The Steeple Times

Category: OPULENCE & SPLENDOUR

Luxury and the arts From houses to cars and from Hockney to van Dyck, a profile of the best and the worst

  • Reader Offer – The Boisdale Music Awards 2016

    Reader Offer – The Boisdale Music Awards 2016

    The Steeple Times invites readers to The Boisdale Music Awards 2016

     

    On Thursday 29th September, Jools Holland will host Boisdale of Canary Wharf’s 2016 Music Awards in association with Champagne Tattinger and Small Luxury Hotels.

     

    Amongst nominees are Clare Teal, Joe Stilgoe, Mica Paris, Berverley Knight, Chas & Dave and Lisa Stansfield and dinner will take place from 6.30pm to 9pm. The awards themselves will begin at 9pm and with everything from a non-dining ticket at £60 to a VIP dining table at £275, there’s something for those on all manner of budgets.

     

    To find out more, click here. The Steeple Times will be present to record the evening and we hope to see many of you there.

     

     

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  • Reducing a view

    Reducing a view

    Cheyne Walk residence for sale for £4 million less than it was previously marketed for

     

    A Chelsea house that has variously been home to Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, the actor Sir Rex Harrison and the author and Member of Parliament Ken Follett has been launched to the market at the price of £17,950,000 – £4,050,000 less than it was marketed at in 2013.

     

    Belle Vue House, which sold for just £3 million in May 2000, features 8,034 square foot of accommodation and is Grade II listed. It dates to 1771, is arranged over four floors and has an outlook across Cheyne Walk to the River Thames.

     

    The five bedroom property is now on the market with Savills’ Knightsbridge office and comes with garaging for three cars.

     

    Reducing a view – Belle Vue House, 92 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, SW10 0DQ – £17,950,000 down from £22,000,000 – Savills – For saleReducing a view – Belle Vue House, 92 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, SW10 0DQ – £17,950,000 down from £22,000,000 – Savills – For saleReducing a view – Belle Vue House, 92 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, SW10 0DQ – £17,950,000 down from £22,000,000 – Savills – For sale Reducing a view – Belle Vue House, 92 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, SW10 0DQ – £17,950,000 down from £22,000,000 – Savills – For saleReducing a view – Belle Vue House, 92 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, SW10 0DQ – £17,950,000 down from £22,000,000 – Savills – For sale Reducing a view – Belle Vue House, 92 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, SW10 0DQ – £17,950,000 down from £22,000,000 – Savills – For sale

     

     

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  • Topping a sale

    Topping a sale

    Highest penthouse in western hemisphere sells for £67.5 million

     

    On Friday, the property news site 6sqft reported that a Saudi billionaire had just paid £67.5 million ($87.7 million or €78.6 million) for a New York penthouse at 432 Park Avenue that is currently the highest of any in the western hemisphere.

     

    According to the site, the 8,255 square foot full-floor penthouse retail magnate Fawaz Al Hokair has bought is 1,936 feet up the tower and “offers unparalleled views… through the tower’s signature 10-foot-by-10-foot windows as well as six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a wood-burning fireplace and heated bathroom floors”.

     

    The asking price for the apartment had been £73.1 million ($95 million or €85.1 million).

     

    Topping a sale – 423 Park Avenue penthouse sells for £67.5 million ($87.7 million or €78.6 million) – New York, NY 10022 – Fawaz Al HokairTopping a sale – 423 Park Avenue penthouse sells for £67.5 million ($87.7 million or €78.6 million) – New York, NY 10022 – Fawaz Al Hokair Topping a sale – 423 Park Avenue penthouse sells for £67.5 million ($87.7 million or €78.6 million) – New York, NY 10022 – Fawaz Al Hokair Topping a sale – 423 Park Avenue penthouse sells for £67.5 million ($87.7 million or €78.6 million) – New York, NY 10022 – Fawaz Al Hokairoutside

     

     

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  • A Royal Range Rover

    A Royal Range Rover

    Range Rover that transported Prince George on his first journey sells in a charity auction

     

    Used by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as their personal vehicle, a Range Rover Vogue SE that collected the newborn Prince George from St Mary’s hospital sold yesterday in a charity auction for £80,000 – £20,000 less than the £100,000 sum it was expected to reach.

