Homes for sale in landmark towers in England and Scotland – in pictures From a neo-baronial country house with turrets in acres of grounds in Scotland to a modernist tower block in a bustling part of London Towering views from the tallest building in Newcastle, where there’s a two-bedroom apartment on the eighth floor. lism is independent. We earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link.Learn more. This is a neighbourhood on the south-westerly edge of Edinburgh.
At the foot of the Pentland Hills regional park is an A-listed Scots neo-baronial country house converted into luxury homes. Now called Bonaly Tower it has stone elevations, conical turrets and castellated detailing. The old library (now the Library Suite) is a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home with a 29ft drawing room.
Communal grounds stretch for four hectares (10 acres) and nearby Bonaly country park covers 290 hectares (717 acres) of green belt. _£1.1m._ _Strutt & Parker, 0131 7184 489_ floor of Hadrian’s Tower, the tallest building in the city, is a two-bedroom apartment with an L-shaped living room and kitchen. Residents have access to a 24-hour concierge service, high-speed lifts, a gym and residents’ lounge. On the top floor (26th) is the 3SIXTY restaurant and cocktail bar with panoramic views of the city.
The area around the 82-metre glass tower, on a brick base, has a wide selection of bars and restaurants and is in walking distance of the city’s main railway hub and St James’ Park stadium. _£268,000._ _Purplebricks, 020 3834 7910_ amlet, roughly halfway between St Austell and Truro, is the Stack, a Grade II-listed tower, a single property once a Cornish engine house dating back to the late 1800s. Now it’s a private home, wedding venue and holiday let. The three-bedroom house, with thick granite walls and stone archways, is spread over five floors with a large kitchen-diner that opens on to a timber terrace with a sunken hot tub and views over the valley.
Outbuildings include a studio, workshop, and car port. One of the closest beaches is Porthpean. _£895,000. Rohrs and Rowe, 01872 306 360_ nd of Shepherd’s Bush Green from the underground station is the Grampians building, designed by the early 20th-century architect Maurice Webb.
His drawings were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1935, and the Grade II-listed art deco block was completed in 1937. There is a studio apartment on the ground floor. The double-aspect living room has curved windows and pine parquet flooring, against a neutral palette.
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