Eccentric Homes in the United Kingdom

This Tudor cottage is adorned with many canary-clasping cats, which originally served as a reminder to a local clergyman of his pet's murderous ways.

What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

A 19th-century British industrialist built this Louis XIII–inspired chateau for his homesick French wife.

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.

Legends say that this Art Deco apartment building almost became Hitler's British headquarters.

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.

This historic home of the author of Lawrence of Arabia, has a history of literary celebrities and monogrammed sleeping bags.

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This remote castle was built to be a wealthy businessman's palace of vice but is now simply a historic vacation cottage.