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  • A Messed-Up Mansion

    A Messed-Up Mansion

    Dilapidated Grade II* listed South Yorkshire Georgian mansion Hickleton Hall for sale for a sum 25% lower than it was marketed for in 2014 but 185% more than it was valued at in 2016

    Empty country houses become liabilities and in the case of Hickleton Hall in South Yorkshire, the result of years of neglect will likely be either further decline or conversion into flats.

     

    A Messed-Up Mansion – Hickleton Hall, Hickleton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 5BB, United Kingdom – For sale for £1.5 million ($2 million, €1.7 million or درهم7.3 million) through Fisher German.
    A neglected and boarded-up Hickleton Hall, Hickleton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7BB in 2016

     

    Offered for sale in 2015 for £2 million (at that time complete with its since separated stable block), this Grade II* listed Georgian stately home was built between 1745 and 1748 of limestone ashlar for a banker named Godfrey Wentworth. It was subsequently home to the Whig politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax from 1846 to 1885 and then used by the army during the Second World War.

     

    Converted first to a girls’ school in the 1940s, Hickleton Hall became a Sue Ryder Home in the 1960s. That closed in 2012 and in the years since fate has been anything but kind to the building. Described on a dedicated website as “eye-catching” but affected by subsidence and fissures caused by coal mining, the “asbestos riddled” structure has been targeted by vandals and thieves.

     

    The 34,000 square foot building was valued at a sum of between £525,000 and £825,000 in 2016 but is now for sale for £1.5 million through agents Fisher German. Their marketing brochure – which uses images of the mansion in better times – lists it as now coming with just 14.72 acres of land and planning permission for conversion into 20 apartments.

     

    Hickleton Hall – The Numbers

     

    October 2017 – For sale for £1.5 million ($2 million, €1.7 million or درهم7.3 million) through Fisher German.

     

    February 2016 – Valued at £525,000 to £825,000 ($693,000 to $1.1 million, €589,000 to €926,000 or درهم2.5 million to درهم4 million) by Christie & Co. Remedial work to restore the hall estimated at least £1.75 million ($2.3 million, €2 million or درهم8.5 million).

     

    April 2014 – For sale for £2 million ($2.6 million, €2.2 million or درهم9.7 million) through Hamptons.

     

    A Messed-Up Mansion – Hickleton Hall, Hickleton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 5BB, United Kingdom – For sale for £1.5 million ($2 million, €1.7 million or درهم7.3 million) through Fisher German.A Messed-Up Mansion – Hickleton Hall, Hickleton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 5BB, United Kingdom – For sale for £1.5 million ($2 million, €1.7 million or درهم7.3 million) through Fisher German.A Messed-Up Mansion – Hickleton Hall, Hickleton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 5BB, United Kingdom – For sale for £1.5 million ($2 million, €1.7 million or درهم7.3 million) through Fisher German. A Messed-Up Mansion – Hickleton Hall, Hickleton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 5BB, United Kingdom – For sale for £1.5 million ($2 million, €1.7 million or درهم7.3 million) through Fisher German. A Messed-Up Mansion – Hickleton Hall, Hickleton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 5BB, United Kingdom – For sale for £1.5 million ($2 million, €1.7 million or درهم7.3 million) through Fisher German.A Messed-Up Mansion – Hickleton Hall, Hickleton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 5BB, United Kingdom – For sale for £1.5 million ($2 million, €1.7 million or درهم7.3 million) through Fisher German. A Messed-Up Mansion – Hickleton Hall, Hickleton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 5BB, United Kingdom – For sale for £1.5 million ($2 million, €1.7 million or درهم7.3 million) through Fisher German.A Messed-Up Mansion – Hickleton Hall, Hickleton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 5BB, United Kingdom – For sale for £1.5 million ($2 million, €1.7 million or درهم7.3 million) through Fisher German.

