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Moving on: July 2013

A round up of the moves of the newsworthy   Live like Lake Television host Ricki Lake paid David Arquette and Courtney Cox $5.6 million for 230 North Carmelina Avenue in Brentwood, West Los Angeles, California in...

Stoned contraband

Two unusual items of Rolling Stones memorabilia come to the market   Just as the Rolling Stones performed in Hyde Park this weekend gone, Peter Harrington in London’s Fulham Road brought two unusual items of memorabilia...

A motoring milestone

1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 racing car becomes the most valuable motor car ever sold at auction   Yesterday at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale, automotive history was made when a Formula 1 racing...

Chelsea Autolegends withers

There will be no Chelsea Autolegends 2013   Chelsea Autolegends, the creation of Michael Scott, debuted in September 2010 at the Royal Hospital in SW3. Today, though, it was confirmed that the show has ceased trading....

Picture of the Week: Lapo’s Houndstooth

Fiat’s latest creative campaigns show pure marketing genius   Lapo Elkann is regularly described as “Fiat’s own fashion icon” and yet again recently he pulled off a coup when he was photographed in Milan in a...

As safe as Stockinger

Stockinger’s safes represent the most secure of investments   Masterpiece 2013 closes today. This impressive showcase is something that has been crammed to the brim with some of the finest works of art, design and antiques...

Chronicling a Masterpiece

A portrait of Albert Vickers by John Singer Sargent   Vickers is undoubtedly one of the best known names in British engineering and it is indeed sad that their final remaining plant will close at the...

Mastering Masterpiece

The world’s finest art, antiques and design fair   The fourth annual Masterpiece art, antiques and design fair opened this morning. It truly represents the finest showcase of the best of the best and is a...

Heroes and villains

Two auctions featuring Princess Diana, Monica Lewinsky, President Kennedy, Wallis Simpson and Adolf Hitler   This Thursday, the Chelsea Arts Club in London is holding an event to conclude their silent auction of images and paintings...

Footballing heights

Phil Neville tries to rent his “mansion in the sky” in Manchester for £15,000 a month   The footballer Phil Neville has been trying to sell his “mansion in the sky” in Manchester since 2010. First...

Five of the best: Boathouses

Homes perfect for those who love messing about in boats   The Water Rat in Wind in the Willows famously stated:   “There is NOTHING – absolute nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about...

The word ‘rich’ is relative

Website of the Week: Rich Kids of Instagram   The Rich Kids of Instagram website is an Internet phenomenon that has come to illustrate the gulf between the haves and the have nots.   The site, whose homepage...

Pug-faced but well dressed

A 1982 Rolls-Royce Camargue that has covered just 900 miles since new   Named after Europe’s largest river delta in the south of France, the Camargue is a 2-door coupé introduced by Rolls-Royce Motors in March...

Naylor3 at Jak’s Bar

A special offer for readers of ‘The Steeple Times’   Join the Naylor3 – Alexandra, Jessie and Emma Naylor – at Jak’s Bar at 87 Walton Street in Chelsea, SW3 on Saturday 22nd June from 3pm...

Blighted Bassett

Robbie Williams’ Wiltshire estate for sale again for £2.6 million less than he paid for it   Singer Robbie Williams paid £8,100,000 for Compton Bassett House, near Calne in Wiltshire in 2008. In the years since...

Five of the best: Compact living

Living on a small scale in Central London   Space is at a premium in Central London, so here we share five of the best one bedroom apartments currently on the market. Prices range from £725,000...

A tour of ‘Putin’s Palace’

‘The Steeple Times’ takes a look around a palace that allegedly cost $1 billion to construct   Located on the Black Sea coast is a palatial residence that the press have named ‘Putin’s Palace’. The reported...

Plated II

20 more of the best plates spotted by readers of ‘The Steeple Times’   As promised, here’s the follow-up article in our number plate series.   We expect readers will come across many more classics. Please submit your...

Gulf Street

Evidence that Sloane Street may as well be renamed Gulf Street   The supercar hater and resident of Sloane Street Panda Morgan-Thomas won’t be amused to hear that an Arabic owner of a 2013 Lamborghini Aventador...

Heroes, villains and angry taxi drivers

The Chelsea Arts Club courts controversy with their Heroes and Villains exhibition   This summer the Chelsea Arts Club has chosen to exhibit 180 works by their most prominent members to raise funds for the Chelsea...

A happy mansion

The sale of the £18 million Sir John Soane designed Tyringham Hall   Property developer Anton Bilton and his Brooklyn born wife Lisa Barbuscia-Bilton (better known as Lisa B.) bought the Sir John Soane designed Tyringham...

A bit of a steel

The Mittal family market one of their three “Billionaires’ Row” homes for £7 million less than they paid for it   One of the world’s richest men, Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal paid £117 million in...

Picture of the week: A bevy of Cygnets

Spotted in the vicinity of Park Lane   Blatant displays of wealth are not uncommon in Central London. One individual we reported on spent £7.2 million on a number plate and another is selling a 45-bedroom...

Chanel – A brief history

Katusha Fletcher takes a brief look at the history of the iconic brand Chanel   For a certain type of woman there is one label coveted above all others, Chanel. Founded by Gabrielle “Coco” Bonheur Chanel,...

Dark discoveries

A review of 'Star Trek Into Darkness' by James Murphy   Starfleet data: Director: Jeffrey Jacob “J. J.” Abrams. Stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Benedict Cumberbatch Genre: Science fiction/Fantasy/Adventure. Cert: 12A. Running time: 132 minutes. Now on General Release.   Captain’s log: Captain James...

The best view in London or an expensive way to live in London’s ‘naffest’ square?

The sale of a £16.95 million duplex penthouse in Trafalgar Square   Trafalgar Square is a place that most Londoners avoid. It’s a place for pigeons, protestors and tourists and though millions travel through it daily,...

A Northern Downton

The sale of one of the North of England’s finest Georgian homes   Julian Fellowes’ Downton Abbey has undoubtedly led to a revival in interest in English country houses both in Britain and America and now...

Rolling with a Winner

The sale of Michael Winner’s Rolls-Royce Corniche III   “Calm down dear… It’s only a Rolls-Royce” might have been what the late Michael Winner stated when he took delivery of one of many Rolls-Royce’s he owned...

Plated

30 of the best number plates sighted by Matthew Steeples   Our readers and followers love the number plates spotted by our editor Matthew Steeples.   We thought it was about time to put a collection of them...

A sneak preview of the best car of 2013

The Steeple Times shares some of the first images of Holland & Holland’s new bespoke Range Rover with our readers   The Steeple Times and many of our readers love the new Land Rover Range Rover....

Oiling up brings the Karma a Destino

Could a V8 engine save the Fisker brand?   Yesterday, FoxNews.com asked: “Can the internal combustion engine save the electric car?” and answered: “In the case of the Fisker Karma, it just might be”.   We last wrote...

Lord of the Bond

The sale of a £400,000 castle owned by a man who was an inspiration for the creation of James Bond’s nom de plume Sir Hilary Bray, Bt and for many elements of 007's character...