Tour of luxury mansion for sale

A "significant" number of people have expressed an interest in buying a sprawling stately home near Wolverhampton which is on the market with a £4 million price tag. Take the photo tour below...

Estate agents dealing with the sale of luxurious Patshull Hall in Pattingham, one of the Midlands' top wedding venues, today revealed serious talks had taken place with a number of people interested in buying the 14-bedroom Grade I-listed house which was put on the market in March.

The mansion, which boasts 60 lavish rooms and 50 acres of immaculate manicured grounds, could be sold off as a private house or for commercial use such as a wedding venue. nextpage

Tony Morris-Eyton, of Savills estate agents in Telford, was today keeping tight-lipped about the identities of the wealthy potential buyers. But he said: "The property is still available and there has been interest in it.

"Several people have expressed significant interest and we have been holding talks with a number of interested parties." nextpage

Above: current owner Tim Reynolds looks over the gardens.

The house, at one time home to the Earl of Dartmouth, was built in around 1750 by influential Georgian architect James Gibbs and had fallen into a poor state after being left untouched for several years since it was used as a hospital.

It now boasts lavish reception rooms, four poster bedrooms, a library, music room, ballroom, commercial kitchen and eight-person lift. nextpage

Its extensive grounds have also been restored to their original design and include a cricket pitch, croquet lawn and archery lawn.

Currently it hosts 25 weddings a year, costing between £3,500 to £5,000 to hire, and is also offered as a film location.

Weddings organised at the venue will take place until September but bookings are not being taken until a buyer comes forward and makes their intentions for the venue clear. nextpage

The estate, seven miles from Wolverhampton, was bought for £1.25 million in 1999 by interior designer Tim Reynolds who restored it to its former glory and scooped second place in the prestigious Georgian Group Architectural Awards in 2004.

Patshull Park Hotel, Golf & Country Club, which is next door, is not up for sale and bosses previously stressed it was business as usual.

Report by Michelle Pearson