This marvelous terraced 18th-century townhouse on London’s Cheyne Walk is Grade II-listed, and famous for being the home and workplace of the English Romantic watercolorist J. M. W. Turner.
It’s reputed that Turner installed the home’s rooftop balustrade to paint the Thames en plein air, but it’s historic fact that Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood (also a painter and visual artist) also lived there.
The residence, which is in fact two freehold houses combined, retains many original features. Most striking is the main reception/living room with its elegant millwork, crowned by the imposing wood-trusses of a vaulted, 12-foot ceiling. The library is a contemplative space off the mezzanine, with commodious built-in bookshelves.
Other preserved details, such as the tall, arched hallway windows, echo the vaulted hallway ceiling.
There are eight bedrooms, five bathrooms and dressing rooms, and plentiful outdoor space, with two patio gardens and balconies on the first and second floors.
The tranquil stone courtyard connects the remaining living spaces, with two more reception rooms, two kitchens, and a formal dining room.
