This 17th Century Jacobean Manor Comes With its Own Dry Gin Distillery
On the market for the second time in over 400 years, the property was recently upgraded in a decade-long restoration project, which includes the addition of an award-winning gin distillery, Newton House Gin, and a speakeasy in the converted stables.
This property is listed for £5,650,000 by James McKillop and Luke Pender-Cudlip of Knight Frank.
On the market for the second time in over 400 years, this 17th century Jacobean manor home is on the market after a decade-long restoration project, which includes the addition of an award-winning gin distillery (Newton House Gin) and a speakeasy in the converted stables.
The nine bedroom mansion, located in Somerset, England, was “in a very sorry state of decay” when the current owners, Robin and Jane Cannon purchased the property with the 62 surrounding acres in 2007.
Described as a “time capsule to the past”, the property was not lived in for decades when the new owners took up residence and contained ancient tapestries, Victorian architectural quirks, and even a primitive lavatory. The property lacked basic heating and a functional roof at the time of purchase.
In 2008, a Sotheby’s auction of over 400 antiques from the estate produced £2.24M. See the lots auctioned here.
“Every square inch of the house and outbuildings and every square yard of the grounds have been lovingly restored.” Set in expansive private parkland with formal gardens, Newton House has been upgraded to 21st century living, while retaining many original details.
Notable features include the Great Hall, a ‘Justice Room’, the drawing room with its ceiling frieze, and beautiful formal gardens that intersect the River Yea. Two showroom garages have been added to the property to accommodate up to 12 cars.
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Hinwick House is on the market for the 3rd time in 300 years
Architect John Hunt of Northampton based the design on Buckingham House, which today forms the central portion of Buckingham Palace, the Queen's famous residence.
This property is listed for £8,500,000 by Crispin Holborow and Hugh Maconochie of Savills
Located in Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, the Manor house sits within its very own park of nearly 37 acres. There are formal gardens, including a Georgian walled garden, an orchard, mature parkland, 2 lakes, woodland, and a stream. Hinwick was built in the Queen Anne style and the property features 20 bedrooms total between the main house, with its Victorian wing addition, and other structures covering a total 18,600 sqft.
The other structures include stables, store rooms, an 18th century clock tower, dovecote (for your pigeons), and 3 estate cottages.
History
The history of Hinwick House reaches back to the 15th century. There are three turret cottages which have been converted from a manor house that stood on the property at that time. The estate was purchased by the Orlebar family in 1653 for £355, around £85,000 or $104,000 USD in 2020 currency.
Richard Orlebar and his wife, Diana Astry, known for her cookbook, began building the current home in 1710 with completion in 1714. Architect John Hunt of Northampton based the design on Buckingham House, which today forms the central portion of Buckingham Palace, the Queen's famous residence.
Comparing Hinwick House to an illustration of Buckingham House from Pyne’s Royal Residences
Between 1859 and 1860, Richard Longuet Orlebar carried out renovations on the home, which included adding the Victorian north wing. Remarkably, the home stayed in the family for nearly 300 years until 1995, when it was sold.
During that period of ownership, the house was used as a school in the 1880s, a hospital for soldiers between 1914-1918, and a restaurant in 1990.
The home fell into disrepair after the family sold it, and in 2014 Sam and Nina Singh purchased the estate for a reported £4.5 million, then invested an additional £3.8 million for a restoration that according to the RobbReport, spanned 2 years and included more than 120 artisans and craftsmen.
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An Elegant Petit Château in One of the Largest Forested Areas Outside of Paris
The ivy-covered manor home comes with 44 acres of formal gardens and lush woodland, with direct access to the forests of the Château de Chantily, considered “one of the finest jewels in the crown of France's cultural heritage”.
This property is listed by Mark Harvey of Knight Frank. Price upon application.
This ivy-covered manor home comes with 44 acres of formal gardens and lush woodland, with direct access to the forests of the Château de Chantilly: 20,000 acres in one of the largest forested areas outside of Paris.
