Three storey country mansion built by jewellery empire family H Samuel on the market for £2.5 MILLION
This luxury seven-bedroom pad in Hertfordshire boasts its own outdoor heated pool and cinema
THIS stunning home - built by the H Samuel jewellery family - has gone on the market for £2.5m.
The plush three-storey, seven-bedroom country mansion in Hertfordshire boasts a cinema, an outdoor heated pool and landscaped gardens.
It was built in 1930 by entrepreneur Harriet Samuel's family
With husband Walter she turned her father-in-law’s small-time clock-making and silversmith business in Liverpool into a retail jewellery empire.
It now has a chain of 300 stores across Britain.
In later years her son bought land in Braughing Friars developing the house Highlands.
“It’s one of the finest properties I have seen,” said Edward Casson, managing director of Hertford-based Go Move, which is marketing the property.
“It’s the perfect balance of an historic home with a very well-planned and sympathetic modernised interior.
“The cast-iron fireplaces are still there, but there are also integrated TVs in the walls.
“There’s no tile stone or blue plaque top mark the fact that it was the home of the H Samuel’s family, but the approach is along a long shingle driveway, with electrical gates, so they wouldn’t be seen by many people.”
Highlands was later sold to a farmer, and more recently it changed hands in 2010, when it was extensively refurbished.
It is described as “elegant and stylish, maximising the period features throughout the property”.
Agents say in their description: “Along with the main residence, there is a detached two bedroom annexe, swimming pool with entertaining area and ample garaging.
“In all providing the perfect combination for generous family living and entertaining guests.”
The home is listed as “price on application” but vendors are understood to be seeking offers over £2.5m.
Building materials used for the Highlands came from the Imperial War Museum, London, which opened in 1917.
Harriet Samuel began mail order jewellery in 1862 in Manchester before her son opened more branches.
The company moved to large headquarters in Birmingham in 1912.
Harriet's grandsons Gilbert and Robert took over after World War II, and Robert’s son succeeded him in the late 1970s.
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