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Our pick of the best country houses on the market this month Country FLYING COLOURS For those who don’t want to roll up their sleeves, this six-bed home is a dream. It has recently been renovated, to the extent that the current owners called in a specialist colour consultant from Farrow & Ball to select the shades for each room. The plot includes 12 acres of landscaped grounds that include a swimming pool, tennis court, two-bedroom cottage and an office. The Mill House, Billingshurst, West Sussex, £3.75m, Savills, 020 7016 3780 THE GOOD LIFE For half a million in London you can barely buy a shoebox, but on the border between Essex and Suffolk it gets you a chocolate box house in a pretty village. Take grade II listed Suffolk Edge for instance, which has three bedrooms and a detached barn and more character than you can shake a stick at. Suffolk Edge, Sturmer, Essex, £550,000, Cheffins, 01799 523656 REINVENTING THE WHEEL This historic mill house won’t let you forget its past. Although it fell out of use in 1939, the large cogs remain the focal feature of the sitting room, while the hallway still houses the water wheel. The current owner has an equally interesting story, Rhoda Nevins was part of the team that embroidered the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress. The Mill House, Pirbright, Surrey, £1.595m, Knight Frank, 01483 565171; Seymours, 01483 228723 HOLE IN ONE The Grange is a golfer’s paradise, with views directly onto Hadley Wood golf course (which was designed by the same architect as The Masters’ course at Augusta National). The good news for commuters is that you can be on the course within half an hour from King’s Cross, plus the seven-bedroom home is geared toward family life, with seven entertainment areas, including an eight-seater cinema room and games room, plus plenty of parking. The Grange, Beech Hill, Hadley Wood, Hertfordshire, £6.75m, Statons, 020 8440 9797 ROCK ROYALTY If walls could talk... this seven-bed house was once rented out by music manager Tony Stratton-Smith, so naturally Genesis’ Nursery Cryme was rehearsed here and Bert Jansch recorded LA Turnaround in the recording studio. The garden also features on the gatefold sleeve of Van der Graaf Generator’s album Pawn Hearts and the cover of Neil Diamond’s Stones, but if you’re not musically minded you’ll love it regardless for its Tudor charm. Luxford House, Crowborough, East Sussex, £1.875m, Hamptons International, 01892 640024 138 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.CO.UK | April 2017

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Our pick of the best country houses on the market this month

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FLYING COLOURSFor those who don’t want to roll up their sleeves, this six-bed

home is a dream. It has recently been renovated, to the extent that the current owners called in a specialist colour consultant from Farrow & Ball to select the shades for each room. The plot includes 12 acres of landscaped grounds that include a swimming pool, tennis court, two-bedroom cottage and an office. The Mill House, Billingshurst,

West Sussex, £3.75m, Savills, 020 7016 3780

THE GOOD LIFEFor half a million in London you can

barely buy a shoebox, but on the border between Essex and Suffolk it gets you

a chocolate box house in a pretty village. Take grade II listed Suffolk Edge for

instance, which has three bedrooms and a detached barn and more character than

you can shake a stick at. Suffolk Edge, Sturmer, Essex, £550,000, Cheffins,

01799 523656

REINVENTING THE WHEEL

This historic mill house won’t let you forget its past. Although it fell out

of use in 1939, the large cogs remain the focal feature of the sitting room,

while the hallway still houses the water wheel. The current owner has an

equally interesting story, Rhoda Nevins was part of the team that embroidered the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress. The Mill House, Pirbright, Surrey, £1.595m, Knight Frank, 01483 565171;

Seymours, 01483 228723

HOLE IN ONEThe Grange is a golfer’s paradise, with views

directly onto Hadley Wood golf course (which was designed by the same architect as

The Masters’ course at Augusta National). The good news for commuters is that you can be on the course within half an hour

from King’s Cross, plus the seven-bedroom home is geared toward family life, with seven

entertainment areas, including an eight-seater cinema room and games room, plus plenty of parking. The Grange, Beech Hill, Hadley Wood, Hertfordshire, £6.75m, Statons, 020 8440 9797

ROCK ROYALTYIf walls could talk... this seven-bed house

was once rented out by music manager Tony Stratton-Smith, so naturally Genesis’ Nursery Cryme was rehearsed here and Bert Jansch recorded LA Turnaround in the recording studio. The garden also features on the

gatefold sleeve of Van der Graaf Generator’s album Pawn Hearts and the cover of Neil

Diamond’s Stones, but if you’re not musically minded you’ll love it regardless for its Tudor

charm. Luxford House, Crowborough, East Sussex, £1.875m, Hamptons International, 01892 640024

138 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.CO.UK | April 2017

Our pick of the best town houses on the market this month

Town

FAMILY FAVOURITEWe wouldn’t change a thing about this

period family home, which has been given a 21st-century facelift. The interiors

balance that fine line between being colourful and creative without going over the top. With seven bedrooms, open-plan family rooms and a sizeable garden, this is the perfect home for young families looking to tear about the South West. Mum and dad will find relief in shutting

the door on the big bedroom suite at the end of the day. Routh Road, SW18, £4.6m,

Knight Frank, 020 8682 7777

HIGH LIFEMost central London homes are lucky if they reach 1,884 sq/ft, but for this

penthouse, that’s just the size of the private terrace. Designed by CID Interieur, the

three-bed penthouse reflects the glamour of iconic Art Deco grande dame hotels. The view leaves an equally large impact, with vistas across the Thames and pretty much every central London landmark.

Gladstone House Penthouse, 190 The Strand WC2, £12.7m, St Edward, 020 3051 1022;

Knight Frank, 020 3826 0673

YOU ONLY LIVE TWICEA secret trap door cellar in the garden sounds like something out of a James

Bond film but it’s a reality for the lucky next owner is of this seven-bedroom Holland Park home. Spread across five floors, the high ceilings in the

reception room are calling to be hung with a tip-top art collection, while the basement floor could be used as staff quarters or a separate granny annex.

Royal Crescent W11, £5.395m, JLL, 020 7201 6699

IT’S WHAT’S ON THE OUTSIDE THAT COUNTSThe exterior of this three-bedroom triplex is highly unusual. The detailing has been stripped back to bare minimum and it has been coated from top to toe in dark paint. Inside has an equally cool aesthetic, and includes a contemporary open-plan layout and two roof terraces, while the location too is stylish, with the cafés and boutiques of Ledbury Road and Westbourne Grove on the doorstep. Courtnell Street W2, £3.75m, Strutt & Parker, 020 7221 1111

RARE SQUAREYou’re in good company on Chester Square, where previous residents have included Mick

Jagger, Mary Shelley and Janet Jackson. Residence One has redeveloped a grade II

listed townhouse on the preferred southern side of the square, with £1m worth of bespoke

furniture and fittings made in the UK, plus a curated art collection. There are five suites

(all with bespoke Italian bathrooms), staff accommodation, cinema, spa and gym.

Chester Square SW1, £24.95m, Savills, 020 7730 0822, residenceone.co.uk

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