Properties with attractive fireplaces

Castle Hale, Painswick, Gloucestershire. A Grade II-listed Georgian house with a panelled study, open fireplaces with period surrounds, an indoor pool and extensive grounds. 5 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, flat, 1.3 acres. £2.6m Strutt & Parker 01285-653101.

Gaunt House, Standlake, Oxfordshire. A Grade II-listed, 15th-century house set in landscaped gardens surrounded by a moat. It has beamed ceilings and large open fireplaces with stone surrounds. 6 beds, 5 baths, 3 receps, 3-bed summer house, 1-bed cottage, tennis court, 39 acres. £4.75m John D Wood & Co 01865-311522.

Latimers, Weston-Subedge, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. This Grade II-listed, 17th-century house retains its Jacobean beamed ceilings and large open fireplaces with carved stone surrounds. 5 beds, 4 baths, dressing room, 3 receps, studio with en-suite bathroom, swimming pool, 1.7 acres. £2m+ Knight Frank 01789-297735.

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Lyford Road, Wandsworth, London SW18. An Arts & Crafts house designed in 1903 by C.F.A Voysey. Period features include a galleried oak staircase and Arts & Crafts fireplaces with glazed-tile surrounds. 5 beds, 3 baths, dressing room, 2 receps, gym, swimming pool, summer house, garden. £1.4m John D Wood & Co 020-8871 3033.

The Manor House, Brigstock, Northamptonshire. A Grade II-listed manor with medieval origins, extensively remodelled in 1890. It has a Great Hall with spine beams and oak panelling, a 12th-century Jacobean oak staircase and stone fireplaces. 8 beds, 6 baths, 5 receps, landscaped gardens, 4 acres. £2m Strutt & Parker 01858-433123.

Tower of Lethendy, Perthshire, Scotland. A Grade B-listed Victorian tower house with flagstone floors, panelled walls, stone arches, large open fireplaces and a private golf course. 8 beds, 7 baths, 3 receps, library, 2 gate lodges, 2 cottages, 2 tennis courts, heated pool, 39 acres. £4.6m+ Savills 0131-247 3720.

Turner Mews, Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County, NY, US. This stone farmhouse dates from 1743 and has been remodelled into a family home. It has open fireplaces with ornate surrounds and a panelled room with exposed beams. 5 beds, 5 baths, 3 receps, 1-bed cottage, 16.33 acres. $1.499m Houlihan Lawrence +1 845 227 4400.

Ty Mawr, Whitchurch, Cardiff. This Grade II-listed, 16th-century property, situated in a suburb in Cardiff, is the oldest surviving house in Glamorgan. It retains its beamed ceilings and a Tudor arched fireplace. 6 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, study, garden. £995,000 Savills 02920-368930.