March 20, 2016
Review: The Adria Hotel
by Matthew Steeples
The Steeple Times’ Matthew Steeples and ‘photographer to the stars’ John Stoddart review South Kensigton’s The Adria Hotel and are pleasantly surprised (despite the lack of alcohol)
Wed Apr 01, 2020 London
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November 17, 2015
Taking Aston to another level
by Matthew Steeples
Aston Martin to be sold in New York could fetch in excess of £10 million and become the highest priced British car ever to be hammered down at auction
August 20, 2015
The justice of house prices
by Matthew Steeples
If a house on Justice Walk in Chelsea sells for its asking price, it will have risen in value by a staggering 817% in 19 years
July 8, 2015
A luxury estate
by Matthew Steeples
Unusual Aston Martin estate car owned by Richemont director Alain Dominique Perrin heads to auction
June 7, 2015
The king of rentals
by Matthew Steeples
A 39th floor apartment in The Pierre Hotel in New York becomes the city’s priciest rental at a staggering £327,000 per month
June 6, 2015
Britain’s most expensive hut?
by Matthew Steeples
Tiny converted hut in the Lake District placed on the market for the same price as a flat in Kensington, London
June 5, 2015
The Writers’ Block
by Matthew Steeples
Former home of Ian Fleming that is currently owned by Sol Campbell for sale for £6.75 million
May 18, 2015
Greeks and Aristos on Sloane Square
by Matthew Steeples
A £7.975 million apartment above Colbert on Sloane Square provides indication of the playground for the international super-rich that Chelsea has become
April 25, 2015
Live like Eloise
by Matthew Steeples
Suite at New York hotel The Plaza available for £2.6 million – the catch: you can only use it 120 days per year
April 17, 2015
Crispin Baynes
by General
Described by Gotham Magazine as “the go-to-man for super yachts” and listed by them as one of their ‘Most Eligible Bachelors’ in 2014, Crispin Baynes is a British expat
March 29, 2015
Mount Vernon: The real Southfork
by Matthew Steeples
Dallas mansion with a prayer room and the largest private bowling centre in America that was previously owned by a billionaire oil baron remains for sale despite a price cut of £7 million
November 1, 2014
A maze-like mansion: Villa Cielo de Bonaire
by Matthew Steeples
Cielo de Bonaire: A vast £39 million villa that has failed to sell in three years that truly must have been built with a dictator or drug dealer in mind
October 18, 2014
A crystal wheeler
by Matthew Steeples
Britain’s tackiest car, a crystal covered Mercedes, sells for just under £155,000 A previous Wally of the Week, Daria Radionova, might not be such a fool after all given that she has just sold her Swarovski crystal covered Mercedes CLS 350 for the astonishing figure of £154,600.
September 20, 2014
Sloane discretion
by Matthew Steeples
Matthew Steeples reviews Chelsea townhouse hotel San Domenico House San Domenico House is a hidden secret; a small hotel that’s physically minutes from the bustle of Sloane Square yet literally a world away from it.
September 19, 2014
POW!
by Matthew Steeples
1989 ‘Prince of Wales’ specification Aston Martin V8 Volante for sale for £450,000 In 1987, an Aston Martin V8 Volante was built to the personal specifications of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. It proved so popular with Aston Martin fans, that the company decided to build a further twenty-one cars to the … Continue reading “POW!”