     

    Aside from its standard features, the 4.4-litre diesel car was equipped with an electronic folding towbar, a panoramic sunroof and five parking cameras.

     

    Proceeds from the sale will go to SunscreenIT and Stand Down. SunscreenIT supplies technology and computer training to the developing world; Stand Down supports armed forces veterans in the event of psychiatric injury.

     

    A Royal Range Rover – Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Range Rover sells in charity auction – 14th September 2016 – Stand Down and Sun Screen IT
    The interior of the vehicle
    A Royal Range Rover – Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Range Rover sells in charity auction – 14th September 2016 – Stand Down and Sun Screen IT
    Prince William and Prince George with the Range Rover
    A Royal Range Rover – Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Range Rover sells in charity auction – 14th September 2016 – Stand Down and Sun Screen IT
    The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge drive away in the vehicle

     

     

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  • Raising Walton Street

    Raising Walton Street

    Six storey Chelsea house for sale for 268% more than it sold for in 2007

     

    Last sold for a total of £5,025,000 million ($6,668,000 or €5,936,000) in 2007, 37–39 Walton Street in Chelsea was formed by the merger of two townhouses that has created an 6,294 square foot home complete with the addition of a two level iceberg basement extension.

     

    Offered for sale now for £18,500,000 ($25,550,000 or €21,854,000) after a lengthy renovation, the six storey house has not only five bedroom suites but also a media room, a lift and a mechanised rising floor that converts a swimming pool into a large entertaining room.

     

    Situated directly next to The Enterprise bar and restaurant, the house is being marketed by Strutt & Parker.

     

    Raising Walton Street – 37–39 Walton Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 – Price rise from £5,025,000 to £18,500,000 – Strutt & Parker
    The swimming pool is a multi-functional space with a mechanised rising floor that turns the room into a large entertaining room
    Raising Walton Street – 37–39 Walton Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 – Price rise from £5,025,000 to £18,500,000 – Strutt & Parker
    The sauna
    Raising Walton Street – 37–39 Walton Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 – Price rise from £5,025,000 to £18,500,000 – Strutt & Parker
    The dining room
    Raising Walton Street – 37–39 Walton Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 – Price rise from £5,025,000 to £18,500,000 – Strutt & Parker
    The kitchen
    Raising Walton Street – 37–39 Walton Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 – Price rise from £5,025,000 to £18,500,000 – Strutt & Parker
    The master bedroom
    Raising Walton Street – 37–39 Walton Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 – Price rise from £5,025,000 to £18,500,000 – Strutt & Parker
    A lift connects four of the six floors
    Raising Walton Street – 37–39 Walton Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 – Price rise from £5,025,000 to £18,500,000 – Strutt & Parker
    The garden
    Raising Walton Street – 37–39 Walton Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 – Price rise from £5,025,000 to £18,500,000 – Strutt & Parker
    One of two terraces
    Raising Walton Street – 37–39 Walton Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 – Price rise from £5,025,000 to £18,500,000 – Strutt & Parker
    There is also off-street parking to the rear

     

     

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  • The Power of a Porsche

    The Power of a Porsche

    Matthew Steeples suggests 1990s cars in general and Porsches in particular prove the car market is still anything but over

     

    Early September is car auction season in London and though I predicted the heady prices of previous years to somewhat level off post-Brexit, the market proved me utterly wrong.

     

    At RM Sotheby’s Battersea sale – now in its tenth year – on the 7th September and the Silverstone Auctions Salon Privé auction at Blenheim Palace on the 3rd September, though several cars went for well above their estimates, it was Porsches and 1990s Porsches that proved especially popular.