The ‘neighbouring’ Château de Chantilly is a historic chateau considered “one of the finest jewels in the crown of France's cultural heritage”. Visitors can not only tour the Renaissance castle, but visit the Musee Conde within it which houses one of the finest collections of historical paintings in France — second only to the Louvre.
The region is also known for its world-class equestrian community boasting the most impressive race horse training facilities in all of Europe.
Included with the estate is an Octagonal guest house, stables, 3 garages, four staff apartments and a guardian’s lodge. The large park around the château features a lake and woodland bridle paths. There is also a historic ruin and a cave on the property. There is also a tennis court and a pool.
The 12-bedroom home has 4 formal reception rooms with impressive millwork detail throughout. Designed for comfort and style, this elegant petit château is just 1 hour north of Paris.
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A Muse, Mistress, and Patron of the Arts: The Story Behind Château de Menars
It’s any billionaire’s dream pad, but there is more to the story behind one of the few privately-owned châteaux in Loire Valley.
This property is listed for €31,500,000 byJean-Pierre Piganoil of Val de Loire Sologne Sotheby's International Realty Sothebys International Realty.
It’s any billionaire’s dream pad, but there is more to the story behind one of the few privately-owned châteaux in Loire Valley.
Château de Menars belonged to Edmond Baysari, a Lebanese-born, Monaco-based property developer with a passion for art, architecture, and history. Well into his 80s and without apparent heirs, the UNESCO-listed property was put on the market in 2017.
The €31.5M price tag is a fraction of the €100M he has put into restoring it over the past 30 years, and he is hoping the property stays intact. It is rumoured he has turned down 9-figure deals from Russian Oligarchs and Middle Eastern billionaires.
The sale handler, lawyer Jack Anderson is committed to Baysari’s goal: “to know that it’s in the hands of someone who’s going to continue the beauty of the chateau and maintain it”. Find the listing here.
Château de Menars, (Starus via Wikimedia Commons)
The annual upkeep of the 50-bedroom château is roughly €400K. This includes the maintenance of lavish geometric gardens designed by famed landscape architect Le Nôtre, the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France who also designed the gardens are Versailles.
The property boasts the longest avenue of century-old lime trees in Europe, stretching 4 km long. The terraces extend to the banks of the Loire, dotted with 18th century statues of Roman emperors. Vineyards on the property yield pinot noir and there is a 30,000 bottle wine cellar.
Baysari referred to his 130,000 square foot, 104-acre estate as "Palace Pompadour", after his muse.
The 30-year restoration project is a labour of love. "Very early I came across this woman in my readings, and I was immediately passionate about her," says Baysari, recalling when he first heard of Madame de Pompadour as a young child.
Château de Menars once belonged to Madame de Pompadour, the maîtresse-en-titre (Royal Mistress) of King Louis XV, a true Renaissance woman whose influence on art, style, and politics changed the world.
Detail from Madame de Pompadour, 1756, by François Boucher, Wikipedia
How can Madame de Pompadour be a ‘Renaissance woman’ when she was born in 1721? The term ‘Renaissance woman' (or man) was originally used to describe the qualities of a polymath from the Renaissance period.
A basic tenant of Renaissance humanism is that humans are limitless in their capacity for development. Leonardo da Vinci has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance man, a man of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly inventive imagination".
The term was first recorded in the early 20th century to refer to the qualities of Renaissance polymaths, although today it is commonly used to describe someone who has broad intellectual interests and is good at many things.
Baysari's lawyer, Jack Anderson, reportedly said "She was a Renaissance woman, and he was a Renaissance man”, when explaining Baysari’s fascination with Pompadour.
Born Jean Antoinette Poisson in 1721 to a promiscuous mother and a penniless father who fled the country to escape his debts, she was just four years old when she came under the legal guardianship of Jean Pâris de Montmartel. A wealthy tax collector who paid for her education, he was rumoured to be her biological father.
