Sonning Court
On the left, south east bank, below the Great House, below Sonning Bridge.
Sonning Court was the enormous home of Uri Geller until 2015.
Sonning Court
As a parting gift to the Village he left this remembrance:
Uri Geller's "Bent Spoon"
This artwork was not entirely appreciated locally and it was removed.
But then in 2020 a mystery item was erected -
Remembering Uri Geller, the Golden Cock
Uri Geller, famous for bending spoons with the "power of his mind" was something of a prankster and it is thought that the Post box on Sonning Bridge was his handiwork:
Sonning Bridge "Post Box"
An identical piece of "Installation Art" appeared further upstream:
Postbox in the railway wall just below Purley
SONNING COURT IS A
GRACEFUL AND IMPRESSIVE
ENGLISH COUNTRY MANSION
ON THE BEND OF THE RIVER
THAMES.
8 Bedrooms 11 Bathrooms 11 Receptions
Cinema room & gym Cellar & wine vault
Guest / staff accommodation Covered heated
outdoor swimming pool Floodlit hard tennis court
Landscaped gardens and grounds Four car
garage & parking
Sonning Court is set in a beautiful village of Sonning
On Thames in the Royal County of Berkshire close to
London and Heathrow.
Constructed to magnificent
standards some fifty years ago, Sonning Court is a
graceful and impressive English country mansion with
nine bedrooms, on the bend of The River Thames.
The
architect was influenced by the Greek period, erecting
four impressive sculptural Ionic stone columns
adorning the façade of the residence.
This is a stunning riverside property set in wonderful
secluded gardens.
The property is situated in the
heart of Sonning on Thames and boasts many
interesting features.
There are several separate
buildings on the estate.
Large entrance hall with lovely black and white floor
and sweeping staircase, sitting room overlooking the
gardens, large study/reception room, lovely morning
room, dining room, fully fitted kitchen with second
kitchen to the rear.
Separate living space consisting of
sitting room, bedroom, and bathroom, large
conservatory, 7 bedrooms all doubles with 5
bathrooms and dressing room areas.
Large garden
with triple garage that has cottage flat above, 2
bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen and sitting room, one
bedroom pool house with bathroom and kitchen, large
swimming pool, tennis courts, helicopter pad,
interesting pyramid in the garden used as self contained office space.
All with river frontage and mooring.