Award for most bizarre first photo on rightmove …

bonfire as first photoI’ve seen some strange ones – but this one takes the biscuit. I’ve screengrabbed it so you can enjoy it too!

I grabbed the page on 31st May 2011 – click here to see if it’s the same

The description made me smile too:
Oodles of character
Will suit active family that love animals

I’d have writte “will suit active family that enjoy bonfires …”
I’m not sure what the estate agent was thinking to have that as the first picture.

The house has a website here and it is rather lovely, has a tennis court and a pool! I’d be very happy there!

Trewane Manor in Cornwall

Trewane Manor dining roomYou’d guess it was in Cornwall from the name, Trewane Manor, is a beautiful old manor house. The house was built around a 15th cenutyr tower and was owned by Nicholls family in 1525. It is Listed Grade II*.
Whilst the outside is very historic, the dining room is quite amazing with a high ceiling!

Trewane Manor – a 6 bedroom house for sale – A Magnificent Monastic Manor House with two 3/4 bedroom cottages and 33 acres
Guide Price of £2,250,000
Trewane Manor – Trelill, St Kew, Cornwall PL30 3HY

Most expensive in Devon

most expensive house in devonThe Eversfield Manor Estate has a Guide Price of £7,500,000 and is at Bratton Clovelly, Okehampton, Devon

This stunning white house is set in 677 acres.
With 8 bedrooms, cottage, stables, tennis courts, woods and paddocks.
Also Organic grass farm with established shoot and fishing. 8 bedroom Guest Lodge and 3 cottages.

Most expensive house for sale in Somerset

Widcombe ManorWidcombe Manor – This lovely Grade 1 listed house is a 6 bedroom house for sale on sale for Offers in Excess of £10,000,000
It’s in Widcombe, Bath, BA2 6AZ

6 bedrooms
4 reception rooms
5 bathrooms
Swimming pool, tennis court
9 acres of grounds

It meets my requirements by being a big house that’s interesting and having a swimming pool and tennis court!
It really is a lovely grand house!

Most expensive for sale in Cornwall

Equestrian property for sale with a whopping Guide Price of £10,000,000
Sithney, Helston, Cornwall

most expensive property in CornwallAn enchanting agricultural, residential & commercial estate situated in a picturesque area. Principal house used as offices, restaurant and shop, 10 houses and cottages, 7 farms, woodland, in all 723 acres. Renowned visitor attraction

Very lovely part of the world and such a lot of land!

Public loos for sale

There’s been several public loos for sale that we’ve seen over the years – the ones near us on Lightbowne Road are still unchanged from when they sold about 4-5 years ago!
These public loos in Silverhill are for sale next month,

So why do people buy them? Do they think they can make money by keeping them as loos? How much does a public loo need to charge before people will walk away?
Or do the plan on turning them into something else. Local populations will remember for years to come though that they were loos – and if tourist visitor numbers slow because of a lack of public facilities then that could cause hostility perhaps.
I read that the ones on Lightbowne Road had planning permission refused for turning them into a florist – perhaps handy for the nearby cemetary, but not as handy as the sellers already at the gate.

Can someone lend me £1.5M please?

Lovely houseThis house is amazing! It’s got some real style to it and it’s in my preferred corner of the world – South West England. It’s just south of Honiton a fantastic market town in Devon and I’d love this place!
View this lovely Grade II listed stone house

Edge of village old rectory
4 reception rooms
8 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms
Cottage and leisure annexe
Gardens, grounds and outhouses
Parkland and pasture 26 acres

There is an annex with billiard, games and home cinema rooms which makes it perfect.

The Workshop, garage and stables just add further to it’s charm and appeal for us – I think it’s got everything listed on our wish list!

This is it’s listing I think!