A rare 46-foot fighter jet that acts as a “garden gnome” outside a $5 million English estate comes free with the purchase of the sprawling property.
The decommissioned Harrier II jet plane, one of eight remaining in existence, comes as a package deal with Durford Edge, an 8,000-square-foot, six-bedroom Arts and Crafts home near Petersfield, England, which recently It went on the market for £3.95 million. (about 5 million dollars).
Peter Robinson, 56, described his beloved plane to Times UK as a “garden gnome” that has been sitting in his garden since he bought it in 2015.
“I thought, well, you know. The average Joe likes a Harrier jump jet, he has a window sill; he buys a Harrier model that is eight inches long and places it on the windowsill,” Robinson said.
“I think in many ways this is no different. “I’m lucky to have a really big windowsill.”
House hunters were stunned to see a $5 million mansion for sale with a unique feature: a full jet in the backyard. Savills
The massive jet is just one of the attractions atop the 10-acre grounds, which feature ornate gardens designed by Gertrude Jekyll alongside the house built by architect Inigo Triggs.
Despite his lifelong obsession with the plane, which measures a whopping 46 feet by 29 feet, Robinson says he hopes to downsize as soon as his two children are older.
Robinson, a mathematician who found success professionally “solving problems” for the Ministry of Defence, recalled the difficulties in locating the huge plane on the property.
The six-bedroom mansion in Petersfield, Hampshire, went on the market last Friday. Savills
“It arrived in two articulated trucks; It was much bigger than she had imagined. The fuselage arrived on a truck, and when it turned the corner and entered the property, I suddenly thought that I had bought a Concorde because it looked so big. I thought, ‘My God, what have I done?’”
Their problems only worsened when a plane panel fell off the truck, unbeknownst to Robinson and the drivers, and ended up shutting down traffic for two hours in both directions.
“All [looking at the debris on the motorway] “They assumed it was a plane door, but they had no idea where it was,” he said.
“I talked to the people we bought the plane from and they said, ‘Whatever you do, don’t say anything.’ [to the police].’ But a couple of weeks later I called them and at the time they thought it was pretty funny, so they let me have it. I will keep it as a spare, since we had already found a replacement elsewhere.”
In addition to the jet, the property also features a beautiful lake. Savills The jet is located next to the garden. Savills
With plans to move to a smaller location, Robinson says transporting the plane past the property’s wrought-iron gates and walls in front of the driveway would be nearly impossible.
Rather than try to move the huge aircraft once again, Robinson says he will include the Harrier II aircraft in the property, without asking the buyer to pay a single penny more than the £3.95 million asking price for both the house and for the historical piece.
While the huge plane that takes up most of the home’s backyard may not be everyone’s cup of tea, Robinson noted that if the new owner gets “offended” he will find a way to move it, either by donating it to a museum or preserving it. for his family.
“My oldest son doesn’t want me to get rid of him at all,” he added.
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