A London house formerly owned by Madonna and Guy Ritchie is available to rent for £8,992 a month. The two-bedroom South Kensington property—a former coach house on Queen’s Gate Mews—was used as a filming location for Ritchie's friend Matthew Vaughn’s 2004 gangster film, Layer Cake.
Film History and Location
The mews also appears in Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell’s Performance (1970) and in The Bank Job (2008), starring Jason Statham. Arranged over two storeys behind a cobbled forecourt, the ground-floor interior is described by the listing as "an eclectic, warm-toned open plan space."
Interior Features
It features a library area, a dining area for six, and a kitchen understood to have been designed by Ritchie himself. Upstairs, a dedicated office space leads to the two bedrooms, with the light-filled principal bedroom suite offering white walls, light wooden flooring, and a navy-blue velvet headboard and divan. The main bathroom retains an exposed brick archway, a mosaic marble floor, and a freestanding bath.
Agent's Comments
Elinor Ward, director at Dexters South Kensington & Knightsbridge, said: "Properties with this kind of history simply don't come up often. The house was lived in by Madonna and Guy Ritchie, and used as Daniel Craig’s home in the film Layer Cake. It is full of character, beautifully finished, and perfectly placed for anyone wanting to be in the heart of South Kensington."
Historical Context
The property is thought to be roughly 1,540 square feet and was built in the 1860s by William Jackson. Queen’s Gate Mews survived a bomb strike in World War II and now forms part of the Queen's Gate Conservation Area. Interestingly, while the houses are among some of the most sought after in London these days, that was not always the case. Many of them were built in the 18th century as quarters for servants and stables for the grand townhouses they served.
