Homes for sale in landmark towers across England and Scotland range from a neo-baronial country house with turrets in acres of grounds to a modernist tower block in a bustling part of London.
Scottish Country House Conversion
In Greater Colinton, 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. The property is priced at £1.1m.
Newcastle's Tallest Building
In Newcastle, on the eighth 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 a residents' lounge. On the top floor, the 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 within walking distance of the city's main railway hub and St James' Park stadium. The apartment is priced at £268,000.
Cornish Engine House and London Art Deco
In the rural hamlet of Trelyon, Cornwall, 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 a private home, wedding venue and holiday let, the three-bedroom house features thick granite walls and stone archways, spread over five floors with a large kitchen-diner that opens onto 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. The price is £895,000.
In Shepherd's Bush, London, at the other end 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. The kitchen has monochrome chequered tiles and shaker-style units. The price is £435,000.
Modernist Tower in Bethnal Green
In Bethnal Green, London, Cranbrook Estate was built in 1966 and consists of six tower blocks, five terraces and bungalows. It was designed by Berthold Lubetkin, the modernist architect behind the penguin and gorilla enclosures at London zoo. There's an apartment on the 11th floor of Offenbach House, with views of Victoria Park and Canary Wharf. The two-bedroom flat was renovated in 2017 by the current owners, one of whom is an architect, and has many nods to the modernist period, including white flecked black linoleum tiles and restored original concrete surfaces. The price is £350,000.
