Talliston House & Gardens is an ex-council house in

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that has been transformed by owner John Trevillian into a miniature palace. The house is located at Talliston, Newton Green,

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. 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

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, 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

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show '' Amazing Interiors''.

External links

Official site

References

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