Category Archives: for sale

So, you made the 2016 Sunday Times Rich List – where to live?

Posted on April 24, 2016 by

The now annual round-up of the richest 1,000 people in the UK (whose wealth can be ascertained…!) has been published today in the Sunday Times (£). Although there are now a few less billionaires than last year in the UK, the … Continue reading →

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A deceptive bargain: Halswell House, Somerset

Posted on November 24, 2013 by

When newspaper stories appear with headlines such as ‘One of Britain’s ‘finest’ mansions for sale with guide price of £250,000‘, it guarantees that many will immediately start dreaming of exchanging their current home for the life of a country squire. … Continue reading →

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A minor prodigy: Brereton Hall for sale

Posted on November 14, 2013 by

Advancement in Elizabethan society depended largely on being noticed by the Queen. In an age where the monarch wielded enormous powers of patronage and with so many others jostling for her attention, your house and the hospitality you could provide … Continue reading →

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Soane’s happy commission: Tyringham Hall for sale

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

‘Six of the most happy years of my life‘ is how Sir John Soane described his commission to build what is regarded as one of his finest works: Tyringham Hall, Buckinghamshire.  Although altered, the house forms an important link in … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the market: Lutyens’ The Salutation, Kent

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

The analogy between language and architecture is one that has often been made, particularly as fluency is the key measure of success in both fields.  An immature architect can make elementary mistakes with the grammar of a building style as … Continue reading →

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Houses of gods: country houses converted to religion and the sale of Hawkstone Hall

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

The 1920s and 30s may be remembered for many things, but it probably wouldn’t be for having any great public affection for the grand houses which had so dominated the landscape agriculturally, economically and politically.  Faced with the reality of … Continue reading →

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Possibly for sale – a landmark for landowners: Crichel House, Dorset

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

When to believe the rumours? Occasionally one of the old families will decide that they no longer wish to hold onto the estate which has been the family seat for many years – sometimes centuries. When these estates come to … Continue reading →

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