If it was good enough for Prime Minister Earl Grey (yes, that Earl Grey), No.22 Cheyne Row should be good enough for pretty much anyone.

Steps from the Thames in London’s Chelsea neighbourhood, the Grade II*-listed property is on the market for the first time in four decades. And the lucky buyer will inherit not only the luxe fittings and statement wallpapers but bragging rights to its 316-year provenance. Aside from the former PM, the Queen Anne townhouse has been home to Richard Mead, physician to George II and the actual Queen Anne, as well as several members of the Berry family of wine merchants – Sonia Berry’s good friend, Queen Elizabeth II, would occasionally visit for tea.

Past the elegant stucco columned portico, the home benefits from elegant recessed shelving, decorative cornicing, tall windows, basement vaults and a wine cellar courtesy of the Berrys. Before acquiring its listed status, the five-storey, 353-square-metre layout was altered to accommodate new bathrooms and a grand principal bedroom suite. Such concessions to 21st-century living would never be permitted today.

The regal London property and its 8.4-metre rear garden are currently listed for £7.95m with John D Wood.

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