Since 1923, the building has undergone a number of alterations and eventually consisted of 13 self-contained apartments plus a very large basement. Lansdowne House was Grade II listed in 1969.[3]
Recording studio
Lansdowne Studios was a music recording studio in Lansdowne House, which operated between 1958 and 2006. In 1957, record producer Denis Preston was looking for a property in which to set up a recording studio, and his assistant engineer Joe Meek eventually found the first floor, ground floor and basement in Lansdowne House, which had unusually high ceilings and the basement included a squash court, all of it very suitable for conversion into a studio. Preston, Meek and later engineer Adrian Kerridge then established the studio, and made their first recordings there in 1958.[4] The studio was London's first independent music recording studio.[5] In 1962, an enlarged control room overlooking the studio floor was opened. Kerridge later became the studio's owner.[6]
The studios closed in 2006 and was sold to a bank trader and his wife, who spent three years converting the 468 m² three floors into a four-bedroom flat, featuring a raised reception room, marble floors, large enclosed courtyard and a wine cellar. Several original features from 1902 were restored, including the fireplace mantels, hardwood floors and the 90 foot chimney flue. In 2012, the renovation was featured on the television series Grand Designs (broadcast on 24 October 2012).[8][9] The developers sold the flat in 2017, and it has changed hands several times since then.[10]
