Prime location for renovation
born and raised in the house before becoming, in 1806, the first non-convict settlers of Australia. Gregory was later honoured for finding a route over the Blue Mountains and for making the first Australian wine.
In 1852, the house became the Rectory of Fordwich and in 1943 it featured in the film A Canterbury Tale.
Watergate House is now for sale as a whole or in two lots: the house and gardens, and The Water Meadows, which has planning consent for an artist’s studio.
Arranged over three floors, four large square rooms on the ground and first floors of the house have been sensitively refurbished. A drawing room and dining room both have period features including a large 15th century fireplace and on the first floor there is an impressive dual-aspect library.
There are five first floor bedrooms and a further two on the second floor. A panelled master bedroom features a distinctive wall painting restored by an expert from Canterbury Cathedral.
■ Watergate House and The Water Meadows are for sale through Strutt & Parker, struttandparker.com
ASKING PRICE:
£2.5 MILLION
IT might need a bit of vision to help it reach its full potential, but whoever buys Pindock Mews will be getting a property with some glamorous pop culture credentials.
Located in West London’s sought-after Maida Vale neighbourhood, connecting Warwick Avenue and Castellain Road, the part-cobbled street was used as a filming location for iconic Sixties TV series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg.
And that’s not the only celebrity mention on Pindock Mews’ property CV – it has also been home to numerous musicians including Boy George and Marilyn, and The Sex Pistols’ Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen, as well as Janet Street Porter.
This particular one bedroom mews is described by agents Lurot Brand as ‘beautifully derelict’ and in need of full renovation, but it would definitely offer a fabulous opportunity for anyone prepared to take on a project.
The property currently comprises one bedroom, an entrance hall, reception room and kitchen, bathroom and loft. There’s also a double garage.
Agents suggest that, with the right kind of TLC – and planning permission – the house, which is freehold, could be converted into a dream home.
■ Pindock Mews is for sale through Lurot Brand, lurotbrand.co.uk