1 Chelsea Embankment
London SW3 4LH
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One Chelsea Embankment is a Grade II listed property, originally the site of a single dwelling house from 1878 for Sir Percy Florence Shelley, and redesigned in 1912 for Charles St John Hornby as an Edwardian townhouse. The properties listed status reflects the quality of the original surviving interior. Since the 1970s the property has principally been used as an educational facility and recently underwent a comprehensive refurbishment to accommodate a modern secondary school, whilst retaining the original character and features of the property. The entrance is accessed off Embankment Gardens through a stone pillared porch leading to an original double leaf hardwood door with original ironmongery which leads through to a dramatic double height open staircase to the upper floors. The floor plates benefit from fantastic fenestration on the north, south and east elevations to all floors, providing superb natural light throughout the building. At ground floor level, the rear of the property gives access to a private walled garden of approximately 2,700 sq ft which also has street level access and connects to the lower ground floor via an external staircase.