At the age of nine, her mother took her to a fortune teller who predicted she would “one day reign over the heart of the King”. Her destiny was sealed: from that time she was called “Reinette”, meaning "little queen". Her family set out to groom Jean Antoinette to become the mistress of Louis XV, and she was educated in dancing, drawing, painting, engraving, theatre, the arts, and attained the ability to memorize entire plays.
Even her marriage at 19 to her guardian’s nephew, Charles-Guillaume Le Normant d’Étiolles, did little to prevent her from fulfilling her destiny. Shortly after they wed, Jeanne-Antoinette and her husband acquired a château in Senart near Louis XV’s hunting lodge, where she would ride horseback on the King’s hunt days hoping to catch his eye.
In 1745, she received an invitation to a lavish masquerade at Versailles in celebration of the marriage of the Dauphin of France and Maria Theresa, Infanta of Spain.
Winners of Best Costume? Six gargantuan turbaned Turks are seen in this 1764 etching of the Yew Tree Ball in 1745, celebrating the marriage of Louis XV's son, Dauphin of France, and Maria Theresa, Infanta of Spain. Charles Nicolas Cochin, (The Met Museum)
Held in the Hall of Mirrors, there were 1,500 in attendance. Many were costumed in elaborate Turkish and Chinese costumes, reflecting the exoticism that was vogue in 1740s Paris. Jeanne-Antoinette arrived dressed as Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt.
Louis XV, dressed as a topiary yew tree along with several servants alongside him, dramatically unmasked himself and finally declared his reciprocated feelings for her that night. That event came to be known as the Yew Tree Ball because of the King’s costume.
Within a month, she had abandoned her husband and daughter for the King. Given the title of the Marquise de Pompadour, she moved into a private apartment in the palace, with a private circular staircase giving her direct passage to the Kings chambers.
Madame Pompadour, by Francois Boucher (Wikimedia Commons)
The passionate nature of their relationship was no secret in court. The King allegedly moulded the traditional French champagne glass into the shape of one of her breasts; he also commissioned a diamond cut in the shape of her lips. The first of its kind, the cut became known as the Marquis cut, although it is also known as the “navette”.
Designed in the shape of the Marquise of Pompadours lips, the Marquis diamond cut, is also known as the navette cut.
After four years at court, Pompadour would even be elevated to lady-in-waiting to the Queen, the most noble rank possible for a woman at court. Madame de Pompadour got along so well with Queen Marie, that she allegedly remarked "If there must be a mistress, better her than any other."
Ultimately, she would became his trusted advisor, but she grew her influence over the king as a friend who enriched his life with gaiety and lightness. Before their relationship, the King’s main pastime was hunting. She would never tire of entertaining the easily bored royal, often writing and acting in plays for the King to uniquely showcase her wit and charm.
She expanded his worldview with books, art, and culture with her collections of object d’art: a “myriad of paintings, sculptures, and chinoiseries that Pompadour patronzized, commissioned, and collected” (It is said that the sale of her effects after her death lasted for more than a year.)
King Louis XV, Portrait by Maurice-Quentin de La Tour, 1748
Pompadour’s position in court was highly sexualized and highly politicized in a time when courtiers were openly vying for power and influence with Louis XV. The Marechale I de Mirepoix used to say to Madame de la Pompadour “It isn’t you he loves, it’s your staircase”, but their relationship was much more than just physical.
According to Columbia University art historian Susan Wager, "She was mediating between members of the court and the king. They would say 'I want to say this to the king.' And she'd say, 'No, wait, let me tell him. Let me translate it into my own words and I'll come back to you.' She was, in all sorts of ways, manipulating this idea of the staircase — of the passage — in an artistic, in an intellectual and in a political way.”
She is said to have declared unapologetically, "I am stubborn in the service of the King and I won't hold back in anything”, and “effectively played the role of prime minister, becoming responsible for appointing advancements, favours, and dismissals, and contributing in domestic and foreign politics”.
