Former German HQ for sale

THE former headquarters of Occupying German forces has gone on sale for £2.5m.

Dating to 1844, it is a beautiful period home which would benefit from a thorough and complete programme of restoration.

Set slightly back from the road, Oakleigh, 80, Mount Durand seems the unlikely home to a top German general – yet from 1941 to 1945 that is what it was.

The impressive property has 28 rooms – and a shortage of modern conveniences.

Ceilings at least twice the height of an average man are throughout, chandeliers in nearly every room, chairs with cross-stitched patterns, servant bells and heating valves the size of tyres are just some of its quirky features.