Houses for sale in Jan 2012

New listings, additions and changes this month (denoted by **) with most recent first:

New Park Manor, Hampshire, England  ** Sold 9 Dec
£5.5m, 3 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Halcyon Hotels and Resorts (owned by Nigel Chapman), built mid 17th & early 18th centuries, Grade II, gardens unlisted, last sold 1998 becoming von Essen’s 2nd hotel (first opened 1970).

Moonfleet Manor, Dorset, England  ** Sold 9 Dec
£5m, 12 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Halcyon Hotels and Resorts (owned by Nigel Chapman), built 18th century & 1880, Grade II, gardens unlisted, last sold 2005 by Nigel Chapman & Nicholas Dickinson est £7m.

Woolley Grange, Wiltshire, England  ** Sold 9 Dec
£4m, 14 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Halcyon Hotels and Resorts (owned by Nigel Chapman), built 1665, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, last sold 2005 by Nigel Chapman & Nicholas Dickinson est £5.5m.

Fowey Hall, Cornwall, England  ** Sold 9 Dec
£6.5m, 5 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Halcyon Hotels and Resorts (owned by Nigel Chapman), built 1898 for Sir Charles Hanson, Grade II, gardens unlisted, last sold 2005 by Nigel Chapman & Nicholas Dickinson est £9m.

Blairquhan Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland  ** Withdrawn
£4.85m, 670 acres, built 1842 for Sir David Hunter-Blair, Category A, Savills, brochure, website, satellite, last sold 1798, launched May 2010, withdrawn 31 Jan 2012, Country Seat, Wiki.

Crawfordton House, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland  ** Sold
£595,000, 23 acres, built 1865 for Sir George Walker by Peddie & Kinnear, Category B, RCAHMS, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, satellite, school 1940-95 & 1995-2006, last sold 1995, launched 2007 for £1.3m (privately 2006), sold late Jan, Wiki.

Mourne Park, County Down, Northern Ireland  ** Expanded
£6.5m, 140 acres, current offer £6.25m, re-built 1806 for 1st Earl of Kilmorey, Grade B+, gardens listed, Templeton Robinson, Knight Frank, brochure, website, YouTube, last sold 1552, launched Jun 2008 for £10m, Country Seat, Wiki.

Rous Lench Court, Worcestershire, England  ** New 21 Dec
£2.35m, 48 acres, built 16th century for Rous family, Grade II*, gardens Grade II*, Knight Frank, brochure, wedding venue, last sold 1993 to Peter White, launched 21 Dec 2011, DiCamillo.

Rothes Glen House, Moray, Scotland  ** New 14 Dec
£1.45m, 10 acres, built 1893 for Edward Dunbar by Alexander Ross, formerly Birchfield House, Category B, gardens unlisted, Knight Frank, brochure, Strutt & Parker, brochure, last sold 2004 to Soheila Bramwell, launched 14 Dec 2011, Country Seat.

The Pavilion, Hampton Court, Surry, England  ** New 10 Jan
£10m, 2 acres, 138 year Crown Lease, built 1702 for William III by Sir Christopher Wren & William Talman for Palace‘s bowling green (only survivor of 4 pavilions), Grade II*, gardens Grade I, Knight Frank, brochure, Savills, brochure, satellite, last sold 2007
                                           (£6.5m), launched 10 Jan 2012, Wiki.

Horseheath Lodge, Cambridgeshire, England  ** New 18 Jan
£6.5m, 189 acres (or £3.75m with 80 acres), built 1825 for racehorse trainer Stanlake Batson, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, owned by Sir Arthur Marshall 1948-2007, launched 18 Jan 2012.

Torosay Castle, Argyll & Bute, Scotland  ** Contents 22 Jan
£228,325 contents auction of 80 lots (93 offered) sold on 22 Jan by Christie’s in South Kensington in London (the Sunday Sale 4078), viewings 20 & 21 Jan, catalogue & history (pages 4 to 21).

Torosay Castle, Argyll & Bute, Scotland  ** Under Offer/Sold
£2.8m, 880 acres, built 1858 for John Campbell by David Bryce, Category A, gardens listed, Savills, website, aerial, last sold 1865 to Arburthnot Guthrie, launched Apr 2010, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki, IMDB.

Calderstones House, Merseyside, England  ** Added
POA, 1 acre, built 1828 for Joseph Need Walker, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Liverpool City Council, brochure, satellite,
photo, press, last sold in 1902 by Charles MacIver family to Liverpool Corporation, launched 18 Mar 2011, Country Seat, Wiki.

Auckland Castle, County Durham, England  ** Under Offer
Peppercorn lease (value £1.7m) of the Bishops of Durham‘s home for over 800 years from Church Commissioners to The Auckland Castle Trust (details in Apr), with £11m  Zurbaran 13 paintings 
sold to The Zurbaran Trust (£15m given by Jonathan Ruffer of
                                            Ugley Hall GII, shooting & business author, and business partner
                                            of Viscount Tamworth of Ditchingham Hall & Hedenham Hall),
                                            Grade I, gardens Grade II*, Country Seat, Wiki.

Great Barr Hall, West Midlands, Eng (Ruin) ** Auction 6 Feb
£1.25m auction by Barnard Marcus, was £3m, 150 acres (optional extra 100 acres), remodelled 1777 for Sir Joseph Scott (aka Nether Hall), Grade II*, gardens Grade II, Van Weenen, satellite, photos, At Risk Register, Manor Building Preservation Trust,
                                           Great Barr Hall Action Committee, Bovis (Park), last sold Sep
                                           2003 (£886,000), launched May 2011 £2.2m with 50 acres (£3m,
                                           150 acres from 6 Aug), Country Seat (Twitter), DiCamillo, Wiki.

Cilgwyn Manor, Carmarthenshire, Wales  ** New 17 Jan
£600,000, 2 acres, vacant care home, built early 19th century, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Christie & Co, photo, last sold pre-1998 to Broadgate Healthcare Limited, launched 17 Jan 2012.

Embleton Hall, Northumberland, England  ** New 4 Jan
£1.3m, 5 acres, built 1730 for Thomas Embleton (Fenwick family from 1780), Grade II, gardens unlisted, Christie & Co, website, last sold 1986 to Trevor Thorne, launched 4 Jan 2012, Wiki.

Invereil House, East Lothian, Scotland  ** Added
£3m, 4 acres, built 1899 for golfer John E. Laidlay (born at nearby Seacliff House) by Peddie & Washington Browne, Category B, gardens unlisted, Strutt & Parker, brochure, last sold c1993 to Johnston family, launched Jun 2011.

Holywell Hall, Lincolnshire, England  ** Withdrawn
£14.75m, 940 acres, built C17th & 1732-60, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Bidwells, brochure, CL photos, last sold 2003 for £7m to Robert & Sally Gillespie by Prince & Princess Yuri Galitzine heirs (1994, £4m, 830 acres), launched 31 Aug 2011, DiCamillo, Wiki.

The top British and Irish stately homes currently for sale, in the Editor’s ranking order:

Lyons House, County Kildare, Ireland
€50m, 598 acres, built 1785 for Nicholas Lawless 1st Baron Cloncurry by Oliver Grace, Grade I, gardens listed, Christie’s, press, satellite, CL, last sold 1996 to Tony Ryan, launched May 2010 (privately June 2009 €80m), Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Apethorpe Hall, Northamptonshire, England
£4.5m to £5m, 45 acres, rebuilt 1623 for Earl of Westmorland, Grade I, gardens Grade II, Smiths Gore, brochure, satellite, website, English Heritage, At Risk, last sold 2004 (compulsorily purchased by the Government and passed to English Heritage),
                                            launched Jun 2008, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Ayton Castle, Borders, Scotland
£2.2m, 159 acres, built 1845-51 for William Mitchell-Innes by James Graham, Category A, listed gardens, Knight Frank, brochure, Rettie, brochure, press, HHA, SH opening times, last sold 1895, launched May 2011 £3m for 31 acres (relaunched
                                           12 Oct 2011), DiCamillo, Wiki.

Invercauld Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
£20m for minimum 10 year lease, 38,000 acres, remodelled 1875 for Chiefs of Clan Farquharson, Category A (details), gardens listed (details), Savills, brochure, satellite, Estate, northern neighbours of Balmoral Castle, last leased 2004-10, launched
                                           18 May 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Yester House, East Lothian, Scotland
£8m, 200 acres, built 1728, Category A, gardens listed, Knight Frank, brochure, satellite, last sold 1972, launched Aug 2008 (£12-15m, 500 acres), Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Cairness House, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
£3m, 16 acres, enlarged 1789-97 for Charles Gordon by James Playfair, Category A, gardens unlisted, Knight Frank, brochure, satellite, website, a calendar house, CL images, last sold 2000, launched 11 May 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Oswald Hall, South Ayrshire, Scotland
£1m, 38 acres, formerly Auchincruive House, designed by Robert Adam 1764, Category A, gardens listed, CKD Galbraith, brochure, Knight Frank, brochure, press, info, Country Seat, Wiki.

Forcett Hall, Yorkshire, England
£5.5m, 234 acres, rebuilt 1740 for Richard Shuttleworth by Daniel Garrett, Grade I, gardens Grade II, GSC, brochure, satellite, website, photo entrance, photo rear, last sold 1938, launched 16 Apr 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Bedgebury Park, Kent, England
£7.5m, 91 acres (of original 200), bids by 29 June , core 1688 by Lady E Wilbraham for Sir James Hayes, altered 1838 & 1855 for 1st Viscount Beresford, Grade II*, gardens unlisted (Pinetum Grade II), Knight Frank, brochure, satellite, Bell Bedgebury,
                                           Home Farm, Foundation, book (1996), last sold 2007, launched
                                           9 Dec 2010, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Mamhead House, Devon, England
£8m, 164 acres, built 1827-33 for Sir Robert Newman by Anthony Salvin, Grade I, gardens Grade II*, Strutt & Parker, satellite, aerial, Country Life & 1955, Devon Life, Dawlish College 1964-88, last sold 2003, launched 17 Sep 2011, C Seat, DiCa, Wiki.

Pusey House, Oxfordshire, England
£21m, 75 acres (optional 568 acres), built 1748 for J Pusey by J Sanderson, Grade II*, gardens Grade II, Knight Frank, Savills, brochure, satellite, last sold 1997, launched Jun 2010 (£27m, 643 acres, withdrawn 16 Mar 2011 and relaunched 27 Sep 2011),
                                           Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Bridwell Park, Devon, England
£4m, 123 acres, built 1780 (rebuilt 1990s), Grade I, gardens Grade II, Knight Frank, brochure, Savills, brochure, Country Life, press, last sold 1998 from Andrew Davis (von Essen) to Lord Ivar Mountbatten, launched 12 Sep 2011.

