{"id":40360,"date":"2022-10-03T16:18:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T03:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=40360"},"modified":"2022-10-03T16:18:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T03:18:54","slug":"seachange-star-sigrid-thornton-producer-tom-burstall-list-north-melbourne-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/seachange-star-sigrid-thornton-producer-tom-burstall-list-north-melbourne-home\/","title":{"rendered":"SeaChange star Sigrid Thornton, producer Tom Burstall list North Melbourne home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Esteemed SeaChange actor Sigrid Thornton and film producer husband Tom Burstall have called lights, camera, auction for their beloved North Melbourne<\/a> home after 45 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The A-list couple purchased the Victorian terrace at\u00a02 Carroll St<\/a>\u00a0in 1977 as a run-down former stables housing a plumber\u2019s workshop.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe were driving around and saw the building and fell in love with it,\u201d Thornton said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt had been recently sold to a group of young people who wanted to start a restaurant but hadn\u2019t passed their development plans with the council \u2026 so we made them an offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Actor Sigrid Thornton\u2019s North Melbourne home was once a stable.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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The Victorian terrace has been loved by Thornton and film producer husband Tom Burstall for 45 years.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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The Carroll St pad features memorabilia from the A-list couple\u2019s various travels.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

In 1991, the pair also bought the cottage next door at No. 4 and joined the two properties to create a sprawling inner city garden oasis.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a gradual, but very loving process,\u201d Thornton said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve kept up with that by keeping it loved and cared for \u2026 there\u2019s a lot of love in the walls.\u201d<\/p>\n

The home has also seen a number of famous faces over the years, with Thornton and Burstall hosting plenty of illustrious parties in their time there.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d invite all of our friends and hundreds of people would come through, we\u2019d have bands as well,\u201d Thornton said. \u201cWe\u2019ve laughed and cried and partied.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Thornton and Burstall in 1998. The pair have hosted many parties at their North Melbourne home.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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Thornton is perhaps best known for her role in SeaChange. Picture: Sam Ruttyn<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

And the couple are leaving behind some special memories from their various travels, which Thornton said \u201cbelonged with the house\u201d.<\/p>\n

The exterior walls and fireplace are embedded with Malibu tiles that the actor collected from an old tiling factory when travelling in the US.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also an intricate Ethiopian carving above the fireplace, and other carvings and sculptures throughout the home.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s bittersweet, but it\u2019s time for another adventure,\u201d Thornton said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe leave it with the greatest affection.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The couple combined the two properties at No. 2 and No. 4 to create an inner city garden oasis.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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The dwelling has been well loved and looked after over the years.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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