Early Georgian Mansion On the Market for £7M—After £12M Restoration
Chicheley Hall is one of the most complete surviving examples of an early Georgian mansion. The Baroque-style mansion was built between 1719 and 1723 for Sir John Chester, the 4th baronet, built by architect Francis Smith.
The house has had a colourful past over the centuries, including its WWII use as Special Training School No. 43, training Czechoslovaks for Special Operations Executive (SOE) parachute missions.
In 2007, the house was listed for £9M and eventually purchased for £6.5 million by Norwegian philanthropist Fred Kavli and the The Royal Society, the world's oldest independent scientific academy.
They invested a further £12M in renovating the property, now fit for a number of contemporary uses, including hotel, conference, and ancillary retail uses—there is also the opportunity to create a spa, which could further position Chicheley Hall as one of the country’s leading wedding and conference venues.
Offering 35,000 square feet of accommodations, the 48-room property offers 14 bedroom suites in the main mansion, and a further 34 bedroom suites in two Grade II* listed former stable blocks.
The coach house has been converted into a conference centre with 2 large conference suites and a meeting room.
Set in 75 acres of pastoral parkland with landscaped gardens, a 3-sided lake, walled garden, woodland trails, farmland, and a Grade II* dovecote.
A unique turnkey property just 50 miles from Central London.
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