“I don’t sing about politics or anything like that. I sing about love.”
While the sweet statement once made by late Fleetwood Mac keyboardist and singer Christine McVie speaks to her true nature musically, the artist’s affection for contemporary design was more specifically captured in her London penthouse that’s just come up for sale at $8.9 million with Beauchamp Estates. The sunlit sanctuary’s posh amenities include a rooftop garden enveloped in greenery with open views over the city.
Formerly part of a band named Chicken Shack, Christine joined British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac in 1970. That was two years after marrying John McVie, the group’s bassist. As part of its classic lineup, she famously cranked out tunes alongside drummer Mick Fleetwood, singer Stevie Nicks, and singer/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. Hit tracks Christine penned for the band include Don’t Stop and Songbird, among others.
The parquet-floored dining room has one of the home’s eight fireplaces.
Beauchamp Estates/Tony Murray Photography
In 1988, McVie left the band after nearly 30 years to live in semi-retirement in a Grade II listed manor house in Kent. Shortly after making an appearance on stage with the band at London’s O2 arena in 2013, she rejoined the band for a world tour. As a result, she began spending more time in London, where she picked up the penthouse on Belgravia’s Eaton Place in 2015, after selling her estate in Kent.
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Refreshed by designer Simon Buhl Davis, the penthouse features a double reception room with two seating areas alongside a trio of sash windows that overlook Eaton Place. A doorway embellished with bespoke library joinery leads to the dining room, which seats up to ten guests atop light oak herringbone pattern parquet flooring. The Shaker-style kitchen nearby features yellow ceramic wall tiles, Gaggenau appliances, and a breakfast bar.
A skylight floods the primary bath with natural light.
Beauchamp Estates/Tony Murray Photography
Eight marble fireplaces span the residence, in addition to 9-foot-tall ceilings and tall doors that open to well-appointed rooms like the primary suite. Fixed on the upper level, the bedroom sits beneath a vaulted ceiling, while the marble and tile bathroom sits below a skylight, and the glamorous dressing area comes lined with built-in wardrobes. There are two other bedrooms in the home, which is crowned by a rooftop garden that’s enveloped in mature plantings and overlooks the central district.
Privacy and security were priorities for the rock legend, who used the penthouse as a retreat when not on tour until her death at age 79 in 2022.
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Beauchamp Estates/Tony Murray Photography
Source: Luxury - robbreport.com
