Historic Properties
The latest historic properties breaking news, comments and features from Country Life
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The Hampstead home where Charles de Gaulle lived during exile, up for sale for the first time in 50 years
Set in London's leafy suburb, this Grade II listed, 18th century property would be perfect for buyers looking for a renovation project with a healthy budget.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Historic Houses president Martha Lytton Cobbold: 'We aren’t looking for special treatment, simply an equal playing field'
The new Historic Houses president talks to Teresa Levonian-Cole about leaky roofs, lobbying Government and VAT.
By Country Life Published
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A panoramic, Grade II-listed hall in need of updating in Northumberland
There are wonderful views of the Tyne Valley and the Pennines from the 100 acres of Shield Hall near Slaley in Northumberland.
By Penny Churchill Published
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A charming, Grade II-listed house with its own ancient tortoise
Grade II-listed The Old Dairy, in Box, Wiltshire, has four bedrooms, a lovely sitting room with open fire—and a 94-year-old tortoise living in the walled garden.
By Carla Passino Published
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A historic house complete with a peel tower, closely situated to the Yorkshire Dales
A glorious Grade II home in North Yorkshire, complete with a high-walled garden, a spacious five bedrooms and within a stones throw from the Dales.
By Penny Churchill Published
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A spectacular Oxfordshire house that was home to Agatha Christie
Once home to the Murder on the Orient Express author and her husband, Grade II-listed Winterbrook House is also appealing for its magnificent Thames-side setting.
By Carla Passino Published
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A former medieval hall in Somerset complete with 19th-century bread oven
Grade II listed Yew Trees in Kingsbury Episcopi, Martock, has irresistible kerb appeal.
By Rachael Turner Published
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A historic property with exceptional views in a picture-postcard Cornish hamlet
Once belonging to Sir Edward Hain MP, Morveren House combines beautiful views with handsome architecture and an idyllic setting just outside St Ives.
By Carla Passino Published
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'One of the most magical properties in the South West', with a rare blend of homeliness and grandeur
A truly wonderful home in Devon has come to the market: the grade I-listed Canonteign, in the Teign Valley.
By Toby Keel Published
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A Grade II*-listed Queen Anne home that was once the pub where Sir Alfred Munnings propped up the bar
Described by Pevsner as ‘a most handsome house’, the Dukes Head was previously a coaching inn. It's now a wonderful family home.
By Penny Churchill Published
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A Grade I-listed house so big it should probably be measured in acres rather than square feet
Hinwick House, on the border of Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, is big — very big. It's also exquisitely charming, as Penny Churchill explains.
By Penny Churchill Published
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'Our heritage needs to be saved': Treasured lighthouses among historic buildings at risk
England's oldest surviving timber trestle bridge, a Grade II lift and 19th century lighthouses are some of the historic buildings that have joined the Heritage at Risk Register due to concerns about their condition.
By Rachael Turner Published
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The historic home of Sir Francis Drake, long familiar to sailors coming up Exe, has come up for sale
Belvedere wants for nothing. A beautiful location, large rooms and acres upon acres of beautifully landscaped woodland all make this one of the most special properties on the market at this moment in time. Penny Churchill reports.
By Penny Churchill Published
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An historic Deanery on the market for the first time in 800 years, plus 13 more homes as seen in Country Life
Our weekly round-up has some wonderful options starting from £795,000.
By Toby Keel Published
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A stunning property in Kent which could be Britain's best beach house
Kentlands is a remarkable Grade II-listed Arts-and-Crafts house in an idyllic location, sitting along a beach in the private Sandwich Bay Estate.
By Penny Churchill Published
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The Grade I-listed home to two Devon dynasties, with a 13th century chapel and five acres of breathtaking gardens
Recorded in the Doomsday book, artefacts found on the property (now in the British Museum) date this estate even earlier, suggesting its origins lie between the 5th and 8th centuries.
By Penny Churchill Published
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Stunning Grade II-listed character property in Berkshire, half an hour from central London by the new Elizabeth line
With the Crossrail predicted to open later this year, homes in Berkshire are more attractive to city commuters than ever. This is certainly the case with this 15th century family home, beautifully finished and ready for a new owner.
By Alexandra Fraser Published
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The former gaol which became the finest, most historically significant private residence in Guildford
South Hall, a former goal-turned-governors-residence, provides the exciting opportunity to own and expand upon one of the most historically significant houses in Guildford.
By Alexandra Fraser Published
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Mysteriously named The Priory at Great Milton receives splendid response as it enters the market
Built in 1565, this lovingly refurbished and extended grade II listed country refuge borders the kitchen garden of Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons.
By Penny Churchill Published
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The West Country gem that overlooks the wooded valley of the Mells River
Grade II*-listed Hapsford House at Great Elm, near Frome, Somerset has retained the purity of its centuries-old design.
By Penny Churchill Published
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An Oxfordshire home with a medieval vaulted hall that's perfect for a 21st century party
This sprawling house in Oxfordshire has at its heart a superb medieval banqueting hall which would make an ideal modern entertaining space.
By Penny Churchill Published


