St John's Lodge, London

St John's Lodge is a Grade II* heritage-listed[1] private residence located in Regent's Park, in the City of Westminster, London, England.The Royal Parks service described St John's Lodge and The Holme as the only two villas remaining from John Nash's original conception of Regent's Park,[6] which would have included a royal palace.Other owners of the lodge have included Lord Wellesley, Sir Isaac Goldsmid, and John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute.[7] The residence was occupied by the University of London's Institute of Archaeology from 1937 to 1959, and by the history and classics departments of Bedford College from 1959 to 1983.[2] St John's Lodge was bought in 1987 by the development company Messila House for £9 million who doubled it in size to 35,000 square feet (3,300 m2) before being sold in 1994 to the royal family of Brunei Darussalam for £40 million, making it the most expensive private house in the UK.
1833 map of the Inner Circle of Regent's Park shows St. John's Lodge on the outside perimeter at about one o'clock and The Holme at about ten o'clock. The inside of the Inner Circle is labeled "Jenkins Nursery".
Map of the Inner Circle, c. 1833 .
Regent's ParkCity of WestminsterLondonCharles Augustus TulkRoyal family of Brunei DarussalamPrince Jefri BolkiahMetropolitan Borough of St MaryleboneThe HolmeJohn NashIsaac GoldsmidJohn Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of ButeUniversity of London'sInstitute of ArchaeologyBedford CollegeHistoric EnglandNational Heritage List for EnglandThe Daily TelegraphThe Independent