View of a hall and staircase at Witanhurst, a grand mansion at 41 Highgate West Hill, Highgate. The image shows an area panelled in wood with a gently sloping staircase in two directions. A lantern on a shaft stands on the newel post. A glazed dome can be seen through internal windows at the upper level. Dating from 1913-20 and built by George Hubbard for Sir Arthur Crosfield, a soap magnate, Witanhurst was Grade II* listed in 1970, listing number 1379026. The house incorporated part of Parkfield, an early eighteenth-century house that was enlarged in 1881 by Allen William Block, a merchant, and in 1894 by Walter Scrimgeour, a barrister. It was restored in 1946. Crosfield died in 1938 and his wife Domini, nee Elliadi, Lady Crosfield, inherited Witanhurst. When she died in 1963, their only son, Paul, inherited the property. He sold it in 1970, only for it to change hands several times among British and foreign developers. In 2024, Witanhurst was said to be London's most expensive house at £300 million, with 65 rooms including 25 bedrooms. Its ownership was reported to be the subject of a legal dispute.