Got money to spare? Love art deco? We have the house for you, this five-bedroomed art deco property on Putney Heath, London SW15. But you will need an awful lot of spare cash.
Little is given away about the property's heritage, but it looks 'right' despite extensive modernisation, especially the structure, the windows and the doors, which all faithful to the original era. Talking of art deco features, there's a spiral staircase on there too.
Another art deco gem for sale, although this six-bedroomed Nantmelyn art deco house in Llangawsai, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales doesn't quite match up inside to that wonderful exterior.
According to the agent, the house was built in 1932, the work of local Architect G.T. Bassett, but part of the place isn't original, due to an extension that was added 'in recent years'. Although, to be fair, you wouldn't have guessed from looking at the photos.
A great house from the outside, this five-bedroomed art deco house in Willaston, Wirral, Cheshire doesn't quite have the same wow factor inside. Although it does offer enough of a 'blank canvas' to put the period back in
Described as ‘architecturally significant’, the house was designed back in 1935 by local architect Hubert Thomas and can be found in the Cheshire volume of ‘Buildings of Britain’ by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner. So we're talking a house with some pedigree.
It's always good to see an interesting 1960s-designed house, but it's even better when the interior is still instant – as is the case with the Meadow Rise house in Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.
Lots of period features to admire, including exposed brickwork, wood panels and ceilings, stone fireplaces, floor to ceiling windows, period radiators, period lighting and built-in furniture. Be a crying shame if that was ripped out by the next buyer.
Maybe land wasn't at such a premium 50 or so years back. Or perhaps house builders had different priorities. Whatever it was, this Edward Schoolheifer-designed house on the Manygate Lane Estate, Shepperton, Middlesex is very different to something found on a modern-day housing estate.
Schoolheifer designed this house back in 1964 for the Lyon group, one of a group of houses on the same estate that are now classed as a conservation area, all benefitting from a landscaped communal square away from the road, as well as front and back gardens. You wouldn't get a communal area like that in 2011, that's for sure.
Round by name, round by nature, that's this Arthur A J Marshman-designed Horton Rounds house in Horton, Northamptonshire.
Arthur A J Marshman designed the house in 1966 on the grounds of the old tennis courts to Horton House. Why he decided on circular is anyone's guess, but we're glad he did, as he's left us a stunning period gem set out over three floors, with an annexe wing and some good outside space.