When the relationship changed in 1750 (diaries and letter report that Pompadour switched floors in Versailles), Wagner states "What's really remarkable is that she still remained at court in the position of official mistress for the rest of her life even though there was no longer a sexual relationship".
As the King’s mistress, Pompadour was no stranger to controversy. As a contemporary and friend of Voltaire, a thought leader of the Enlightenment, she was also outspoken about her beliefs as a champion of free thought.
She openly opposed the Catholic Church by supporting the creation of the French Encyclopedia, which discussed ideas of the Scientific Revolution. She made waves in political circles, ultimately influencing the King to break a Peace Treaty with Prussia and she was ultimately blamed for the brutal defeat in the following Seven Years War.
Pompadour’s influence on French society and culture was vast-reaching, and she is often credited with making Paris the capital of taste and culture in Europe. Her love of porcelain led to Louis XV purchasing a porcelain factory in Sèvres in 1759, giving her influence on styles and designs of Sèvres Porcelain. The Chief chemist of Sèvres, Jean Hellot, was enlisted to create the most beautiful pink color ever seen, a shade named “Rose Pompadour”.
She helped bring on the European Rococo movement with her influence of the Rocaille style used liberally in the decorative arts. The light-hearted, French Rococo style she championed became known as the Louis XV style. She would decorate and often redecorate the 15 residences she had with the King, and was known for being a patron of both Rococo artists and the greatest royal patron of portraiture. She commissioned many portraits from leading artists of the day, and was often involved in the composition and direction of the paintings, which was unusual for patrons in this time.
Madame de Pompadour by François Boucher, 1758.
In architecture, she sealed her influence when she elevated her brother Abel Poisson to the title of the Marquis de Marigny and gave him a new position as General Directeur des Batiments. An official government role, he worked alongside Madame de Pompadour and King Louis XV to plan and build several important French monuments and buildings, such as the École Militaire and the Place Louis XV – today the Place de la Concorde.
The Petit Trianon at Versailles via Wikimedia Commons
After hiring architect Anges-Jacques Gabriel to build the Petit Trianon in Versailles, in 1760 she enlisted his expertise for what would be her last great work at Menars: a residence all her own.
She purchased it herself after selling off the Château de Bellevue to the King for his daughters; other reports suggest she sold jewelry and pearls to pay for the first instalment of construction. The château de Menars was part of her arrangements, should she outlive Louis XV or be forced to leave court.
Château de Menars was originally built in 1642 and Pompadour had big plans to refurbish the castle and build her dream home, adding flanking wings to the main château. Unfortunately she would never see Menars complete: Jeanne-Antoinette died in 1764 from tuberculosis. She was 42.
Watercolor “portraitist” of houses, Nicolas Pérignon visited Château Menars and depicted what the palace would look like once complete (1761-64).
Her brother, the Marquis de Marigny, would finish the restoration, but the property would sit quietly for over two centuries. In 1980 the property belonged to Saint-Gobain, a Parisian glass making company who would use the château for company retreats. When the company was nationalized by the French government, they were forced to sell Menars.
That’s when Sotheby’s chairman Peter Wilson told Baysari about the sale. With a fortune amassed from a successful real estate career (he had retired at just 32), Edmond purchased the château for about €2M in 1983.
Born in Lebanon, then under French colonial rule, Baysari left for the Americas as a teenager. After receiving a Harvard education, Baysari opened a widely successful real estate business in Venezuela in the 1960s. He then returned to Harvard for a master’s degree in nuclear engineering, before ending up on Wall Street working as a consultant. After, he traveled the world and settled in Monaco as a full-time philanthropist, focused on the arts.
A close friend of Ronald Reagan, Baysari also contributed to the Art in Embassies program in 1990, an art sharing program between U.S. embassies. which would eventually grow into a worldwide network. The crowning achievement of his curatorship was undoubtedly Château de Menars.
