Theres a house maybe 3 miles away,passed it 1000's of times,it looks unusual from the road,made of carved ornate wood like the houseboats in kashmir except this house is on the thames,always wondered its history till today,its in todays Mail,theres an article on it,it was brought from switzerland in 1882 and has just gone on the market complete with parking for 20 cars and moorings for 25 boats at a tidy £13 million quid.