Stoke Poges Manor House, Buckinghamshire, England
£13.5m, 10 acres, built 1550 for 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, original Stoke Park house, near Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens, Grade I, gardens Grade II, Knight Frank, brochure, satellite, launched for £13.5m, 9 acres (later £15m for 10 acres).

Parbold Hall, Lancashire, England

£9.5m, 865 acres (or £4.5m, 135 acres), Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, launched 17 Sep 2011.

Harmston Hall, Lincolnshire, England
£3.45m, 14 acres, built 1710 for Sir George Thorold, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Chesterton Humberts, hospital 1935-90, last sold c2001 to property developer Peter Sowerby, launched 24 Aug 2011, Wiki.

Llangoed Hall, Powys, Wales
POA, 17 acres, for sale by its administrators, built 1632 (1912 by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis), Grade II*, gardens Grade II, PwC,
website, last sold Nov 2010 by Sir Bernard Ashley family to Andrew Davis of von Essen Hotels, launched 1 Nov 2011, Wiki.

Craig-y-Nos Castle, Powys, Wales
£1.5m, 7 acres, built 1842 for Rhys Powell by T H Wyatt (north wing 1891 for Adelina Patti), Grade II* (details) Theatre Grade I, gardens Grade II*, McCartneys, brochure, satellite, website, last sold 2000 (£650,000), launched 1 July, C Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Llanerchydol Hall, Powys, Wales
£2m, 73 acres, built 1776, Grade II*, gardens Grade II*, Savills, brochure, satellite, Country Life, last sold c1986, launched Nov 2009 (£2.85m; £2.45m until Sep 2011), Country Seat, DiCamillo.

Burnham Westgate Hall, Norfolk, England
£7m, 38 acres, rebuilt 1785 for Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford
by Sir John Soane, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, satellite, press, last sold 1991 to Baroness Rawlings, launched
1 Jun 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Huntsham Court, Devon, England

£2m, 4 acres, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Knight Frank, brochure, website, launched 3 Oct 2011.

Gissing Hall,
Norfolk, England
(see Country House Rescue TV episode 2.8, Aug 2011)
£1.5m, 5 acres, built 1840, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Chesterton Humberts, brochure, satellite, website, last sold 1986, launched 18 Aug 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Evenley Hall, Northamptonshire, England

£8m, 275 acres, built 1740, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Knight Frank, brochure.

Walreddon Manor, Devon, England
£7m, 543 acres, built from 1400, Grade I, unlisted gardens, Knight Frank, brochure, Savills, brochure, Country Life, Telegraph second photos, last sold c2001 to Zac Goldsmith MP,
launched 12 Oct 2011, Country Seat.

Reydon Hall, Suffolk, England
£2m, 17 acres, built 1683, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Jackson-Stops, Clarke & Simpson, brochure, satellite, Bonhams contents,
P&F July, last sold 1960, launched Apr 2011 for £2.25m, Wiki.

Playford Hall, Suffolk, England
£3.25m, 29 acres, built 1597 for Sir Anthony Felton, Grade II*, unlisted gardens, Savills, brochure, Strutt & Parker, brochure,
satellite, last sold c1972, launched 23 Feb 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Beechfield Tower, Northumberland, England
£3.5m, 6 acres, built 1400′s & 1622 for Fenwick family (aka West Bitchfield), Grade I, gardens unlisted, Sanderson Young, Strutt & Parker, brochure, satellite, last sold 1995, launched 16 Mar 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Tretheague House, Cornwall, England

£1.65m, 17 acres, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, Country Life, launched 19 Oct 2011.

Dalby Hall, Lincolnshire, England
£12m, 1,050 acres, rebuilt 1856, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Brown & Co, brochure, satellite, last sold tba, launched 6 Apr 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Horton Hall Menagerie, Northants, England
£1.6m, 4 acres, folly built 1756 for 2nd Earl of Halifax by Thomas Wright, Grade II*, gardens Grade II, Jackson-Stops, brochure, satellite, website, Horton Hall (dem 1936), last sold 1998, launched 13 Apr 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Cricket Court, Somerset, England

£2.5m, 5 acres, Grade II* folly, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, press 2009, launched 29 Sep 2011.

Chownes Mead, West Sussex, England

£3.5m, 34 acres, unlisted house and gardens, Savills, brochure, Country Life.

Syon Lodge, London, England
£5.95m, 1 acre, Syon House‘s Dower House, built 1770 for 2nd Duke of Northumberland by Robert Adam (after House interiors 1761-9), Grade II*, Park Grade I, Edward d’Arc, brochure, satellite, 21st Century Group, last sold 1928 (by 8th Duke to
                                           Crowthers), launched Sep 2007 (£6.95m), DiCamillo, Wiki.

Campden Hill, London, England
£75m, 1 acre, built 1915 by Edward Warren for Edmond Grove-Hills, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Savills, Knight Frank, brochure, satellite, At Risk register, last sold 2001 £17m (was Uruguayan Ambassador’s residence from 1950s), launched Sep 2011.

Heath Hall, London, England
£100m, 2 acres, built 1910 aka East Weald by Ashley & Newman, Grade II, Glentree, brochure, Telegraph, Times, last sold 2006 £14m to Andreas Panayiotou (Ability Group), launched Mar 2011.

Recent:
Bruern Abbey, Oxfordshire, England – POA, 6 acres, last sold 2005 for £5m (in 2 weeks).
Ogbourne Maisey Manor, Wiltshire, England – £1.7m, 15 acres, Country Life.
Royal Crescent, Bath, England – £3.95m, 1 acre.
Moorlands Hall, North Yorkshire, England – £5m, 16 acres, launched 26 May 2011.
The Homestead, Derbyshire, England – £1.2m, 1 acre, Grade I, brochure.
Caverswall Castle, Staffordshire, England – £2.5m , 20 acres, Grade I, website, press, Wiki.
Rempstone Hall, Leicestershire, England – £2.5m, 22 acres ** Sold
Chyknell Hall, Shropshire, England – £6m, 360 acres, CL, launched Mar 2011 ** Sold
Langdale Hall, North Yorkshire, England – £2.5m, 69 acres.
Killochan Castle, South Ayrshire, Scotland – £2.25m, 131 acres, Country Life.
Whirley Hall, Cheshire, England – £4.9m, 100 acres, Grade II*.
Trematon Castle, Cornwall, England – £700,000, 9 acres ** Under Offer
Hutton Hall, Essex, England – £4.25m, 8 acres, Grade II.
Sherbourne Manor, Warwickshire, England – £4m, 15 acres, Grade II.
Jenkyn Place, Hampshire, England – £7.25m, 43 acres, Country Life.
Woodcote Manor, Hampshire, England – £6.9m, 101 acres (was £7.75m).
Norsebury House, Hampshire, England – £2.95m, 10 acres, Grade II.
The Gullet Estate, Devon, England – £10m, 156 acres, Country Life.
Abbot’s Hall, Essex, England – £5m, 52 acres, website, last sold 2001 (£1.7m).
Kents Green Court, Worcestershire, England – £2.5m, 12 acres, launched 9 Sep.
Stobhall, Perth and Kinross, Scotland – £2.35m, 196 acres, website, launched 7 Sep.
Palé Hall, Gwynedd, Wales – £2.95, 14 acres, website, press, Grade II*, launched 30 Aug.
Great Addington Manor, Northants, Eng- £2.7m, 28a, CL, GII, lau 23 Aug ** Sold 20 Oct
Walton Hall, Derbyshire, England -£1.5m, 7 acres, CL article, launched 17 Aug.
Marske Hall, Yorkshire, England – £2.5m, 19 acres, CL article, launched 17 Aug.
Greenhills, Staffordshire, England – £2m, 20 acres, CL article, launched 17 Aug.
Poxwell Manor, Dorset, England – £4m, 10 acres, last sold 1998.
Rockbeare Manor, Devon, England – £2m, 57 acres.
Tilstone Lodge, Cheshire, England – £10m, 115 acres, Grade II, broch, launch 22 June.
Old Battersea House, London, England – £12m, 1 acre, launched 4 Mar (2009 art sale).
Shotley Hall, Suffolk, England – £1.55m, 7 acres.
Chantmarle, Dorset, England – £3.5m, 100 acres.
Standerwick Court, Somerset – £4.95m, 80 acres, Grade II*.
Kingston House, Devon, England – £2.75m, 10 acres, Grade II*, website, launched May.
Barkisland Hall, Yorkshire, England – £2.5m, 20 acres, Grade I.
Canonteign Manor, Devon, England – £3.25m, 12 acres, Grade I, CL.
Withnell Fold Hall, Lancashire, England – £5m, 10 acres, for sale in 2009.
Benarth Hall, Conwy, Wales – £2.35m, 50 acres, CL, launched May.
Tidwell Manor, Devon, England – £1.35m, 2 acres, Grade II*, CL.
Hammer Hill House, Shropshire, England – £5.5m, 28 acres, launched May.
Rodden Manor, Somerset, England – £2.5m, 31 acres, Grade II*.
Woodlands Vale, Isle of Wight, England – £3m, 9 acres.
Winsley Hurst, North Yorkshire, England – £3.2m, 4 acres.
Lower Ashfold, West Sussex, England – £3.25m, 17 acres, unlisted, c1904, launch 2 July.
Througham Slad Manor, Gloucestershire, England – £6.5m, 17 acres, CL, launch 25 Jun.
Mallow Castle, County Cork, Ireland – €7m, 30 acres, website (sold to Council for €1.7m?).
Courtown Demesne, County Kildare, Ireland – POA, 433 acres (owned by John Huston).
The Arthingworth Estate, Northamptonshire, England – £8m, 678 acres, launched 6 July.
Kings Weston House, Somerset, England – £2m (114 year lease), 3 acres, Country Seat.
Pudleston Court, Herefordshire, England – £5m, 49 acres, press ** Under Offer 10 Oct
Donnington Hall, Gloucestershire, England – £6m, 187 acres.
Hanham Court, Bristol, England – £2.5m, 20 acres, Telegraph.
Netherstead Hall, Warwickshire, England – £3.3m, 75 acres.
Ffynone, Pembrokeshire, Wales – £2.25m, 34 acres.
Hensol House, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland – £4.25m, 2,264 acres.
Moor Place, Hertfordshire, England – £4.95m, 51 acres, past sale, Country Seat.
Glencot House, Somerset, England – £2.65m, 17 acres.
Teaninich Castle, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland – £950,000, 8 acres, CL, website.
Donaldson’s College, Edinburgh, Scotland – POA, 18 acres (not house, may be residential).
Letterfourie House, Moray, Scotland – £2.2m, 307 acres.
Becca Hall, West Yorkshire, England – £1.5m, 55 acres.
Crazies Hall, Oxfordshire, England – £18m, 80 acres.
Hoddington House, Hampshire, England – £20m, 809 acres.
Westbrook House, Surrey, England – £20m, 216 acres.
Puslinch, Devon, England – £0.95m (leasehold), 5 acres (was £1.9m, 7 acres with cottage).
Bargany House, Ayrshire, Scotland – £1.85m, 7 acres, Category A.
Hamatethy Manor, Cornwall, England – £4m, 542 acres, built 1800, unlisted, May 2011.
Flore House, Northamptonshire, England – £3.45m, 19 acres.
Cote House, Oxfordshire, England – £4m, 6 acres, launched 6 May.
Fermyn Woods Hall, Northants, England – £5.8m, 300 acres, CL, website **Under Offer
The Ham, Oxfordshire, England – £6m, 47 acres, Grade II*. ** Sold
Severn Bank House, Worcestershire, England – £2.45m, 22 acres (£2.75m Aug 2009).
Rockwood House, Surrey, England – £5.5m (was £8m), 38 acres, unlisted, press (2005).
Woodview, Chigwell, Essex, England – £6m, 3 acres, built c1851, unlisted.