U.S. President Ronald Reagan would visit Chateau de Menars for an informal summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, organized by Baysari. Other notable guests include Mick Jagger and Britain’s Prince Charles. Sir Gawain (Wikimedia Commons)
In 1989, Baysari finally “decided [he] wanted to make a gift to Madame de Pompadour and put it back to the way she would have it if alive today," employing the exact methods used in the mid-18th century to “revive” Menars.
Even with the €100M invested into the château, the ground-floor apartments that were once Madame de Pompadour’s bedrooms are still unrestored. "I don't want to do it. I don't think I'm qualified," says Baysari, "I would rather that when she comes back, she does it herself."
Baysari passed away in 2018 without a will. The sale of the property belongs to his estate is being managed by his niece and the Baysari group.
This incredible 100-acre estate is one of the largest châteaux on the market in the Loire Valley, and offers views looking over the Loire river. The property is being sold as a unique business opportunity for the right investor and includes an introduction to an international 5-star hotelier to develop the property. It’s an exciting project for an extravagant hotel complex in the most visited country in the world.
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Forbes, “France's $100 Million Palace Pompadour: A Royal Chateau Restored By A Press-Shy Philanthropist”, Morgan Brennan, 2013.
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This Original Hamptons 'Summer Cottage' is the Ultimate Summer Hideaway
In 1994, the property was purchased by New York designer Joanne de Guardiola and her husband Roberto. This timeless Southampton property has remained essentially untouched since the turn of the century, and de Guardiola wanted the house to “retain its Golden Age magnificence” while updating it “in every way for a modern family”.
This property is listed exclusively by Bespoke Realty for $26,000,000.
The 4.5 acre Coopers Neck Lane estate is tucked behind a gated entry, at the end of a private tree-lined drive. It’s named “Mon Repos” which means “my place of rest” in French and it was built in 1899 for Judge Alonzo Castle Monson who lived there until his death.
In 1904 it was purchased by the nephew of the industrialist, Andrew Carnegie, and the property would be dubbed “Carnegie House” for the next 50 years. Upon his death in 1904, it was purchased by the nephew of famed industrialist Andrew Carnegie.
For the next 50 years, the property was dubbed “Carnegie House”, then in 1994, the property was purchased by New York designer Joanne de Guardiola and her husband Roberto.
This timeless Southampton property has remained essentially untouched since the turn of the century, and de Guardiola wanted the house to “retain its Golden Age magnificence” while updating it “in every way for a modern family”.
The Dutch summer colony house is 3 stories with 11 bedrooms and 14.5 bathrooms. Covering 12,000 square feet with ten wood-burning fireplaces and a gas fireplace on the outdoor covered porch.
An elegant breezeway links the main house to the stables which were once home to Monson’s prized race horses. Now they have been converted into a double-height great room with exposed wood beams and a wet bar. Here the numerous french doors and windows open out on all sides offering views of gardens and hedge-lined laws. In the backyard there is a 50 foot by 20 foot Gunite pool bordered by magnificent 100-year old PeeGee hydrangea trees. The property also includes a Har-Tru tennis court and separate three-car garage.
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Brechin Castle With Historic Ties to the Kings of Scotland Could Be Yours
The estate has been in the family for 250 years, but due to high maintenance costs, the 17th Earl of Dalhousie is selling off Brechin Castle along with a sizeable parcel of his estate.
This property is listed by Evelyn Channing of Savills and accepting offers over £3,000,000.
The estate has been in the family for 250 years, but siting high maintenance costs, the 17th Earl of Dalhousie is selling off Brechin Castle along with a sizeable parcel of his estate.
Photo Savills
Brechin Castle has 16 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms. The 70-acres in the sale are part of lands known for driven pheasant shooting. They include 5 cottages and what’s been called “one of the most important private gardens in Scotland”.