  • Tax in Post

    Tax in Post

    Reliant Regal 3-wheeler used in the BBC’s ‘Only Fools and Horses’ in Monaco in 2002 to be offered for sale at auction

     

    A 1968 Reliant Regal 3-wheeler used in the 2002 ‘If only they could see us now’ episode of the hit BBC comedy series Only Fools and Horses is to be sold at auction in November.

     

    The distinctive yellow car, registration ‘BWC 94F’ was used for filming in Monaco and features a tiger skin print interior and a remote control key start which can be operated from up to 50 metres away. It also has a smoke machine that emits smoke from the exhaust when a valve is opened on the dashboard, rubber mats with ‘Del Boy’ on the drivers side, air horns, a suitcase on the roof and ‘Rodney’ on the passenger side and inflatable dolls that show up in the back window.

     

    Sold last by Bonhams in 2008, the eccentric vehicle has amazingly covered a total of 71,778 miles and even participated in the London to Brighton rally in 2001 and 2004. The 598cc car is to be offered by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve. Lovely jubbly.

     

    Tax in Post – 1968 Reliant Regal, registration BWC 94F – Used in BBC TV series Only Fools and Horses, episode in Monaco – Del and Rodney – Offered with no reserve by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve. Tax in Post – 1968 Reliant Regal, registration BWC 94F – Used in BBC TV series Only Fools and Horses, episode in Monaco – Del and Rodney – Offered with no reserve by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve. Tax in Post – 1968 Reliant Regal, registration BWC 94F – Used in BBC TV series Only Fools and Horses, episode in Monaco – Del and Rodney – Offered with no reserve by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve. Tax in Post – 1968 Reliant Regal, registration BWC 94F – Used in BBC TV series Only Fools and Horses, episode in Monaco – Del and Rodney – Offered with no reserve by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve. Tax in Post – 1968 Reliant Regal, registration BWC 94F – Used in BBC TV series Only Fools and Horses, episode in Monaco – Del and Rodney – Offered with no reserve by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve. Tax in Post – 1968 Reliant Regal, registration BWC 94F – Used in BBC TV series Only Fools and Horses, episode in Monaco – Del and Rodney – Offered with no reserve by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve. Tax in Post – 1968 Reliant Regal, registration BWC 94F – Used in BBC TV series Only Fools and Horses, episode in Monaco – Del and Rodney – Offered with no reserve by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve.

  • Wealthy Wilton

    Wealthy Wilton

    Six-storey Belgravia residence with controversial business connections goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997

     

    A 6,961 square foot freehold terraced townhouse in Belgravia has gone on sale for £25 million or 3,497% more than it was sold for in 1997.

     

    4 Wilton Crescent – which sold in 1997 for what now seems like the paltry sum of just £695,000 – was marketed two years ago for £32 million and provides 5 reception rooms, 9 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms and 2 garages in an adjoining mews house.

     

    Featuring traditional interior design by Robert Kime – decorator to the Prince of Wales – the property featured in court papers in December 2015 in the context of a dispute between a lawyer turned secretive property speculator named Glenn Maud and his former associate Robert Tchenguiz. Said to be at one-time worth £4.5 billion at the height of his success and originally from Sheffield, this businessman and his wife reportedly spent some £6 million renovating the house but was ordered to live on £500 per week in 2012 by a Guernsey court.

     

    4 Wilton Crescent is now offered by Knight Frank.

     

    4 Wilton Crescent – The Numbers

     

    October 2017 – On the market for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.

     

    March 2016 – On the market for £30 million ($39.4 million, €33.5 million or درهم144.6 million) through Beauchamp Estates.

     

    December 2015 – On the market for £32 million ($42 million, €35.7 million or درهم154.2 million) according to court documents. Owner Glenn Maud reportedly spent £6 million ($7.9 million, €6.7 million or درهم28.9 million) on “improvements” to the property.

     

    September 1997 – Sold for £695,000 ($912,000, €775,000 or درهم3.3 million).

