Properties of the week: fine listed homes
Featuring historical country houses, quaint cottages, and a farmhouse with a stone tower
1. Woodlands Vale, Ryde
Isle of Wight
An architecturally significant Grade II country house. Designed by the celebrated Victorian architect Samuel Sanders Teulon in the Renaissance style for Baron Calthorpe in 1870. 9 beds, 6 baths, 5 receps, breakfast room/kitchen, billiard room, self-contained flat, swimming pool, gardens.
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2. Gate House Farm, Hoxne, Eye
Suffolk
An enchanting Grade II house with about 2.6 acres of grounds. Main bed, 5 further beds, family bath, shower room, kitchen/breakfast room, 2 receps, garden, paddock.
3. High Street, Hadleigh
Suffolk
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This Grade II 17th century house near Dedham Vale has been lovingly restored. 5 beds, family bath, shower room, kitchen/breakfast room, 3 receps, garden, outbuilding.
4. Woodlands House, Baildon
Yorkshire
A prestigious apartment in a Grade II conversion. Main bed, 2 further beds, family bath, kitchen, recep, loft room, parking, gardens.
£425,000; Dacre, Son & Hartley
5. Blake House, Tideswell
Derbyshire
Dating from 1760, this is a fine Grade II late-Georgian village house. Main suite with dressing room, 4 further suites, 2 further beds, kitchen, 4 receps, garden room, 1-bed holiday cottage, terrace, garden, parking.
6. The Old Dukes Head, Buckland
Buckinghamshire
This picture-perfect Grade II village property is believed to date back to 1647. 5 beds, 2 baths, 5 receps, 1.25 acres.
7. The Crescent, Shrewsbury
Shropshire
A grand Grade II Georgian townhouse with a south-facing garden and ample parking. The property is believed to date back to 1793 and is attributed to Joseph Bromfield, a locally renowned architect of the era. Main suite with dressing room, 5 further beds, 2 baths, kitchen, 3 receps, terrace.
8. Donisthorpe Hall, Swadlincote
Derbyshire
Set in a secluded location with grounds of about 5 acres, this is a striking Grade II country residence. Main suite, 1 further suite, 5 further beds, family bath, kitchen, 3 receps, greenhouse, gym, outbuildings, cellar, triple garage.
9. Roundhouse Farm, Blaenau Gwent
Monmouthshire
Farmhouse with 3 furnished holiday cottages, 2 Grade II towers built by Joseph and Crawshay Bailey, and a barn with planning for a 10-bed bunk house, all on 16 acres close to the Brecon Beacons. 3 beds, family bath, 2 receps.
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