 It was then placed on the market for sale at £2.5m (May 2010), and returned to the market at £2.8m in 2014.After cutting ties with Thomson, Connell established a partnership with his brother-in-law Basil Ward (a fellow New Zealander) and, later, Colin Lucas, to form the Connell, Ward Lucas architectural practice in 1933.The partners worked separately and carried out a small but highly significant body of work including private houses, flats and a film studio.