     

    The Power of a Porsche – 2016 RM Sotheby’s Battersea, London sale and 2016 Silverstone Auctions Salon Privé Blenheim Palace sale
    This 1995 Porsche 911 GT2 was undoubtedly the star lot of this season’s auctions; it hammered down at £1,848,000 at the RM Auctions London sale
    The Power of a Porsche – 2016 RM Sotheby’s Battersea, London sale and 2016 Silverstone Auctions Salon Privé Blenheim Palace sale
    Despite requiring at least £100,000 spent on it, this 1957 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL sold for £21,940 at the Silverstone Auctions Salon Privé Blenheim Palace sale

     

    At Blenheim, a 1963 Porsche 356b T6 Super 90 achieved £146,250 (estimate: £100,000 – £115,000) whilst a 1988 911 (930) Turbo went for £171,000 (estimate: £110,000 – £130,000). At Battersea, however, truly surprising results came in the form of a 1993 911 Turbo S Lightweight went for the staggering sum of £974,000 (estimate: £210,000 – £250,000) whilst a 1995 Porsche 911 GT2 smashed its way to the lofty sum of £1,848,000 (estimate: £750,000 – £850,000).

     

    1980s and 1990s cars in general were star performers at both auctions – with a 1990 BMW E30 M3 convertible going for £59,630 (estimate: £37,000 – £42,000) and a 1986 Audi Sport Quattro reaching £403,200 (estimate: £290,000 – £320,000) at Battersea – whilst ‘barn finds’ did pretty well too. A truly clapped out and cling film wrapped 1957 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL went for £21,940 (no reserve) at Blenheim and a pretty ropey 1967 Iso Grifo GL Series I made £128,800 (estimate: £30,000 – £50,000) at Battersea.

     

    Moving on to “more serious motors”, whilst Silverstone Classics had nothing in the £500,000 plus range, at Battersea RM Sotheby’s guided a number of cars to punchy results at or close to their very own estimates. A 1960 Ferrari 250 GT cabriolet Series II came in at £1,288,000 (estimate: £1,000,000 – £1,350,000), a 1963 Aston Martin DB4 Series V convertible sold for £952,000 (estimate: £950,000 – £1,100,000) and a 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL roadster went for £784,000 (estimate: £900,000 – £1,000,000).

     

    Proof, however, that “star” associations meant for little to buyers came in the form of a 1956 Austin Princess hearse that was converted to a limousine by John Lennon and used extensively by The Beatles. It had been touted as a highlight extensively in the press but passed at £135,000 (estimate of £185,000 – £260,000). Meanwhile at Blenheim, a 1960 Austin Princess hearse that was converted to a limousine by John Lennon and used extensively by The Beatles. It had been touted as a highlight extensively in the press but passed at £135,000 (estimate of £185,000 – £260,000). Meanwhile at Blenheim, a 1960 Bentley S2 Standard saloon once owned by Billy Connolly went for just £20,610 (estimate: £16,000 – £20,000).

     

    Undoubtedly the weak pound encouraged international buyers to bid at both auctions, but what remains clear is that the market for classic and supercars remains surprisingly strong. Whilst Peter Wallman of RM Sotheby’s quipped: “Everyone should paint their cars Riviera Blue” of the star performing GT2 as his co-auctioneer Maarten ten Holder brought down his hammer on the GT2, tradesmen sat analyzing the staggering results – and will now be marking up any yet to be sold rare Porsche 911s on their lots.

     

    For a full list of results from the RM Sotheby’s London sale, click here. For those from Silverstone Auctions’ Salon Privé auction, click here.

     

    Follow Matthew Steeples on Twitter at @M_Steeples.

     

