New Suburb Record For Hendra Brisbane

A six-bedroom, Hampton’s style home located at 38 Newmarket street in the Hendra, Brisbane has broken the suburb record.

The $3.65m sale by Place Ascot’s Patrick McKinnon has set a new standard for the area, with the residence inspected 156 times proper to sale, including 5 virtual inspections.

The home, known as ‘Caulfield House’, was once the residence of champion thoroughbred, Bore Head, winner of the 1965 Caulfield Cup. The home was purchased by racing royalty Caitlin Lavin, daughter of well-known horse owner Peter Lavin.

Caitlin told the media in a recent interview the purchase was totally unplanned and serendipitous.”

The home was reimagined by designers ‘Innovate’, giving the home a sense of modern luxury with coffered ceiling, blackbutt timber floors alongside hand-painted custom joinery.

Elsewhere the home offers three-metre-high ceilings, gourmet kitchen with a double-glazed glass-encased wine room, breakfast bar, and a storage-filled butler’s pantry that links to the residence’s garage.

Along with marble external paving, the alfresco area hosts an outdoor kitchen with in-ground infinity-edge swimming pool and self-contained pool house accommodation converted from the old stables.

An imposing Scottish castle that has only had four owners in its more than 200-year existence has hit the market asking for offers above £8 million (US$10.45 million).

Seton Hall, as it’s known, was built in 1789 by architect Robert Adam using stone from Seton Palace, the since-demolished property that was considered to be Mary Queen of Scots’s preferred retreat, according to Savills, which brought the home to the market last month.

“Seton is an absolutely magical castle—from the moment you approach, to the inner courtyard, to the quality of interior design,” said listing agent Jessica Gwyn.

The castle—roughly 10 miles from Edinburgh—remained in the same family from the late 18th century until 2003, which “served to freeze Seton in a protective time warp,” according to the listing.

Castellated features such as slit windows and turrets can be seen from the outside, and inside “secret staircases, curved doors, curved walls, arched windows and hidden doors add to the charming sophistication of the architecture and design,” the listing said.

But the castle has since been refurbished to meet modern standards, and now also boasts a helipad, a full security system, a gym, a playroom, a silk-lined dining room and a billiards room.

The restoration project saw a team of expert stonemasons rebuild the castle’s many chimneys, turrets and rooftop parapets. Plus, ironwork was restored, the dumbwaiter reinstated and the 10,000-bottle wine cellar was brought back to life, Savills said.

Alongside the seven-bedroom home that forms the core of the castle, there are additional residences across the property, including Darnley Cottage and Bothwell Cottage—named after Mary Queen of Scots’s husbands.

The castle’s stables have been refurbished, too, and are adjacent to the “Stable Bar,” the castle’s private pub.

The owner—who Mansion Global couldn’t identify—“feels their time as custodian of this outstanding building has come to a natural conclusion and it is time for this historic home to be loved and cared for by someone else,” Gwyn said.

This article first appeared on Mansion Global