Who Will Live in St John’s House, Britain’s Biggest New Stately Home?
Imagine you’re living the luxurious lifestyle of your dreams (it’s a nice thought, isn’t it!). Naturally, you’ll want your home to reflect your enviable status. The stunning, 80-room St John’s House on the outskirts of Ramsden, a village in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, could be your ideal property. After all, it’s been designed as the biggest new stately home in Britain and is looking for an elite buyer.
But it’s important to be aware that St John’s House is a dream home in more ways than one (something that’s easy to overlook when glancing at the press coverage). You see, although this awe-inspiring mansion has been planned in minute detail, it hasn’t actually been built yet… Look closely at the impressive pictures of it and you’ll notice they’re computer-generated. As Sotheby’s International Realty, which specialises in luxury real estate, explains, ‘St John’s House offers the opportunity to build the largest new Palladian home in the UK for over 100 years.’
Following in Noble Families’ Footsteps
Buying St John’s House means buying an outstanding plot of land – 60 acres of unspoilt countryside – accompanied by the architectural plans for a magnificent property (planning permission has been granted). It’s an exciting, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for an individual with great vision and imagination, not to mention great wealth, to oversee the construction of their own stately home. The buyer will therefore follow in the footsteps of the aristocrats who created incredible country estates centuries ago.
The asking price is an eye-watering £20 million (equivalent to just over $27 million), but the buyer could see an enormous return on their investment. As House & Garden magazine remarks, the finished estate is expected to be worth five times its current value.
Close to Churchill’s Birthplace
When completed, St John’s House will cover a staggering 68,000 sq. ft., which is the same size as 60 average family homes. You’d certainly feel like the Lord or Lady of the Manor as its new owner!
Neighbouring properties include Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of legendary statesman Sir Winston Churchill and ancestral seat of the Dukes of Marlborough.
Designed by a Leading Architect
St John’s House is the brainchild of Professor Robert Adam, an esteemed classical architect. As Prof Adam’s website observes, he ‘has designed some of the most important new country houses in Britain’. Although those buildings haven’t been around for hundreds of years, they’re just as grand as the National Trust’s historic country houses and bound to appeal to anyone who enjoys the finer things in life.
The elegant style of St John’s House reminds us of Cliveden House. The latter was once home to members of the nobility, including US-born millionaire Viscount Aster, and is now one of Britain’s most aristocratic hotels (Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, stayed there on the eve of her wedding). St John’s will stand on an impressive platform intended to enhance its panoramic views, just as Cliveden has always done.
Everything from a Ballroom to a Bowling Alley
Britain’s biggest new stately home will offer almost everything a member of elite society could desire.
Highlights include:
- Rooftop helipad
- Magnificent ballroom inspired by classic novel The Great Gatsby
- Grand study and library
- Cinema
- Bowling alley
- Secluded grotto – the perfect place to watch the sun set over the Cotswolds
- Climate-controlled museum – for exhibiting dozens of classic cars or priceless art and antiques
- Spa, sauna and swimming pool
Finding ‘the World’s Most Discerning Buyer’
Who’ll be fortunate enough to call St John’s House home? Sotheby’s is looking for ‘the world’s most discerning buyer’, who’ll ultimately live in ‘a world-class home of excellence’.
The property would suit an individual with an elite title – a Duke/Duchess or Earl/Countess, for example. Perhaps the idea of building an exceptional stately home will appeal to the billionaires on the famous Sunday Times Rich List. Alternatively, St John’s House could be a wonderful UK base for a Hollywood A-lister.
Whoever brings St John’s House into being will find their name and iconic home go down in history.
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