A flat in Marylebone where neighbours H.G. Wells, Arnold Bennett and political cartoonist David Low enjoyed one of 1930s London’s starriest book clubs could be yours for £3,650,000

Ham & High: Chiltern Court is a nine storey Edwardian building fronting onto the Marylebone Road and Baker StreetChiltern Court is a nine storey Edwardian building fronting onto the Marylebone Road and Baker Street (Image: Archant)

The elegant four-bedroom apartment in Marylebone’s Chiltern Court has been refurbished into a luxury pad offering a unique slice of London history and architecture.

The grand, nine-storey Edwardian building was constructed between 1911 and 1914 and originally served as HQ of the Metropolitan Railway Company and a luxury hotel before being converted into one of the best apartment buildings in London, counting the illustrious trio as residents.

Their weekly book club ran until the outbreak of WWII and hosted speakers including Beatrice Webb, Emmeline Pankhurst and Frank Podmore because the War of the Worlds author had links to the Fabian Society and the Labour Party.

No stranger to high society, Chiltern Court is also a short walk away from the Chiltern Firehouse, a former fire station turned restaurant, which today is popular with A-listers including Kate Moss, Simon Cowell, Lindsay Lohan, David Beckham, Bill Clinton, Bradley Cooper and Orlando Bloom.

The apartment shares the modern glamour of the feted hotel following a complete refurbishment by architect Eamon McGurnaghan of EMGA.

Becky Fatemi, managing director of Rokstone who are marketing the property, said: “Chiltern Court is a grand Portland stone mansion flat building with an illustrious history.

“It is here during the 1930s that some of the leading writers and politicans of the day met to debate women’s and worker’s rights and political events then taking place in Europe.

“Now a new chapter is being added, with the unveiling of this beautiful contemporary lateral residence. It has outstanding dimensions and one of the best south-facing frontages, 13 windows across, of any West End apartment currently on the market.

“The sophisticated contemporary ambience, the fine attention to detail and the quality of the specification combine with the exceptional living spaces to deliver an outstanding lateral flat.”