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The top British and Irish stately homes sold during 2013: Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England  (Aug) (see Ruth Watson Means Business! TV eps 1.5 aired 6 Dec 2013) asking £15m, 9 acres, sold to Hand Picked Hotels, built C16 & 1732, Grade … Continue reading →

The top British and Irish stately homes sold during 2012: Cliveden House, Berkshire, England  (Feb) £30m (asking £35m), set in 376-acre National Trust estate, 78-year lease sold by von Essen Hotels (in administration Apr) to London & Regional (Ian & Richard … Continue reading →

Books published during 2012 on the subject of British and Irish stately homes (in reverse publishing date order): Beyond Downton Abbey, Vol 2: A guide to great houses by Deb & David White (22 Dec). Hudson’s Historic Houses & Gardens 2013, 26th edition, … Continue reading →

Great DixterMovies or TV programmes using British and Irish stately homes as filming locations, screened for the first time in 2012 (in reverse airing date order): Downton Abbey (TV drama, Series 3, Christmas episode) Filmed at Highclere Castle in Hampshire, England … Continue reading →

Conference – Attingham Trust, London  (Fri-Sat 12-13 Oct) The Attingham Trust 60th Anniversary Conference, in London at the Royal Geographic Society , on 12 & 13 October, entitled “Looking Ahead: The Future of the Country House”, £110. The Trust is … Continue reading →

The top British and Irish stately homes for sale, regularly updated throughout 2012: (click on the house image to view the estate agent’s photos and details of the property) Lyons House, County Kildare, Ireland €40m, 598 acres (or €32m, 300 acres), built … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

75 books published during 2011 on the subject of British and Irish stately homes (in reverse publishing date order): Hudson’s Historic Houses & Gardens 2012 25th anniversary edition by Heritage House Group Paperback, RRP £16, Husdon’s Heritage, 608 pages, ISBN 085101495X, … Continue reading →