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Identical twins built matching Grand Designs homes, but one is selling
3+ hour ago (1148+ words) They already ran a business together, dressed alike, drove the same cars and even owned matching dogs. Then inseparable identical twins Nik and Jon Daughtry took their extraordinary bond one step further - by building two striking Grand Designs homes next…...
Frank Lloyd Wright home sells for a pittance. .. but buyer is warned
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1015+ words) An historic Illinois'home designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright has sold for just over $100, 000 - but it will need $3 million worth of repairs after decades of neglect. The Joseph Jacob Walser House, a crumbling protected landmark tucked into Chicago's Austin…...
Home in Lincolnshire hits market with listing showing off 'Nazi room"
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (551+ words) A normal three-bedroom 'family home' in Lincolnshire has hit the market -with its listing showing off the property's office full of Nazi memorabilia. The semi-detached house, listed on Rightmove for "190, 000, appears totally conventional to the untrained eye, featuring a spacious…...
Scramble! World War Two RAF control tower is now for sale
1+ week, 1+ day ago (475+ words) An RAF control tower which was used in bombing raids against Nazi Germany has been renovated into a stunning four-bedroom house on the market for "900, 000. Following the end of the war, the station was closed and the distinctive building served…...
Architect lashes out as restoration of Spain's oldest hotel ridiculed
2+ week, 3+ day ago (604+ words) An architect behind the restoration of Spain's oldest hotel, which was ridiculed for its 'sodomised gargoyles', has hit back at his critics." Fernando Cobos carried out the works at the Hostal dos Reis Cat'licos in Santiago de Compostela, but sparked…...
Second World War bunker goes on sale for "65 K - but comes with a catch
2+ mon, 7+ hour ago (550+ words) A Second World War bunker with massive plot of surrounding land has gone on sale for "65, 000, but there's a catch that history buffs must bear when buying the property." The old military"Blasford Hill Bunker is"60 square metres and is…...
This homeless Swede who became the resident of London's largest house
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (1649+ words) So it seems rather a shame that, for the past three years, the only resident of this gargantuan Knightsbridge property has been a very cheerful and heavily-bearded Swede called Anders Fernstedt. Even more so, that 57-year-old Anders " who has a…...
Victorian prison transformed into modern home can be yours for "765 K
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (292+ words) A Victorian-era prison and court house that was transformed into a modern home with an open plan kitchen, study and gym'has gone on the market for "765, 000. The Grade II listed building'boasts 3, 258sq ft of accommodation spread over three storeys overlooking the…...
Home with access to tunnel that inspired The Thirty-Nine Steps on sale
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (764+ words) The contemporary property, called Seaview, is on the North Foreland Estate in Broadstairs, Kent, and is set 200 yards back from a private beach. The beach can only be reached through an underground tunnel and stairs - which just a small group…...