Earl of Bolingbroke

Earl of Bolingbroke

Your chance to join the aristocracy.

Not to be confused with the more famous Viscount Bolingbroke, the third Earl developed the land around here as high-end housing for Huguenot immigrants from France. He then built himself a grand mansion round the corner in Spital Square, demolished in 1890.

His suite at Batty Langley’s still awaits him. It's on two levels, with a luggage lift to save you carrying your bags up to bed. There’s a huge, sunny terrace with views to the Olympic Park. The marble bath is a genuine antique from Tuscany and the enormous canopy bed was built for a bishop (don’t ask us to tell you its rather naughty story). Up-to-date fittings include a concealed flat screen TV with Apple and media hub technology.

" The bliss of rich velvets, silks, tapestries and chalky paints after the industrial chic of brick walls and naked light bulbs" - Vanity Fair