Houses with famous connections
Wiltshire: The Wilderness, Box. This Grade II residence with fine views over the Bybrook Valley was home to Reverend W. Awdry, famous for writing the Thomas the Tank Engine series. 5 beds, 3 baths, breakfast/ kitchen, 2 receps, rear hall, porch, study, laundry, boot room/WC, cinema room, gym, wine cellar, larder, workshop, garaging, driveway, parking, dovecote and stabling/garden store, summerhouse, water garden, walled garden, formal gardens, 1.38 acres. £1.75m; Carter Jonas (01225-560699).
Cornwall: 6-7 Fernlea Terrace, St Ives. On the market for the first time in over a century, this Grade II house was built for the wealthy landowner and MP James Halse. The property is set over four floors with over 5,600 sq ft of accommodation and fine harbour and beach views. It is currently…