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A renovation challenge with Art Deco features

This magnificent home in Shaw House is set within six acres of beautifully curated grounds, near Bradford-on-Avon and the historic city of Bath.

Another stately Galveston mansion, just down the street from the 1916 Runge House and around the corner from the historic Georgian-style home at 1428 Broadway, went on the market just last week. Built by Michael Shaw, a German immigrant who was reportedly the first jeweler in Texas, the 4,800-square-foot property at 1428 Ball St. was listed for $1.8 million by Thomas Schwenk of Coldwell Banker TGRE.

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Shaw’s Corner,an Edwardian arts and crafts-influenced house in Hertfordshire,was home to George Bernard Shaw for more than 40 years. The heavily bearded writer spent much of his time in the garden,where he worked in a revolving hut.Built on castors it was fitted on a circular track so that it could be moved around to improve the light or change the view. And the shed also had electricity,so Shaw could write regardless of the weather or time of day. www.nationaltrust.org.uk Matthew Antrobus

The restored 1.89-acre historic estate is back on the market

Proctor & Shaw has extended the south London home of a retired teacher, adding a timber-lined snug that can be used for reading or birdwatching.

9 bedroom detached house for sale in Chesters House, Hexham, Northumberland NE46 4EU - Rightmove.

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