Properties of the week: art deco and Arts and Crafts houses
Featuring a residence with outstanding coastal views in Guernsey and a modernist home in Cornwall
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Guernsey: La Belle Vue, St Peter Port
An Arts and Craft residence nestled within a bluebell-carpeted pine forest, with outstanding views of Guernsey's eastern coastline. 5 suites, kitchen, 2 receps, self-contained 1-bed flat, garden, garage. £10.65m; Savills (01481-713463)
Greater Manchester: Woodheath, Heaton
A charming period property set in 1.4 acres. Main suite, 5 further beds (4 en suite), cinema room, kitchen/diner, 5 receps, garden, garage. £2.5m; Fine & Country (01204-929949)
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Berkshire: Fleet Hill, Finchampstead
An imposing property dating back to 1907 and set in 2 acres. Main suite, 5 further beds, family bath, shower, kitchen, 3 receps, 1-bed annexe, garden, garage. £2.25m; Winkworth (01189-072777)
Cornwall: Tregannick, Penzance
Elegant art deco property designed by the renowned modernist architect Geoffrey Bazeley in 1935-36. 5 beds, family bath, shower, kitchen, 3 receps, games room, garden, garage. £1.4m; The Modern House (020-3795 5920)
Buckinghamshire: Wyvern House, Askett, Princes Risborough
This handsome, timber-framed Arts and Crafts-style house was built in 1901 and is set on the edge of the Chiltern Hills. Main suite, 7 further beds (2 en suite), family bath, kitchen, dining room, 2 further receps, outbuilding, garden, garage. £1.5m; Knight Frank (01494-689261)
Edinburgh: The Factors House, Well Court
This residence is in a striking Arts and Crafts building within the Dean Conservation Area. The property also has its own private entrance, via a residents’ courtyard. 2 beds, shower, kitchen, recep, attic room, communal garden, parking. £365,000; Strutt & Parker (0131-516 7450)
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East Sussex: Catts Hill, Rotherfield
This property, which dates back to the early 1930s, enjoys far-reaching views and is set in landscaped gardens of approx. 1.88 acres. Main suite, 4 further beds (1 en suite), family bath, shower, kitchen/breakfast room, recep, garden, garage. OIEO £1.5m; Hamptons (01892-516611)
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