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Updown Court () is a Californian style residence situated in the village of Windlesham in Surrey, England. The 103-room mansion has of landscaped gardens and private woodland.〔Conradi, Peter and Davies, Helen (2007). (The most expensive house in Britain? ) The Sunday Times, 15 July 2007, ''Accessed 11 April 2010''.〕 It was, in 2005, the most expensive private home on the market anywhere in the world,〔Warner, Brian (2013). (The 12 Most Expensive Homes in the World ) Celebrity NetWorth, 20 February 2013, ''Accessed 29 June 2013''.〕 having been listed for sale with estate agencies Savills and Hamptons International for in excess of £70 million (US$138 million).〔Updown Court (2006). (UK's most expensive country house goes on sale with a price tag of in excess of £70 million ). (Release ). ''Accessed 29 June 2013''.〕 ==First House== The original Updown Court was built in 1924〔Irish Examiner (2011). Home from home: Taxpayers to Net €79m Pad. Irish Examiner, 11 July 2011.〕 in the Queen Anne style and featured eight bedrooms, four sitting rooms, four bathrooms, a single swimming pool,〔Dempster, Nigel (2001). The General Slates a £70m 'Monstrosity'. The Mail on Sunday, 24 June 2001, p.47.〕 and sat in 12 acres of grounds.〔Kingham, Alec (2008). Updown Court, Windlesham - A Billionaire's Palace. Surrey Life Magazine, April 2008.〕 Between 1962 and 1976 the property was home to Major General Sir Philip Ward, his wife Pamela and their four children, and during their ownership the gardens were open to the public to enjoy the spectacular woodland and roses.〔 In 1977 Updown Court was acquired from the Wards by His Highness Prince Sami Gayed of Egypt.〔Hollingshead, Iain (2011). The £70m Mansion Nobody Wants. The Daily Telegraph, 14 July 2011, p.26.〕
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