Is there a specific term for a house like Irene's Belgravia residence? I've seen the term townhouse used in London real estate listings, but it seems to be mostly a North American phrase. I'm looking for a more specific word than just "house" for a privately-owned city home, but perhaps there isn't one
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I can tell you that whilst they often all look the same from the outside, the inside decor can vary wildly, from weird super-modern to properly old 'original features'. :)
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Town House as opposed to Country House is the sort of Belgravia property that Irene inhabits - they were/are usually four-storey terraced houses, with a basement where the kitchen and servants worked, two floors for the family and an attic with servant's bedrooms. Most have been converted into flats but some still exist in their original form)and are often owned/rented by MPs or top Government officials like Mycroft.
Town house can also mean a more modern terraced house with three floors, usually with a garage on the ground floor, kitchen and living room on the first floor (US second) and bedrooms on the second/top floor. I live in a town house built in the 1960s and would never refer to it as a terraced house - those usually only have two levels.
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I have never heard anyone use the term "town house" in Britain today. Maybe I just don't know the right people but I think town house is a bit archaic. Even the people who have a country house refer to their house in the city as their "london residence" not "town house".
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