Former Hertfordshire home of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton up for sale… but it’ll set you back £1.3million
The property boasts five bedrooms, beautifully manicured lawns and a huge-open plan kitchen
FANCY bagging yourself a bit of showbiz history?
Well now the ex home of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton has hit the market you can - as long as you have a spare £1.3 million knocking around.
The Victorian-era Elstree Lodge in Elstree, Hertfordshire, is located just miles from Elstree Studios, it what was once one of the most sought-after areas in the UK.
Stars including Joan Collins, Roger Moore, Stanley Kubrick and Sophia Loren all called it home, so you'd really be bagging a bit of Hollywood history.
So what exactly does £1.3 million buy?
The ground floor has a large living room which opens onto the garden, complete with a feature fireplace.
There's also a dining room and large open-plan kitchen with floor-to-ceiling French doors.
The first floor has the master bedroom, and in all there are four/five other bedrooms (depending on how the space is used) plus two family bathrooms.
On the top floor there are three rooms which all link together, making them perfect for visiting guests or to use as bedrooms, and there's a separate bathroom there too.
The garden is secluded and well cared for, plus there's off-street parking and a double garage.
"We fell in the love with the property straight away and I remember we looked at the house on a Friday and by Monday we had agreed to buy it," current owner Dan Rhodes said.
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"It was in very good condition when we bought it and we have done a lot to the house while maintaining it and without losing the Victorian character of the property."
Dan and his family knew about the celebrity history of the property when they bought it, and they've let it be used as a filming location.
Joanna Lumley and Anna Friel filmed part of their 1999 movie Mad Cows there.
"The crew were brilliant with taking care of the place and there were only a couple of scratches in the living room from a lighting rig so they redecorated the whole room, which was a nice touch," Dan said.
"It was fascinating to see how the film industry worked.
"Now it is time to downsize and I am trying not to think about moving out after all these years. I suppose it might be quite emotional."
The home is being sold by estate .
Elizabeth and Richard met when they were shooting 1962 movie Cleopatra when they were both married to other people.
She married Richard nine days after getting divorced from Eddie Fisher in 1964 and they starred in 11 movies together, often hitting the headlines thanks to their lavish lifestyle.
They got divorced in 1974 but remarried the following year, only to split again less than 12 months later.