    The Power of a Porsche – 2016 RM Sotheby’s Battersea, London sale and 2016 Silverstone Auctions Salon Privé Blenheim Palace sale
    This children’s toy 1992 Ferrero Le Mans was the first lot in the RM Auctions sale; many serious bidders sat looking annoyed as it took 20 minutes to sell finally for just £17,550 (estimate: £20,000 – £25,000)
    The Power of a Porsche – 2016 RM Sotheby’s Battersea, London sale and 2016 Silverstone Auctions Salon Privé Blenheim Palace sale
    This 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL sold below estimate at £784,000 (estimate: £900,000 – £1,000,000)
    The Power of a Porsche – 2016 RM Sotheby’s Battersea, London sale and 2016 Silverstone Auctions Salon Privé Blenheim Palace sale
    Presented in as taken from the factory with just a few miles on the clock, this 1985 Volkswagen Beetle ’50 Jahre Käfer’ went for £15,680 (estimate: £20,000 – £30,000)
    The Power of a Porsche – 2016 RM Sotheby’s Battersea, London sale and 2016 Silverstone Auctions Salon Privé Blenheim Palace sale
    The ex-John Lennon 1956 Austin Princess hearse conversion failed to sell and passed at £135,000 (estimate: £185,000 – £260,000)
    The Power of a Porsche – 2016 RM Sotheby’s Battersea, London sale and 2016 Silverstone Auctions Salon Privé Blenheim Palace sale
    As part of their attempt to sell the car, RM Sotheby’s even hired a John Lennon lookalike to appear at the preview night
    The Power of a Porsche – 2016 RM Sotheby’s Battersea, London sale and 2016 Silverstone Auctions Salon Privé Blenheim Palace sale
    This 1963 Aston Martin DB4 Series V convertible sold as expected at £952,000 (estimate: £950,000 – £1,100,000)

     

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  • Hustling a Hustler

    Hustling a Hustler

    RM Sotheby’s to sell an eccentric wooden Hustler ‘car’ at their Battersea sale

     

    This Wednesday in London’s Battersea Park, RM Sotheby’s will sell a plethora of stunning cars and amongst them will be a six wheel, fibre glass 1983 Hustler 6 clad in wood.

     

    Offered with an estimate of £20,000 to £30,000 ($26,600 to $40,000 or €23,800 to €35,800) and without reserve, the British William Towns designed ‘car’ – if it can be described as such – has a wheelbase of 279.4cm and a 56bhp, 1,275cc inline four-cylinder engine.

     

    Described as “craftily built and outfitted in yachting fashion”, the vehicle seats ten and comes with wicker baskets, water skis, life preservers, chrome horns, and scuppers.

     

    RM Sotheby’s add: “If you would like to upstage your friends with a Mini Moke or Fiat Jolly, this is your car—the ideal partner to a Riva or Pedrazzini”.

     

    All photographs courtesy of RM Sotheby’s.

     

    Hustling a Hustler – 1983 Hustler 6 clad in wood – RM Sotheby’s London sale – Battersea – Wednesday 7th September 2016 – £20,000 to £30,000 ($26,600 to $40,000 or €23,800 to €35,800) Hustling a Hustler – 1983 Hustler 6 clad in wood – RM Sotheby’s London sale – Battersea – Wednesday 7th September 2016 – £20,000 to £30,000 ($26,600 to $40,000 or €23,800 to €35,800) Hustling a Hustler – 1983 Hustler 6 clad in wood – RM Sotheby’s London sale – Battersea – Wednesday 7th September 2016 – £20,000 to £30,000 ($26,600 to $40,000 or €23,800 to €35,800) Hustling a Hustler – 1983 Hustler 6 clad in wood – RM Sotheby’s London sale – Battersea – Wednesday 7th September 2016 – £20,000 to £30,000 ($26,600 to $40,000 or €23,800 to €35,800)

     

     

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  • Five of the Best – Follies for sale

    Five of the Best – Follies for sale

    A selection of five of the best follies for sale in Britain and elsewhere

     

    A folly is unlikely to make an ideal home for a family, but for someone a little more quirky – a writer or artist perhaps – they can easily make an ideal home.

     

    Our selection of five of the best currently on offer follows:

     

    Church Brow Cottage, Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire – £280,000 ($367,000 or €328,000) through Davis & Bowring

    Five of the Best – Follies for sale A selection of five of the best follies for sale including ones in Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lancashire and Connecticut, USAOriginally built by an eccentric vicar in the 1830s and spread over three floors, this Grade II* listed folly was restored by the now defunct Vivat Trust and opened as a holiday let by HRH The Prince of Wales in March 1993. It features in JMW Turner’s painting of what is known as ‘Ruskin’s View’ (sold for £217,250 in 2012) and includes one bedroom, a sitting room with a balcony, a kitchen and a bathroom. An informally landscaped leads down to the banks of the River Lune and access – on foot only – is via the adjoining graveyard.

