An historic home on the Thames, containing the stone on which the Magna Carta is said to have been sealed, is up for sale for £4.5 million.
Grade II-listed Magna Carta House on Magna Carta Island at Wraysbury in Surrey is being marketed by Waterview.
The six-bedroom, six-reception room property was built in 1834, with a Charter Room (see image below), designed to protect and preserve the stone upon which the Magna Carter is believed to have received its seal more than 600 years earlier.
The stone is set within an octagonal table and is engraved with words commemorating the signing of the document. The Charter Room’s walls are hung with the crest of King John and 25 rebellious barons who had been selected to keep the Magna Carta safe, including Richard de Montfichet, owner of the island at the time.
And there is more recent historic significance. Within the 3.73-acres of grounds is a tree planted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1974 to mark her visit to the house during a royal tour and another, planted by former US president Richard Nixon, just months before he was forced to resign over Watergate.
The 6,538 sq ft property, which includes a detached cottage, has more than 400 metres of prime river frontage.
Images: Waterview.
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