To think that Pinner must be full of Egyptians?

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I've been looking at houses for sale in Pinner. (Don't ask, I've never been there and I'm quite unlikely to as far as I know.)

But anyway, a spooky amount of the houses I am viewing on Rightmove in Pinner seem to have some sort of Egyptian theme going on. Sphinxes and pharoahs and the like. I had no idea that Pinner was the hub of choice for the British based Egyptian diaspora.

Is it? Have I inadvertently stumbled across something, like the Italian continent in Bedford or the Portuguese in Vauxhall?

Or is it all a massive coincidence and Pinner is actually full of English couples called Brenda and Stan who've just bought lots of souvenirs from their Nile cruise holidays?

Also, WTF is going on in this house do you suppose?

Gimme!

My house was similar to this when I bought it. Two stone lions either side of the front door, main bathroom similar to these photos (not black, but green coloured, identical tiles though), gigantic chandeliers and elaborate window treatments/huge swags and tails, strong colours. The main rooms were (for want of better description) mustard yellow above the dado rails and raspberry below. The elaborate radiator covers had marble tops. The garden had a number of statues too as well as one in the main bathroom. High brick wall to the front with elaborate metal gates (lots of gold colour). Our house had been owned by/decorated by by a lady who was Asian and had come to UK from Uganda. Not Pinner though, in Surrey.

That house must belong to a first generation Asian or Arab, they have very ehm, unique taste in decor. There is definitely a penchant for the early 80's aesthetic; patterned carpets, gaudy faux gold trims on furniture, 'feature' items such as random faux marble columns in the middle of a room. Anything tacky and they love it. I should know, my house was an embarrassment.

As a follow on this is going to surface painful memories the lack of flow or continuity throughout the house is another giveaway. You might have a fairly new kitchen with a dining set that looks like it was inherited from Auntie Maude 40 years ago, leading into a living room with 80's carpets/furniture and then ceiling LED lights that interchange colour, perfectly illuminating the stuffed lion in the corner

It’s been on the market since November 2017.
No surprises there.