     

    Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank. Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank. Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank. Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank. Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank. Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank. Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.

  • In the Round

    C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million; it sits next door to the £140 million home of the fugitive billionaire financier Andrey Borodin

     

    A C-shaped 20th century house in 43 acres of parkland has gone on sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million).

     

    In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.
    A set of Grade II listed ancient stones named the Druids Altar forms part of the estate

    In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.
    Templecombe House is the neighbour of the £140 million Park Place Estate

    In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.
    Park Place is owned by the fugitive Russian oligarch Andrey Borodin

     

    Situated next to the Park Place Estate – bought by the fugitive Russian billionaire financier Andrey Borodin for £140 million ($185 million, €157 million or درهم678 million) in 2011 and used in the 2007 film St Trinian’s – Templecombe House, near Henley-on-Thames extends to 3,014 square foot and includes 2 reception rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and an indoor swimming pool. It also has garaging for 2 cars and comes with a 1 bedroom Victorian gate lodge, a hard tennis court and views towards the River Thames.

     

    Described as being of a “striking curved design” and featuring large picture windows, the most unusual part of the estate comes in the form of a set of Grade II listed ancient stones named the Druids Altar.

     

    Whilst a Russian court ordered Park Park Place be seized from Mr Borodin in May 2016, Templecombe House is offered to the open market by agents Savills.

     

    In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate. In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate. In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate. In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.

  • In the Round

    In the Round

    C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million; it sits next door to the £140 million home of the fugitive billionaire financier Andrey Borodin

     

    A C-shaped 20th century house in 43 acres of parkland has gone on sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million).

     

    In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.
    A set of Grade II listed ancient stones named the Druids Altar forms part of the estate

    In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.
    Templecombe House is the neighbour of the £140 million Park Place Estate

    In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.
    Park Place is owned by the fugitive Russian oligarch Andrey Borodin

     

    Situated next to the Park Place Estate – bought by the fugitive Russian billionaire financier Andrey Borodin for £140 million ($185 million, €157 million or درهم678 million) in 2011 and used in the 2007 film St Trinian’s – Templecombe House, near Henley-on-Thames extends to 3,014 square foot and includes 2 reception rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and an indoor swimming pool. It also has garaging for 2 cars and comes with a 1 bedroom Victorian gate lodge, a hard tennis court and views towards the River Thames.

     

    Described as being of a “striking curved design” and featuring large picture windows, the most unusual part of the estate comes in the form of a set of Grade II listed ancient stones named the Druids Altar.

     

    Whilst a Russian court ordered Park Park Place be seized from Mr Borodin in May 2016, Templecombe House is offered to the open market by agents Savills.

     

    In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate. In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate. In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate. In the Round – Templecombe House, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3HU, United Kingdom – C-shaped glass and stone house complete with a Grade II listed set of Druid stones for sale for £7 million ($9.2 million, €7.8 million or درهم33.9 million) through Savills. Neighbour to billionaire fugitive financier Andrey Borodin’s Park Place Estate.

  • A Sloane Home

    A Sloane Home

    Belgravia apartment for sale for £27.5 million in spite of being a 1980s timewarp; the Sloaney home forms part of a building at one-time home the residence of one half of Gilbert and Sullivan

     

    A penthouse on the “favoured northern side” of Belgravia’s Eaton Square is on sale for £27.5 million ($36.6 million, €31 million or درهم134.5 million) in spite of not been refurbished or updated since the 1980s.

     

    Part of a building that was the London home of Sir William Gilbert (1836 – 1911) – one half of the Victorian theatrical partnership Gilbert and Sullivan – from 1907 until his death, 90 Eaton Square now spans four buildings and is some 117-foot wide. Its penthouse sits on the fourth floor and extends to some 5,570 square foot.

