It's the sort of property you might expect to see on the Italian Riviera.
But this grand, 1904 Italianate family home, Great Ruffins, is based in Wickham Bishops and is on the market with Savills for £2.2m.
It was designed by Arthur Mackmurdo (1851-1942), who was the founder of the Essex Rural Community Council.
Mackmurdo developed his artistic talent with Ruskin at Oxford and was influenced by the likes of William Morris.
His designs include St Bedes Church in Liverpool and he is also known for being an interior design consultant to the 1905 renovations at the Savoy Hotel.
Closer to home, social reformer Mackmurdo designed Bradwell-on-Sea and Southminster village hall, as well as a group of houses in Wickham Bishops at Snows Corner.
Savills residential director Jeremy Kemp said: “It is such a unique property.
“We have had a lot of people interested."
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