A penthouse overlooking Lord’s Cricket Ground, featuring a 100-foot private terrace, is being put on the market for the first time. All proceeds from the sale will go to a charitable trust.
The Lord’s View Penthouse is the only privately owned residence with a direct view of the St John’s Wood ground. The property is being sold via a confidential sealed bid process, closing on 31 July.
The late owner, Laurence Silman, a life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), acquired the unfinished upper level from a bankrupt developer and transformed it into a unique home. His brother, Robert Silman, said: “Laurence saw something in that unfinished rooftop that nobody else did: a place to bring together the people he loved, around the game he loved.”
Proceeds will go to a charity established by Laurence and his wife Nancy, with a portion directed to a cricket charity. “The charitable element was important to us: it felt right that something built around a love of cricket should give something back to the game,” Robert Silman added.
