British Couple's Rs 16 Crore Home Turns Into A Nightmare, Here's How
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A British couple's dream purchase of a historic mansion turned into a nightmare after the previous owner stripped it of its most valuable assets.
A British couple's dream home purchase has turned into a nightmare after discovering that the historic mansion's previous owner stripped it of its most valuable assets, according to The Metro.
Martin and Sarah Caton paid 1.5 million pounds (Rs 16,68,25,119) for the Grade II*-listed Bochym Manor, eager to enjoy its Jacobean oak staircase, its walnut-panelled library, and history stretching back into the Domesday Book. A ten-bedroom gothic revival house possessed sixty-one holiday homes as well as secret passages and historic stained-glass windows.
However, their joy quickly turned to despair when they discovered the former owner, Dr Mark Payne, had removed numerous fixtures and fittings, including doors, windows, fireplaces, floors, guttering, plumbing, and electrics. Three of the four baths were missing, and the stunning stained-glass windows and library panelling, carved by the same firm that rebuilt the Houses of Parliament, had been removed.