Originally built as a fortress for Scottish Kings in the 13th century, the castles occupants resisted Edward I during the War of Independence in 1303. After Sir Thomas Maule, captain of Brechin refused to surrender, Edward I laid siege to the fortress. To keep the men’s morale up during the seige, Sir Thomas would mock the enemy by casually walking the fortified walls, dusting debris from damage caused by stone missiles shot by catapults. After 20 days, Sir Thomas Maule was struck by one such missile and eventually died from his injuries. The men surrendered soon after.
Engraving of the castle 1801, from Scotia Depicta by James Fittler
The present house was reconstructed between 1701 and 1708 by architect Alexander Edward for James, the fourth Earl of Penure. Edward also designed the famous gardens: over 40 acres of planted parkland with woodland paths, and a renowned walled garden.
There are two entrances to the property. One is the through the imposing gates at the New Lodge (also pictured). The other is through the south drive, which passes through open farmland and crosses the Skinners Bridge (pictured) on the River South Esk. It leads you to the open parkland and the fine front elevation of the castle. The bridge was designed and built in 1856 built by John Henderson, son of the Brechin Castle gardener.
Brechin Castle is located on the east coast of Scotland in the county of Angus, known for its rural beauty, heather clad hills, historic castles, and attractive coastline. The property is positioned on the banks of the River South Esk with 470 metres salmon and trout fishing rights.
There is an additional 197 acre parcel of land also available for purchase, which has 1.2 miles of fishing on the river, and comes with three cottages, woodland, and farmland. At its height, the estate totalled 150,000 acres but today has been consolidated to a still impressive 55,000 acres, known as the Dalhousie Estates with several agricultural enterprises.
The Earl of Dalhousie and his wife plan to relocate to a smaller property on their vast estate after the sale, and will continue to expand their family businesses.
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A Unique Opportunity on the Loire Valley
The Loire Valley has become synonymous with the ‘Châteaux de la Loire’. Over 300 castles can be discovered in the region, known for its outstanding wines and some of the prettiest towns in France.
Address: Blois, Centre, 41000 France
This property is listed for €31,500,000 byJean-Pierre Piganoil of Val de Loire Sologne Sotheby's International Realty Sothebys International Realty.
It’s a billionaire’s dream pad, but there’s more to the story behind one of a few privately-owned châteaux in Loire Valley.
Discover the grand history behind Château de Menars. Read the article here.
This stunning château is located in the middle of the Loire Valley, near the beautiful city of Blois, which during the 16th century was known as “the resort of the French court”. (See more on Blois below). The Loire region, known as the French Cradle and the Garden of France for its fertile lands, boasts world-class vineyards and numerous grand palaces.
The Loire Valley has also become synonymous with the ‘Châteaux de la Loire’. Over 300 castles can be discovered in the region, built by French kings and the affluent nobility, who would hire the finest architects and landscape designers to embody the ideals of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment in their grand abodes.
This incredible 100-acre estate is one of the largest châteaux on the market in the Loire Valley, and offers views looking out over the Loire river. The property is being sold as a unique business opportunity for the right investor and includes an introduction to an international 5-star hotelier to develop the property. With over 100,000 square feet of surface area across the entire property, it’s an exciting project for an extravagant hotel complex in the most visited country in the world.
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The Historic City of Blois
The city of Blois, by DAVID ILIFF, CC BY-SA 3.0
Blois is one of the prettiest cities in the Loire valley, and most famous for Château de Blois, which sits at the edge of a large square at the top of the town. It was the residence of seven kings and ten queens of France, including Louis XII and Francis I, his nephew and successor. Château de Blois is where Joan of Arc was blessed before defeating the English at Orleans in 1429. Then in 1814, Blois was the seat of the regency of Marie Louise, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. Today, Blois is considered the "Ville d’art et d’histoire" (city of art and history) and serves as one of the most popular bases to explore the Loire valley.
Lovely Apartment in a Historic Home Offers Grand Living, Two Miles from the 'New Notting Hill'
Redlynch Park is a Georgian country home with a 25 acre park, which was converted into apartments known as maisonettes. The term maisonette derives from the French word for “small house”, and is essentially a two storey flat with a separate entrance, as opposed to shared in a flat. Maisonettes were introduced in the 1960s as a solution for urban density before the rise of blocks of flats.