Others:

• St Osyth Priory, Essex, England – POA, 20 acres (probably not seriously for sale; the advert is just part of a redevelopment planning requirement – see Country Seat).
• Islay House, Argyll, Scotland – £2m, 28 acres (since May 2010).
• Breda House, Aberdeenshire, Scotland – £2.25m, 182 acres.
• Manor Hall, Gloucestershire, England – £10.75m, 180 acres (or £8.5m with 55 acres).
• Swallowcliffe Manor, Wiltshire, England – £2.95m, 18 acres, CL (£3.5m Sep 2010, then £3.15m in 2011, was under offer late 2011)
• Quernmore Hall, Lancashire, England – £4m, 23 acres (previously £5m).
• Thorpe Manor, Northamptonshire, England – £5.85m, 226 acres (or £3.6m, 49 acres)
  also Carter Jonas (was £6.5m/£4.25m)
• Nash Court, Kent, England – £2.5m, 32 acres, CL article (+ extra 10 acres £325,000).
• Franks Hall, Kent, England – £3.75m, 19 acres (was £4.75m, 80 acres, pre 19 May 11).
• Rudby Hall, North Yorkshire, England – £2.75m, 10 acres (was £3.5m).
• Ollerton Grange, Cheshire, England – £30m, 141 acres (Country Seat).
• Wiverton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England – £1.475m, 3.4 acres (was £1.75m).
• The Abbey, Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire – £5.25m, 42 acres, launch 2009, Wiki.
• Spott House, East Lothian, Scotland – £3.2m, 47 acres (Feb 2010, £25m, 2,463 acres).
• Finnebrogue House, County Down, Northern Ireland – £1.55m, 3.5 acres.
• Bellamont Forest, County Cavan, Ireland – €4.5m, 1,000 acres (was €7.5m for 1,060).
• Mount Kennedy House, County Wicklow, Ireland – €5.25m, 169 acres (was €6.5m).
• Augher Castle, County Tyrone, Ireland – POA, 51 acres.
• The Woodhouse Estate, Co. Waterford, Ireland – €7.5m, 382 acres, website, vid, press.
• Hollywood House, County Wicklow, Ireland – €5m, 50 acres (and Colliers).
• Pouldrew House, County Waterford – POA, 45 acres.
• Crosshaven House, County Cork, Ireland – €1.6m (press).
• Ballyneale House, County Limerick, Ireland – €4m, 73 acres.
• Howsham Hall, Yorkshire, England – £5m, 83 acres, GI (£6m 2009, £5m Sep 2010).
• Nazeing Park, Essex, England – £6m, 68 acres.
• Beaurepaire House, Hampshire, England – £8m, 249 acres (Country Seat).
• Maperton House, Somerset, England – £4.9m, 8 acres (was £5.75m). ** Under Offer
• Myres Castle, Fife, Scotland – £2.95m, 45 acres (£3.5m June).
• Woodhead Hall, Staffordshire, England – £2m, 19 acres.
• Bere Court, Berkshire, England – £5.75m.
• Kemble House, Gloucestershire, England – £3.25m, 8 acres (launch 2009, last 2004).
• Compton Bassett, Wiltshire – £7.5m, 71 acres.
• Chew Magna Manor House, Somerset, England – POA, 7 + 30 acres.
• Marchwiel Hall, Wrexham, England – £2.5m.
• Shipton Manor, Oxfordshire, England – £6.25m (was £5.75m), 26 acres.
• Pyrford Court, Surrey, England – under £20m, 21 acres (Country Seat).
• The Ham, Oxfordshire, England – £6m, 47 acres.
• Mayen House, Aberdeenshire, Scotland – £4m, 740 acres (Category B).
• Toddington Manor, Bedfordshire, England – £6.5m, 176 acres, launch 2010 (website)
  (not to be confused with Toddington Manor, Gloucestershire, owned by Damien Hirst).
• Eyton Hall, Shropshire, England – £2.35m, 27 acres.
• Brockhampton Park, Herefordshire, Eng – £3.75m, 8 acres, launch 18 May 10 £5.75m.
• Pinewoods House, Surrey, England – £20m, 3 acres (Grade II).
• Lock House, West Sussex, England – £6m, 25 acres (was £7m until May 2011).
• Ebberly House, Devon, England – £4m, 250 acres (under offer late 2010) ** Sold
• Shipton Sollars Manor, Gloucestershire, England – £3.25m, 34 acres.
• Nether Alderley Old Hall, Cheshire, England – £4m, 11 acres (Grade II*).
• Giffords Hall, Suffolk, England – £3.5m, 50 acres.
• Hinton House, Northamptonshire, England – £2.95m, 29 acres.
• North Luffenham Hall, Rutland, England – £3.75m, 6 acres (Grade I).
• Keythorpe Hall, Leicestershire, England – £1.85m, 16 acres (website).
• Kingston Wood Manor, Cambridgeshire, England – £8.5m, 740 acres (Nov 2010).
• Broughton House, Kent, England – £3.5m, 62 acres, GII* (£3.75m) ** Under Offer
• Talhenbont Hall, Gwynedd, Wales – POA, 75 acres, website, launched 2007 (Grade II).
• Noyadd Trefawr, Ceredigion, Wales – £1.25m, 11 acres (Grade II*).
• Cromford Court, Derbyshire, England – £3.3m, 40 acres (for redevelopment).
• Brankstone Grange, Fife, Scotland – £975,000, 34 acres (apartments plan) under offer.
• Woodside Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland – £1.75m, 60 acres (Apr 2010).
• Northfield, Midlothian, Scotland – £1.7m, built 1910, Category B (showing as Sold).
• The Priory, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England – POA, 14 acres (unlisted offices).
• Harcombe House, Hampshire, England – £10m, 16 acres.
• Spencers, Essex, England – £3.75m, 97 acres (Country Life).
• Brightwell Park, Oxfordshire, England – £5m, 135 acres (Country Life).
• Gileston Manor, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales – £1.5m, 7 acres (Grade II*).

New Builds (opportunities to build new houses):

• Grafton New Hall, Cheshire, England – £5m, 180 acres, Robert Adam (Country Seat).
• The Ridge, Gloucestershire, England – £5m, 360 acres, ‘Under Offer’ since Aug 2011,
  was £6m, 379 acres, YA, CS.
• Nyn Park, Hertfordshire, England – £10m, 317 acres, by Julian Bicknell (Country Seat).
• Parkwood House, Surrey, England – POA, 91 acres, by Robert Adam (Country Seat).
• building site, Oxfordshire, England – £5.75m, 59 acres, brochure.
• Bessingham Manor, Norfolk, England – £2m, 4.5 acres, also a Ruin (Country Seat).

Private Sales (may be privately for sale, but not currently listed on any agents website):

• Crichel House, Dorset, England – £100m, 5,000 acres, contents sales (Country Seat).
• Cowdray Park House, Sussex, England – £25m, withdrawn from sale in Dec 2010.
• Dowdeswell Court, Gloucestershire, England – £7.9m, 8 acres, withdrawn 3 Mar 2011.
• Mentmore Towers, Buckinghamshire, England – owned by bankrupt Simon Halabi.
• Birch Grove House, West Sussex, England – £20m, owner Larry Yung (ex-Macmillan).
• Le Bois des Moutiers, Normandy, France – POA, by Lutyens/Jekyll in 1898 (BBC).
• Rose Castle, Cumbria, England – sale delayed until 2013 to allow charity purchase (GI).
• Haremere Hall, East Sussex, England – £1.65m, 100 acres, Grade I, launch £4m 2004.
• von Essen Hotels – 26 hotels, £200m, mostly country houses, in administration.

Previous Month

House Sales Review 2011

The most expensive sale - Park Place, Berkshire, England, selling for £140m to a Russian buyer (it was also the most expensive in 2007 at £42m)

With the exception of Park Place in Berkshire which sold for £140m in August, the stately homes sales market has again been sluggish in 2011, with low sales volumes and prices, and more new listings than sales. This trend reflects the ongoing European uncertainty and Government austerity measures dampening the economic outlook and business confidence. Many City workers are focusing on just keeping their jobs, rather than spending big on a second house. A few houses have sold quickly, being the smaller well-kept ones in good locations, but most have been slow to sell. Asking price reductions have helped in some cases, with others still languishing on the market for years.

The slowest to sell - Kinmel Hall, Denbighshire, Wales, taking over 5 years, with its developer-owner eventually giving up

The total 2011 sales figure of over £400m for over 40 houses at first looks respectable, but with the 5 most expensive houses accounting for 55% of this total, the reality is not so rosy. Also inflating this figure is the administrators’ sale of 15 von Essen country house hotels, totalling £85m (20% of the 2011 total), with 10 more to be sold in early 2012. Interestingly, 2011 also saw for sale two houses featured in past years on the Channel 4 TV series Country House Rescue – Albury Park in Surrey (sold in November) and Gissing Hall in
Norfolk (launched in August); this follows the sale of Kinross House in late 2010, which featured on Dan Cruickshank’s The Country House Revealed BBC TV series in May 2011.

