A stunning Georgian townhouse where Daniel Day-Lewis shot his latest and final film is on the market – but buyers will need a Hollywood bank account to purchase it as its valued at £15m.
The spectacular mansion in Fitzroy Square in the cosmopolitan area of Fitzrovia, central London is the backdrop for Golden Globe nominated film Phanton Thread, about a a high-society dressmaker in the 1950s.
Already boasting seven bedrooms the grade I listed home includes an adjoining mews house which could be demolished and replaced to make the property even more impressive.
The five-storey property will appear in the highly-acclaimed Phantom Thread in cinemas from February 2 as Day-Lewis’ character Reynolds Woodcock’s on-screen home which he shares with his sister Cyril and later his lover Alma.
This stunning Georgian townhouse where Daniel Day-Lewis shot his latest and final film is on the market for £15million
The film, which will be Day-Lewis’ last hurrah, has already been released in America, has received rave reviews and earned two Golden Globe nominations.
The property oozes glamour and is the perfectly shows off the 1950s charm of the film – the house’s sweeping spiral staircase topped by a domed skylight feature prominently in the film and the parquet floors and towering sash windows perfectly complement the elegant gowns.
Outside the Ionic columns are visible on screen every time a vintage chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce pulls up to Woodcock’s door.
The spectacular mansion in Fitzroy Square in the cosmopolitan area of Fitzrovia, central London is the backdrop for Golden Globe nominated film Phanton Thread
But it is not just its film credentials that make the property desirable – Fitzroy Square was designed by revered neoclassical architect Robert Adam in the 1790s and the square is a conservation area.
Estate agents Knight Frank say this house is in the most enviable position on the square on the central axis of the east side.
Inside the mansions 10,403 sq ft of living space it has seven bedrooms and bathrooms, eight reception rooms, a roof terrace and a courtyard garden.
Estate agents Knight Frank say this house is in the most enviable position on the square on the central axis of the east side
It has lots of beautiful architectural features, such as the Portland stone façade and vaulted cantilevered stone staircase with iron balusters.
There is an adjoining mews house with a garage for two cars which was previously granted planning permission in 2011 for demolition of the old mews house and construction of a new three-storey house with a sub basement below the main house and mews to include a swimming pool and further living space.
The film is a great advert for the property but the owners have not lived in it for ten years and the rooms are empty now that the film crews have gone.
The house is situated in Fitzroy Square which was designed by revered neoclassical architect Robert Adam in the 1790s and the square is a conservation area
It is in need of a makeover, which Christian Lock-Necrews from Knight Frank says would cost about £5m and take two years.
The mansion was on the market in 2016 but was taken off for the film shoot, which took place in the first four months of 2017.
Mr Lock-Necrews said: ‘It is little surprise that this house was such a perfect fit for the film.
‘The same striking features that will look so impressive on screen are what make it such a magnificent family home.
‘In addition to owning one of London’s preeminent examples of a classically elegant Georgian townhouse, prospective buyers will now have the added prestige of living in the former ‘house’ of a Hollywood legend.’
Attention to detail: The mansion has 10,403 sq ft of living space with seven bedrooms and bathrooms, eight reception rooms, a roof terrace and a courtyard garden
In need of a makeover: Estate agent Christian Lock-Necrews from Knight Frank says would cost about £5m and take two years
There is an adjoining mews house with a garage for two cars which was previously granted planning permission in 2011 for demolition of the old mews house and construction of a new three-storey house
The film is a great advert for the property but the owners have not lived in it for ten years and the rooms are empty now that the film crews have gone