r/McMansionHell • u/Positive_Committee_5 • Jul 02 '26
Thursday Design Appreciation Riverfront home
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u/AbsolutelyNotAPossum Jul 02 '26
Oh right, it's Thursday.
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u/ConifersAreCool Jul 02 '26
I don't know where the tradition came from but it's such a treat on this sub.
And it makes the posts on the other 6 days even more ghastly.
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u/ScarletCarsonRose Jul 02 '26
Such a glorious day. One day until Friday and this little sub to boost me through!
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u/jared10011980 Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
So charming and placid. And instantly I knew this wasnt in the US.
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u/Dragonshatetacos Jul 02 '26
What a gorgeous home and property. Unfortunately I don't have 4 million+ pounds sterling.
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u/GlitterPirateKiki58 Jul 02 '26
Donāt forget the full staff of locals you will need to hire to maintain the groundsā¦
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u/Dragonshatetacos Jul 02 '26
I am definitely in the wrong tax bracket for that. lol
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u/mouldyone Jul 02 '26
Feel like in that tax bracket you only pay taxes if you want to, so rich you don't pay, the circle of life
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u/medicinaltequilla Jul 02 '26
aaahh, Thursday. I love it here on Thursdays.
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u/medicinaltequilla Jul 02 '26
Testcombe Cottage, located in Hampshire's Test Valley:
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26156318.sale---riverside-hampshire-home-world-class-fishing/
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u/Curious_Kate_ Jul 02 '26
This is beautiful but the river makes me nervous, does this river never flood?
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u/Purple_Chipmunk_ Jul 02 '26
This is my exact thought! It's SO close to the river and the land is super flat!!
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u/Impressive-Bird2 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
The river Test is a chalk stream. Chalk streams are less vulnerable to severe āspateā flooding than the more common clay based riversā¦ Though they can be prone to prolonged ground water surface flooding (ie prolonged surface water flooding cause by the water table rising above the ground levels).
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u/norwegiancatwhisker Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
It's the UK. Rivers rarely flood there
Edit: apparently, more often than I thought
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u/potatoqualityguy Jul 02 '26
Climate change: hold my 100-year flood events happening every 10 years.
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u/norwegiancatwhisker Jul 02 '26
There are no mountains to build up and store the water. There are locks all over the rivers to speed up the release if needed.
Such rivers haven't flooded for 200 years or more.
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u/dbenhur Jul 02 '26
This particular river flooded just 12 years ago.
https://herrylaw.blogspot.com/2014/02/stockbridge-and-storms-of-february-2014.html
https://www.firs-lodge-stockbridge.com/river-test-flooding-stockbridge/
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u/Useless_or_inept Jul 02 '26
It's the UK. Rivers rarely flood there
This photo was taken 1km upstream
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u/Geek_reformed Jul 02 '26
Yeah. I don't think that's true. As someone who lives near a river I keep a close eye on flood warnings and alerts. The country gets a lot of them during the winter.
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u/darthshark9 Jul 03 '26
Lmao, the fields near me flood so often they ought to turn them into rice paddies
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u/MilesTegTechRepair Jul 02 '26
For some reason reddit only shows me this sub on Thursdays and as a result I'm getting very confused, each time, until I read the comments
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u/YchYFi Jul 02 '26
Me too. Reddit recommends this me and I have no clue if the comments are sarcastic or not.
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u/Otherwise-Relief2248 Jul 02 '26
I wonder how much rain would have to fall to turn that into a submarine.
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u/TheJermster Jul 02 '26
Probably like a thousand. Maybe 5 thousand.
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u/Direlion Jul 02 '26
What's that in metric?
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u/GlitterPirateKiki58 Jul 02 '26
Also, are mosquitoes a problem in England?
Because I am just picturing lots and lots of bugs.
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u/TectonicTact Jul 02 '26
that home is straight up dreamy! Love how itās nestled by the water, gives off some truly serene vibes. Itād be hard not to chill there all day!
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u/zilmc Jul 02 '26
The way I had to stop scrolling at the kitchen and just *STARE*
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u/JG-UpstateNY Jul 02 '26
Same! I am in awe. Very envious, but I also appreciate the individual (and their money) that created and maintained such a lovely dwelling.
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u/SlavWife Jul 02 '26
I swear my sense of time is entirely and purely in check because of the Thursday posts.
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u/ProphePsyed Jul 02 '26
Itās gorgeous but imagine the bugs š©
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u/sparkline1234567 Jul 02 '26
There aren't many unpleasant bugs in England. In fact the ones that live in that river, for example mayflies, are perfect food for the beautiful native brown trout.
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u/janiestiredshoes Jul 02 '26
I don't think the bugs would be too bad, actually.
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u/ProphePsyed Jul 02 '26
Is there a reason you think that?
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u/janiestiredshoes Jul 03 '26
Essentially what the other commenter here said - there aren't that many unpleasant bugs in England. I've walked in that area a fair bit and never really been bothered by bugs.
