The Washington times., 1915-08-27
CASTLES IN ENGLAND
OFFERED FOR SALE
By WILBUR s. FORREST.

LONDON. Aug. II. CBy MaiD.-This 10
the open season for castles. manor houses
and mansions in England.
The traditional English country gentle
man is quitting. He's hanging out
signs which say: For Sale" or For
Rent"
Country life In England. for which
England Is famous, Is one OF the real
victims Of the war. The country gentle
man has forsaken the fox hunt. the
shooting and fishing. coaching and golf.
He's either cff to the battle field or he's
cutting down expenses and hundreds OF
them are quitting for good.
II an American millionaire. out gun
ming for something In castles or manors.
should visit the real estate agents In
ish castle or manor market overstocked
with a still heavier supply of mansions
and smaller varieties OF aristocratic
strongholds. He would find them abut-
ed along the shores Of the hist toric Avon
and dotted here and there from the
vicinity Of the beautiful Midway in Kent
to the Severn on the English West
Coast. He would find them IN North .h
could have his CHOICES from among
twenty types Of architecture. historic
and modern. He could rent them or buy
them with a dozen to thirty bedrooms
and with q dozen to Thousands OF acres
to be used for recreation or sports.
Great Manors For Sale.
II this American millionaire doubted
that the business of being an English
country gentleman is getting unpopular
he could motor two hours from London
and find a great Georgian mansion with
1900 acres that abound in choice hunt
Ing and fishing. The acres and the
mansion for sale or for rent
He could take a train to Berwick-on-
Tweed. in Berwickshire. and find an
historic old castle with its 4.6B acres
stretched along the Whittader with It's
fishing. It's hunting. its three packs OF
hounds. It's eighteen-hole golf course. deer
parks and drives. for sale. bag and bag
gage. or-for rent. Or II this did not
suit, he could return to London. re-enter
his motor and spin for an hour to the
north Of the metropolis where he would
find a magnificent Elizabethan man.
sion. Of eighteen bed and dressing rooms.
ing rooms, with Its $500 acres divided
into a wilderness Of shrubberies and
lawns. old cedar avenues, terraced
walks and, timbered ParSs, Its lodges.
gain He could travel to the Nidlands
near Birmingham and Sheffield and fins
three Of the bsst bargains In manor
houses in England. He could take his
or house in Worcestershire with its
luxury OF reception rooms. fifteen
bed rooms and all other things that
generally 20 with English manor houses
or u great menoral estate not fur away
Of 200 acres. advert sed es having tn.
best fishing In England" or another
historic manor In the same neishbor-
hod with It's eighteen BEDROOMS. recep-
ton rooms. billiards. hunting annd Eof
all surrounded by 300 acres. that must
A trip into South Downs, one hour
from London. would hnd a stately man
sion OF the old Sussex foeman style,
with its adjoining lodges. cottages. tim
hers. parks, covering $40 acres.
Another Mansion Offered.
Another short jaunt from London
would nn6 another great Elizabethan
! mansion advertised for sale cheap. as
follows: Twenty bed and dressing
rooms. stablinS. garages. all other ap-
purtenances. with shooting lands Of 8 ,JOo
acres. a deer park OF 200 acres--for sale
at q bargain.
| Two great English country estates will
20 under the aucticneef's hammer in
September. They've been on the market
! for months. and failing of purchases
will be cut into farms. One Ia In the
center OF B,ackmore Vale. near Sher-
borne. Its great manor contains a
wealth OF luxurious fittings. The estate
is 400 acres that will be converted to
agriculture.
The great residential agricultural
sporting estate known as Sisted Hall
Essex. near Bralntree, of 1856 acres, Is
the other.
These are only a few Of the "For sale"
or For rent" signs In the British Isles
| today.
The var has played havoc with the
British Country gentleman.