This property is listed for £495,000 by Simon Barker of Knight Frank.
Redlynch Park is a Georgian country home with a 25 acre park, located just two miles from Bruton, a town the BBC has dubbed the ‘new Notting Hill’. The town has become an extremely fashionable place to live with excellent amenities such as renowned restaurants and an art gallery, set in the rolling hills of Somerset.
The term maisonette derives from the French word for “small house”, and is essentially a two storey flat with a separate entrance, as opposed to a shared entrance. Maisonettes were introduced in the 1960s as a solution for urban density before the rise of blocks of flats. A property like this offers a grand living experience in a stately historic home, with the convenience of “condo” living (maintenance costs are typically shared among residents).
The Stalbridge Apartment has two bedroom suites on the first floor and an additional bedroom on the ground floor, with several living rooms (reception room, breakfast room, etc.) offering iviews onto the garden. The property comes with a single garage and a small, walled garden. Residents have access to the shared garden, tennis court, heated swimming pool, as well as the parkland.
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Thorpe Hall Was “an Absolute Wreck” Before it Was Restored
The current owners spared no expense in transforming the Grade-II listed country house back to its former glory, enlisting Yorkshire’s finest craftsmen to authentically restore and repair the 18th century home. The newly appointed grand reception rooms were lavishly decorated by interior designer Mark Gillette. The landscape was transformed as well, with the gardens completely replanted by master garden designer Arne Maynard.
Address: Thorpe Hall, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9TW
This property is listed for £4,500,000 by Lindsay Cuthill of Savills.
Thorpe Hall was “an absolute wreck” before it was restored in the early 2000s.
The current owners spared no expense in transforming the Grade-II listed country house back to its former glory, enlisting Yorkshire’s finest craftsmen to authentically restore and repair the 18th century home. The newly appointed grand reception rooms were lavishly decorated by interior designer Mark Gillette. The landscape was transformed as well, with the gardens completely replanted by master garden designer Arne Maynard.
In 2010 the finished property was featured in Country Life magazine. Architectural historian John Martin Robinson is quoted, describing the restoration work as “a heartening example of a country house previously in poor condition… and now resurrected as one of the finest houses in the area”.
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A Georgian Manor Home That Comes With a World-Class Equestrian Estate
Miles of white picket fences line the paddocks of this 466 acre property, accessible from two gated entrances. Sugar Maple Farm is a world class equestrian facility (7 barns, 94 stalls, and 4 staff residences), with a gorgeous Georgian-style manor home set on a manicured landscape overlooking its own spring-fed lake.
Address: 14 Sugar Lane, Poughquag, New York, 12570 United States
This property is listed for $15,000,000 by Heather Croner Real Estate Sotheby's International Realty.
Miles of white picket fences line the paddocks of this 466 acre property, accessible from two gated entrances. Sugar Maple Farm is a world class equestrian facility (7 barns, 94 stalls, and 4 staff residences), with a gorgeous Georgian-style manor home set on a manicured landscape overlooking its own spring-fed lake.
The 8-bedroom, 14-bathroom property was built in 1980, designed by renowned classical architect Boris Baranovich, whose work has been featured in Architectural Digest and Vanity Fair.
Two curved staircases make an impression in the grand entrance hall. The formal living rooms feature high ceilings and the wood burning fireplaces add charm to the living room, sitting rooms, and library. There’s a sense of grandeur in the details of the home, seen in the millwork and especially in the rich, chestnut panelled library.
The 18,000 square foot home has a recreation “wing” on the lowest level, with an indoor swimming room with spa, billiard room, sitting area with kitchen, and a wine cellar. The home has an elevator and a separate staff staircase to the kitchen and pantries. There is also a gym and a half basketball court that leads to an outside entertaining terrace, with a tennis court and par-3 putting green.
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