The fastest sale - Blachford Manor, Devon, England, in under 2 months

Certain houses have been excluded from the sales lists below, such as Taymouth Castle in Perth & Kinross, Scotland, which is being converted into a hotel and was sold at the end of 2010; and von Essen’s Cliveden in Berkshire and 16 The Royal Crescent in Bath, which have not yet confirmed their £35m and £22m sales to Ian and Richard Livingstone of the Chewton Glen Hotel. Houses that are smaller or unlisted have not be included. Further reading can be found in the Country Life 2011 review (2010) and 2012 predictions (2011).

Top 5 sales by price (totalling £223m):

1.  Park Place, Berkshire, England - £140m (Aug)
2.  Updown Court, Surrey, England - £35m (Oct)
3.  Cherkley Court, Surrey, England – £20m (Mar)
4.  Gordon House, Richmond, London, England – £15m (Aug)
5.  Amberley Castle, West Sussex, England – £13m (Oct)

Top 5 new for sale listings:

1.  Cliveden House, Berkshire, England – £35m (Apr -possibly under offer)
2.  Ayton Castle, Borders, Scotland – £2.2m (May)
3.  Cairness House, Aberdeenshire, Scotland – £3m (May)
4.  Blair Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland – £2.5m (May)
5.  Mamhead House, Devon, England – £8m (Sep)

Top 4 fastest significant sales (from public launch to ‘under offer’ dates):

1.  Blachford Manor, Devon, England – £8m (May - 6 weeks)
2.  Crowcombe Court, Somerset, England – £2m (May – 8 weeks)
3.  Bragborough Hall, Northamptonshire, England – £5m (Dec – 9 weeks)
4.  Blair Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland – £2.5m (Nov – 16 weeks)

Top 5 longest significant unsold:

1.  Syon Lodge, Hounslow, London, England – £6m (Sep 2007)
2.  Apethorpe Hall, Northamptonshire, England – £5m (Jun 2008)
3.  Yester House, East Lothian, Scotland – £8m (Aug 2008)
4.  Lyons House, County Kildare, Ireland – €50m (Jun 2009)
5.  Llanerchydol Hall, Powys, Wales – £2m (Nov 2009)

The top 40 stately homes sold in 2011 in Britain and Ireland, with a total value of over £400m, in order based on listing grade, size and quality:

1.  Kinmel Hall, Denbighshire, Wales  (Dec)
£1.5m (or £15m including restoration), 18 acres, enlarged 1871-4 for Hugh R. Hughes by William E. Nesfield (based on Fontainbleau & Hampton Court), a calendar house, Grade I, gardens Grade II*, Derbyshire Investments, brochure, LSH, brochure, satellite,
Estate, press, last sold Mar 2006, launched Apr 2006 (auctions 12
Oct deferred & 7 Dec 2011 sold), Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

2.  Blair Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland  (Nov)
(aka Blair House/Estate, but is not Blair Castle, Perthshire)
sold for under £2.5m with 248 acres to Sallie & Charles Hendry
(originally asking £8m for 1,265 acres), built from 1105 for Blair family, Category A, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, satellite, website, Country Life, last sold 1105, launched 10 May 2011,
under offer Sep, sold by early Nov, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

3.  Amberley Castle, West Sussex, England  (Oct)
£13.5m, 12 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Bath Priory Ltd (owned by Andrew Brownsword), built 1382, Grade I, gardens unlisted, aerial photos, last sold Aug 2007 for £12m by Martin & Joy Cummings.

4.  Thornbury Castle, Gloucestershire, England  (Dec)
£7.5m, 15 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Halcyon Hotels and Resorts (owned by Nigel Chapman), built 1508-21, Grade I, gardens Grade II, last sold 2000 for £5m by Maurice Taylor – Baron of Portlethen, DiCamillo, Wiki.

5.  Crowcombe Court, Somerset, England  (Jul)
£2m (excl. stables), 7 acres, built 1723–39 for Thomas Carew by Nathaniel Ireson, Grade I, gardens Grade II, Jackson Stops, brochure, satellite, website, last sold 1999, launched 30 Mar 2011 (Aug 2008, £2.5m, 4 acres), under offer in May, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

6.  Stanford Hall, Nottinghamshire, England  (by Oct)
(not Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, England)
circa £7m, 354 acres, sold to the 6th Duke of Westminster, last sold Mar 2007 for £6.25m to Chek Whyte Industries, built 1774, Grade II*, gardens Grade II, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

7.  Ickworth House East Wing, Suffolk, England  (Dec)
£6m, est 8 acres, 88 year lease from National Trust, with Lodge (aka Dower House), sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Halcyon Hotels and Resorts (owned by Nigel Chapman), built 1795-1829 for 4th Earl of Bristol by Francis Sandys, Grade I,
gardens Grade II*, last sold 2005 by Nigel Chapman & Nicholas
Dickinson est £8m, DiCamillo, Wiki, IMDB.

8.  Albury Park, Surrey, England  (Nov)
(see Country House Rescue TV episodes 1.4 in 2008 & 2.10 2009)
circa £7m, 65 acres, sold by Nigel & Jennifer Whalley to Michael Wilson Restorations & Chelsminster Estates, built from 1697 + additions by Soane & Pugin, Grade II*, gardens Grade I, website, last sold 2004 by CHA for £4.5m, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

9.  Osberton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England  (May)
£3.35m, 46 acres, built from 1806 for Foljambe family, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Knight Frank, Shield Estates, brochure, history, last sold 1987 by Foljambes to Tony Budge, launched 8 Dec 2010, Country Seat, DiCamillo.

10.  Blachford Manor, Devon, England  (May)
£8m, 734 acres, built 16th & 18th centuries (aka Blackford) for Rogers family, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, satellite, last sold 2001, launched 6 Apr 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

11.  Buckland Manor, Gloucestershire, England  (Oct)
£6m, 10 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Bath Priory Ltd (owned by Andrew Brownsword), built 1880, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, last sold 2003 by Lord Roy & Lady Daphne Vaughan £4m (with 3 other hotels).

12.  Park Place, Berkshire, England  (Aug)
£140m, 200 acres, sold by Michael Spink to a Russian, built 1870 for John Noble by Thomas Cundy, Grade II, gardens Grade II*,
School 1947-88, the school in St. Trinian’s 2007 film (see trailer),
CGI images, estate, entrance, postcard, side view, boat house,
last sold 2007 for £42m, Country Seat, Wiki.

13.  Gordon House, Richmond, London, England  (Aug)
£15m, 0.74 acres, sold to a British buy-to-let investor, built 1720, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Knight Frank, last sold 2007 by Octagon Homes to Private Property Group, launched 2009 for £25m (£15m from Jun 2010), under offer 15 Jun, DiCamillo, Wiki.

14.  Golden Grove/Gelli Aur, Carmarthenshire, Wales  (Sep)
£1m, 100 acres, bought by a private London buyer – the Golden Grove Trust – as an art gallery and sculpture park for education, Grade II* info, Gardens Grade II*, Cooke & Arkwright, brochure, sold by 28 Sep 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

15.  The Mount Somerset, Somerset, England  (Nov)
£3m, 3 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to the Eden Hotel Collection (owned by Sir Peter Rigby), built 1815 as Henlade House for Anderdon family, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, last sold 1994 (von Essen’s first hotel), sold Nov, Wiki.

16.  The Elms, Worcestershire, England  (Dec)
£6m, 10 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Halcyon Hotels and Resorts (owned by Nigel Chapman), built 1710, Grade II, gardens unlisted, last sold 2003 by Lord Roy & Lady Daphne Vaughan est £4m (with 3 other hotels), DiCamillo.

17.  Cherkley Court, Surrey, England  (Mar)
£20m, 370 acres, built 1870/1893 for Abraham Dixon, owned by Lord Beaverbrook & family 1910-98, Grade II in 1990, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, satellite, website, last sold 1998, launched 15 Sep 2010, news, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

18.  Bledisloe House, Gloucestershire, England  (Dec)
£7m, 36 acres, built 1798 as Coates Manor & extended 1921 with re-erection of Hams Hall from Warwickshire, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, last sold 2003 (approx £3m), launched May 2011 for £8m, DiCamillo.

19.  Lower Slaughter Manor, Gloucestershire, England  (Oct)
£8m, 5 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Bath Priory Ltd (owned by Andrew Brownsword), built 1656, Grade II, gardens unlisted, last sold 2003 by Lord Roy & Lady Daphne Vaughan £5m (with 3 other hotels).

20.  Bragborough Hall, Northamptonshire, England  (Dec)
£5m, 346 acres (or £7m, 641 acres), built 1841, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, Fisher German, brochure, Country Life press, last sold c1945 to Baron McGowan, launched 31 Aug 2011, under offer 9 Nov 2011 for £5m with 346 acres.

21.  Bishopstrow House, Wiltshire, England  (Oct)
£6m, 27 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Longleat Enterprises Ltd, built 1821 by John Pinch Elder for William Temple, Grade II, gardens unlisted, last sold 2001 £5m.

22.  The Greenway, Gloucestershire, England  (Nov)
£3.5m, 8 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to the Eden Hotel Collection (owned by Sir Peter Rigby), built from 17th century, aka Shurdington House/Manor, Grade II, gardens unlisted, last sold 2004 for £3.5m.

23.  Clermont Hall, Norfolk, England  (Jan)
£1.85m, 23 acres, built 1776 for 1st Earl of Clermont, extended 1812 by William Pilkington, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, satellite, last sold 1973, launched 15 Sep 2010, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

24.  Glencoe House, Highlands, Scotland  (Apr)
£450,000, 10 acres, sold by NHS Highland to Roger Niemeyer, built 1896 for Lord Strathcona by Rowand Anderson (2 wings demolished in 1965), Category B, gardens unlisted, Bell Ingram, brochure, At Risk, press, Facebook, WOW, launched Dec 2010 with Mar 2011 closing date, last sold c1950 to NHS (as Glencoe
Hospital), Wiki.

25.  Updown Court, Surrey, England  (Oct)
£35m, 58 acres, sold by NAMA from Irish Nationwide Bank, built 1990s-2006 for Banjul Singh by American John B Scholz (on site of 1987-burnt Updown Court), unlisted house & gardens, website, last sold 2002 £13.5m to Leslie Allen-Vercoe (Rhymer Invest.),
launched 2005 for £70m, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

26.  Homewood Park, Bath, England  (Nov)
£3.5m, 10 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Longleat Enterprises Ltd, built Georgian era, unlisted house & gardens, last sold 2004.

