The Old Hall, Lichfield, Staffordshire. A renovated, Grade II-listed Queen Anne house with a Grade I-listed gatehouse in landscaped gardens. The house has sash windows with wooden shutters and open fireplaces. 9 beds, 5 baths, 3 receps, study, 2 conservatories, outbuildings, 4.07 acres. £1.975m Savills 01952-239500.
Gatehouse, Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, Somerset. A restored, 16th-century, Grade I-listed house on the edge of a village. It retains its original exposed beams, flagstone floors and open fireplaces. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, breakfast kitchen, 1-bed cottage, gardens, grounds, garage, 1.7 acres. £2m Knight Frank 01935-810062.
Unity Wharf, Shad Thames, London SE1. A penthouse apartment in a converted warehouse on an inlet of St Saviour’s Dock. It retains its exposed brickwork, vaulted and beamed ceilings, and has an open-plan, double-height living area, a balcony overlooking the river, and a top-floor room leading onto a private terrace. 2 beds, 3 baths, parking, lift access. £2m+ Cluttons 020-7407 3669.
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Springwell, Pedmore, Stourbridge, West Midlands. A renovated 1920s property set in landscaped gardens created by Chelsea Flower Show winner Deborah Dean. The house retains its original solid-oak flooring and has a bespoke, contemporary kitchen that leads onto a glazed garden room with double doors opening onto a patio. 5 beds, 4 receps, cellar, triple garage, games room. £2m Fine & Country 01905-678111.
Hulgrave Hall, Tiverton, Tarporley, Cheshire. A Grade II-listed, 18th-century house on the edge of Tiverton, close to both Beeston and Peckforton Castle. It is constructed of red Flemish bond brick and has beamed ceilings, open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and a country kitchen with an Aga. 5 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, library, conservatory, barn with recording studio, 1-bed cottage, outbuildings, gym, stables, gardens, pond, orchard, paddock, 3.33 acres. £2m Jackson-Stops 01244-328361.
The Great Barn, Eastcourt, Wiltshire. A Grade II-listed, converted threshing barn in landscaped gardens with an adjoining paddock. It has a galleried reception hall, exposed beams, flagstone floors and an inglenook fireplace. 6 beds, 6 baths, 3 receps, gardens, pond, 2 acres. £2m+ Butler Sherborn 01285-883740.
Bossall Hall, Bossall, York, North Yorkshire. This 17th-century, Grade II-listed manor house is built on the site of a 14th-century moated castle and sits opposite St Botolph’s church in a small village. It has sash windows, period fireplaces and comes with two one-bedroom flats and a three-bedroom attached cottage. 5 beds, 4 baths, 4 receps, breakfast kitchen, 12 stables, barns, outbuildings, gardens, orchard, paddocks, 15.9 acres. £2m Knight Frank 01423-530088.
Rippling Waters, Quarrywood Road, Marlow, Buckinghamshire. An 1880s boat house surrounded by gated grounds on the banks of the River Thames. It comes with a one-bedroom studio and has a ground-floor mooring with a 10ft ceiling suitable for a 30ft vessel at normal tide, and a two-bedroom apartment on the first floor overlooking the river. 2 beds, 1 bath, recep, kitchen, ground-floor kitchen and shower room. £2m+ River Homes 020-8995 0500.
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