8 of the best houses for sale with libraries
The best houses for sale with libraries – from a five-storey Georgian townhouse in Bloomsbury, London, to a 15th-century property with a library in a medieval tower in Lozère, France
Horselunges Manor, Hellingly, Hailsham, East Sussex.
A Grade I-listed 15th-century manor surrounded by a moat. It has stained-glass leaded-light windows and an oak-panelled library with built-in shelving. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 receptions, 2-bedroom annexe, 2-bedroom cottage, garage with 3-bedroom flat above, 26.61 acres.
Price: £3.25m Batcheller Monkhouse 01424-775577.
Charles Hill Court, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey.
A property built in 1908 in an Anglo-French style. It has an oval library with glass-fronted bookshelves and literary quotes in the plaster mouldings beneath the domed ceiling. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, garden room, gym, gate lodge, swimming pool, tennis court, 17.64 acres.
Price: £10m Knight Frank 01483-617916.
Charles Hill Court, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey.
A property built in 1908 in an Anglo-French style. It has an oval library with glass-fronted bookshelves and literary quotes in the plaster mouldings beneath the domed ceiling. 6 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, garden room, gym, gate lodge, swimming pool, tennis court, 17.64 acres.
Price: £10m Knight Frank 01483-617916.
Charles Hill Court, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey.
A property built in 1908 in an Anglo-French style. It has an oval library with glass-fronted bookshelves and literary quotes in the plaster mouldings beneath the domed ceiling. 6 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, garden room, gym, gate lodge, swimming pool, tennis court, 17.64 acres.
Price: £10m Knight Frank 01483-617916.
Sydney Place, Bath.
This renovated property comprises the four principal floors of a Grade I-listed Georgian townhouse with a 90ft walled garden situated in one of Bath’s most striking George III terraces. The house has double-height sash windows with shutters, detailed moulded cornicing, sanded wood floors, open fireplaces, and a library with a gallery. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, kitchen.
Price: £3.25m Hamptons 01225-312244.
Sydney Place, Bath.
This renovated property comprises the four principal floors of a Grade I-listed Georgian townhouse with a 90ft walled garden situated in one of Bath’s most striking George III terraces. The house has double-height sash windows with shutters, detailed moulded cornicing, sanded wood floors, open fireplaces, and a library with a gallery. 6 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, kitchen.
Price: £3.25m Hamptons 01225-312244.
The Blotting House, Iping, Midhurst, West Sussex.
A converted warehouse once used to store blotting paper in a village in the South Downs National Park. It has an open-plan kitchen/dining room with an Aga, and a library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, a mezzanine area and French doors opening onto a terrace. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, garden store/office, gardens, 0.42 acres.
Price: £1.6m Knight Frank 01428-770562.
Great James Street, London, WC1N.
A renovated Georgian townhouse in Bloomsbury. It retains its original wall panelling, oak floors, sash windows, period fireplaces and has a library with a corner fireplace with a wood-burning stove, bespoke cabinetry and shelves stretching to the ceiling. 7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, breakfast kitchen, 2 dressing rooms, 3 receptions, study, balcony, roof terrace with outdoor kitchen, rear courtyard.
Price: £8m Savills 020-7877 4682.
Meifod, Bontnewydd, Caernarfon, Gwynedd.
An Edwardian house set in landscaped gardens in Snowdonia National Park. It has open fireplaces, a panelled library and an orangery. 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 2 receptions, dining kitchen, grass tennis court, terraces, pond, 1.75 acres. Additional 1.3-acre paddock available by separate negotiation.
Price: £1.25m Fine & Country 01492-458020.
Gayton Manor, Gayton, Northampton.
A Grade I-listed manor thought to date from the Tudor period set in gated landscaped gardens. It has double-height mullion bay windows, oak panelling, grand Tudor stone fireplaces, a drawing room with a minstrels’ gallery and a library with bespoke cabinetry. 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, kitchen/dining/family room, stable block with 2-bedroom flat, home office, greenhouse, gardens, 4.42 acres.
Price: £2.95m Savills 01295-228000.
Le Malzieu-Ville, Lozère, France.
A substantial renovated 15th-century property set around a large cobbled courtyard surrounded by nearly five acres of walled parkland gardens. It has beamed ceilings, open fireplaces, a large library with floor-to-ceiling shelving and a mezzanine level, and a smaller library in a medieval tower accessed by a covered walkway. 12 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3 receptions, breakfast kitchen, cellars, attics, garage, walled parkland.
Price: €599k Mercure Groupe +33 9 78 06 55 62.
Le Malzieu-Ville, Lozère, France.
A substantial renovated 15th-century property set around a large cobbled courtyard surrounded by nearly five acres of walled parkland gardens. It has beamed ceilings, open fireplaces, a large library with floor-to-ceiling shelving and a mezzanine level, and a smaller library in a medieval tower accessed by a covered walkway. 12 beds, 5 baths, 3 receps, breakfast kitchen, cellars, attics, garage, walled parkland.
Price: €599,000 Mercure Groupe +33 9 78 06 55 62.
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