The impressive home of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, the inspirational creator of the Italianate village Portmeirion in North Wales, is now for sale. Clough's former home, called Mardir, was built by the renowed and highly regarded architect in 1926 and still retains many of its original features including fireplaces, coving and picture rails. Original features are now protected by the Grade II listing It was the current owner's attention to detail and insistence that features be retained during Read more [...]

A row has broken out over the demolition of an ancient West End chapel. Campaigners against the knocking down of the Bond Memorial Chapel in Benwell, Newcastle, say it is being done with no community or council consultation. The chapel, which has adorned Adelaide Terrace for 117 years, was built in replacement of the Iron Chapel in 1899, but is to be consigned to history. The soon-to-be-empty lot is rumoured to be the site of a new car park for the childcare centre and children’s charity that Read more [...]

Throughout the Stop The Rot campaign, there’s been one running theme: ‘Liverpool has too many beautiful, abandoned buildings.’ Although the ECHO, working with Liverpool City Council and Historic England, has taken on the mammoth task of battling to bring 25 of our ‘at risk’ buildings back into use - there are plenty more that readers have been begging us to feature as part of our campaign. And none more so than Holly Lodge House - a detached Georgian House on Queens Drive, West Derby - Read more [...]

Throughout the Stop The Rot campaign, there’s been one running theme: ‘Liverpool has too many beautiful, abandoned buildings.’ Although the ECHO, working with Liverpool City Council and Historic England, has taken on the mammoth task of battling to bring 25 of our ‘at risk’ buildings back into use - there are plenty more that readers have been begging us to feature as part of our campaign. And none more so than Holly Lodge House - a detached Georgian House on Queens Drive, West Derby - Read more [...]

Folly in Farringdon, Hampshire, built by Reverend Thomas Hackett MasseyThe Rev built the ornate structure over four decades using his own hands  Property stood empty for years because 'no-one knew what to do with it'Said to be built to impress an Indian widow who had moved to the villageBy Amie Gordon For Mailonline Published: 18:56 GMT, 17 January 2016 | Updated: 19:01 GMT, 17 January 2016 Read more [...]

Industrial sectors from steel to mining have been in the vanguard of the sell-off in Russian stocks, while the Russian rouble has dropped in value to new lows. The sharp fall in asset values around the world has been particularly painful for Russia’s rich. Vladimir Potanin, who became one of the country’s wealthiest men through mining companies, has seen losses of up to $1.3bn in the turmoil as his net worth fell to $13.3bn, while Leonid Mikhelson, the chairman and chief executive of Russian Read more [...]

Media captionBBC News looks at what led to Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian's captivityIran has released Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and three other Iranian-American prisoners in an apparent prisoner swap with the US.Rezaian, 39, was jailed on charges, including espionage, last November.The United States said it was offering clemency to seven Iranians being held in the US for Read more [...]

DID you know that some of the oldest habitable houses in the UK are right here in Oxfordshire? And not only are they available to let but are probably the cheapest houses in the county. These are the Ewelme Almshouses. Founded in 1437 with a licence granted by King Henry VI, the 13 properties have provided homes to the elderly and needy for more than 550 years. The current residents describe themselves as fantastically lucky – the only downside to their idyllic Read more [...]

DID you know that some of the oldest habitable houses in the UK are right here in Oxfordshire? And not only are they available to let but are probably the cheapest houses in the county. These are the Ewelme Almshouses. Founded in 1437 with a licence granted by King Henry VI, the 13 properties have provided homes to the elderly and needy for more than 550 years. The current residents describe themselves as fantastically lucky – the only downside to their idyllic Read more [...]

VIEW GALLERY Would you pay a princely £2.9m for a two/three bedroom apartment? Well you might if it had a reception room fit for entertaining royalty, which happened to be the venue for King George III’s post-coronation celebrations in 1761. The magnificent 42ft ballroom, with its 18ft high ceilings, grand marble fireplace and ornate chandelier is a Strictly enthusiast's dream - with more than enough room to sashay to a Cha Cha Cha or glide through an American Smooth. The ballroom is Read more [...]