Wendover: Sneak peek inside historical Chiltern House

Chiltern House in Wendover is looking for new owners to continue its story, which is believed to date as far back as the 16th century.

The Grade II listed home boasts beautifully restored four bedrooms, three bathrooms and three receptions behind its unassuming façade.

Property agent Gemma Sampson from Savills in Amersham said: “Chiltern House is an elegant family home – offering the perfect combination of traditional charm and modern family living.

The dining room opens to the garden (Image: Savills)

“The property has been extensively renovated and sympathetically restored by the current owners, with much of the original house cleverly incorporated into bespoke features.

“This mix of character complemented by contemporary finishes, together with its proximity to town and the fact it is steeped in so much local history, make it a very rare house indeed.”

The 4,121 sq.ft. living space is extended by the idyllic rear garden and plot comprising 0.41 acres, which backs onto Heron Stream.

The garden (Image: Savills)

Chiltern House history

The house was re-fronted in 1725 with an early Georgian brick façade in vogue with the popular London Spitalfields style.

One of the reception rooms (Image: Savills)

The first mention of the house is in 1825 as Chiltern House Academy for Young Gentlemen.

The current cozy kitchen used to be the schoolroom with a dormitory above – now the principal bedroom with en suite bathroom.

After the Gentlemen’s Academy moved out in 1863, the building became an Establishment for Young Ladies.

Fast forward to the 1920s and Chiltern House was the home of liberal writer Ladbroke Black and his wife Margaret Ambrose, a left-wing political journalist and suffragette, and their children.

Their son Thomas Black received the British Empire Medal for gallantry in 1941 after saving patients from a burning hospital during the war.  

An etching of Thomas’s initial TB are still visible on two windows.