27.  Hay Castle, Powys, Wales  (part ruin)  (Jun)
£2m, est 5 acres, sold by Richard Booth to Hay Castle Trust Ltd,
built 1400s, Grade I, gardens Grade II, McCartneys, brochure, satellite, old photos, last sold c1968, launched 22 Apr 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

28.  Felix Hall, Essex, England  (ruin)  (Aug)
£0.5m, 8 acres, problem: back wall is boundary and not allowed clear windows, built c1710 for Sir Anthony Abdy, 2 wings added c1750 (demolished 1939) for John Williams, fire 1940, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, report, satellite, old images,
Filliols Hall, last sold 1953 to Milner Gray, launched 12 Jul 2011,
informal tenders by 19 Aug, Country Seat (tweet & comment),
DiCamillo, Wiki.

29.  Ranton Abbey, Staffordshire, England  (ruin)  (Jul)
£3.5m, 304 acres, proposed new-build, built 1748, unlisted house and landscape, Knight Frank, Savills, brochure, satellite, photos old & now, last sold 2008, launched Apr 2009, sold by Jul, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Others (to be added in full in later updates to this article) -
6 more von Essen country house hotels sold in Dec 2011 (7 totalling £35m)
Newberry Hall, (aka Newbury Hall ), Co. Kildare, Ireland – €7.5m, 444 acres (by May)
Ebberly House, Devon, England – £4m, 250 acres (under offer late 2010) (by Sep)
Glencot House, Somerset, England – £2.65m, 17 acres, website, Grade II (by Aug)
Crendle Court, Dorset, England – £6m, 270 acres (was £7m) or £3.8m (Country Seat) (Under offer 25 May, Sold by Aug)
Maperton House, Somerset, England – £4.9m, 8 acres (was £5.75m) (Under Offer Aug)
Bolehyde Manor, Wiltshire, England – £4.75m, 80 acres, launch 5 Apr (informal late 2010), home of Andrew and Camilla Parker Bowles 1973-86 (Grade II*) (Jul)
Widcombe Manor House, Bath, England – £10m, 9 acres, CL (Jun)
Midmar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland – £3.2m, 185 acres (was £5m) (June)
Duninga House, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland – €1.25m, 48 acres (by Mar)

(Last updated: 6 Feb 2012)

Houses for sale in Dec 2011

New listings, additions and changes this month (most recent first):

The Elms, Worcestershire, England  ** Sold 9 Dec
£6m, 10 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Halcyon Hotels and Resorts (owned by Nigel Chapman), built 1710, Grade II, gardens unlisted, last sold 2003 by Lord Roy & Lady Daphne Vaughan est £4m (with 3 other hotels), DiCamillo.

Ickworth House East Wing, Suffolk, England  ** Sold 9 Dec
£6m, est 8 acres, 88 year lease from National Trust, with Lodge (aka Dower House), sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Halcyon Hotels and Resorts (owned by Nigel Chapman), built 1795-1829 for 4th Earl of Bristol by Francis Sandys, Grade I,
                                            gardens Grade II*, last sold 2005 by Nigel Chapman & Nicholas
                                            Dickinson est £8m, DiCamillo, Wiki, IMDB.

Thornbury Castle, Gloucestershire, England  ** Sold 9 Dec
£7.5m, 15 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Halcyon Hotels and Resorts (owned by Nigel Chapman), built 1508-21, Grade I, gardens Grade II, last sold 2000 for £5m by Maurice Taylor – Baron of Portlethen, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Bragborough Hall, Northamptonshire, England** Sold 16 Dec
£5m, 346 acres (or £7m, 641 acres), built 1841, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, Fisher German, brochure, Country Life press, last sold c1945 to Baron McGowan, launched 31 Aug 2011, under offer 9 Nov 2011 for £5m with 346 acres.

Bledisloe House, Gloucestershire, England  ** Sold 16 Dec
£7m, 36 acres, built 1798 as Coates Manor & extended 1921 with re-erection of Hams Hall from Warwickshire, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, last sold 2003 (approx £3m), launched May 2011 for £8m, DiCamillo.

The Mount Somerset, Somerset, England ** Sold 25 Nov
£3m, 3 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to the Eden Hotel Collection (owned by Sir Peter Rigby), built 1815 as Henlade House for Anderdon family, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, last sold 1994 (von Essen’s first hotel), Wiki.

Albury Park, Surrey, England ** Sold 17 Nov
(see Country House Rescue TV episodes 1.4 in 2008 & 2.10 2009)
POA, 65 acres, sold by Nigel & Jennifer Whalley to Michael Wilson Restorations & Chelsminster Estates, built from 1697 + additions by Soane & Pugin, Grade II*, gardens Grade I, website, last sold
                                           2004 by CHA, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Homewood Park, Bath, England ** Sold 7 Nov
£3.5m, 10 acres, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Longleat Enterprises Ltd, built Georgian era, unlisted house & gardens, last sold 2004.

Campden Hill, London, England
£75m, 1 acre, built 1915 by Edward Warren for Edmond Grove-Hills, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Savills, Knight Frank, brochure, satellite, At Risk register, last sold 2001 £17m (was Uruguayan Ambassador’s residence from 1950s), launched Sep 2011.

Llangoed Hall, Powys, Wales ** New 1 Nov
POA, 17 acres, for sale by its administrators, built 1632 (1912 by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis), Grade II*, gardens Grade II, PwC,
website, last sold Nov 2010 by Sir Bernard Ashley family to Andrew Davis of von Essen Hotels, launched 1 Nov 2011, Wiki.

Kinmel Hall, Denbighshire, Wales ** Sold 7 Dec
£1.5m (or £15m including restoration), 18 acres, enlarged 1871-4 for Hugh R. Hughes by William E. Nesfield (based on Fontainbleau & Hampton Court), a calendar house, Grade I, gardens Grade II*, Derbyshire Investments, brochure, LSH, brochure, satellite,
                                           Estate, press, last sold Mar 2006, launched Apr 2006 (auctions 12
                                           Oct deferred & 7 Dec 2011 sold), Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Reydon Hall, Suffolk, England
£2m, 17 acres, built 1683, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Jackson-Stops, Clarke & Simpson, brochure, satellite, Bonhams contents,
P&F July, last sold 1960, launched Apr 2011 for £2.25m, Wiki.

The Greenway, Gloucestershire, England ** Sold 3 Nov
£3.5m, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to the Eden Hotel Collection (owned by Sir Peter Rigby), built from 17th century, aka Shurdington House/Manor, Grade II, gardens unlisted, last sold 2004 for £3.5m.

Bishopstrow House, Wiltshire, England ** Sold 26 Oct
£6m, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Longleat Enterprises Ltd, built 1821 by John Pinch the Elder for William Temple, Grade II, gardens unlisted, last sold 2001 £5m.

Amberley Castle, West Sussex, England ** Sold 20 Oct
£13.5m, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Bath Priory Ltd, built 1382, Grade I, gardens unlisted, aerial photos, last sold Aug 2007 for £12m by Martin & Joy Cummings.

Buckland Manor, Gloucestershire, England ** Sold 20 Oct
£6m, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Bath Priory Ltd, built 1880, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, last sold 2003 by Lord Roy & Lady Daphne Vaughan £4m (with 3 other hotels).

Heath Hall, London, England
£100m, 2 acres, built 1910 aka East Weald by Ashley & Newman, Grade II, Glentree, brochure, Telegraph, Times, last sold 2006 £14m to Andreas Panayiotou (Ability Group), launched Mar 2011.

Lower Slaughter Manor, Gloucestershire, Eng ** Sold 20 Oct
£8m, sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration in Apr) to Bath Priory Ltd, built 1656, Grade II, gardens unlisted, last sold 2003 by Lord Roy & Lady Daphne Vaughan £5m (with 3 other hotels).

Oswald Hall, South Ayrshire, Scotland
£1m, 38 acres, formerly Auchincruive House, designed by Robert Adam 1764, Category A, gardens listed, CKD Galbraith, brochure, Knight Frank, brochure, press, info, Country Seat, Wiki.

Tretheague House, Cornwall, England

£1.65m, 17 acres, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, Country Life, launched 19 Oct 2011.

Stoke Poges Manor House, Buckinghamshire, England ** acre
£15m, 10 acres, built 1550 for 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, formerly Stoke Park Farm, near Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens, Grade I, gardens Grade II, Knight Frank, brochure, satellite, launched for £13.5m, 9 acres.

Stanford Hall, Nottinghamshire, England ** Sold by 15 Oct
(not Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, England)
Unknown price/acres (300) sold to the 6th Duke of Westminster, last sold Mar 2007 for £6.25m to Chek Whyte Industries, built 1774, Grade II*, gardens Grade II, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Ayton Castle, Borders, Scotland ** Re-launched 12 Oct
£2.2m, 159 acres, built 1845-51 for William Mitchell-Innes by James Graham, Category A, listed gardens, Knight Frank, brochure, Rettie, brochure, press, HHA, SH opening times, last sold 1895, launched May 2011 (£3m, 31 acres), DiCamillo, Wiki.

Walreddon Manor, Devon, England

£7m, 543 acres, Grade I, unlisted gardens, Knight Frank, brochure, Country Life, launched 12 Oct 2011.

Evenley Hall, Northamptonshire, England

£8m, 275 acres, built 1740, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Knight Frank, brochure.

Chownes Mead, West Sussex, England

£3.5m, 34 acres, unlisted house and gardens, Savills, brochure, Country Life.

Huntsham Court, Devon, England

£2m, 4 acres, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Knight Frank, brochure, website, launched 3 Oct 2011.

Cricket Court, Somerset, England

£2.5m, 5 acres, Grade II* folly, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, press 2009, launched 29 Sep 2011.

Pusey House, Oxfordshire, England ** Re-launched 27 Sep
£21m, 75 acres (optional 568 acres), built 1748 for J Pusey by J Sanderson, Grade II*, gardens Grade II, Knight Frank, Savills, brochure, satellite, last sold 1997, launched Jun 2010 (£27m, 643 acres, withdrawn 16 Mar 2011), Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Mamhead House, Devon, England
£8m, 164 acres, built 1827-33 for Sir Robert Newman by Anthony Salvin, Grade I, gardens Grade II*, Strutt & Parker, satellite, aerial, Country Life & 1955, Devon Life, Dawlish College 1964-88, last sold 2003, launched 17 Sep 2011, C Seat, DiCa, Wiki.

