8 of the best historic properties for sale now
The best historic properties for sale – from a 9th-century castle in Italy at the foot of the Alps to a manor house in Suffolk once given to Anne of Cleeves by Henry VIII
Whitney Court, Whitney-on-Wye, Hereford, Herefordshire.
A manor built in 1897 with what was then state-of-the-art technology, including an electric bell system and ducted air central heating. It has an oak-panelled library and three kitchens. 17 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 5 receptions, library, outbuildings, grounds, 22 acres.
Price: £3m Savills 01952-239500.
Castle of Pavone, Canavese, Via Ricetti, Italy.
A renovated, 9th-century castle at the foot of the Alps with panoramic views, extended in the 11th century by the Lords of Pavone. It has painted ceilings, stained-glass windows and internal courtyards. 30 bedrooms, 42 bathrooms, receptions, and gardens.
Price: €25m Sotheby’s International Realty Italy +39 06 7925 8888
Castle of Pavone, Canavese, Via Ricetti, Italy.
A renovated, 9th-century castle at the foot of the Alps with panoramic views, extended in the 11th century by the Lords of Pavone. It has painted ceilings, stained-glass windows and internal courtyards. 30 beds, 42 baths, receps, gardens.
Price: €25m Sotheby’s International Realty Italy +39 06 7925 8888
Castle of Pavone, Canavese, Via Ricetti, Italy.
A renovated, 9th-century castle at the foot of the Alps with panoramic views, extended in the 11th century by the Lords of Pavone. It has painted ceilings, stained-glass windows and internal courtyards. 30 beds, 42 baths, receps, gardens.
Price: €25m Sotheby’s International Realty Italy +39 06 7925 8888
Castle of Pavone, Canavese, Via Ricetti, Italy.
A renovated, 9th-century castle at the foot of the Alps with panoramic views, extended in the 11th century by the Lords of Pavone. It has painted ceilings, stained-glass windows and internal courtyards. 30 beds, 42 baths, receps, gardens.
Price: €25m Sotheby’s International Realty Italy +39 06 7925 8888
Hempnalls Hall, Cotton, Stowmarket, Suffolk.
A Grade II-listed manor surrounded by a moat, once given to Anne of Cleves as part of her divorce settlement with Henry VIII. It has exposed beams, panelled rooms, open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and a country kitchen with an Aga. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, study, coach house with 1-bedroom annexe, party barn, outbuildings, stables, 10 acres.
Price: £1.95m Jackson-Stops 01473-218218.
Hempnalls Hall, Cotton, Stowmarket, Suffolk.
A Grade II-listed manor surrounded by a moat, once given to Anne of Cleves as part of her divorce settlement with Henry VIII. It has exposed beams, panelled rooms, open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and a country kitchen with an Aga. 5 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, study, coach house with 1-bed annexe, party barn, outbuildings, stables, 10 acres.
Price: £1.95m Jackson-Stops 01473-218218.
Hempnalls Hall, Cotton, Stowmarket, Suffolk.
A Grade II-listed manor surrounded by a moat, once given to Anne of Cleves as part of her divorce settlement with Henry VIII. It has exposed beams, panelled rooms, open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and a country kitchen with an Aga. 5 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, study, coach house with 1-bed annexe, party barn, outbuildings, stables, 10 acres.
Price: £1.95m Jackson-Stops 01473-218218.
Brighstone, Isle Of Wight.
A Grade II-listed former rectory whose first rector refused to swear allegiance to King Charles II and was interned in the Tower of London. It was also once home to William Fox, who discovered the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton exhibited in the British Museum. It has wood-panelled walls and open fireplaces. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, 2-bedroom flat, landscaped gardens.
Price: £1.05m Fine & Country 01983-520000
Brighstone, Isle Of Wight.
A Grade II-listed former rectory whose first rector refused to swear allegiance to King Charles II and was interned in the Tower of London. It was also once home to William Fox, who discovered the tyrannosaurus rex skeleton exhibited in the British Museum. It has wood-panelled walls and open fireplaces. 5 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, 2-bed flat, landscaped gardens.
Price: £1.05m Fine & Country 01983-520000
Bellister Castle, Haltwhistle, Northumberland.
A renovated 17th-century castle, 12th-century Pele tower and a lodge set in landscaped gardens in National Trust parkland. The castle was extended by the architect John Dobson, best known for designing Newcastle’s neoclassical buildings. 6 bedroom, 3 bathrooms, 3 receptions, breakfast kitchen, 2-bedroom lodge, range of Grade II-listed outbuildings, orchard, woodland, 1-rod licence on River South Tyne, 4.51 acres.
Price: £2.5m Knight Frank 01890-230445.
Bellister Castle, Haltwhistle, Northumberland.
A renovated 17th-century castle, 12th-century Pele tower and a lodge set in landscaped gardens in National Trust parkland. The castle was extended by the architect John Dobson, best known for designing Newcastle’s neoclassical buildings. 6 bed, 3 baths, 3 receps, breakfast kitchen, 2-bed lodge, range of Grade II-listed outbuildings, orchard, woodland, 1-rod licence on River South Tyne, 4.51 acres.
Price: £2.5m Knight Frank 01890-230445.
Magna Carta Lane, Runnymede, Surrey.
A Grade II-listed house on a private island on the River Thames that incorporates the charter room where the Magna Carta is believed to have been signed, with an engraved stone commemorating the occasion. The gardens include trees planted by Queen Elizabeth II. 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, reception hall, 2 receptions, river frontage, private moorings, 4 acres.
Price: £4.5m Waterview 020-8398 8550.
Magna Carta Lane, Runnymede, Surrey.
A Grade II-listed house on a private island on the River Thames that incorporates the charter room where the Magna Carta is believed to have been signed, with an engraved stone commemorating the occasion. The gardens include trees planted by Queen Elizabeth II. 6 beds, 3 baths, recep hall, 2 receps, river frontage, private moorings, 4 acres.
Price: £4.5m Waterview 020-8398 8550.
St Andrew’s Chapel, Sandlin, Kent.
A converted, Grade II-listed chapel whose name is believed to derive from it having housed a relic of St Andrew in the 15th century. It was later owned by the Tudor poet Thomas Wyatt. The chapel and adjoining priest’s lodging retain their medieval squint and leaded-light windows, arched doorways and open fireplaces. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 receptions, cloister walkway, gardens.
Price: £950,000 Inigo 020-3687 3071.
Halsey St, Chelsea, London SW3.
A Grade II-listed house that was the home of groundbreaking cookery writer Elizabeth David from 1947 until her death in 1992. It retains its original wood-block floors, period fireplaces and has an extension with a conservatory on the lower ground floor, with an open-plan dining kitchen and living area leading onto a west-facing paved garden. 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 receptions, study, office/ bedroom 4, flat roof.
Price: £6m Strutt & Parker 020-7225 3866.
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