East Barsham Manor - A short video for Sotheby's Realty

[@sgilbert5753]

Marvelous video glimpse at such an historic architectural survivor. Thank you.

[@howardnorris1773]

Lovely old place - there are a lot of gems tucked away in rural Norfolk.

[@jatinga88]

First saw it from front entrance in August 1996 when researching Fermor family history. Appreciated superb video. Thank you.

[@chalkyness]

Sold in Feb 2020. It’ll be interesting to see how long it stays off the market. At c. £3 million it costs the same as a nice central London 3 bedroom flat (apartment) but it must be a bit of a nightmare to own. It’s Grade 1 listed which means there’s a lot of things you cannot do with the property and repairs and maintenance are expensive. Best of luck to whoever takes it on!

[@nannapam1]

This house is where my husband's mother lived as a little girl, with her Father John Everett, a Farmer, and mother Catherine Price. I have a photo of her on her father's knee. Taken outside in the garden, there is another photo of her on a horse aged about 13/14 outside the front archway. However, her memories of this house was it was cold and draughty

[@ronniealex5523]

Interesting! I do think it’s a glorious house. Nothing better than English architecture

[@sjgreene785]

Honored. Thank you for sharing. Love & Light to ALL.

[@sgilbert5753]

Interesting that you have given names to the chapter on this house from The English Country House, from the archives of Country Life, by Mary Miers. The chapter featuring East Barsham Manor made mention that the surviving portion adjacent to the house ruins had been a tenanted farm house. Marvellous to hear of some gaps in occupancy filled-in. What a service to the nation's oldest country house, and I am including the likes of Stokesay in Shropshire, circa late 13th century, English farming families have done by occupying/employing - in essence "guarding" these heritage houses, which goes a long way to explain why they survived for posterity to appreciate.

[@timothylaws4549]

how beautiful!!

[@ademcarney7058]

Amazing brick work!#

[@janawaw8293]

Very nice place for children , books and flower in a garden....

[@katiehesketh2643]

I want this house more than anything

[@andynixon2820]

What a place .

[@dicolamia54saba66]

Che meraviglia!!!

[@GaelinW]

Based on the floor plan there are no bathrooms. That could be a problem.

[@henrylivingstone2971]

Bring out the chamber pots! 😂😂😂

[@rexco2700]

There are!

[@j.m.harrincourt2208]

There is a castle in Scotland near Edinburgh that was modeled after this in the 19th century: Dalmeny House.

[@user-abde]

Reminds me on the indian city of Jaipur.

[@loriblackman9953]

Beautiful house.

[@tagquasar8791]

Id like to be the custodian of a place like this

[@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293]

I'm just fascinated by Poxwell Manor in Dorset: nobody has wanted to buy it in over TEN YEARS of being on the market (with brief withdrawal periods here and there, all for some unrevealed, intensely fascinating reasons). I wish someone would reveal the secrets: what do the brochures and ads avoid informing people about I wonder? The photos show a beautiful manor in good nick, make no allusions to it being a 'wonderful restoration project' opportunity and the price is reasonable for what it LOOKS like you'd be getting. Seriously, if anybody knows why this property just cannot sell, please share the juicy secrets.

[@lesleyriseam1282]

Some of these properties are incredibly expensive to own and Run . It may cost 2 or 3 million to buy , but 5 million to renovate and 1 million to upkeep . Thats why those that inherit these properties either open them up and diversify , or if they dont come with an estate and cottages , people avoid them . Very wealthy people buy other things . 15 million pound Penthouse is a better investment .

[@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293]

@@lesleyriseam1282 Thank you for your thoughtful, detailed response Lesley. I've thought about all the same things you've considered too but I'm thrown off every time I read the wordy little brochure as there's absolutely no mention of 'renovation opportunity' or some other indicator that the pretty photographs are over 15 years old and that the property needs a sympathetic owner with the time and money to invest in this 'wonderful opportunity to bring a historic home back to it's magnificent former glory etc etc'. Usually estate agents offer either a blatant or just a discreet nod to either of those considerations, y'know, if it's relevant mostly to set peoples expectations straight from the get-go and not waste anybody's time when it comes to driving out to viewings etc. In fact, it seems apparent that the opposite of all we've both written is true going by the brochure and online sales media. This always piques my interest most intensely. I'm ultra nosey about things like this-- I'm turning into my dear father in law, rest his soul. I draw the line at stealthy gazes through net curtains though 😉 PS= It's generally kept under wraps if a property is situated near an established "traveller" community park, sewerage treatment facility, abattoir, rubbish tip, railway line etc. I often wonder if it's difficult, awkward things like that putting people off.

[@lindanorris3226]

🎀🎀🎀

[@OUTBOUND184]

Shame about the furnishings...

[@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293]

It reminds me of unsophisticated, nouveau riche modern Americans building enormous trophy houses and then not knowing how to tastefully and sympathetically decorate them; they'll have these cavernous rooms-- the bigger the better-- and then have these spindly little chairs and ugly tables and sad bare walls the size of a squash court and inappropriately small rugs etc. Not to mention having no education when it comes to history. What a painful eyesore this ghastly dickswinging is when aesthetics are put into the spotlight. I would apologise for the peppery, unforgiving tut-tutting tone of this comment but really, who in their right mind would be able to generate real outrage in defence of ugly houses built by ugly people? I couldn't care less about offending nitwits like that. Have you seen Bling Empire on Netflix?! Holy smokes.

[@OUTBOUND184]

@@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293 Avoiding Netflix is part of my rejecting that culture as a whole!

[@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293]

@@OUTBOUND184 Champion!👍

[@lesleyriseam1282]

@@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293 Probably dressed by the Vendor to sell rather than leaving it all empty .

[@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293]

@@lesleyriseam1282 I thought the same thing. We don't throw as much money and effort into staging homes, generally speaking, the way that our American friends do.

[@sandragruhle6288]

Could it be changed into high level condos? That has been done here to save historic mansions.