     

    Treia, Macerata, Marche, Italy – £337,000 ($441,000 or €395,000) through Cella-Shirley Immobilliare

    Five of the Best – Follies for sale A selection of five of the best follies for sale including ones in Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lancashire and Connecticut, USABuilt in medieval style in the 18th century, this “landmark building” outside the ancient walls of the town of Treia stands on a hill with about 2.5 acres of land including secular olive trees. A former farmhouse, the property needs complete renovation, currently consists of 8 rooms and a number of outbuildings and has been reduced in price from £440,000.

     

    The Summer House, Alderley, Gloucestershire – £990,000 ($1.3 million or €1.2 million) through Knight Frank

    Five of the Best – Follies for sale A selection of five of the best follies for sale including ones in Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lancashire and Connecticut, USAGrade II listed and built circa 1770, The Summer House is a completely refurbished “perfect romantic weekend getaway” that is being sold fully furnished. Originally used as a small banqueting house by the great-great-grandson of Lord Chief Justice Matthew Hale, the 1,108 square foot Georgian property stands in 2.1 acres of gardens and woodland and features a sitting room, breakfast kitchen, two double bedrooms and a bathroom.

     

    The Tower, Sway, Hampshire – £2 million ($2.6 million or €2.3 million) through John D. Wood

    Five of the Best – Follies for sale A selection of five of the best follies for sale including ones in Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lancashire and Connecticut, USABelieved to be the world’s tallest unreinforced concrete structure at 218-foot tall, Sway Tower – also known as Peterson’s Folly – was constructed between 1879 and 1886. The structure cost Andrew Peterson (1813 – 1906) some £30,000 (the equivalent of £3.4 million today) and came about after a medium told the Anglo-Indian barrister, socialist and spiritualist named that Sir Christopher Wren expected him to prove concrete could be used to create such an edifice. It now provides 4,707 square foot of accommodation over a total of 14 floors and includes 4 bedrooms, 3 en-suite bathrooms and a crucifix shaped ground floor with a drawing room, dining hall, sitting room, kitchen and conservatory. The top three floors of the Grade II* listed building are let to mobile telephone providers at an annual rate of some £34,000 and within the 0.7 acre plot, there’s also an indoor swimming pool, extensive garaging and a tennis court.

     

    Woodstock Castle, Connecticut, USA – £24.4 million ($32 million or €28.6 million) through Christie’s

    Five of the Best – Follies for sale A selection of five of the best follies for sale including ones in Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lancashire and Connecticut, USADescribed as “just weird”, Woodstock Castle was built “for exotic women, exotic animals, both or neither” according to a 2008 feature by the Worcester Massachusetts Telegram. John Pizzi of Randall Realtors Christie’s International Real Estate takes a different view and describes the 18,177 square foot, 126-foot tall building as “majestic” and “a dream come true”. Used by its “colourful and impulsive” owner, importer-exporter Christopher W. Mark as a home for his family and his collection of emus, zebras and camels, this oddity comes with 9 bedrooms, an auditorium with a stage and 75 acres of land.

     

     

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  • One for Mum and one for Dad

    One for Mum and one for Dad

    The perfect gift for your parents – A pair of Mercedes-Benz cars with plates for mum and dad

     

    A 1985 Mercedes-Benz 380SL would typically set you back around £15,000 whilst a 1988 420SL could cost you anything upto £65,000. Now, for the extraordinary figure of £250,000, someone devoted to their parents could get both along with the numberplates ‘1 MUM’ and ‘1 DAD’.

     

    Offered by William Loughran of Walmer Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, the two cars have been owned by the same family for the last twenty years and can also be had for £125,000 each. The first, a blue 1985 ‘C’ plate 380SL, has covered 51,836 miles whilst the second, a red 1988 ‘F’ plate 420SL, comes with 33,552 miles on the clock.

     

    Make your mum and dad happy and put in an offer.