September 14, 2014
Travels with du Maurier
by Matthew Steeples
Travelex founder puts the childhood home where Daphne du Maurier allegedly conducted two of her most illicit relationships on the market for £32 million
September 7, 2014
Churchill’s ride
by Matthew Steeples
Daimler used by Churchill to star at RM Auctions Battersea sale Between 1940 and 1950, the Daimler Motor Company loaned a 1939 Daimler DB18 drophead coupé bodied by the Carlton Carriage Company for special occasions. Its most notable loan was to Winston Churchill in 1944 and 1949 and it heads to auction on Monday … Continue reading “Churchill’s ride”
September 1, 2014
Five of the Best: Conversation pieces
by Matthew Steeples
‘The Steeple Times’ chooses five unusual objects that will prove to be conversation pieces in any home This week sees Christie’s South Kensington auction a selection of “unconventional” items in their second annual Out of the Ordinary sale. With the help of them, Salvage Europe and Bonhams, here we choose five of the best … Continue reading “Five of the Best: Conversation pieces”
August 12, 2014
A Glorious Roller
by Matthew Steeples
Rolls-Royce hunting vehicle for sale for £198,000 Today marks the start of the grouse season and whilst the BBC gave far too much airtime to those who are anti this fine sport, we very much join with those celebrating the Glorious Twelfth. Suitable for someone heading off to the moors is an amazing Rolls-Royce … Continue reading “A Glorious Roller”
August 9, 2014
Confusing a castle
by Matthew Steeples
Confused.com founder puts castle on market for £1.5 million less than she spent on it “Wild haired” Kate Armstrong, the Australian founder of Confused.com, bought the medieval Scottish castle Cassillis House in Ayrshire from the Kennedy clan in 2009 for £3 million. She spent four years and £3.5 million updating and improving it but is … Continue reading “Confusing a castle”
July 29, 2014
Taking in a Panorama
by Matthew Steeples
A £6.9 million home in “Britain’s Monte Carlo” Whilst London has “Billionaires Row” in the form of Kensington Palace Gardens, the coastal county of Dorset has an equivalent in the form of the Sandbanks Peninsula – known locally as “Millionaires Row”. Property prices here are said to be the fourth highest on the planet
July 23, 2014
Throttling a cocktail
by Matthew Steeples
A studio apartment with a difference in Mayfair’s Mount Street Estate agent Roy Brooks became famous in the 1960s for the derogatory descriptions he gave to the properties he marketed and such phrases as “not enough room to swing a cat” were amongst his most frequently used. His advertisements were chronicled in two books, … Continue reading “Throttling a cocktail”
July 11, 2014
Drugs and Dents
by Matthew Steeples
A Cumbrian mansion built by opium traders and more recently used by cannabis growers comes to the market for just £1.5 million Built by the well-known Dent family, who made their fortune trading both tea and opium, Flass is a vast 23,000 square foot Palladian mansion on the outskirts of the village of Maulds … Continue reading “Drugs and Dents”
July 5, 2014
Flying trees
by Matthew Steeples
Petra Stunt flies in mature trees from Holland for the grounds of her new London mansion The daughter of billionaire F1 mogul Bernie Ecclestone, Petra Stunt, is never one to do things by halves and in her alterations to the £70 million Sloane House in Old Church Street, Chelsea she’s certainly pulled the stops … Continue reading “Flying trees”
June 27, 2014
Win tickets to Masterpiece
by Matthew Steeples
Reader offer: Galerie Dumonteil offers five pairs of tickets to Masterpiece 2014 to readers of The Steeple Times Franck Laverdin of Galerie Dumonteil is one of the stalwarts of Masterpiece and a great friend of all at The Steeple Times. He has kindly provided five pairs of tickets to this art and antiques fair … Continue reading “Win tickets to Masterpiece”
June 25, 2014
Masters of Masterpiece
by Matthew Steeples
The Steeple Times chooses six of the best items on display at Masterpiece 2014 Thursday marks the official opening of the fifth annual Masterpiece art and antiques fair featuring over 150 leading galleries from across the world. To accompany today’s preview, The Steeple Times asked six of the exhibitors to choose their highlight from … Continue reading “Masters of Masterpiece”
June 2, 2014
Cinematic bliss
by Matthew Steeples
Former home of film director Richard Attenborough for sale for £12.75 million The Academy Award winning actor, producer and director Lord Attenborough is best known for his roles in such hits as The Great Escape, Gandhi and 10 Rillington Place but it was at Old Friars, his home of many years in Richmond, Surrey, … Continue reading “Cinematic bliss”
April 9, 2014
Ricci’s Rambo Lambo
by Matthew Steeples
Lamborghini LM 002 4×4 heads to auction The Lamborghini loving Arabs who frequent Sloane Street could save themselves from having to purchase a Range Rover for their entourage by bidding on a baby blue Lamborghini LM 002 at Bonhams’ 28th April sale at London’s RAF Museum at Hendon.
