内容摘要：It is part of the 150th anniversary celebrations for the venue near Esher, Surrey, taking place throughout 2025.

It is part of the 150th anniversary celebrations for the venue near Esher, Surrey, taking place throughout 2025.

But the owner, now in her 80s, has decided it's time to let someone else enjoy its contents, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.Plas Teg was rescued from near-collapse in 1986 by antique dealer and interior designer Cornelia Bayley, who has announced she will be putting its entire contents up for sale with auctioneers Rogers Jones and Co.

Dr Mark Baker - an author, trustee of the property and family friend of Ms Bayley - recalled visiting the mansion during his childhood."Cornelia had such a vision for the house, she wanted it to be something which the original inhabitants might have been living in today, rather than a time capsule of the 17th or 18th centuries," he said."So it was always furnished with highly decorative pieces to her taste, from all periods, and from all over the world."

The property has featured in several TV shows, including Channel 4's Country House Rescue and Ghost Hunting with... Girls Aloud on ITV2.Ben Rogers Jones, one of the auctioneers, said it has one of the hardest collections he has ever had to value.

"The contents bear little if any relevance to the period of the house. They range from ancient Chinese to 1950s reproductions, and represent very little other than Cornelia's own highly developed and eclectic taste," he said.

"I am hopeful that the entire collection will raise in the hundreds of thousands, though there are items ranging from £50 to well into five figures."The independent leader of Central Bedfordshire Council, Adam Zerny, said: "My primary concern is whether devolution will be better for the residents we represent."

"However there are still many questions unanswered and I look forward to meeting with the minister in the weeks to come, to ask these questions and seek the best deal we can for local residents."Adam Brown, the Conservative leader of West Northamptonshire Council, said: "No decision will be made until the new year.

"I'm absolutely adamant that we are not going to make any decision without at the very least a full council meeting."The District Councils Network warned of the risk of removing localised decision making.