Madonna turns £6 Million Pound Georgian House into Personal Gym
Having your own personal gym next door can certainly cut back on time spent having to find somewhere to park, and that is exactly what Madonna has done after buying the house next door to where she lives.
When she brought the £6 million pound house Madonna had plans to knock the two properties together, it was not her intention at first to turn it into a gym, but after being denied planning permission she decided to have her own personal gym.
Singer star Madonna will certainly save on parking fines after her chauffeur was made to wait on yellow lines outside the St John’s Wood studio, where she took yoga instructions from her personal trainer James D’Silva twice weekly.
Local traffic wardens soon realised what the driver was up to after he was found to be consistently moving the car backwards and forwards to avoid being given parking tickets. Over a period of six months, the singer was issued with parking fines to the value of £2,500.
Madonna and her husband Guy Ritchie had a bidding battle on their hands after fighting off some fierce competition to gain the property. Absolutely Fabulous actress Jennifer Saunders and celebrity photographer Mario Testino were just two on the top ‘A-list’ hoping to buy the house. This is now the sixth properties that the couple own around central London, as well as homes in Wilshire, New York and Los Angeles.
The 49 year old singer who is estimated to be worth £235 million has been denied any planning permission to the house next door and has to walk 20 yards from her own home to gain access into her own personal gym.
This routine is now so regular that each day a small crowd along with press photographers gather outside her two houses in London waiting for her to make her appearance.
The Georgian Houses Built to Stop Spread of Fire
The classically inspired, conspicuously grand style of the Georgian houses were built following the Great Fire of London in 1666, when an Act of parliament decreed that all homes in London should be constructed of less combustible materials.
Residential architecture tipped its peak in the terraces and squares we associate with the Georgian period. The townhouse would have been built as one of a terrace of identical houses with living space spread over the four storeys. Most would have been used as a gentleman’s residence ‘while in town’. Terraced townhouses were built with thick connective walls to halt any spread of fire, making the adjoining homes more sound insulated.
The extra lighting and airiness in these houses are mostly due to the large windows, which were, during Georgian times a status of symbol and the grander the property the larger and deeper the window.
The sweeping curved terraces in Bath and the cultivated squares of central London, the seafronts of Brighton and Hove are just a few of the famous Georgian era townhouses that exist all over the country. These houses are of comfortable proportions with light airy interiors, making them one of the most popular urban dwellings in today’s architectural period.
Spending such a vast amount of money on this house will certainly cut the cost of the parking fines!