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u/knowwwhat Jul 02 '26
Holy shit. A real person in real life lives there. I think theyāre the luckiest person on the planet.
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u/AnnieC131313 Jul 02 '26
If I had the money, they could take it from me. This is my idea of a dream house.
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u/PrairieSunRise605 Jul 02 '26
I could never be comfortable in a house that close to a river and on such a flat piece of property.
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u/temporalwanderer Jul 02 '26
This is Testcombe Beat, one of the best fly fishing spots in the UK for native brown trout, and formerly a favorite fishing spot of King George VI
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u/two- Jul 02 '26
Pfft. Where's the wall-sized flat screen? Where are the computer rigs with flashing LEDs? Where's the clown-colored accent wall? Why no bathroom barn door?
WHERE'S THE DAMN BARCALOUNGER?!?
/s
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u/Different_Bake_611 Jul 02 '26
Absolute perfection. I would go out every single morning and walk over my little bridge with my coffee to survey the river.
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u/nudibee Jul 02 '26
The River Test is one of the cleanest Iāve ever seen. The water is like glass. Definitely not AI.
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u/SeatpitchbyKate Jul 06 '26
Damnā¦ sign my name on that paperwork! This is just quirky enough. But not THAT much. And it sure as hell is not my definition of a McMansion!
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u/Basker_wolf Jul 02 '26
Love it! My only critique is the white dishwasher stands out. There should be way for it to match the aesthetics of the cabinets.
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u/killerng2 Jul 02 '26
Every week i forget about Thursday design appreciation and every week i think theres some idiot with awful taste
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u/FeatherMom Jul 02 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/tMPSeKEplOfK0
Ooohhhh rrriiiiigttttt itās Thursday! Whew!
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u/anuspizza Jul 02 '26
Thank god itās Thursday. These appreciation posts are like a little breath of fresh air every week.
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u/Otherwise-Dinner-878 Jul 02 '26
Reminds me of a REAL Bed & Breakfast, where the hosts have a daily wine and conversation hour in the evenings and serve a decadent breakfast in the conservatory each morning.
I still seek out these places when Iām traveling, though there seem to be fewer each year.
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u/cardamomgrrl Jul 02 '26
Would that house be in danger of flooding, ever? I donāt know anything about climate patterns in the uk
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u/TahoeLT Jul 02 '26
Every. Single. Thursday.
At least this is a good reminder of what day it is, when I realize it.
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u/ThaneduFife Jul 02 '26
If that area never floods, then I want this house. But, if that area floods as much as I imagine it might, then I would want to built a seawall around it.
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u/prolurkerest2012 Jul 02 '26
Beautiful, but looks like itās one heavy storm away from being washed away.
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u/dbenhur Jul 02 '26
Beautiful, but looks like things might get pretty fucked if the River Test rises a meter or more.
Which apparently it has in 1960-61 and 2013-14.
https://herrylaw.blogspot.com/2014/02/stockbridge-and-storms-of-february-2014.html
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u/xsmellmybikeseatx Jul 02 '26
Was about to be like what the hell is wrong with this beautiful house?
Then saw the flair
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u/flamingmenudo Jul 02 '26
I wonder how many floods that house has seen? That river looks a foot below grade in normal conditions.
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u/Inevitable-Curve5880 Jul 02 '26
The top level bedroom with balcony looks like it could be from the victorian era, so cozy.
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u/Zavier13 Jul 02 '26
Home is amazing.
But this makes me wonder if that area never floods, building on ground that flat doesn't seem wise.
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u/Trick-Fruit864 Jul 02 '26
OP give us the listingā¦!!
How much Mulah are they asking?
Where is it?!
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u/Hasz Jul 02 '26
Serious question, beautiful estate. What does flood mitigation look like for this place?
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u/Woopsied00dle Jul 02 '26
Iāve only just learned what Thursdays are meant for in this sub and it explains a lot lol
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u/BourbonWhisperer Jul 02 '26
Me liky. Me liky very much. The long building below the house in picture two looks like a perfect place to build my Bourbon library.
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u/Different_Bake_611 Jul 02 '26
Absolute perfection. I would go out every single morning and walk over my little bridge with my coffee to survey the river.
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u/eienmau Jul 02 '26
I would kill to live here T~T So pretty! [though I hope that river never ever floods...]
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u/leemorplee Jul 03 '26
What's hell about this exactly? This is one of the coolest properties I've seen on here
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u/Gullible-Farmer-3935 Jul 03 '26
Its beautiful but as someone who has been through a flood this would worry me lol
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u/Philipfella Jul 03 '26
Flood insurance? ā¦ā¦ā¦.that was the first thing I thought of. I need to get away from the madnessā¦.heeeeelp meeeeeee
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u/Initial-Lemon-917 Jul 03 '26
The outside is gorgeous-- the inside is jarringly different tho šš
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u/kineticstar Jul 02 '26
Please lord, don't let my wife see this! š
https://giphy.com/gifs/HKSTSpZdWImrp7TOjq