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RichB
24,232 posts
153 months
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Harry Flashman said: z4chris99 said: RichB said: Streetrod said: That still on the market?!? It was on here around a year ago. It used to be offices about 20 years ago. I worked there, my office was up those stairs in the grand hall.  Lovely place. That is the one for me, really really lovely. I would buy that tomorrow if my euro millions came in. That, I like. Just to add, if you're interested in buying it, it's far enough away from Slough for that not to be a consideration. The brochure apparently mentions Beaconsfield, I don't know why, I'd have thought as the location for the famous golf match scene in Goldfinger Stoke Poges is sufficiently well known in its own right.
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Rosscow
930 posts
32 months
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Hammerhead
1,439 posts
123 months
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Rosscow said: Wow! For a 'reproduction', that's stonking
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Streetrod
4,984 posts
75 months
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Rosscow said: I know that house and yes it is very nice, but like you said the frescoes would have to go. My only concern would be having to look after the 188 acres, one would need staff 
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onedsla
693 posts
125 months
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Hammerhead said: Wow! For a 'reproduction', that's stonking Maybe, but to the (semi) trained eye, the efflorescence gives it away very quickly.
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Trommel
10,494 posts
128 months
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Streetrod said: My only concern would be having to look after the 188 acres, one would need staff Gardener for the garden, let the parkland for grazing so you have some cattle to look at, contract-farm or let the remainder. More land the better.
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Streetrod
4,984 posts
75 months
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onedsla said: Hammerhead said: Wow! For a 'reproduction', that's stonking Maybe, but to the (semi) trained eye, the efflorescence gives it away very quickly. Ok what the hell is efflorescence, and why if that place was rebuilt in 2000 did they not add double glazing. You can get some very well made double glazed wooden sash windows now a days?
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Trommel
10,494 posts
128 months
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Salt bloom on the bricks.
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A lex
8,840 posts
102 months
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As a realistic prospect and next 'up the ladder' for us I really like this - a few miles down the road and it has some fantastic views over a river. Interior probably needs a bit of work, and if I were in a position to buy I reckon 700-720k would take it. http://www.funda.nl/koop/buggenum/huis-48405433-do...
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Pesty
25,852 posts
125 months
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Very nice.
Love the style of it garages?
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A lex
8,840 posts
102 months
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Pesty said: Very nice.
Love the style of it garages? Not sure about garages, certainly a big driveway though. I really like 1920s period Dutch houses. I really wish I was in a position to buy that, but got to slog it out another few years in our current place first (no real hardship  ).
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Pesty
25,852 posts
125 months
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Went to Brugge earlier this year. I did notice there were a lot of nice houses around.
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treehack
729 posts
108 months
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Blown2CV
6,500 posts
72 months
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treehack said: that's beautiful bar some of the decor. I wonder how much? London commuter belt... £2.5M?
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FourWheelDrift
56,435 posts
153 months
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Blown2CV said: that's beautiful bar some of the decor. I wonder how much? London commuter belt... £2.5M? Although POA it's listed on Strutt & Parkers website between houses of £1.95m and £1.85m. Sorted by price even if not stated it's usually in the right place.
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Cheib
6,213 posts
44 months
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FourWheelDrift said: Blown2CV said: that's beautiful bar some of the decor. I wonder how much? London commuter belt... £2.5M? Although POA it's listed on Strutt & Parkers website between houses of £1.95m and £1.85m. Sorted by price even if not stated it's usually in the right place. Hard to tell as it's quite a way out....certainly beyond normal commuter belt though it is near a good train line. They're marketing it through a Harpenden estate agent which is quite smart though....even if it's 20 miles closer to London!
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FourWheelDrift
56,435 posts
153 months
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Strutt & Parker aren't a Harpenden agent only, they are UK wide high end agent like Knight Frank and Savills, that's just the local office that deals with the area.
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Rosscow
930 posts
32 months
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Streetrod said: Ok what the hell is efflorescence, and why if that place was rebuilt in 2000 did they not add double glazing. You can get some very well made double glazed wooden sash windows now a days? They are double glazed!
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billybob69
672 posts
14 months
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A lex said: As a realistic prospect and next 'up the ladder' for us I really like this - a few miles down the road and it has some fantastic views over a river. Interior probably needs a bit of work, and if I were in a position to buy I reckon 700-720k would take it. http://www.funda.nl/koop/buggenum/huis-48405433-do...the style is amazing old integrated with new, but making a proper living home. Something I think I haven't seen in the UK as the Dutch do have an understated design look.
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mcavoy
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41 months
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