Properties of the week: homes in magnificent buildings
Featuring a penthouse apartment in a Georgian country house and a Napoleonic fortress
1. Thorndon Hall, Brentwood
Essex: £595,000
A penthouse apartment in this Grade I Georgian/Palladian country house, with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown. Main suite, 1 further bed, family bath, open-plan kitchen/recep, balcony.
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2. Flete House, Holbeton
Devon: £170,000
A second-floor apartment in this Grade I house, parts of which date back to the 16th century. Set in 12 acres, with grand shared spaces, including a panelled library and billiard room. 1 bed, 1 bath, kitchen, recep, lift, parking.
3. Fort Clarence, Rochester
Kent: £750,000
A penthouse apartment in a Napoleonic fortress rich in period detail, with panoramic views over Rochester and the River Medway. Main suite, 1 further bed, family bath, study, kitchen, dining room, 1 further recep, roof terrace, viewing turret, parking.
4. Kingsgate Castle, Broadstairs
Kent: £669,000
A ground-floor apartment in a building dating back to the 1760s, with glorious views over Kingsgate Bay. 2 beds, family bath, kitchen, living/dining room, parking.
5. The Mansion, Sundridge Park, Bromley, BR1
London: £1.75m
Designed by John Nash in the 18th century, while the surrounding estate and gardens were planned by Humphry Repton. Main suite with dressing room, guest suite, open-plan kitchen/dining room, recep, garden, parking.
6. Rumwood Court, Langley, Maidstone
Kent: £545,000
An impressive ground-floor apartment in a timber-framed, Grade II Elizabethan manor house set in 12 acres of landscaped gardens, which include a tennis court and ponds. Main suite opening out onto a verandah-style terrace, 1 further bed, shower room, entrance hall, kitchen/dining room, double-aspect sitting room, private courtyard, parking.
£545,000; Harpers & Hurlingham
7. The Old Defensible Barracks, Pembroke Dock
Pembrokeshire: OIEO £500,000
Partially converted Victorian fortification and barracks overlooking Milford Haven waterway. In need of substantial restoration.
OIEO £500,000; Strutt & Parker
8. Wheal Langford Engine House, Callington
Cornwall: £750,000
A former engine house with potential for further development. Main suite, 3 further beds (1 en suite), family bath, shower room, kitchen/breakfast room, recep, garden, parking.
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