royal status, that name has persisted. |
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Later that year, Cambridge House was sold to the [[Naval and Military Club]], which had outgrown its previous headquarters. The club came to be known as the "In and Out", from the prominent traffic-directing signs on its entrance and exit gates. Members included [[Lawrence of Arabia]] and [[Ian Fleming]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Article from (London) Sunday Times, accessed 20 Mar 2016|website=[[The Sunday Times]]|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/Companies/article1153113.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331164352/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/Companies/article1153113.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 31, 2016}}</ref> |
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== Recent history == |
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Shortly after Palmerston's death, Cambridge House was purchased by the [[Naval and Military Club]], which had outgrown its previous premises. The Club came to be known as the "In and Out", from the prominent signs on the entrance and exit gates of 94 Piccadilly. |
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⚫ | In 1999, the Naval and Military Club moved to new premises, having sold Cambridge House in 1996 to entrepreneur [[Simon Halabi]] for £50 million.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist/person/0,,33672,00.html Sunday Times. Rich List 2004]</ref> Halabi planned to convert the property into a private members' club and hotel, part of his [[Mentmore Towers]] project, and to build a swimming pool and squash courts underneath the forecourt of the house. However, the building remained vacant after 1999, and it fell into a state of disrepair.<ref>{{cite web|title=94 Piccadilly, Westminster, City of, Greater London|url=http://risk.english-heritage.org.uk/register.aspx?id=1502&rt=1&pn=1&st=a&ctype=all&crit=piccadilly|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223222142/http://risk.english-heritage.org.uk/register.aspx?id=1502&rt=1&pn=1&st=a&ctype=all&crit=piccadilly|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-12-23}}</ref> Plaster was falling off the ceiling in the first floor rooms, and many floorboards had been pulled up. In 2009, Halabi's companies went into bankruptcy. |
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⚫ | In June 2010, Cambridge House and its adjoining buildings, 90–93 Piccadilly (and 42 Half Moon Street), 95 Piccadilly (the former American Club) and 12 White Horse Street (the rear section being vacant land), as well as 96–100 Piccadilly (on the other side of White Horse Street), were all offered for sale through property brokers [[Jones Lang Lasalle]], collectively referred to as the Piccadilly Estate, for in excess of £150m. In June 2011, the site was acquired by [[David and Simon Reuben]] for a reported £130m through their investment company, Aldersgate.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reuben brothers splash out on Piccadilly properties|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/Companies/article659909.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314014448/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/Companies/article659909.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2014|newspaper=Sunday Times|date=30 June 2011}}</ref> In October 2012, applications were submitted for a full refurbishment into private homes (Numbers 94 and 95) and residential apartments (Numbers 90–93 and 42).<ref>{{cite news|title=Inside Britain's most expensive home – In and Out Club|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/inside-britains-most-expensive-home--in-and-out-club-8230271.html|newspaper=Evening Standard|date=29 October 2012}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 1999, the Club moved to new premises, having sold Cambridge House in 1996 to entrepreneur [[Simon Halabi]] for £50 million.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist/person/0,,33672,00.html Sunday Times. Rich List 2004]</ref> Halabi planned to convert the property into a private members club and hotel, part of his [[Mentmore Towers]] project, and to build a swimming pool and squash courts underneath the forecourt of the house. However, the building remained vacant after 1999, and fell into a state of disrepair. |
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⚫ | In April 2013, David and Simon Reuben received approval to develop the property into a {{convert|60,600|ft2|m2|order=flip}} single home. It would likely have become the UK's most expensive home, estimated to be worth about £250 million after renovation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.primeresi.com/londons-first-250m-home-a-history-of-the-in-out/17969/|title = London's first £250m home: A history of the in & Out • PrimeResi|date = 30 June 2013}}</ref> According to Bloomberg News, "the planning application for Number 94 was approved after the two investors offered to contribute £3.85 million to the construction of [[affordable housing]] in the borough."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-04-16/reubens-win-approval-for-mansion-near-london-s-ritz-hotel|access-date=2021-07-27|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|title=Reubens Win Approval for Mansion Near London's Ritz Hotel |date=17 April 2013 }}</ref> |
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However, that development plan subsequently changed, and a new plan was conceived to convert the property into the "Cambridge House Hotel and Residences", with a five-star hotel and seven serviced residences.<ref>[https://www.thecaterer.com/news/hotel/reuben-brothers-94-piccadilly-hotel-plans-given-the-go-ahead Reuben brothers’ 94 Piccadilly hotel plans given the go-ahead]</ref> Work on the project is being carried out by [[PDP London]].<ref>[http://pdplondon.com/en/projects/cambridge-house/ PDP London]</ref><ref>[https://tophotel.news/experts-voice-environmentally-friendly-architecture-the-future-of-hotel-design/ Cambridge House Hotel and Residences]</ref> |
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⚫ | In April 2013, David and Simon Reuben |
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== References == |
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*Pearce, David (1986). ''London's Mansions''. ISBN |
*Pearce, David (1986). ''London's Mansions''. {{ISBN|0-7134-8702-X}} |
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*[http://www.reubenbrothers.com/OwnRealEstateHoldings.aspx Reuben Brothers – real estate holdings] |
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*[http://www.countrylifeimages.co.uk/Search.aspx?s=Naval%20and%20Military%20Club Country Life Picture Library |
*[http://www.countrylifeimages.co.uk/Search.aspx?s=Naval%20and%20Military%20Club Country Life Picture Library – interior photos] |
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Cambridge House is a Grade I listed former townhouse in central London, England. It sits on the northern side of Piccadilly at number 94, in the fashionable district of Mayfair. As of 2021[update], the property is being converted into a luxury hotel and seven residences.[1]
The current name of the house comes from one of its former owners, Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850), the seventh son of King George III, but it was originally known as Egremont House and then Cholmondeley House. From about 1865 to 1999, it was the home of the Naval and Military Club and was known colloquially as the In and Out Club, due to its prominently signposted one-way carriage drive.
