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RAISING THE BAR

Inside the luxury London mansion boasting cinema and swimming pool – and you’ll never guess what it looks like from the outside

This five-bedroom London home, complete with its own cinema, swimming pool and gym once had a very different history

THIS London mansion - complete with own swimming pool, sauna and cinema - wouldn't look out of place in some Hollywood movie, but it has much more humble origins.

Originally the building was a boozer, Lonsdale pub in Notting Hill, but was torn down by developers and rebuilt to look like a bar from the outside.

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The house has its own 15m swimming poolBut looks can be deceptive and once you’re inside there’s no barmaid pulling pints but instead a 15-metre high entrance atrium.

Other features include a 15-metre swimming pool, a four-storey golden chandelier and its very own cinema, a sauna, steam room and gym.

And there is a large south-facing garden  - and two private terraces.

You will £17.5million to be able to afford the five-bedroom property in West London though.

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The family home also has its own cinema 

 The house is in the sought-after Notting Hill in West London
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The house is in the sought-after Notting Hill in West LondonCredit: Matt Clayton
 There's a sweeping spiral staircase and lift
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There's a sweeping spiral staircase and liftCredit: Matt Clayton

The chandelier stretches over the four floors

 Looking like a neighbourhood pub the property is for sale for £17.5million
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Looking like a neighbourhood pub the property is for sale for £17.5million
 The former pub was developed by Fenton Wheelan
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The former pub was developed by Fenton WheelanCredit: Matt Clayton

It is believed to be London's most expensive pub conversion.

Domus Nova sales manager Chris Shaw said: “Lonsdale Road is a shining example of exquisite craftsmanship, bespoke luxury and thoughtful layout, so it stands alone and far above the rest.

“The architecture and palette of finishes make it an incredibly unique proposition, not only to Notting Hill, but within the surrounding postcodes.”

The ground-floor entrance opens into an open-plan kitchen/living area, with glass doors which can be folded away to create an inside-outside entertaining space.

 The house was once the Lonsdale pub
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The house was once the Lonsdale pub
 It is thought to be London's most expensive pub conversion
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It is thought to be London's most expensive pub conversionCredit: Matt Clayton
 The owner also gets a good sized south-facing garden
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The owner also gets a good sized south-facing gardenCredit: Matt Clayton
 There is property also incorporates a sauna and gym
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There is property also incorporates a sauna and gymCredit: Matt Clayton
 There's a separate entrance for staff
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There's a separate entrance for staffCredit: Matt Clayton
 And here's what it looked like before the renovations
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And here's what it looked like before the renovations

Another reception room on the first floor opens out onto a terrace overlooking the garden.

The master bedroom suite covers the entire second floor with the bedroom opening out onto another terrace and a glass wall separating the sleeping area from a fully-fitted dressing room.

The basement and lower ground floors now house a spa with swimming pool, sauna and steam room and gym.


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