A BARONIAL mansion once owned by the designer of Glasgow's Kingston Bridge and the founder of a multi-million pound retail empire has been put up for sale again.
The Category-B listed Torr Hall in Renfrewshire and its accompanying estate has hit the market for £2.25 million.
The property – which features its own helicopter hanger and private cinema – was most recently owned by What Every Woman Wants clothing tycoon Vera Weisfeld, who died last year.
Located just outside Bridge of Weir, around 15 miles from Glasgow, the hall dates back to 1903 when construction started, being completed two years later.
Designed by Scottish architect James Soutar, the property remains a visually unique property for the area, having been built out of granite rock quarried from Aberdeenshire.
It was originally built for the Cargill family, but later became the home of William Fairhurst, the designer and engineer of the Kingston Bridge in Glasgow and the Tay Road Bridge.
The estate was acquired by Weisfeld around 2002 for an undisclosed fee, 12 years after she sold off her clothing empire in a major £50m deal.
Soutar's design for the Torr Hall included a grand entrance hall and staircase and a three-storey round tower with a circular turret and connecting rooms.
The ground floor includes its own ballroom, drawing room and library, with fireplaces in each one, as well as a bar and dining room.
There are nine bedrooms in the property, with the master bedroom being situated in its own private turret with an en-suit.
The wider estate includes extensive gardens, a tennis court, greenhouse and stables, as well as land for grazing animals.
A former coach house has been converted into two self-contained guest properties, while a helicopter hanger has been constructed alongside a hard-standing area for landing.
The property has a total of 14,488 square feet of floorspace, with the wider estate occupying 58 acres of land.
It has been brought to market by estate agents Corum Property.