     

    Featuring 3 reception rooms, a study, 5 bedroom suites, a wine cellar, a terrace and 2 balconies, the vast property is described as having “unusually large picture windows at the front to take advantage of the superior southerly aspect, and a low front parapet wall, allowing superb views of the expansive Eaton Square communal gardens.” Images shown in a sales brochure for it show not only some rather serious works of modern art, but also 1980s ‘Sloane Ranger essentials’ including shagpile rugs, marble bathrooms and chrome-steel cantilever dining chairs.

     

    Previously offered for £30 million ($39.9 million, €33.8 million or درهم146.6 million) by agents Savills, the penthouse at 90 Eaton Square is now currently being marketed by Strutt & Parker. It comes with a surprisingly long lease that expires in 2256.

     

    A Sloane Home – Fourth floor penthouse, 90 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9AG – For sale through Strutt & Parker for £27.5 million ($36.6 million, €31 million or درهم134.5 million) – Part of building that home of Sir William Gilbert (1836 – 1911) from 1907 until 1911 and presented as a 1980s timewarp A Sloane Home – Fourth floor penthouse, 90 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9AG – For sale through Strutt & Parker for £27.5 million ($36.6 million, €31 million or درهم134.5 million) – Part of building that home of Sir William Gilbert (1836 – 1911) from 1907 until 1911 and presented as a 1980s timewarp A Sloane Home – Fourth floor penthouse, 90 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9AG – For sale through Strutt & Parker for £27.5 million ($36.6 million, €31 million or درهم134.5 million) – Part of building that home of Sir William Gilbert (1836 – 1911) from 1907 until 1911 and presented as a 1980s timewarpA Sloane Home – Fourth floor penthouse, 90 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9AG – For sale through Strutt & Parker for £27.5 million ($36.6 million, €31 million or درهم134.5 million) – Part of building that home of Sir William Gilbert (1836 – 1911) from 1907 until 1911 and presented as a 1980s timewarp A Sloane Home – Fourth floor penthouse, 90 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9AG – For sale through Strutt & Parker for £27.5 million ($36.6 million, €31 million or درهم134.5 million) – Part of building that home of Sir William Gilbert (1836 – 1911) from 1907 until 1911 and presented as a 1980s timewarpA Sloane Home – Fourth floor penthouse, 90 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9AG – For sale through Strutt & Parker for £27.5 million ($36.6 million, €31 million or درهم134.5 million) – Part of building that home of Sir William Gilbert (1836 – 1911) from 1907 until 1911 and presented as a 1980s timewarp

  • Anne Marie Waters

    Anne Marie Waters

    The “Donald Trump of the UK” (without the power) according to her fans but just a “piss poor Nazi bigot” according to others, Anne Marie Waters failed to become leader of UKIP in September 2017. Born in Dublin, educated at Nottingham Trent University and a lesbian, Waters condemned her loss as “Jihadi – 1, Truth – 0” and went on to form a joke of a new party named For Britain in October 2017. A former Labour candidate also, this immigrant hater surprisingly has 65,000 followers on Twitter and repeatedly makes claims such as “Islam is evil” and: “The law will be used to silence anyone with a semi-right opinion.” She especially hates the Pope and Somali refugees. What a delight!

     

  • A Missing Mockery

    A Missing Mockery

    As a further £154,000 is handed to the police, is it right that £11 million has been allocated to searching for Madeleine McCann whilst the searches for other missing people get little to nothing?

     

    A child supposedly disappears every five minutes in the UK yet the only instance the media ever focus on is Madeleine McCann.

     

    Having hung out with Donald Trump’s bestie Theresa May and the equally ghastly Lady Meyer in Downing Street in May 2012 plainly helped the cause of Gerry and Kate McCann. Police investigating the case have just been awarded a further £154,000 in addition to a sum of £85,000 in March this year. A total of over £11 million has been spent thus far on the unsuccessful search for the child and what has been achieved? The answer is clear: Absolutely nothing.

