Your Head Trucker's tastes in architecture tend heavily towards the classical and traditional; the Georgian period is my especial favorite, though as a Southerner I naturally have a weakness for Greek Revival; yet sometimes when I'm feeling my oats, throwing caution to the winds, I might even have a fling with Art Deco. I guess we all have a little tryst now and then, eh?
When I have nothing better to do, I sometimes amuse myself in looking over advertisements for real estate I can never hope to possess, but which is delightful to daydream about. In what may become a new regular feature here on the Blue Truck, here's a lovely old house in a stunningly beautiful location that perhaps my truckbuddies will appreciate as much as I do: Town Head House, on Lake Windermere in the
Lake District of England, which famously inspired much of William Wordsworth's youthful poetry, among others.
The house has been in the family since George III was on the throne, but now they are selling out for a mere £5,250,000, or about $8.2 million at current exchange rates.
You can see more pictures and the full property description at the
real estate listing site. And the Telegraph has
this article on the current family, their history, and their reasons for selling.
