Ultimate fixer-uppers: castles, forts and mansions for sale in need of restoration
Jen Grimble
10 October 2023
American buyer swoops in for this old fortress in the Thames
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Paying over the odds
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A piece of British history
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Decommissioned and decaying
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Number 1 The Thames
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Roebuck Castle, Alabama, USA: £165,700 ($200k)
RE/MAX Marketplace
Roebuck Castle, Alabama, USA: £165,700 ($200k)
RE/MAX Marketplace
Roebuck Castle, Alabama, USA: £165,700 ($200k)
RE/MAX Marketplace
Roebuck Castle, Alabama, USA: £165,700 ($200k)
RE/MAX Marketplace
Abandoned country house, Florida, USA: £331,100 ($400k)
All Florida Homes Realty
Abandoned country house, Florida, USA: £331,100 ($400k)
All Florida Homes Realty
Abandoned country house, Florida, USA: £331,100 ($400k)
All Florida Homes Realty
Abandoned country house, Florida, USA: £331,100 ($400k)
All Florida Homes Realty
16th-century fortress, Province of Ourense, Spain: £502,700 ($607k)
Galician Country Homes
16th-century fortress, Province of Ourense, Spain: £502,700 ($607k)
Galician Country Homes
16th-century fortress, Province of Ourense, Spain: £502,700 ($607k)
Galician Country Homes
16th-century fortress, Province of Ourense, Spain: £502,700 ($607k)
Galician Country Homes
Renaissance castle, Brandenburg, Germany: £693,400 ($838k)
Vermittlung historischer Immobilien OHG
Renaissance castle, Brandenburg, Germany: £693,400 ($838k)
Vermittlung historischer Immobilien OHG
Renaissance castle, Brandenburg, Germany: £693,400 ($838k)
Vermittlung historischer Immobilien OHG
Renaissance castle, Brandenburg, Germany: £693,400 ($838k)
Vermittlung historischer Immobilien OHG
Ancient castle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: £1.3 million ($1.6m)
Vermittlung Historischer Immobilien
Ancient castle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: £1.3 million ($1.6m)
Vermittlung Historischer Immobilien
Ancient castle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: £1.3 million ($1.6m)
Vermittlung Historischer Immobilien
Ancient castle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: £1.3 million ($1.6m)
Vermittlung Historischer Immobilien
Trinity Episcopal Church, Michigan, USA: £1.5 million ($1.8m)
LoopNet / O'Connor
Trinity Episcopal Church, Michigan, USA: £1.5 million ($1.8m)
LoopNet / O'Connor
Trinity Episcopal Church, Michigan, USA: £1.5 million ($1.8m)
LoopNet / O'Connor
Trinity Episcopal Church, Michigan, USA: £1.5 million ($1.8m)
LoopNet / O'Connor
New Forest manor house, Southampton, UK: £1.9 million ($2.3m)
Pearsons Romsey
New Forest manor house, Southampton, UK: £1.9 million ($2.3m)
Pearsons Romsey
New Forest manor house, Southampton, UK: £1.9 million ($2.3m)
Pearsons Romsey
New Forest manor house, Southampton, UK: £1.9 million ($2.3m)
Pearsons Romsey
Villa Castello Pellegrini, Piedmont, Italy: £2.6 million ($3.1m)
Stresa Luxury Real Estate
Villa Castello Pellegrini, Piedmont, Italy: £2.6 million ($3.1m)
Stresa Luxury Real Estate
Villa Castello Pellegrini, Piedmont, Italy: £2.6 million ($3.1m)
Stresa Luxury Real Estate
Villa Castello Pellegrini, Piedmont, Italy: £2.6 million ($3.1m)
Stresa Luxury Real Estate
The Bishop Mansion, Michigan, USA: £5.8 million ($7m)
RE/MAX Complete
The Bishop Mansion, Michigan, USA: £5.8 million ($7m)
RE/MAX Complete
The Bishop Mansion, Michigan, USA: £5.8 million ($7m)
RE/MAX Complete
The Bishop Mansion, Michigan, USA: £5.8 million ($7m)
RE/MAX Complete
Vauban Citadel, Belle-Île-en-Mer, France: £11.3 million ($13.6m)
Patrice Besse
Vauban Citadel, Belle-Île-en-Mer, France: £11.3 million ($13.6m)
Patrice Besse
Vauban Citadel, Belle-Île-en-Mer, France: £11.3 million ($13.6m)
Patrice Besse
Vauban Citadel, Belle-Île-en-Mer, France: £11.3 million ($13.6m)
Patrice Besse
Xabregas Palace, Lisbon, Portugal: £14.7 million ($17.8m)
Sotheby's International Realty
Xabregas Palace, Lisbon, Portugal: £14.7 million ($17.8m)
Sotheby's International Realty
Xabregas Palace, Lisbon, Portugal: £14.7 million ($17.8m)
Sotheby's International Realty
Xabregas Palace, Lisbon, Portugal: £14.7 million ($17.8m)
Sotheby's International Realty
Italianate villa, London, UK: £25 million ($30.1m)
Savills
Italianate villa, London, UK: £25 million ($30.1m)
Savills
Italianate villa, London, UK: £25 million ($30.1m)
Savills
Italianate villa, London, UK: £25 million ($30.1m)
Savills
Mansion with private island, Montana, USA: £60 million ($72m)
Sotheby's International Realty
Mansion with private island, Montana, USA: £60 million ($72m)
Sotheby's International Realty
Mansion with private island, Montana, USA: £60 million ($72m)
Sotheby's International Realty
Mansion with private island, Montana, USA: £60 million ($72m)
Sotheby's International Realty
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