     

    One for Mum and One for Dad – A pair of Mercedes-Benz cars for parents – 1 MUM and 1 DAD personalised numberplates – William Loughran – 1985 Mercedes-Benz 380SL and 1988 Mercedes-Benz 420SL
    1 DAD – 1998 Mercedes-Benz 420SL
    One for Mum and One for Dad – A pair of Mercedes-Benz cars for parents – 1 MUM and 1 DAD personalised numberplates – William Loughran – 1985 Mercedes-Benz 380SL and 1988 Mercedes-Benz 420SL
    1 MUM – 1985 Mercedes-Benz 380SL
    One for Mum and One for Dad – A pair of Mercedes-Benz cars for parents – 1 MUM and 1 DAD personalised numberplates – William Loughran – 1985 Mercedes-Benz 380SL and 1988 Mercedes-Benz 420SL
    The interior of the 380SL
    One for Mum and One for Dad – A pair of Mercedes-Benz cars for parents – 1 MUM and 1 DAD personalised numberplates – William Loughran – 1985 Mercedes-Benz 380SL and 1988 Mercedes-Benz 420SL
    The interior of the 420SL

     

     

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  • A house for Trump

    A house for Trump

    Replica of the White House in Texas for sale for a record sum – it’d be the perfect plaything for ‘bored of the race for president’ Donald Trump

     

    Last week, Michael Moore suggested Donald Trump doesn’t really want to end up in The White House. For the media loving mogul it’s all about ‘the game’ and as he looks increasingly bored with a campaign he’s ended up railroaded into, he could choose an alternative in the form of a replica of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Texas and take life a little easier on a beach created by the current owner there.

     

    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    A house for Trump – A genuine White House replica at 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    The house was built for Governor Ross S. Sterling and his family
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    It is currently owned by Dr. Marcos Masson

     

    Offered for sale for £4,584,000 ($5,995,000 or €5,293,000) – an extraordinary sum in a location where there are very few properties priced over $1,000,000 – 515 Bayridge Road at Morgan’s Point on Galveston Bay was designed by a respected architect named Alfred E. Finn for Ross S. Sterling (1875 – 1949), founder of Humble Oil and 31st Governor of Texas (1931 – 1933), after the politician and businessman handed his architect a $20 bill in 1924 and said: “Build that for me”.

     

    Completed in 1927 and significantly smaller than the 55,000 square foot “real thing” according to The Wall Street Journal, the 20,689 square foot limestone house – known as The Governor Ross Sterling Mansion – was the largest property in Texas when it was built and now includes 9 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms and a 43-foot long great room with a Gone with the Wind style staircase. Its most notable feature is a columned portico flanked by two sets of stairs and topped with a flagpole that resembles the South Portico at the White House.

     

    Donated to charity by Sterling in 1946, 515 Bayridge Road was used as a juvenile home by the Houston Optimist Club until 1961 and purchased in 2013 by Dr. Marcos Masson, an orthopedic surgeon, for £2,447,000 ($3,200,000 or €2,825,000). He claims to have spent £1,147,000 ($1,500,000 or €1,325,000) on renovations and brought in sand and palm trees to create a small private beach on the 6.365 acre plot.

     

    The house is offered by Lin E. Neese and Chris Foster of John Daugherty Realtors.

    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    This double reversed Gone with the Wind style staircase frames the entrance
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    The grand salon doubles as a ballroom and is 43 foot long
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    Whilst this dining room could be a little more tastefully decorated
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    A reception room with a somewhat ill-coordinated colour scheme and a truly hideous corner sofa
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    A library without many books
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    Questionable decoration has also been introduced in this morning room
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    The kitchen looks as if it belongs in the 1970s
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    Especially attractive lighting has been used in this media room
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    A games room featuring a barbers chair antique bar and an Artex ceiling
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    A gym with yet more Artex
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    Another reception room
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    The master bedroom
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    A somewhat antiquated bathroom complete with a rusty radiator
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    The rotunda portico rises 22 feet above the bay
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    From the rear at night
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    From the front at night
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    From the road
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    From the beach
    A house for Trump – White House replica – 515 Bayridge Road, Shoreacres, Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Houston, Southern Texas, TX 77561, United States of America
    An aerial shot of the house and its plot

     

     

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