Manor House, a 17th-century home, has been owned by renowned novelist Felix Francis since 2007.

English wrongdoing writer Felix Francis is shutting the part on his English ranch style home.

Following 16 years, the top rated writer and child of smash hit wrongdoing author Dick Francis is turning the page on his memorable cushion in Banbury, Britain. Situated on the edge of the Cotswolds, the Home, as it’s known, dates to 1607. Francis, alongside his significant other, Debbie, bought the property in 2007 and spent the better piece of 10 years revamping it. Presently, the couple is asking £4.5 million (generally $5.49 million) for the refreshed home.

“Home is an exceptionally lovely Cotswolds house,” says Nicholas Rudge, head of Savills Banbury, in a press explanation. ” You can truly perceive how Felix and his family have nicely reestablished the home while delicately adding to it.”

Situated on a little less than five acres, the 8,200-square-foot home boasts numerous vintage features, including exposed wood beams, ornate moldings, exposed fireplaces, and stone mullion windows. Among the several rooms in the house are a snooker room, a reception hall with a grand oak staircase, and a custom-designed Mark Wilkinson kitchen. A galleried library with fitted bookcases is present, of course. Francis wrote over a dozen of his thrillers at the house, according to the listing.

My better half, Debbie, and I have significantly partaken in our 16 years in the Villa,” says Francis. ” I have composed 16 of the Dick Francis books here in the far reaching office, including my most recent, No Hold, which is distributed this pre-winter. The house has been an extraordinary motivation for my composition, however that’s what debbie and I feel, with our youngsters presently having fled, it is the ideal opportunity for one more family to assume control over the stewardship of this noteworthy Oxfordshire property.”

The compound likewise incorporates a disconnected two-room visitor cabin, a warmed outside pool, and a stone pool house. Taking into account that a considerable lot of the Dick Francis spine chillers are revolved around English horse racing, it’s not an over the top shock that the bequest has interconnecting enclosures and an all-weather conditions riding field.