The gothic flat where the Spice Girls filmed the music video for their 1996 smash hit Wannabe is up for sale in London. Conveniently located opposite London’s Kings Cross train station, the main penthouse at the iconic St. Pancras Chambers has hit the London property market for almost £10 million.
The renowned girl group released their ‘Wannabe’ single in 1996 and despite receiving mixed reviews from music critics, the song won for Best British-Written Single at the 1997 Ivor Novello Awards and for British Single of the Year at the 1997 Brit Awards. The official ‘Wannabe’ music video begins outside St Pancras Grand hotel where the apartment resides, before going through to the grand staircase to set the scene and up to the penthouse apartment which is now up for sale.
Described as ‘the most revered gothic building in the world’, the penthouse suite was designed by renowned English architect George Gilbert Scott and completed in 1873. What was once the water tower for the original hotel is now a room that is both steeped in history and yet modern in its proposal.
The nearly 6000 sq ft triplex houses a stunning penthouse apartment which offers some of the most dramatic living spaces in London at an extraordinary scale. With three bedrooms sized to an ‘extraordinary scale’ and a unique private entertaining space which has been described as ‘one of the most dramatic’ in London.
The prominent and visually stunning exposed Victorian beams provide intimacy to this vast space and allow for separate areas for music, games, dining, TV, and most prominent of all, a large bar area for entertaining on a grand scale. The building now houses a selection of beautiful apartments, a world-class hotel, a private members club, a gym and spa, and of course access to one of the world’s most beautiful train stations, with access straight to the heart of Paris on your doorstep.
The apartment also benefits from 24-hour security and two parking spaces. But along with the hefty price tag, residents will have to pay a £60,000 a year service charge.
Where: Euston Road, London NW1
Price: £9,950,000.
Estate Agent: London House
1. The London apartment where Spice Girls filmed their Wannabe music video is up for sale
The London apartment where Spice Girls filmed their Wannabe music video is up for sale
2. The front of the St Pancras Chambers residence
The front of the St Pancras Chambers residence Photo: Zoopla
3. More of the gothic architecture inside the property
More of the gothic architecture inside the property Photo: Zoopla
4. The modern kitchen inside the apartment opposite St Pancras station
The modern kitchen inside the apartment opposite St Pancras station Photo: Zoopla