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Enormous Limestone Mansion in Oak Park Lists for $2.5M – Curbed Chicago
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Penthouse in Covent Garden mansion that was once the home of a Naval hero goes on the market for nearly £8M | Daily Mail Online
Penthouse in Covent Garden mansion that was once the home of a Naval hero goes on the market for nearly £8M Covent Garden property is former home of Admiral Edward RussellUpper floors of the mansion used to display Admiral’s scale-model ships and Naval memorabiliaFour bedroom penthouse is on the third and fourth levels of the … Continue reading
Historic Lafayette mansion serves new purpose | wlfi.com
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — The Fowler House sits on top a hill at the corner of South 9th and South streets in Lafayette. “It’s considered one of the finest surviving examples of Gothic-revival architecture in the Midwest and even in the United States,” said Colby Bartlett, executive director for The 1852 Foundation. Moses Fowler, an … Continue reading
Sports Direct’s boss’ £6m mansion featured on TV show despite zero-hour contracts scandal | Daily Mail Online
Published: 14:18 EST, 9 April 2016 | Updated: 17:41 EST, 9 April 2016 This palatial mansion in the heart of the Cheshire countryside is a world away from the aisles of bargain sportswear stores. Yet, as the home of Sports Direct chief executive David Forsey, 49, the £6 million property was bought on the back … Continue reading
Kate Middleton and Prince William to stay at Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace hotel | Daily Mail Online
Published: 02:16 EST, 8 April 2016 | Updated: 06:54 EST, 8 April 2016 When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge kick off their tour of India and Bhutan at the weekend, they will be staying in one of the most famous hotels in the world. Prince William and Kate’s seven-day tour comes with a packed … Continue reading
Ghosts and feasting: Lucy Worsley’s tour of Hampton Court Palace – in pictures | Children’s books | The Guardian
By the time my story Eliza Rose starts, Henry VIII is no longer the sporty, god-like golden youth that he was when he took the throne. Now in his 50s, overweight, and with a bad leg, it must have been quite an ordeal for a young girl like Katherine Howard, or Eliza herself, to think … Continue reading
Michael Bloomberg Takes $14M Step Closer to Limestone Uber-Mansion | | Observer
Just one more to go! Former mayor Michael Bloomberg is another step closer to creating his Upper East Side megamansion. While his elegant, five-story limestone townhouse at 17 East 79th Street is already one of the most luxurious homes in the city, Mr. Bloomberg been steadily buying up the units in the townhouse co-op next door for nearly thirty … Continue reading
Cheryl Fernandez Versini’s £7.5m Surrey mansion is for sale and it looks incredible | Metro News
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini’s former £7.5m mansion is on the market and it looks incredible (Picture: Rightmove)Cheryl’s beautiful Surrey mansion has been put back on the market for a staggering £7.5 million. The mansion, which Cheryl Fernandez-Versini used to share with her former husband, football star Ashley Cole, is now available to buy via RightMove and it looks … Continue reading
The country mansion and once family seat of Britain’s greatest ever war hero up for sale, for £12m
“Some home owners are wary of film crews stomping all over their properties, but I just felt tremendously lucky,” says Wade. “All I had to do was get out of my bath in the morning and watch the unfolding entertainment around me.” The Trafalgar Park screen cameo of which he was proudest – mainly because … Continue reading