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Irish Times
4 days ago
- General
- Irish Times
Look inside: Terry Wogan's £3.75m home with tennis court, swimming pool, croquet lawn and orchard
The former Buckinghamshire home of the late, renowned BBC broadcaster Terry Wogan and his late wife, Helen, has been put up for sale. Hitcham Close in the village of Taplow, near Maidenhead in England, is on the market through joint agents Savills Residential & Country Agency and Bovingdons at a guide price of €4.33 million (Stg£3.75 million). Described by the selling agent as a 'prominent Edwardian home', the house's key features include seven bedrooms all of which have views of its gardens and grounds, five reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfastroom, pantry and utility/bootroom, a tennis court, heated swimming pool, walled garden, croquet lawn and an orchard. The property, which the radio and TV presenter acquired with his wife in 1975, sits on a substantial 2.84-acre site behind wrought-iron gates in a private setting with views to Windsor Castle. Wogan, who was given an honorary knighthood for his services to broadcasting by Britain's late Queen Elizabeth in 2005, forged strong links to his adopted Buckinghamshire over the decades when he and his family lived there. From 2007, he served as deputy lieutenant of the county, a role which saw him assisting the lord lieutenant in their duties as the queen's official local representative. Following Wogan's death at the age of 77 in 2016, lord lieutenant Henry Aubrey-Fletcher spoke of the Irish broadcaster's work in the county. READ MORE Entrance hall Livingroom Diningroom Study Kitchen He said: 'He was true to his word. Despite his busy broadcasting schedule Terry frequently undertook citizenship ceremonies, welcoming people from other countries just as he, himself, had been welcomed to these shores from Ireland.' In comments published in local newspaper, The Bucks Herald, Wogan's youngest son, Mark, remembered the family's time together in Hitcham Close. 'We're a close family, so the kitchen was central to everything,' Mark said. 'Mum was a fantastic cook. The welcome was always warm and the food plentiful. 'My parents were great hosts and had a close group of good friends that would regularly be over for dinners. 'We'd also have some lovely long lunches on the terrace overlooking mum's beloved garden. It's a thing of beauty.' Landing Bedroom Bedroom Bathroom Bathroom Lawn to rear Lawn Landscaped lawn area Tennis court Tennis court According to Hugh Maconochie of selling agent Savills, Hitcham Close 'exudes charm and has clearly been a wonderful family home for many years'. 'The garden views are truly exceptional, with Windsor Castle beautifully framed by thoughtfully positioned planting, creating a picturesque and memorable outlook,' Maconochie said. Terry Wogan was a regular presenter on BBC Radio from 1969 until his death in 2016. His Radio 2 breakfast show, Wake up to Wogan, was hugely successful, attracting an average audience of about eight million listeners between 1993 and his semi-retirement in 2009. [ Terry Wogan interview: 'I'm a child of the Pale. I think I was born to succeed here' Opens in new window ] In terms of his television career, Wogan had a number of notable successes. These included Wogan, the thrice-weekly chatshow that he hosted on BBC One from 1984-1991, his time at the helm of the popular Blankety Blank quizshow, and Come Dancing, the original forerunner to today's ballroom dancing behemoth, Strictly Come Dancing. He presented the BBC's coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest for many years. His proudest achievement, however, was Children in Need, the annual fundraising telethon he started in 1980, and which has raised hundreds of millions since.
Irish Times
7 days ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Look inside: Five-bed Edwardian with immaculate interior on Monkstown's Eaton Square for €2.295m
Address : 15 Eaton Square, Monkstown, Co Dublin Price : €2,295,000 Agent : Lisney Sotheby's International Realty View this property on Eaton Square is a major development in the seaside Dublin suburb of Monkstown , located just minutes from the popular bathing spot at Seapoint and the local Dart station. The square of redbrick homes is also just a short stroll to the villages of Blackrock and Monkstown. It's an area that is always in demand, and houses here tend to only come to the market after their owners have raised their family. The elegant semidetached Edwardian with a fine bay window at 15 Eaton Square has been reimagined for contemporary living by its current owners who invested considerable sums into upgrading and extending the now 250sq m (2,691sq ft) redbrick house. It was last on the market in 2017, when they purchased the five-bedroom house for €1.513 million, according to the Property Price Register. Lisney Sotheby's International Realty has now launched 15 Eaton Square to the market, seeking €2.295 million. Falling for its 'space, light and peace', the owners say it was in great condition when they bought it, but by 2021 they decided to put their own mark on the home to accommodate their family's needs. READ MORE There is a view to the garden from the front hallway Kitchen Living space in the new extension Informal dining space Drawingroom Diningroom With the help of Stephen Nelson of Nona Architects, they took their dreams to fruition: 'We really wanted to preserve the period features but also needed an entertaining space. I love to cook so we needed a functional kitchen while we also wanted to have a second living space for the children,' says the owner. To achieve this, they extended to the rear, adding an informal dining and living space to facilitate the kitchen, which itself has a smart pantry allowing the open-plan layout to remain streamlined. To address additional light, the architect added a line of skylights adjacent to the kitchen, which, along with two sets of French doors to the garden, help bounce light throughout. Formal reception rooms lie to the front in the form of interconnecting drawing and diningrooms. Here period details such as coving, ceiling roses and original fireplaces shine through, complimented by herringbone walnut parquet flooring underfoot. Views of the front garden are framed by bay windows that also look out over the private residents-only Eaton Park. A Rhatigan and Hick kitchen takes centre stage in the rear living space. Accessed from both the front hallway and a set of steps from the formal diningroom, it has marble countertops, an Aga cooker, high-end appliances and a Quooker tap. Upstairs are five bedrooms: four good-sized doubles and a single, which is used as a study. Back in 2021, when the owners were upgrading the property, they also tackled the attic, adding 24sq m (258sq ft) of floors pace. Plumbed for a bathroom, it has stairs access, storage in the eaves and built-in units. When it was being converted, the space was further insulated, so now the property has an improved Ber of B3. The property has five bedrooms Two sets of doors open out to the rear garden Rear garden The gardens were designed to have colour all year round with tulips, daffodils and hyacinth giving the first blooms each year, followed by whites and pinks from peony roses and hydrangea. There are also three olive trees, an apple and a crab apple tree. Under the shade of the apple tree lies a smart barbecue, where the family have entertained over the years. The owners say they get the sun in the back garden until late afternoon, after which it brightens up the garden to the front. In addition to the front garden, new owners will have access to the amenity of Eaton Park across the road. There are many primary and secondary schools in the area as well as sporting venues covering everything from tennis and sailing to rugby and hockey. For those who love the sea, you can be splashing about underwater in the space of a four-minute walk from the property.
