Unusual conversions

From a Grade C-listed former mill in Perthshire to a converted Victorian pumping station in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire.

From a Grade C-listed former mill in Perthshire to a converted Victorian pumping station in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire.

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The Tower, Kingsclere, Hampshire. Part of the conversion of the Grade II-listed Drakes Brewery, which was built in 1742. The tower that originally housed the copper boiler is now a contemporary house with a roof terrace. 2 beds, 2 baths, recep, kitchen/dining room, courtyard parking. £399,000 Knight Frank 01256-350600.

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The Old School House, Churston Ferrers, Brixham, Devon. This 1860s school retains its original bell room and has period fireplaces and a vaulted ceiling in the former schoolroom. 3 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, 2-bed cottage, gardens. £540,000 Fulfords 01803-527523.

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The Old Mill, Acharn, by Aberfeldy, Perthshire. A Grade C-listed former mill with grounds bordering the Acharn Burn. Converted in 1967 with further improvements in the 1990s, it has exposed stonework, a wood-burning stove and a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, terrace, mill wheel, 0.5 acres. £395,000 Savills 01738-477525.

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The Hallin, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge. A converted Victorian pumping station with an underground garage. It has two former holding tanks in the grounds with permission to convert into a summer house and garden store. 2 en suite beds with roof terraces, 2 further double beds, 1-bed annexe, 1 acre. £700,000 Carter Jonas 01484-842105.

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The Temperence Works, Ravensdon Street, London SE11. A warehouse converted into a single house with an enclosed garden that includes a guest house and a garage. 3 beds, sleeping loft, 3 baths, 3 receps, open-plan recep/kitchen. £4.5m Cluttons 020-7407 3669.

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Lanesborough Court, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. A ground-floor flat in this converted former hospital. It has a private entrance through a communal courtyard. 1 bed, 2 baths, open-plan living area/kitchen. £299,000 Sanderson Young 0191-213 0033.

Lanesborough Court, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. A ground-floor flat in this converted former hospital. It has a private entrance through a communal courtyard. 1 bed, 2 baths, open-plan living area/kitchen. £299,000 Sanderson Young 0191-213 0033.

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Former Air Traffic Control Tower, Greenham Common, Newbury, Berkshire. A Grade II-listed, 20th-century air traffic control tower used by RAF Bomber Command and the US Army. It could be converted into a house, subject to planning permission. Price on application. Carter Jonas 01865-404481.

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Anglo American Laundry, Earlsfield, London SW17. A split-level apartment in a converted laundry. It has a private gated entrance, a courtyard garden, off-street parking and a large drawing room with a vaulted ceiling. 2 beds, 2 baths, recep. £577,500 Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward 020-3280 3521.