Winston Churchill's first bachelor pad up for sale for £3.75m
The two-bedroom second floor flat spans 1,087 sq. ft. and is being listed for the first time in a decade.
105 Mount Street became Churchill's pied-à-terre in August 1900, when at the age of 25, leased the property from his cousin, Charles 'Sunny' Spencer-Churchill.
Situated on the doorstep of the five-star Connaught Hotel, the Mayfair flat is located in a grand mansion block designed in 1888 by architect Sir Ernest George in an early renaissance style.
The Connaught Hotel, previously called The Coburg, would deliver meals to nearby Mayfair residents, including to 105 Mount Street.
According to joint sole selling agents Wetherell and Clifton Property Partners, the hotel's ultra-posh takeaway service sparked Churchill's love of Pol Roger champagne, Hine rare cognac, oysters, steak and kidney pie and roast beef and Yorkshire pudding.
The ground floor of the building is home to the famous Sautter cigar shop, which displays some of Churchill's favourite cigar brands and other memorabilia.
Churchill lived at 105 Mount Street from 1900 to 1905, before moving to Bolton Street in London.
The Mayfair flat provided a base for Churchill when, after making his name as a soldier and war correspondent, he launched his political career, being elected to the Houses of Parliament as the Conservative candidate for Oldham in October 1900.
Churchill went on to become British Prime Minister in 1940 during the Second World War and he served as an MP for more than 60 years until 1964.
Speaking to This is Money, Peter Wetherell, founder and executive chairman of Wetherell, said: 'When Winston lived at the Mount Street apartment he had just entered Parliament as an MP and it was whilst living there that he first met Clementine, who would later become his wife Clementine Churchill.
'Whilst living at the apartment Churchill wrote some of his first famous speeches and books.
'In 1905 Churchill published a two volume biography of his father Lord Randolph Churchill and the proceeds enabled Winston to buy a house in Mayfair.
'When Winston lived at the apartment he used the second bedroom as a dining room and employed a cook whose domain was the adjoining kitchen.'
The ninth Duke of Marlborough sold the flat in the 1940s and it is now being listed for sale for the first time in 10 years, having been renovated throughout.
The flat has a spacious reception room which provides a large living area and a dining area in a spacious bay window within the room.
There is also a high-end main bedroom suite with an ensuite bathroom and a second bedroom and fully fitted kitchen.
Mr Wetherell said: 'The apartment provides an ideal London base for a family wanting a home in the heart of the capital.
'With its links to Sir Winston Churchill the globally famous prime minister we anticipate interest in the apartment from buyers from around the world. It's an opportunity to buy a slice of British history.'
Hugo Miller, an associate at Clifton Property Partners, said: 'Mount Street and its surrounding streets and gardens make up the most exclusive urban village in London where international luxury brands sit alongside heritage craftspeople and Michelin star dining.
'The fashion boutiques of Bond Street are just a short walk away across Berkeley Square and the green expanses of Hyde Park and Green Park are also within close walking distance.'
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