For sale: skinny 11-floor, 3-bedroom Wren tower
A three-bedroom church tower designed by Sir Christopher Wren has gone on sale for £4 million, it emerged last night.
Christchurch Tower, which has views over the City of London and St Paul's Cathedral, has been transformed into an 11-storey home by a former Goldman Sachs investment banker.
Kate Renwick, who has now put the property on the market because she has found another Wren tower in need of restoration, bought the tower soon after her husband died and she gave up her job to care for their two teenage sons.
The building originally had just one room, where the choirboys for the church stored their cassocks. Now the Grade I listed building has three bedrooms, a study, dining room, kitchen and reception.
As well as a spiral staircase, the property has a lift so the owners do not have to walk up the hundreds of stairs every day.
Christchurch was designed by Sir Christopher Wren between 1667-87, with the tower completed in 1704. Most of the rest of the church was destroyed in the Blitz, leaving only the tower standing.
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Christchurch Tower, which has views over the City of London and St Paul's Cathedral, has been transformed into an 11-storey home by a former Goldman Sachs investment banker.
Kate Renwick, who has now put the property on the market because she has found another Wren tower in need of restoration, bought the tower soon after her husband died and she gave up her job to care for their two teenage sons.
The building originally had just one room, where the choirboys for the church stored their cassocks. Now the Grade I listed building has three bedrooms, a study, dining room, kitchen and reception.
As well as a spiral staircase, the property has a lift so the owners do not have to walk up the hundreds of stairs every day.
Christchurch was designed by Sir Christopher Wren between 1667-87, with the tower completed in 1704. Most of the rest of the church was destroyed in the Blitz, leaving only the tower standing.