PROPERTIES WITH A DIFFERENCE: This week: houses in county towns

EAST SUSSEX

Boswell House, Old Town, Bexhill-on-Sea. An early Georgian double- fronted town house, with an adjoining butcher's shop. 9 beds, 1 bath, 2 WCs, 2 attic rooms, 2 receps, kitchen, breakfast room, coach house, former stables, outbuildings, walled garden. pounds 300,000. Strutt & Parker 01273 475411.

WEST SUSSEX

George House, Petworth, West Sussex. A Grade II Georgian and Tudor house set within partly walled gardens. 5 beds, 2 bath, 3 receps, study, kitchen, cloakroom, cellars. pounds 495,000. Knight Frank 01483 565171.

WILTSHIRE

The Old House, Bradford-on-Avon. A Grade II 18th-century house with an antiques showroom, within the conservation area. 4/5 beds, 2 bath, 1 dressing room, 2 receps, study, cloakroom, kitchen, utility room, garden room, cellar, garden. pounds 300,000. Cluttons Daniel Smith 01225 469511.

AVON

16 Catharine Place, Bath. A Grade II Georgian town house, close to the Royal Crescent and Circus. 6 beds, 3 bath, 2 receps, kitchen, cloakroom, utility room, garden room, 2/3 bed self-contained flat, cellar, walled garden. pounds 395,000. Cluttons Daniel Smith 01225 469511.

LEICESTERSHIRE

23 Lower Church Street, Ashby de la Zouch. A substantial Georgian house in the centre of town, with enclosed walled gardens. 5 beds, 2 bath, 2 receps, kitchen, garden room, storage room, cloakroom. pounds 169,950. Fallowell & Partners 01530 414666.

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