February 27, 2014
As worldly as Whicker
by Matthew Steeples
1964 Bentley S3 Continental coupé to be auctioned by Bonhams The late Alan Whicker numbered amongst those to have owned a Bentley S3 Continental coupé and now a fine example is to be auctioned by Bonhams
January 2, 2014
Peck’s ‘Mockingbird Bentley’
by Matthew Steeples
Bentley owned by Gregory Peck for 34 years goes to auction Gregory Peck loved his 1961 Bentley S2 Continental Flying Spur so much that he kept it for 34 years. The very same car is set to be auctioned on 17th January by RM Auctions.
October 3, 2013
A Facel for a family
by Matthew Steeples
Facel Vega II formerly owned by Ringo Starr goes to auction Earlier this year we featured the sale of John Lennon’s first car and now the same auction house, Bonhams, are selling a car belonging to his band mate Ringo Starr MBE.
September 23, 2013
Price vs. Patience
by Matthew Steeples
Stonebrook Court Manor: The sale of a Californian mansion where it’s more about patience than price Stonebrook Court Manor in California’s Los Altos Hills has been on and off the market since January 2008. Its owner, a “television executive turned Internet investor” and investment banker named Kelly Porter, though said to be “in no … Continue reading “Price vs. Patience”
September 18, 2013
First past the estate
by Matthew Steeples
1928 Rolls Royce Phantom 1 shooting brake comes to the market Here at The Steeple Times we love unusual shooting brakes and in a 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1, we’ve discovered an especially fantastic one.
September 2, 2013
Meyer and Mayer
by Matthew Steeples
Record price set for a mansion in San Francisco by Yahoo! chief San Francisco’s Pacific Heights is best known for its extremely expensive properties and as home to the likes of novelist Danielle Steele, SKYY vodka tycoon Maurice Kanbar and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. With the sale of 2950 Broadway for the record breaking price … Continue reading “Meyer and Mayer”
August 22, 2013
A Ruby Rolls
by Matthew Steeples
A one off Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé available only in Abu Dhabi We recently featured a special edition Bentley Mulsanne created in honour of the 90th anniversary of the first Le Mans 24 Hours race. With the announcement of a one-off Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé, we thus thought it timely to feature it too.
August 20, 2013
Five of the Best: Board game sets
by Matthew Steeples
Board game sets suitable for high rollers As many of our readers relax on their yachts and in villas in the South of France the Hamptons and Ibiza, many will be enjoying the odd board game of an evening. Here, we highlight five of the best sets currently available
August 17, 2013
Notorious addresses
by Matthew Steeples
Can the former homes of notorious criminals ever really be ‘bargains? In recent days many newspapers have featured the sale of the apartment where Dennis Nilson committed several murders. Most refer to it as a ‘bargain’, but are such places truly really the deals they’re made out to be?
August 16, 2013
Five of the best: Apartments for the jet set
by Matthew Steeples
The best apartments for ultra high net worth individuals Jet setting ultra high net worth individuals, be they top flight hedge fund titans or Russian oligarchs, often want homes that they can lock-up-and-leave when they head off to yet another of their residences. They also tend to like properties with the very best of … Continue reading “Five of the best: Apartments for the jet set”
July 5, 2013
Supersize me
by Matthew Steeples
First pictures of long-wheelbase Range Rover published The first images of the forthcoming 2014 long-wheelbase Range Rover were published on the Autoblog Canada website yesterday.
June 1, 2012
God Save The Queen
by Matthew Steeples
A weekend of celebration The launch of The Steeple TIMES today, 1st June 2012, coincides with a weekend that celebrates something far more significant. Tomorrow, 2nd June, marks the 60th year of The Queen’s reign and over an extended weekend, the nation will gloriously raise their glasses to this amazing lady. The Queen, … Continue reading “God Save The Queen”