Parbold Hall, Lancashire, England

£9.5m, 865 acres (or £4.5m, 135 acres), Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, launched 17 Sep 2011.

Bridwell Park, Devon, England
£4m, 123 acres, built 1780 (rebuilt 1990s), Grade I, gardens Grade II, Knight Frank, brochure, Savills, brochure, Country Life, press, last sold 1998 from Andrew Davis (von Essen) to Lord Ivar Mountbatten, launched 12 Sep 2011.

Holywell Hall, Lincolnshire, England

£15m, 930 acres, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Bidwells, brochure, Country Life, CL photos, launched 31 Aug 2011.

Harmston Hall, Lincolnshire, England

£3.45m, 14 acres, built 1710 for Sir George Thorold, Grade II*, Chesterton Humberts, launched 24 Aug 2011, Wiki.

Contents Auction this month:

Reydon Hall, Suffolk, England ** Auction 6 Dec Results
£0.3m contents auction by Le Grys family at Bonhams London on 6 Dec, viewings: 4-6 Dec (& 8-9 Nov at Suffolk). The Le Grys purchased Reydon Hall in 1960, which is also for sale for £2m.

The top British and Irish stately homes currently for sale, in the Editor’s ranking order:
(** denotes changes this month)

Lyons House, County Kildare, Ireland
€50m, 598 acres, built 1785 for Nicholas Lawless 1st Baron Cloncurry by Oliver Grace, Grade I, gardens listed, Christie’s, press, satellite, CL, last sold 1996 to Tony Ryan, launched May 2010 (privately June 2009 €80m), Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Apethorpe Hall, Northamptonshire, England
£4.5m to £5m, 45 acres, rebuilt 1623 for Earl of Westmorland, Grade I, gardens Grade II, Smiths Gore, brochure, satellite, website, English Heritage, At Risk, last sold 2004 (compulsorily purchased by the Government and passed to English Heritage),
                                            launched Jun 2008, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Invercauld Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
£20m for minimum 10 year lease, 38,000 acres, remodelled 1875 for Chiefs of Clan Farquharson, Category A (details), gardens listed (details), Savills, brochure, satellite, Estate, northern neighbours of Balmoral Castle, last leased 2004-10, launched
                                           18 May 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Blairquhan Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
£4.85m, 670 acres, built 1842 for Sir David Hunter-Blair, Category A, Savills, brochure, official website, satellite, last sold 1798, launched May 2010, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Yester House, East Lothian, Scotland
£8m, 200 acres, built 1728, Category A, gardens listed, Knight Frank, brochure, satellite, last sold 1972, launched Aug 2008 (£12-15m, 500 acres), Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Cairness House, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
£3m, 16 acres, enlarged 1789-97 for Charles Gordon by James Playfair, Category A, gardens unlisted, Knight Frank, brochure, satellite, website, a calendar house, CL images, last sold 2000, launched 11 May 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Blair Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland ** Under Offer
(aka Blair House/Estate, but is not Blair Castle, Perthshire)
£2.5m, 248 acres (or £8m, 1,265 acres), built from 1105 for Blair family, Category A, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, satellite, website, Country Life, last sold 1105, launched 10 May 2011,
                                           Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Forcett Hall, Yorkshire, England
£5.5m, 234 acres, rebuilt 1740 for Richard Shuttleworth by Daniel Garrett, Grade I, gardens Grade II, GSC, brochure, satellite, website, photo entrance, photo rear, last sold 1938, launched 16 Apr 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Bedgebury Park, Kent, England
£7.5m, 91 acres (of original 200), bids by 29 June , core 1688 by Lady E Wilbraham for Sir James Hayes, altered 1838 & 1855 for 1st Viscount Beresford, Grade II*, gardens unlisted (Pinetum Grade II), Knight Frank, brochure, satellite, Bell Bedgebury,
                                           Home Farm, Foundation, book (1996), last sold 2007, launched
                                           9 Dec 2010, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Craig-y-Nos Castle, Powys, Wales
£1.5m, 7 acres, built 1842 for Rhys Powell by T H Wyatt (north wing 1891 for Adelina Patti), Grade II* (details) Theatre Grade I, gardens Grade II*, McCartneys, brochure, satellite, website, last sold 2000 (£650,000), launched 1 July, C Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Llanerchydol Hall, Powys, Wales
£2m, 73 acres, built 1776, Grade II*, gardens Grade II*, Savills, brochure, satellite, Country Life, last sold c1986, launched Nov 2009 (£2.85m; £2.45m until Sep 2011), Country Seat, DiCamillo.

Burnham Westgate Hall, Norfolk, England
£7m, 38 acres, rebuilt 1785 for Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford
by Sir John Soane, Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, satellite, press, last sold 1991 to Baroness Rawlings, launched
1 Jun 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Gissing Hall,
Norfolk, England
(see Country House Rescue TV episode 2.8, Aug 2011)
£1.5m, 5 acres, built 1840, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Chesterton Humberts, brochure, satellite, website, last sold 1986, launched 18 Aug 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Playford Hall, Suffolk, England
£3.25m, 29 acres, built 1597 for Sir Anthony Felton, Grade II*, unlisted gardens, Savills, brochure, Strutt & Parker, brochure,
satellite, last sold c1972, launched 23 Feb 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Beechfield Tower, Northumberland, England
£3.5m, 6 acres, built 1400′s & 1622 for Fenwick family (aka West Bitchfield), Grade I, gardens unlisted, Sanderson Young, Strutt & Parker, brochure, satellite, last sold 1995, launched 16 Mar 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Dalby Hall, Lincolnshire, England
£12m, 1,050 acres, rebuilt 1856, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Brown & Co, brochure, satellite, last sold tba, launched 6 Apr 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Horton Hall Menagerie, Northants, England
£1.6m, 4 acres, folly built 1756 for 2nd Earl of Halifax by Thomas Wright, Grade II*, gardens Grade II, Jackson-Stops, brochure, satellite, website, Horton Hall (dem 1936), last sold 1998, launched 13 Apr 2011, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Syon Lodge, London, England
£5.95m, 1 acre, Syon House‘s Dower House, built 1770 for 2nd Duke of Northumberland by Robert Adam (after House interiors 1761-9), Grade II*, Park Grade I, Edward d’Arc, brochure, satellite, 21st Century Group, last sold 1928 (by 8th Duke to
                                           Crowthers), launched Sep 2007 (£6.95m), DiCamillo, Wiki.
Recent:
Bruern Abbey, Oxfordshire, England – POA, 6 acres, last sold 2005 for £5m (in 2 weeks).
Ogbourne Maisey Manor, Wiltshire, England – £1.7m, 15 acres, Country Life.
Royal Crescent, Bath, England – £3.95m, 1 acre.
Moorlands Hall, North Yorkshire, England – £5m, 16 acres, launched 26 May 2011.
The Homestead, Derbyshire, England – £1.2m, 1 acre, Grade I, brochure.
Caverswall Castle, Staffordshire, England – £2.5m , 20 acres, Grade I, website, press, Wiki.
Rempstone Hall, Leicestershire, England – £2.5m, 22 acres ** Sold
Chyknell Hall, Shropshire, England – £6m, 360 acres, CL, launched Mar 2011 ** Sold
Langdale Hall, North Yorkshire, England – £2.5m, 69 acres.
Killochan Castle, South Ayrshire, Scotland – £2.25m, 131 acres, Country Life.
Whirley Hall, Cheshire, England – £4.9m, 100 acres, Grade II*.
Trematon Castle, Cornwall, England – £700,000, 9 acres ** Under Offer
Hutton Hall, Essex, England – £4.25m, 8 acres, Grade II.
Sherbourne Manor, Warwickshire, England – £4m, 15 acres, Grade II.
Jenkyn Place, Hampshire, England – £7.25m, 43 acres, Country Life.
Woodcote Manor, Hampshire, England – £6.9m, 101 acres (was £7.75m).
Norsebury House, Hampshire, England – £2.95m, 10 acres, Grade II.
The Gullet Estate, Devon, England – £10m, 156 acres, Country Life.
Abbot’s Hall, Essex, England – £5m, 52 acres, website, last sold 2001 (£1.7m).
Kents Green Court, Worcestershire, England – £2.5m, 12 acres, launched 9 Sep.
Stobhall, Perth and Kinross, Scotland – £2.35m, 196 acres, website, launched 7 Sep.
Palé Hall, Gwynedd, Wales – £2.95, 14 acres, website, press, Grade II*, launched 30 Aug.
Great Addington Manor, Northants, Eng- £2.7m, 28a, CL, GII, lau 23 Aug ** Sold 20 Oct
Walton Hall, Derbyshire, England -£1.5m, 7 acres, CL article, launched 17 Aug.
Marske Hall, Yorkshire, England – £2.5m, 19 acres, CL article, launched 17 Aug.
Greenhills, Staffordshire, England – £2m, 20 acres, CL article, launched 17 Aug.
Poxwell Manor, Dorset, England – £4m, 10 acres, last sold 1998.
Rockbeare Manor, Devon, England – £2m, 57 acres.
Tilstone Lodge, Cheshire, England – £10m, 115 acres, Grade II, broch, launch 22 June.
Old Battersea House, London, England – £12m, 1 acre, launched 4 Mar (2009 art sale).
Shotley Hall, Suffolk, England – £1.55m, 7 acres.
Chantmarle, Dorset, England – £3.5m, 100 acres.
Standerwick Court, Somerset – £4.95m, 80 acres, Grade II*.
Kingston House, Devon, England – £2.75m, 10 acres, Grade II*, website, launched May.
Barkisland Hall, Yorkshire, England – £2.5m, 20 acres, Grade I.
Canonteign Manor, Devon, England – £3.25m, 12 acres, Grade I, CL.
Withnell Fold Hall, Lancashire, England – £5m, 10 acres, for sale in 2009.
Benarth Hall, Conwy, Wales – £2.35m, 50 acres, CL, launched May.
Tidwell Manor, Devon, England – £1.35m, 2 acres, Grade II*, CL.
Hammer Hill House, Shropshire, England – £5.5m, 28 acres, launched May.
Rodden Manor, Somerset, England – £2.5m, 31 acres, Grade II*.
Woodlands Vale, Isle of Wight, England – £3m, 9 acres.
Winsley Hurst, North Yorkshire, England – £3.2m, 4 acres.
Lower Ashfold, West Sussex, England – £3.25m, 17 acres, unlisted, c1904, launch 2 July.
Througham Slad Manor, Gloucestershire, England – £6.5m, 17 acres, CL, launch 25 Jun.
Mallow Castle, County Cork, Ireland – €7m, 30 acres, website (sold to Council for €1.7m?).
Courtown Demesne, County Kildare, Ireland – POA, 433 acres (owned by John Huston).
The Arthingworth Estate, Northamptonshire, England – £8m, 678 acres, launched 6 July.
Kings Weston House, Somerset, England – £2m (114 year lease), 3 acres, Country Seat.
Pudleston Court, Herefordshire, England – £5m, 49 acres, press ** Under Offer 10 Oct
Donnington Hall, Gloucestershire, England – £6m, 187 acres.
Hanham Court, Bristol, England – £2.5m, 20 acres, Telegraph.
Netherstead Hall, Warwickshire, England – £3.3m, 75 acres.
Ffynone, Pembrokeshire, Wales – £2.25m, 34 acres.
Hensol House, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland – £4.25m, 2,264 acres.
Moor Place, Hertfordshire, England – £4.95m, 51 acres, past sale, Country Seat.
Glencot House, Somerset, England – £2.65m, 17 acres.
Teaninich Castle, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland – £950,000, 8 acres, CL, website.
Donaldson’s College, Edinburgh, Scotland – POA, 18 acres (not house, may be residential).
Letterfourie House, Moray, Scotland – £2.2m, 307 acres.
Becca Hall, West Yorkshire, England – £1.5m, 55 acres.
Crazies Hall, Oxfordshire, England – £18m, 80 acres.
Hoddington House, Hampshire, England – £20m, 809 acres.
Westbrook House, Surrey, England – £20m, 216 acres.
Puslinch, Devon, England – £0.95m (leasehold), 5 acres (was £1.9m, 7 acres with cottage).
Bargany House, Ayrshire, Scotland – £1.85m, 7 acres, Category A.
Hamatethy Manor, Cornwall, England – £4m, 542 acres, built 1800, unlisted, May 2011.
Flore House, Northamptonshire, England – £3.45m, 19 acres.
Cote House, Oxfordshire, England – £4m, 6 acres, launched 6 May.
Fermyn Woods Hall, Northants, England – £5.8m, 300 acres, CL, website **Under Offer
The Ham, Oxfordshire, England – £6m, 47 acres, Grade II*. ** Sold
Severn Bank House, Worcestershire, England – £2.45m, 22 acres (£2.75m Aug 2009).
Rockwood House, Surrey, England – £5.5m (was £8m), 38 acres, unlisted, press (2005).
Woodview, Chigwell, Essex, England – £6m, 3 acres, built c1851, unlisted.