Early history
[edit]The house, situated in the fashionable parish of St George's, Hanover Square, Westminster, was built in 1756–1761 by Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont (1710–1763), of Orchard Wyndham in Somerset and of Petworth House in Sussex, Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1761 to 1763, and was thus first known as Egremont House. The building is in the late Palladian style, to the design of the architect Matthew Brettingham. It has three main storeys plus basement and attics, and is seven bays wide. As is usual in a London mansion of the period, the first floor (piano nobile, "second floor" in American English) is the principal floor, containing a circuit of reception rooms. This floor has the highest ceilings and its status is emphasised externally by a Venetian window in the centre.
The house changed hands several times. For several years in the 1820s, it was occupied by George Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley, and was known as Cholmondeley House. From 1829 to 1850, it was the London residence of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850), and became known as Cambridge House. Due to his royal status, that name has persisted. As Queen Victoria left the house after visiting her dying uncle Adolphus, Robert Pate hit her on the head with his cane.
After the duke's death in 1850, the house was purchased by Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for most of the decade between 1855 and 1865. It was his London townhouse and the site of many splendid social and political gatherings. After Palmerston's death in 1865 at Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire, his body was taken to Cambridge House, whence his funeral procession departed to Westminster Abbey.[2]
Later that year, Cambridge House was sold to the Naval and Military Club, which had outgrown its previous headquarters. The club came to be known as the "In and Out", from the prominent traffic-directing signs on its entrance and exit gates. Members included Lawrence of Arabia and Ian Fleming.[3]
Recent history
[edit]In 1999, the Naval and Military Club moved to new premises, having sold Cambridge House in 1996 to entrepreneur Simon Halabi for £50 million.[4] Halabi planned to convert the property into a private members' club and hotel, part of his Mentmore Towers project, and to build a swimming pool and squash courts underneath the forecourt of the house. However, the building remained vacant after 1999, and it fell into a state of disrepair.[5] Plaster was falling off the ceiling in the first floor rooms, and many floorboards had been pulled up. In 2009, Halabi's companies went into bankruptcy.
In June 2010, Cambridge House and its adjoining buildings, 90–93 Piccadilly (and 42 Half Moon Street), 95 Piccadilly (the former American Club) and 12 White Horse Street (the rear section being vacant land), as well as 96–100 Piccadilly (on the other side of White Horse Street), were all offered for sale through property brokers Jones Lang Lasalle, collectively referred to as the Piccadilly Estate, for in excess of £150m. In June 2011, the site was acquired by David and Simon Reuben for a reported £130m through their investment company, Aldersgate.[6] In October 2012, applications were submitted for a full refurbishment into private homes (Numbers 94 and 95) and residential apartments (Numbers 90–93 and 42).[7]
In April 2013, David and Simon Reuben received approval to develop the property into a 5,630 square metres (60,600 sq ft) single home. It would likely have become the UK's most expensive home, estimated to be worth about £250 million after renovation.[8] According to Bloomberg News, "the planning application for Number 94 was approved after the two investors offered to contribute £3.85 million to the construction of affordable housing in the borough."[9]
However, that development plan subsequently changed, and a new plan was conceived to convert the property into the "Cambridge House Hotel and Residences", with a five-star hotel and seven serviced residences.[10] Work on the project is being carried out by PDP London.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Former private members' club to become one of London's grandest hotels under new plans from billionaire brothers
- ^ Walford, Edward (1878). "Mansions in Piccadilly". Old and New London. London: Institute of Historical Research.
- ^ "Article from (London) Sunday Times, accessed 20 Mar 2016". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016.
- ^ Sunday Times. Rich List 2004
- ^ "94 Piccadilly, Westminster, City of, Greater London". Archived from the original on 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Reuben brothers splash out on Piccadilly properties". Sunday Times. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Inside Britain's most expensive home – In and Out Club". Evening Standard. 29 October 2012.
- ^ "London's first £250m home: A history of the in & Out • PrimeResi". 30 June 2013.
- ^ "Reubens Win Approval for Mansion Near London's Ritz Hotel". Bloomberg.com. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Reuben brothers’ 94 Piccadilly hotel plans given the go-ahead
- ^ PDP London
- ^ Cambridge House Hotel and Residences
- Pearce, David (1986). London's Mansions. ISBN 0-7134-8702-X
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