The Relocated Cedar Court Lists For $17.5M
With an increasing demand to live in Greater London, the stately Cedar Court is the fantasy home for lavish parties and homely activities.
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Regality and class never get old. Early this February, a 500-year-old mansion in Kingston-upon-Thames was listed for US$17.5 million. Known as ?Cedar Court?, the estate is 14,447 sqft with 12 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms and an additional 2-bedroom annex.
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The three-story Tudor mansion was originally built in the 1480s for a rich salt merchant in the Essex town of Colchester, which was said to be Britain?s oldest recorded town. In 1910, it was dismantled and rebuilt on the exclusive Coombe Hill ? perched in one acre of mature landscaped gardens with a well, fountain and koi fish pond.
Image: RokstoneImage: Rokstone
As the story goes, an antiquarian bought the property and spent 100-times the purchase price to relocate the mansion to the plot of land owned by him. Now, after its careful reconstruction in 1910 and modernisation, the estate still has its uniqueness and appeal.
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As per Rokstone?s founder and managing director, Becky Fatemi, on Mansion Global, buyers are usually attracted to the property?s interesting narrative. For the charming Cedar Court, it was that and ?the rigour of being built twice...
The post The Relocated Cedar Court Lists For $17.5M appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Rokstone
Regality and class never get old. Early this February, a 500-year-old mansion in Kingston-upon-Thames was listed for US$17.5 million. Known as ?Cedar Court?, the estate is 14,447 sqft with 12 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms and an additional 2-bedroom annex.
READ MORE: ?The One? Mansion in Bel-Air For Sale At US$295 Million
The three-story Tudor mansion was originally built in the 1480s for a rich salt merchant in the Essex town of Colchester, which was said to be Britain?s oldest recorded town. In 1910, it was dismantled and rebuilt on the exclusive Coombe Hill ? perched in one acre of mature landscaped gardens with a well, fountain and koi fish pond.
Image: RokstoneImage: Rokstone
As the story goes, an antiquarian bought the property and spent 100-times the purchase price to relocate the mansion to the plot of land owned by him. Now, after its careful reconstruction in 1910 and modernisation, the estate still has its uniqueness and appeal.
READ MORE: Pierre Cardin?s Bubble Palace on Bay of Cannes Up For Sale
As per Rokstone?s founder and managing director, Becky Fatemi, on Mansion Global, buyers are usually attracted to the property?s interesting narrative. For the charming Cedar Court, it was that and ?the rigour of being built twice...
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