Well this is a trip down memory lane. This is a two bedroom flat in the building where I trained to be a journalist (many, many, and then some, moons ago). It’s in St Leonard’s on Sea, which is right next door to Hastings for those who don’t know their geography round there, and it’s on the market for £250,000 via The Modern House.
It’s such a cool building, which, just in case you weren’t paying attention, was designed in the 1930s to resemble the Queen Mary, a transatlantic cruise ship, and it dominates the sea front. Bombed during WWII it hasn’t always been terribly well looked after but in recent years efforts have been made to repair the restore the external appearance.
It’s fourteen stories high and was, when it was finished, the tallest residential building in the UK. This flat is on the sixth floor which is high enough to have a great view of the sea but not a total disaster if the lift breaks. It has been fully restored by the current owner to try and keep as many original features as possible.
The, slightly, bad news – from a financial point of view at least, is that the management of the building has been taken over by the residents who are working to have the exterior fully restored. This means that there is currently a service charge of £2,789.63 every six months but this is scheduled to be reduced by 25 per cent next year.
A price worth paying to live in one of the most famous buildings in the UK?
Now where? We’ve had history and beach already so what could possibly compete with that? How about a massive converted warehouse that looks like a tiny Victorian house from the outside. Yes, people, we have found the Tardis. Come…
It is, I think you’ll agree, fairly unprepossessing from the outside. But go through the front door and it opens up into a four bedroom house with huge open plan spaces and an integral double garage.
In the hall there is lots of storage for coats – surely the modern family’s eternal bugbear – as well as a utility room and cloakroom. The hall leads to the kitchen with all that glazing while the living space (above) leads onto a paved garden. With a Sauna.
Upstairs the master bedroom has its own sitting area and there’s a huge roof terrace as well.
Sold yet? It’s served by Harlesden underground but the high speed HS2 is scheduled to stop nearby which will give fast links to London Euston and the north of England. The price, should you be interested is £2,050,000 and it’s on with The Modern House.
As for me – I’m currently rather sold on the idea of a turquoise sofa to add a splash of colour. What do you think?
So where are we moving this week? Central or Seaside? Vote in the comments below.
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