Police Training College Bramshill Put On Sale
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One of the country's most important Jacobean houses that has been used as a police training college for decades has been put up for sale by the Home Office for US$ 38.5 million.
Built in 1612, Bramshill House, near Hook in Hampshire, boasts a lake, two chapels and world-class training facilities, not to mention the 329 bedrooms.
The Home Office says it is selling because the historic mansion and its 300-acre grounds cost US$ 7.7 million a year to run, but the police have been heavily criticized for their lavish spending on the historic estate.
The Home Office has used the Grade I-listed property, which at nearly 4 thousand square meters would be one of the largest homes in the UK, since 1953 as a training center for police. The site also houses the British National Police Library, the largest policing library in Europe, the National Missing Persons Bureau, and the Serious Crime Analysis Centre.
The mansion, which was built between 1605 and 1615, has a long gallery, chapel, lounges, a mezzanine and a number of 'magnificent state rooms' which have now been converted into banqueting halls. Away from the Jacobean mansion, there are a number of purpose built buildings which include two bars, 58 staff houses, two restaurants, a sports hall and 231 en-suite bedrooms.
Built in 1612, Bramshill House, near Hook in Hampshire, boasts a lake, two chapels and world-class training facilities, not to mention the 329 bedrooms.
The Home Office says it is selling because the historic mansion and its 300-acre grounds cost US$ 7.7 million a year to run, but the police have been heavily criticized for their lavish spending on the historic estate.
The Home Office has used the Grade I-listed property, which at nearly 4 thousand square meters would be one of the largest homes in the UK, since 1953 as a training center for police. The site also houses the British National Police Library, the largest policing library in Europe, the National Missing Persons Bureau, and the Serious Crime Analysis Centre.
The mansion, which was built between 1605 and 1615, has a long gallery, chapel, lounges, a mezzanine and a number of 'magnificent state rooms' which have now been converted into banqueting halls. Away from the Jacobean mansion, there are a number of purpose built buildings which include two bars, 58 staff houses, two restaurants, a sports hall and 231 en-suite bedrooms.
