No he owns something quite er... different, but he was on a TV programme where he went to view this, few years ago now as that's been on the market for a few itself.

h0b0

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FourWheelDrift said:

DKL said:

h0b0 said:

18-bedroom Anglo-Saxon castle

Didn't this belong to the owners of Poundland or similar?

No he owns something quite er... different, but he was on a TV programme where he went to view this, few years ago now as that's been on the market for a few itself.

Robin MacDonald bought it for £1.7m and spent £1 million renovating it. In February 2015 the property was offered for sale with Sotheby's for £3 million but did not sell.

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FourWheelDrift said:

No he owns something quite er... different, but he was on a TV programme where he went to view this, few years ago now as that's been on the market for a few itself.

Maybe that's it then. I do recall thinking they didn't really seem to fit the house!

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DKL said:

FourWheelDrift said:

No he owns something quite er... different, but he was on a TV programme where he went to view this, few years ago now as that's been on the market for a few itself.

Maybe that's it then. I do recall thinking they didn't really seem to fit the house!

This is his place - http://www.rightmove.co.uk/news/articles/celebrity...

Still on the market now £3.95m down from £5m - http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

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Bonefish Blues said:

TheLordJohn said:

Wouldn't need to change a thing smile

Great find.

Which is good, because as a Grade 1, you wouldn't be able to hehe

Although taken from the description:
"The property currently has planning permission granted for a wellbeing retreat centre with guest accommodation and associated parking for residential use. (Staffordshire Moorlands District) SMD/2015/0683.
A decision is expected in shortly on a further application to unrestricted conference and accommodation centre which is due in the end of August 2017 - (Staffordshire Moorlands District) SMD/2017/0252 - Change of use of Grade I listed castle to permit additional uses for unrestricted guest accommodation; meeting/lecture venue; and film set location."

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I guess that's the price to be paid to conserve buildings like that.

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h0b0 said:

18-bedroom Anglo-Saxon castle

More ghosts than bedrooms in that place.

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Rosscow said:

Streetrod said:

This is very funky and with a lot of character:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Amazing! Needs a nice pool to finish it off.

How often do you need to re thatch a house like that and the next obvious question, how do you prevent a fire destroying the place. Would an ember from a garden fire set the place alight?

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Slape Manor & estate, Dorset, £7m - http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...