4 bedroom terraced house

Fournier St
Spitalfields
E1

“ Number 27 Fournier Street is now once again what it was when built – one of the most architecturally important and attractive houses in Spitalfields.”
Spitalfields: The history of a nation in a handful of streets, Random House, 2016

Dan Cruickshank
Architecture & Art Historian, BBC Presenter

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Knight Frank are honoured to offer a rare family residence of architectural significance in the historic Spitalfields conservation area. Dating from the 1720s it is located in Fournier Street, the most prestigious street in the area and home to some of the best preserved early Georgian domestic town-houses in Britain, few of which ever come on the market.
Originally built for a wealthy French Huguenot family, this impressive listed building covers 4,313 sqft (401m2) configured over five floors. It has been lovingly and carefully restored by the current owner, an art collector and connoisseur, to retain all its original features, including the eighteenth century panelled interiors, sash windows and fireplaces as well as an imposing George I staircase.

“ There are about one hundred and thirty Georgian terrace houses in the historic heart of Spitalfields, centred around Nicholas Hawksmoor's magnificent Baroque Christ Church, completed in 1729. Of these houses – all of which are precious and generally different in the plans, forms and details – a half dozen or so are particularly important and architecturally impressive. This is partly a result of their larger than usual size but also because of the richness of their interiors, the erudition and ambition of their design and execution, and the completeness of their preservation. Number 27 Fournier Street is one of these particularly important and special houses.”
– Dan Cruickshank

An impressive eighteenth century front door opens into a spacious entrance hall from which a majestic staircase rises through the house. On the ground floor to the right a well-proportioned living room extends from front to back; to the left there is a large guest cloakroom.

The basement has been carefully restored with stone flags and underfloor heating throughout. This provides a large well-appointed kitchen with hand made dresser units and informal breakfast room.

On the first floor lie the four formal reception rooms of the house. Addressing either street or garden, their elegant panelled interiors and high ceilings contribute to a sense of great space and light.

On the floors above there are four bedroom suites. On the second floor two front facing large double bedrooms address the street with accompanying bathrooms overlooking the garden.

The secluded garden is enclosed by old brick walls with a central stone paved seating area surrounded by planted beds of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants.

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Fournier Street is situated between Commercial Street and Brick Lane and is named after a man of Huguenot extraction, George Fournier. The immediate area offers an eclectic mix of boutiques and independent shops having a fantastic choice of bars and restaurants, all within easy reach.

Situated on the cusp of the financial district, Liverpool Street Station is situated within only 0.3 miles and is serviced by Metropolitan, Circle, Central and District lines, along with the Stansted Express which will run in tandem with the Queen This home is now, once again, what it was when built - one of the most architecturally important and attractive houses in Spitalfields.