Cold Ashton Manor, Cold Ashton, Gloucestershire. A Grade I-listed manor built between 1597 and 1601 with views over St Catherine's Valley. It has carved doors and stone fireplaces. 7 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, 2-bed flat, 3-bed house, barn, stables, outdoor heated pool, paddocks, 23.5 acres. £3.25m Knight Frank 01225-325999.
Lewes Crescent, Brighton, East Sussex. A refurbished Regency house on Brighton seafront. It has wood-block floors, an Italianate courtyard garden and shared use of the gated crescent gardens. 6 beds, 3 baths, dressing room, 2 receps, dining room, conservatory. £4m+ Savills 01444-446000.
Malmesbury House, The Cathedral Close, Salisbury. This house was built around 1416 and is on the open market for the first time in 600 years. It has a classic Queen Anne frontage, a grand reception hall with cantilevered staircase, 16th-century stucco wall and ceiling decorations, a R
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ococo bay window and ornate fireplaces with marble surrounds. 9 beds, 6 baths, 3 receps, library, 1-bed annexe, orangery, gardens, 0.6 acres. £3.95m Knight Frank 01962-850333.
Rainthorpe Hall, Tasburgh, Norfolk. A Grade I-listed, Elizabethan manor with open fireplaces and walls lined with 17th-century embossed Spanish leather. 9 beds, 5 baths, 3 secondary beds, great hall, 2 receps, 3-bed flat, 2-bed cottage, coach house with stabling, woodland and frontage to the River Tas. £2.95m Strutt & Parker 01603-617431.
The Old Rectory, Gawsworth, Cheshire. A restored former rectory on the edge of the village. It retains its great hall with vaulted timber framing, oak panelling, oak floors, leaded-light windows and period fireplaces. 7 beds, 4 baths, 2 dressing rooms, 5 receps, 2 kitchens, guest wing, 2-bed lodge, 10 acres. £3.95m Savills 01625-417450.
Thistlewood Tower, High Bridge, Dalston, Carlisle, Cumbria. A Grade I-listed renovated tower that includes an oak-framed garden room. It has flagstone floors, exposed beams and open fireplaces. 3 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, 1-bed cottage. £625,000 Hayward Tod 01228-810300.
Victoria Terrace, Beaumaris, Anglesey. A Grade I-listed Georgian townhouse overlooking the Menai Strait. It has shuttered sash windows, period fire surrounds and a turned staircase with a mahogany handrail. 6 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, shared gardens. £645,000 Jackson-Stops & Staff 01244-328361.
Wings Place, Ditchling, East Sussex. This Grade I-listed, 16th-century village house was once the home of Anne of Cleves. The gardens overlook the South Downs. It has leaded-light windows, oak beams and inglenook fireplaces. 5 beds, 3 receps, study, library, 0.5 acres+. £1.85m Strutt & Parker 01273-475411.
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