Monthly Archives: March 2015

Groom shoots for Listed glory – Racinguk.com

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Groom shoots for Listed glory Saturday 14 March 2015 Tony Carroll believes the progressive Boom The Groom is still on the upgrade as he faces his stiffest task to date in the Listed Unibet Hever Sprint Stakes at Lingfield today.Now a four-year-old, he has been on the go since October but has made rapid strides and was last seen winning a decent handicap at the Surrey venue last month.Boom The Groom has a good Read more [...]

Country houses for sale in the Surrey Hills

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Contrary to pre-Christmas expectations, the Surrey Hills have been buzzing with activity since the start of the year, says Nigel Mitchell of Knight Frank’s Guildford office (01483 565171), which saw sales agreed on 24 houses in January and February, of which only two were priced at more than £2 million. Even more exciting then, given the current shortage of top country houses for sale, is Knight Frank’s launch onto the market in this week’s Country Life of the prestigious, 142-acre Bearehurst Read more [...]

Battersea Arts Centre fire: Grade II listed theatre’s roof collapses as …

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A huge fire broke out at the historic Battersea Arts Centre, leaving theatre goers heartbroken as firefighters battled a huge blaze. The London Fire Brigade raced to the scene at 4.15pm after the venue's Grand Hall went up in flames. Sixty officers and 12 fire engines were sent to battle the blaze in south London, with crowds looking on in horror as the building, which was built in 1893, went up in flames. You can read our live coverage of the blaze here. Paul Foxcroft, 35, a comedian, was walking Read more [...]

Sold! Chelsea school owned by Jeff Daniels sells 2 weeks after listing

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A 90-year-old school in Chelsea that was recently zoned for residential use has been sold just two weeks after it was listed. The former Saint Mary's School located at 400 Congdon Rd. is well known in the city and drew significant interest when word of its availability spread last week. The property sold for slightly above the listing price of $299,900, according to Rick Taylor of Charles Reinhart Company Realtors who represented the seller in the deal. The property was owned by actor Read more [...]

Leeds property news: landmark building set to be transformed

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A landmark Grade I listed building in Burley in Wharfedale, that will now be transformed back into one of the Wharfe Valley’s most prominent residential addresses, has been successfully sold by the Leeds office of Dacres Commercial. Burley House was built in the late 18th Century as an elegant mansion house with adjoining mews buildings and a coach house. The whole property was for a time home to The Flying Pizza before being converted Read more [...]