Stunning Thames riverfront mansion goes up on the market for £3.5m
- The luxurious dwelling was owned by the Japanese authorities earlier than WWII
- It includes a swimming pool and greater than 5,500 ft of lodging
This £3.5m riverside property that has gone in the marketplace – is to die for – because it has featured in a number of British detective dramas.
The historic property on the banks of the River Thames has been used as a filming location for Midsomer Murders, Endeavour – the prequel to Inspector Morse – and a brand new sequence The Marlow Murder Club.
Before that the luxurious dwelling was owned by the Japanese authorities and used as an ambassadorial retreat till the outbreak of the Second World War.
The property, which comes with a boathouse, is situated between Henley and Marlow in Oxfordshire.
It has not been in the marketplace in virtually half a century however is now up on the market with Savills.
The riverside property overlooking the Thames is being offered for the primary time in half a century
The magnificent property has been utilized in a number of crime dramas
It was initially constructed by the Wilkin household, of Tiptree jam-making fame, in 1903.
The gorgeous double-height galleried baronial corridor has panelling reused from the House of Lords, when it underwent a refurbishment.
The boathouse was in-built a fort fashion in 1929 and has direct river entry.
During the Second World War it turned a base for US officers after which the property was cut up in two within the Fifties, with quantity 2 Hambledon Place being purchased by the present house owners in 1976.
In 2004 the property appeared in a Midsomer Murders episode titled Dead within the Water. The storyline centred on the homicide of a rowing membership chairman throughout a regatta.
It may also be reused in a brand new as but untitled episode of Midsomer Murders this yr.
The historic property on the banks of the River Thames has been used as a filming location for Midsomer Murders, Endeavour – the prequel to Inspector Morse
In 2004 the property appeared in a Midsomer Murders episode titled Dead within the Water
The property may also be reused in a brand new as but untitled episode of Midsomer Murders this yr
The property has featured on exhibits akin to Endeavor, Midsomer Murders and The Marlow Murder Club
The home was in-built 1903 and was as soon as owned by the Japanese authorities
It featured in episodes of Endeavor in 2013 and 2021 and in a brand new sequence this yr known as The Marlow Murder Club.
The property has 5,576 sq ft of lodging over three flooring with an entrance corridor, kitchen, eating room, drawing room and the spectacular baronial corridor on the bottom ground, 4 bedrooms and two loos on the primary ground and one other 4 bedrooms and two loos on the highest ground.
Most of the rooms have enviable countryside or river views and the home was constructed on a raised space to keep away from flooding.
The property sits in 0.8 of an acre and has a swimming pool and a mooring deck by the river.
Most of the rooms have enviable countryside or river views and the home was constructed on a raised space to keep away from flooding
The property presents ‘wonderful riverside views and in depth lodging’
According to Victoria Knight from Savills Henley: ‘Featuring gorgeous interval particulars, together with panelling from the House of Lords, this house is a riverside gem and it’s no marvel why it has featured so many occasions on the TV’
She mentioned: ‘The dwelling’s location, historical past and grand rooms will entice these in search of a high quality waterside dwelling, with a straightforward commute again into London – whether or not that’s by boat or by practice’
A properly as greater than 5,500 sq. ft of lodging, the property includes a swimming pool
Victoria Knight, from property brokers Savills Henley, mentioned: ‘Number two, Hambleden Place, is a breath-taking dwelling providing wonderful riverside views and in depth lodging that’s excellent for household dwelling.
‘Featuring gorgeous interval particulars, together with panelling from the House of Lords, this house is a riverside gem and it’s no marvel why it has featured so many occasions on the TV.
‘The dwelling’s location, historical past and grand rooms will entice these in search of a high quality waterside dwelling, with a straightforward commute again into London – whether or not that’s by boat or by practice.’
