Heritage
Legendary diamond smuggler’s country mansion offered for £18.5m
In Pictures: The magnificent West Woodyates estate in Dorset was once owned by political patriarch Thomas 'Diamond’ Pitt. It's up for sale for the first time since 1929, sporting an £18.5m asking price.
‘Truly magnificent’ Peak District mansion seeks £4m
A particularly grand country mansion on the edge of the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire has come up for sale, offering the chance to create palatial private residence.
Exiled prince’s Boltons mansion lists at £15.5m
The former London home of Prince Victor Jay Duleep Singh, the Crown Prince of Lahore, is for sale.
‘Handsome’ country estate next to Hadrian’s Wall offered for sale for the first time in 145 years
In Pictures: The sale of The Blenkinsopp Estate is "a generational opportunity to purchase one of Northumberland’s pre-eminent estates," says Knight Frank.
Ovington Square townhouse with French-style ‘Grand Salon’ asks £12.95m
Former residents have included the sculptor Thomas Earle and the great harpsichordist Violet Woodhouse Gordon, who used to give recitals here on Sunday afternoons.
The Times: Simon Jenkins on the genius of the Georgian terraced house
Writing for the Times, Jenkins uses the recent blockbuster instruction on York Terrace East to chart the evolution of the 'archetypal all-purpose high-density London property'
‘Exceptionally sumptuous’ Georgian mansion in Somerset lists at £9.5m
Praised highly by Pevsner, the Grade I listed Ston Easton Park could make a 'superb country home', according to agents...
Entire Nash terrace in Regent’s Park hits the open market at £185m
Zenprop instructs agents to launch 1-18 York Terrace East, pitching the 117,000 square foot proposition as a ‘unique opportunity for an owner occupier to acquire the last remaining full Nash terrace…
Country Life: What do you do with a ruined country house? Four examples that show the way forward
Writing for Country Life, Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, chairman of the English Heritage Trust, explains how to manage a mansion that’s seen better days...
Well-preserved Arts & Crafts townhouse next to St James’s Park offered for £9.25m
20 Old Queen Street was once home to paper tycoon Henry G. Spicer.
Super-prime Chelsea chapel conversion seeks £15m
Five-bed super-home is one of two created from an 1841 chapel on Fulham Road, originally designed by the great Victorian architect Edward Blore.
£13m showhome unveiled at Regent’s Crescent as apartment sales hit the halfway mark
Buyers can now view the first fully-furnished residence at CIT's £500m project in Regent's Park.