It feels like only yesterday (mainly because it was yesterday ) that we were music about great country houses, and how those which have escaped listed building status offer so much more flexibility for owners to update, improve and refresh without worrying about a long list of regulations.

So, naturally, the Universe came along today and presented before us a house which is listed, Grade II* at that, and which has still had everything you could ever want by way of updating, improvement and, er, refreshment. That house is Patrick Brompton Hall, in one of the prettiest parts of North Yorkshire, and it's for sale at £2.5 million .

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That sum buys a 10-bedroom home which is a blend of charming, traditional and sumptuous — something all the more remarkable whe

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