Others:

• St Osyth Priory, Essex, England – POA, 20 acres (probably not seriously for sale; the advert is just part of a redevelopment planning requirement – see Country Seat).
• Islay House, Argyll, Scotland – £2m, 28 acres (since May 2010).
• Breda House, Aberdeenshire, Scotland – £2.25m, 182 acres.
• Manor Hall, Gloucestershire, England – £10.75m, 180 acres (or £8.5m with 55 acres).
• Swallowcliffe Manor, Wiltshire, England – £3.15m, 18 acres, CL ** Under Offer
  (£3.5m Sep 2010)
• Quernmore Hall, Lancashire, England – £4m, 23 acres (previously £5m).
• Thorpe Manor, Northamptonshire, England – £5.85m, 226 acres (or £3.6m, 49 acres)
  also Carter Jonas (was £6.5m/£4.25m)
• Nash Court, Kent, England – £2.5m, 32 acres, CL article (+ extra 10 acres £325,000).
• Franks Hall, Kent, England – £3.75m, 19 acres (was £4.75m, 80 acres, pre 19 May 11).
• Rudby Hall, North Yorkshire, England – £2.75m, 10 acres (was £3.5m).
• Ollerton Grange, Cheshire, England – £30m, 141 acres (Country Seat).
• Wiverton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England – £1.475m, 3.4 acres (was £1.75m).
• The Abbey, Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire – £5.25m, 42 acres, launch 2009, Wiki.
• Spott House, East Lothian, Scotland – £3.2m, 47 acres (Feb 2010, £25m, 2,463 acres).
• Mourne Park House, County Down, Northern Ireland – £6.5m, 140 acres.
• Finnebrogue House, County Down, Northern Ireland – £1.55m, 3.5 acres.
• Bellamont Forest, County Cavan, Ireland – €4.5m, 1,000 acres (was €7.5m for 1,060).
• Mount Kennedy House, County Wicklow, Ireland – €5.25m, 169 acres (was €6.5m).
• Augher Castle, County Tyrone, Ireland – POA, 51 acres.
• The Woodhouse Estate, Co. Waterford, Ireland – €7.5m, 382 acres, website, vid, press.
• Hollywood House, County Wicklow, Ireland – €5m, 50 acres (and Colliers).
• Pouldrew House, County Waterford – POA, 45 acres.
• Crosshaven House, County Cork, Ireland – €1.6m (press).
• Ballyneale House, County Limerick, Ireland – €4m, 73 acres.
• Howsham Hall, Yorkshire, England – £5m, 83 acres, GI (£6m 2009, £5m Sep 2010).
• Nazeing Park, Essex, England – £6m, 68 acres.
• Beaurepaire House, Hampshire, England – £8m, 249 acres (Country Seat).
• Maperton House, Somerset, England – £4.9m, 8 acres (was £5.75m). ** Under Offer
• Myres Castle, Fife, Scotland – £2.95m, 45 acres (£3.5m June).
• Woodhead Hall, Staffordshire, England – £2m, 19 acres.
• Bere Court, Berkshire, England – £5.75m.
• Kemble House, Gloucestershire, England – £3.25m, 8 acres (launch 2009, last 2004).
• Compton Bassett, Wiltshire – £7.5m, 71 acres.
• Chew Magna Manor House, Somerset, England – POA, 7 + 30 acres.
• Marchwiel Hall, Wrexham, England – £2.5m.
• Shipton Manor, Oxfordshire, England – £6.25m (was £5.75m), 26 acres.
• Pyrford Court, Surrey, England – under £20m, 21 acres (Country Seat).
• The Ham, Oxfordshire, England – £6m, 47 acres.
• Mayen House, Aberdeenshire, Scotland – £4m, 740 acres (Category B).
• Toddington Manor, Bedfordshire, England – £6.5m, 176 acres, launch 2010 (website)
  (not to be confused with Toddington Manor, Gloucestershire, owned by Damien Hirst).
• Eyton Hall, Shropshire, England – £2.35m, 27 acres.
• Brockhampton Park, Herefordshire, Eng – £3.75m, 8 acres, launch 18 May 10 £5.75m.
• Pinewoods House, Surrey, England – £20m, 3 acres (Grade II).
• Lock House, West Sussex, England – £6m, 25 acres (was £7m until May 2011).
• Ebberly House, Devon, England – £4m, 250 acres (under offer late 2010) ** Sold
• Shipton Sollars Manor, Gloucestershire, England – £3.25m, 34 acres.
• Nether Alderley Old Hall, Cheshire, England – £4m, 11 acres (Grade II*).
• Giffords Hall, Suffolk, England – £3.5m, 50 acres.
• Hinton House, Northamptonshire, England – £2.95m, 29 acres.
• North Luffenham Hall, Rutland, England – £3.75m, 6 acres (Grade I).
• Keythorpe Hall, Leicestershire, England – £1.85m, 16 acres (website).
• Kingston Wood Manor, Cambridgeshire, England – £8.5m, 740 acres (Nov 2010).
• Broughton House, Kent, England – £3.5m, 62 acres, GII* (£3.75m) ** Under Offer
• Talhenbont Hall, Gwynedd, Wales – POA, 75 acres, website, launched 2007 (Grade II).
• Noyadd Trefawr, Ceredigion, Wales – £1.25m, 11 acres (Grade II*).
• Cromford Court, Derbyshire, England – £3.3m, 40 acres (for redevelopment).
• Brankstone Grange, Fife, Scotland – £975,000, 34 acres (apartments plan) under offer.
• Woodside Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland – £1.75m, 60 acres (Apr 2010).
• Northfield, Midlothian, Scotland – £1.7m, built 1910, Category B (showing as Sold).
• The Priory, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England – POA, 14 acres (unlisted offices).
• Harcombe House, Hampshire, England – £10m, 16 acres.
• Spencers, Essex, England – £3.75m, 97 acres (Country Life).
• Brightwell Park, Oxfordshire, England – £5m, 135 acres (Country Life).
• Gileston Manor, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales – £1.5m, 7 acres (Grade II*).

New Builds (opportunities to build new houses):

• Grafton New Hall, Cheshire, England – £5m, 180 acres, Robert Adam (Country Seat).
• The Ridge, Gloucestershire, England – £5m, 360 acres, ‘Under Offer’ since Aug 2011,
  was £6m, 379 acres, YA, CS.
• Nyn Park, Hertfordshire, England – £10m, 317 acres, by Julian Bicknell (Country Seat).
• Parkwood House, Surrey, England – POA, 91 acres, by Robert Adam (Country Seat).
• building site, Oxfordshire, England – £5.75m, 59 acres, brochure.
• Bessingham Manor, Norfolk, England – £2m, 4.5 acres, also a Ruin (Country Seat).

Private Sales (may be privately for sale, but not currently listed on any agents website):

• Crichel House, Dorset, England – £100m, 5,000 acres, contents sales (Country Seat).
• Cowdray Park House, Sussex, England – £25m, withdrawn from sale in Dec 2010.
• Dowdeswell Court, Gloucestershire, England – £7.9m, 8 acres, withdrawn 3 Mar 2011.
• Mentmore Towers, Buckinghamshire, England – owned by bankrupt Simon Halabi.
• Birch Grove House, West Sussex, England – £20m, owner Larry Yung (ex-Macmillan).
• Le Bois des Moutiers, Normandy, France – POA, by Lutyens/Jekyll in 1898 (BBC).
• Rose Castle, Cumbria, England – sale delayed until 2013 to allow charity purchase (GI).
• Haremere Hall, East Sussex, England – £1.65m, 100 acres, Grade I, launch £4m 2004.
• von Essen Hotels – 26 hotels, £200m, mostly country houses, in administration.

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Flats for sale in Dec 2011

The top British and Irish stately home apartments and wings for sale:
(** denotes changes this month)

Apley Hall, Shropshire, England
Principal house, £1.75m, 10 acres, built 1811 for Thomas Whitmore by John Webb (flats 2007), Grade II*, gardens unlisted, Savills, brochure, satellite, website, school, last sold 2008 (£1.4m), launched Sep 2010, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.
                                           Also for sale the Georgian House and the Courtyard House.