     

    Whatever the merits of the suggestions of those who’ll continue to claim that any lead is worth pursuing, one needs to remember that every pound allocated to looking for one child that disappeared in 2007 is a pound that could be used to fund the search of another investigation. Undoubtedly now, given that no tangible evidence has been found that Madeleine McCann is still alive, it is time for this plainly pointless search to stop.

     

    Missing Madeleine – Questions without Answers

     

    Many questions about what happened on the evening of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann remain. Some that have been highlighted by the press and discussed online include:

     

    Why did Kate McCann refuse to answer 48 questions put to her by the Portuguese police?

     

    Why were certain records of phone calls on the evening of the disappearance “whoosh-clunked” from the memories of the phones of Mr and Mrs McCann and the ‘Tapas 9’?

     

    Why did a British sniffer dog sense the smell of a corpse in a cupboard in the apartment from which Madeleine McCann disappeared?

     

    Why did a sniffer dog also supposedly sense the smell of a corpse in a vehicle hired by the couple a month after the disappearance of their daughter?

     

    Why did Mr and Mrs McCann go jogging and play tennis in the days after their daughter’s disappearance?

     

    Was it acceptable for Mr and Mrs McCann’s mortgage to be paid by the fund established to search for their missing daughter?

     

  • A Romantic’s Tower

    A Romantic’s Tower

    Tower house on Isle of Man that was home to the Romantic artist John Martin for sale for £3.95 million

     

    Described as “the most sublime and extraordinary pictures in the world” by critic Simon Wilson and “the most popular painter of his day” by fellow artist Sir Thomas Lawrence, English Romantic painter John Martin (1789 – 1854) is renowned to this day for fantastic compositions and such works as The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Destruction of Tyre and The Plains of Heaven. He was born in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland and died in the Isle of Man and now a castellated tower house there, where he lived from 1851 to 1853, is for sale for £3.95 million ($5.32 million, €4.50 million or درهم19.56 million).

     

    A Romatic’s Tower – Harold Tower, Fort Anne Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5BN, United Kingdom – For sale through Chrystals for £3.95 million ($5.32 million, €4.50 million or درهم19.56 million).
    A portrait of John Martin and his own painting “The Plains of Heaven”

    A Romatic’s Tower – Harold Tower, Fort Anne Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5BN, United Kingdom – For sale through Chrystals for £3.95 million ($5.32 million, €4.50 million or درهم19.56 million).
    The view out to sea from the castellated roof terrace of Harold Tower

     

    Of the Gothic style and dating to circa 1833, Harold Tower in Douglas was allegedly named after either Harold Harefoot (Harold I, King of England from 1035 to 1040) or Harold Godwinson (Harold II, King of England in 1066). It was constructed in a hexagonal shape, was described as a “lately erected villa” in 1856 and used as a hotel during the Second World War.

     

    Set within 3 acres of formal gardens, Harold Tower was renovated between 2009 and 2012. It is laid out over 5 levels and includes 3 reception rooms, a cinema, a wine cellar, 3 bedrooms suites with truly lavish bathrooms and an octagonal office with a roof terrace with sea views above. In addition, a 3 bedroom guest house and a 2 bedroom guest cottage are located within the grounds along with an outdoor swimming pool.

     

    Harold Tower is being marketed by Shane Magee of agents Chrystals.

     

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  • A Second Kennedy in the White House?

    A Second Kennedy in the White House?

    Could “Hillary Clinton without the baggage” Caroline Kennedy take on Donald Trump?

     

    It is being suggested that JFK’s daughter Caroline Kennedy could run against Donald Trump to become President of the United States of America in 2020 or 2024.

     

    Website Proud Democrats quoted a source close to the former Ambassador to Japan under Obama last week as saying:

     

    “Caroline had a successful ambassadorial run in Japan and feels really very confident about putting her hat in the ring for a New York congressional or Senate seat, with even possibly bigger political objectives down the road… The presidency is on her mind now, believe me.”

     

    Such a move would signal a return to sanity and it should most certainly be encouraged.