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The property of the day is this stunning £1.1 million house in Minchinhampton. Steeped in history and once having been used as a school house - Blue Boys school established in 1942 by a Miss Gladys Beale now Mandeville House offers generous living accommodation and an extensive mature garden all beautifully presented and awaiting an discerning new owner to enjoy this beautiful residence. Mandeville House, named after a town in the hills of Jamaica where the present owners lived for some years, has a distinct tropical feel about it, as does the garden. Steeped in history, with part of the structure dating back to the 1700s and beyond, it was more recently used as a school Blue Boys School established in 1942 by Miss Gladys Beale, great niece of Miss Dorothea Beale, Principal of Cheltenham Ladies College and founder of St Hilda s College, Oxford. The property, converted back to a private residence by the owners, now offers generous living accommodation and an extensive