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BRITAIN | PROPERTY FILM STAR LOOKS Packed with charm and brimming with character, here’s why XZWXMZ\\QM[][MLI[ÅTUQVOTWKI\\QWV[UISM\\PMJM[\\PWUM[ T hings always look better in the STON EASTON PARK, SOMERSET square feet. Palatial reception rooms are movies – especially the gorgeous garlanded with elaborate plasterwork and houses. Location scouts have a This bucolic Gardener’s Cottage forms part of the former hotel has 20 bedroom suites. talent for picking out the best the historic Ston Easton estate near Bath. The extensive gardens were designed by properties, from chocolate-box cottages the famous 18th-century landscape architect to breathtakingly beautiful stately homes. Formerly run as a hotel, the main house is an Humphry Repton, and there are a number Some houses make occasional appearances impressive Georgian residence on 28.4 acres, of additional buildings dotted about the on television or the big screen; others are with gardens laid out by Humphry Repton. grounds. veteran players, with more credits to their name than many actors. It’s rare that such Offers over £7 million. Meanwhile, over in Surrey, there’s a special properties come up for sale, but this Strutt & Parker: 07769 270699 modernist masterpiece available to buy month sees a collection of cinematic abodes through Knight Frank, which has appeared on the market. featured in the recent BBC television in several episodes of Agatha Christie’s series The Pursuit of Love, based on the Poirot. Designed in 1936 by the architect Pictured above is the postcard-perfect classic Nancy Mitford novel. This cottage Sir Raymond McGrath, it has a striking Gardener’s Cottage, which forms part of certainly occupies a suitably romantic circular shape, with light-filled interiors the Ston Easton estate near Bath, and setting – sitting in the middle of parkland that are notable for their sinuous curving beside a walled garden, it looks out across a river and is bordered by a wonderfully gothic stone bridge. The cottage provides a small glimpse into the immense charm of the Ston Easton estate – the entirety of which is up for sale. The main house is a neoclassical treasure – Georgian, Grade I listed and spectacularly spacious at 22,097

KNIGHTONS LANE, RIPPLING WATERS, SURREY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE This Grade II-listed, six- This Victorian boat house bedroom Regency near Marlow was used property looks like it EWE½PQWIXXMRKJSVThe belongs in a period drama. Wind in the Willows and Surrounded by 55.35 acres True Blue, thanks to its SJ[SSHWERH½IPHWMX captivating location right comes with several additional on the River Thames. It’s dwellings, outbuildings, a SJJIVIHJSVWEPIJSVXLI½VWX walled garden and even a time in generations, and Victorian peach house. includes a mooring. £5.5 million. £2 million. Knight Frank: 01483 617916 River Homes: 020 8995 0500 TELEVISION CENTRE, W12 A perfect London pad for cinephiles,Television Centre is still home to three television studios that host live audience recordings every day. Residents have a wide variety of amenities on their doorstep, including an outpost of Soho House. Remaining apartments from £3 million. Television Centre: 020 8811 8720 ST KATHARINE DOCKS, E1 This 3,000-square-foot lateral apartment on the water’s edge is currently the home of the Poirot star David Suchet.The converted warehouse is steeped in atmosphere and could easily be used EWE½PQPSGEXMSR Rose & Partners: 020 3838 8366

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