Talliston House

Talliston House & Gardens is an ex-council house in Essex, England that has been transformed by owner John Trevillian into a miniature palace. The house is located at Talliston, Newton Green, Great Dunmow, Essex CM6 1DU, United Kingdom.

As a child, Trevillian always wanted to live in a castle and when he bought the house in 1990 he set about turning it into his fantasy, with thirteen detailed and themed rooms.

In 2014, it was reported that due to financial difficulties Trevillian was going to have to sell the house that he had spent over £500,000 on, for £350,000, but a public outcry resulted in substantial donations that allowed him to stay. The house was opened to the public on 6 October 2015, exactly 25 years after work began.

Talliston House & Gardens is featured in episode two of the Netflix show Amazing Interiors.

References

  1. ↑ "Talliston: The Secret Lies Within". www.talliston.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Gregory, James (28 July 2018). "Inside the ex-council house so spectacular it's appearing on Netflix". essexlive. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Katie Forster. "House of dreams: inside Essex's 'wonderhome'". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ Nick Thompson. "Essex council house becomes 25-year art project". Dunmow Broadcast.
  5. ↑ "'Extraordinary' Essex ex-council house for sale". BBC News.
  6. ↑ "John Trevillian can stay at £700,000 dream home in Great Dunmow, Essex, after public donate money - Metro News". Metro.

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