Westwood House, Worcestershire, England
The Saloon (Flat 4), £995,000, 2.5 acres, built 1600 (flats 1950s), Grade I, gardens Grade II, Hamptons, brochure, satellite, website, last sold 1999, launched Mar 2008 (£1.25m), Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki. Also for sale the Elizabethan Suite.

Tyninghame House, East Lothian, Scotland
West Wing, £1.45m, 38 acres, remodelled 1829 for 9th Earl of Haddington by William Burn (flats 1989), Category A, listed gardens, Rettie, Savills, brochure, satellite, last sold 1989, launched May 2010 (£1.65m), Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Wormleybury Manor, Hertfordshire, England
The Adam Suite, £1.095m, built 1769/82 by Robert Mylne for Sir Abraham Hume, interiors 1779 by Robert Adam, Grade I, gardens Grade II, Dreampad, brochure, DiCamillo, Wiki. Also Osterley £525,000 and other £420,000.

Holme Eden Hall, Cumbria, England
February (Flat 2), £490,000, 1 acre, built 1837 for Peter Dixon by John Dobson (flats 2004), Grade II*, unlisted gardens, Strutt & Parker, brochure, satellite, website, photo, last sold 2009, launched Oct 2010, Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.
                                           Also for sale Flats 1, 6, 9, 10 and 12.

Summers Place, West Sussex, England
Flat 1, £895,000, 13 acres, 1865 re-built 1880 by John Norton (flats 2009), Grade II, gardens unlisted, Monkhouse, brochure, developer & brochure, Auctions, satellite, last sold 2009, launched 2010 (£950,000), Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki. (Flats 2 & 11).

New River Head, London, England
Chairman’s Office, £2.65m, 1 acre, built 1920 as Metropolitan Water Board HQ by (Herbert) Austen Hall (flats 1996) with c1693 water house’s Oak Room & ceiling (in situ 1886), Grade II, Modern House, Savills, Foxtons, satellite, Wiki.

Other apartments for sale:

• Burley On The Hill, Rutland, England – £2.25m, 67 acres ** New
• Charters, Berkshire, England – Parkinson wing, £7.5m, 20 acres, GII, launch 7 Sep.
• Rangemore Hall, Staffordshire – Edward VII Wing, £2.2m (£1.9m Mar), launch 4 Sep.
• Ampthill Park House, Bedfordshire, England – Ashburnham apartment, £1.3m.
• Wyfold Court, Oxfordshire, England – Apartment 4, £1.2m, 180 acres.
• Besford Court, Worcestershire, England – Apartment 7, £645,000.
• Goldings Hall, Hertfordshire, England – Apartment 1, £1,395,000.
• Belford Hall, Northumberland, England – Paine Apartment, £250,000, 32 acres.
• Temple Grove House, East Sussex, England – 14 flats, £495,000 to £750,000.
• Ecton Hall, Northamptonshire, England – Apartment 1, £319,995.
• Purley Magna, Berkshire, England – Top floor apartment, £795,000.
• Sheffield Park House, East Sussex, England – Apartment 12, £350,000.
• Lullingstone Castle, Kent, England – South Wing, £1.6m (per BBC TV series).
• Umberslade Hall, Warwickshire, England – Apartment 12, £365,000, 15 acres.
• Moorlands House, Somerset, England – Main part, £750,000, wing £795,000.
• Dingley Hall, Leicestershire, England – Tower House, £425,000, launch Sep.
• Chelwood Vachery, East Sussex, England – Number 3 Main House, £1.25m, 1 acre.
• Butleigh Court, Somerset, England – £750,000.
• Gosford Castle, County Armagh, Ireland – The Great Hall £525k, Bastian Gate £695k.
• Brasted Place, Kent, England – £820,000 and £595,000.
• Shenley Manor, Hertfordshire, England – Apt 5, £1.35m, launch 3 Mar 11 (£1.425m), formerly Porters Park (home of Nicholas Hawksmoor).
• Lawn House, London, England – £12.5m.
• Breakspear House, Middlesex, England - all Grade I apartments (£1.1 to £1.4m).

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Ruins for sale in Dec 2011

British and Irish stately home ruins and derelict houses currently for sale:
(** denotes changes this month)

Piercefield House, Monmouthshire, Wales
£2m, 129 acres, problem: next to horse racecourse, built 1790s for George Smith by Sir John Soane & for Mark Wood by Joseph Bonomi, Grade II* (details), gardens Grade I, Jackson-Stops, satellite, aerial, friend’s, plan, old photo, press, last sold 1923
                                          (maybe not sold in 2006), launched Oct 2005, Country Seat,
                                           DiCamillo, Wiki.

Ruperra Castle, Caerphilly, Wales
£1.5m, 14 acres (+16 optnl), built 1626, Grade II*, gardens Grade II, Jeffrey Ross, satellite, Trust, Blog, Conservation, old photos, last sold 1998, launched Sep 2010 (Savills until Aug 2011), Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Great Barr Hall, West Midlands, England
£3m, 150 acres (optional extra 100 acres), remodelled 1777 for Sir Joseph Scott (aka Nether Hall), Grade II*, gardens Grade II, Van Weenen, satellite, photos, At Risk Register, Manor Building Preservation Trust, Great Barr Hall Action Committee, Bovis
                                           (Park), last sold Sep 2003 (£886,000), launched May 2011
                                           £2.2m with 50 acres (£3m with 150 acres from 6 Aug),
                                           Country Seat (Twitter), DiCamillo, Wiki.

Baltersan Castle, South Ayrshire, Scotland
(James Brown on BBC’s Dragons’ Den episode 1.3 aired Jan 2005)
£250,000, 1 acre, built 16th C, Category A, gardens unlisted, private sale, brochure, photo old, satellite, last sold c1992 £25K, launched Mar 2008 (£195,000), Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Blackborough House (derelict), Devon, England
£1m, 12 acres, built 1840 for 4th Earl of Egremont by James Knowles, Grade II, gardens unlisted, Winkworth, brochure, satellite, photos, last sold 1995, launched 2007 (£1.5m), Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki.

Braunstone Hall (derelict), Leicestershire, England
125 year lease, £350,000, 1 acre, built 1776 for Clement Winstanley by William Oldham, Grade II, gardens unlisted (Council owned public park), brochure, satellite, Council, Restore, last sold 1925, launched Sep 2007 (remarketed Oct 2010),
                                           Country Seat, DiCamillo, Wiki. The Council is still considering
                                           3 developers’ submissions).

Brucklay Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
£600,000, 60 acres, built 1600/1849, Category C, gardens unlisted, Smiths Gore, brochure, satellite, Leopard mag, last sold c2004 to John Buchan, launched 19 Sep 2011, Country Seat, Wiki.

Bessingham Manor, Norfolk, England
£590,000 (or £1.7m with a new house) (derelict), 4.5 acres, built 1870, unlisted house and gardens, Cockertons, brochure, Savills, brochure, satellite, photo, last sold Apr 2010, launched Oct 2010 (£895,000; then from May to 14 Oct 2011 £765,000 or £2m),
                                           Country Seat, Wiki.

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Books published in Dec 2011

Books published during the month on the subject of British and Irish stately homes
(in publishing date order):

To be confirmed.

Coming in future months:

• Boconnoc: A Medieval & Georgian family house by Stephen Tyrrell (2011).
• The New English Country House by Neil Guy, revision of 2003 exhibition (2011).
• Pevsner Architectural Guides [click on work in progress text] (2011-12).
• Survey of London, Volume 48 – Woolwich, Volume 49 – Battersea (maybe 2011/12).
• Felling the Ancient Oaks: How England Lost its Great Country Estates by MR (1Jan12).
• Castles of Scotland by Martin Coventry, 5th edition, last in 2006 (1 Jan 2012).
• Follies of Scotland by Headley & Meulenkamp, Heritage Ebook county series (Jan).
• Petworth: The People and the Place by Christopher Rowell, NT via Scala (1 Feb 2012).
• Gertrude Jekyll by Twigs Way, Shire Library (10 Apr 2012).
• Follies of Wales by Headley & Meulenkamp, Heritage Ebook county series (Apr).
• The Elizabethan Garden at Kenilworth by Anna Keay & John Watkins (30 Jun 2012).
• Jordan’s Guide to British Castles and Fortifications by Owen Jordan (31 Jul 2012).
• Building England: A History of English Architecture by Simon Thurley (30 Aug 2012).
• James Wyatt’s Decorative Style (biography) by J M Robinson, f/u The Wyatts (2012).
• First Woman Architect (Lady Elizabeth Wilbraham) by John Millar (2012).
• Early Decorative Plasterwork of Cornwall 1550-1670 by Stephen Tyrrell (2012).
• Winifred, Countess of Dundonald of Gwrych Castle, a biography by Mark Baker (2012)
  anyone with information on her/family not in the 2003 etc books please contact Mark.

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Movies and TV in Dec 2011

Movies or TV programmes using British and Irish stately homes as filming locations, screened for the first time this month (in airing date order):

The Manor Reborn TV episodes 3 & 4 – restoring Avebury Manor (BBC1, 9pm, 8/15 Dec).

Downton Abbey (TV drama – Series 2 Christmas Special)
written by Lord Julian Fellowes, and filmed at
Highclere Castle, Hampshire, England
ITV1, Sunday, 25 Dec, 9-11 pm.

Downton Abbey (DVD - TV Series 2 Christmas Special)

written by Lord Julian Fellowes, and filmed at
Highclere Castle, Hampshire, England

DVD of 2-hour Christmas Special, 26 Dec.

The Royal Bodyguard TV comedy series – BBC, staring Sir David Jason (26 Dec-30Jan).

Coming in future months:

• Flog It! TV Series 10 – BBC2, Paul Martin house visiting segments (ongoing).
• Bargain Hunt TV Series 30 – BBC1, Tim Wonnacott, 32 episodes (Sep to Dec).
• Antiques Roadshow TV Series 34 – BBC with Fiona Bruce (until May 2012).
• Rebuilding The Past TV Series 1 – BBC by Dan Cruickshank & Charlie Luxton, unsure at this stage whether any of the 6 episodes will relate to historic houses (2012).
• Parade’s End TV drama series – BBC, set in England 1911-9 (2012).
• Country House Rescue TV series 4 – Channel 4, with Ruth Watson (March-May 2012).
• Shopping, Seduction & Mr Selfridge TV drama – ITV, about Gordon Selfridge (2012).
• The Dark Knight Rises cinema – filmed at Wollaton Hall & Osterley Park (20 Jul 2012).

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