Property description

Typifying Georgian balance and elegance set within approximately eleven acres of paddock, woodland and formal gardens. Fine and Country Northern Lincolnshire are delighted to offer for sale this Grade II Listed five bedroom detached residence, is a secret haven of intimate grandeur. The discreet tree lined driveway opens to a quintessentially English home fronted by manicured lawns. There is a double storey former stable block to the side and paddock beyond which have remained in the owner’s family for the last three generations.

The south facing pillared entrance opens to a welcoming reception hall with a striking return staircase and access to the barrel vaulted cellar. The principal sitting room and formal dining room flank the hallway and both feature shuttered windows and open fires. The front of the residence is completed by an outstanding garden room with views over the herbaceous gardens and to the woodland beyond. 

Informal entertaining is superbly catered for by the large breakfast room with original meat hooks and adjoining kitchen which retains its distinctive reed ceiling. A further sitting room provides useful office space. 

The main landing serves two matching double bedrooms with original full depth cupboards and an inner landing opens to three further bedrooms – two of which have en-suite facilities – together with a family bathroom. A second, servants staircase hints at former grandeur. 

It is the grounds which define Rookery House: the tree lined paddocks surround the property and the formal gardens are separated by the meandering Laceby Beck from the mature woodland with its secret spring fed pond which has fired the imagination of generations of children. The two storey former stable block could become either an excellent equestrian centre or additional work space if required.  Rookery House wears its heritage gently.

Rookery House – where family history begins. 

ACCOMMODATION

PILLARED ENTRANCE
With wood and glazed door and arch fan light over to:

RECEPTION HALL
Geometrically tiled floor, cornicing, radiator in ornamental grille, superb spindle balustraded return staircase to the first floor, dado rail and telephone point.

CELLAR - 15' x 11'
Being barrel vaulted with wine bins.

DINING ROOM - 15'10 x 14'
An excellent formal reception room with south facing shuttered window overlooking the front lawn and patio doors to the western aspect, skirting radiators, parquet flooring, cornicing, beamed ceiling, striking dressed stone open fireplace, serving hatch and fitted wall shelves.

SITTING ROOM - 16' x 14'4
An informal south facing reception room with shuttered windows, herringbone oak flooring, beamed ceiling, delft rail and briquette built inglenook with inset beam, Yorkstone flagged hearth and Baxi open fire. A timber archway with vestibule and twin doors leads to:

GARDEN ROOM - 15' x 14'6 max
A superbly lit dual aspect room with three sash windows to the south and wide patio doors opening to the western terrace, parquet flooring, skirting radiators and telephone point. From the reception hall a side hallway with radiator and door to the western garden

CLOAKROOM - 8'3 x 6'9
Low flush wc, pedestal wash hand basin, built in storage cupboards.

BREAKFAST ROOM - 17'9 x 17'2 max
The communal heart of the home with two shuttered sash windows one of which includes a window seat, polished timber fire surround with stone hearth and inset cast iron gas fire, fitted dresser unit and meat hooks to the ceiling. An archway with steps leads to:

KITCHEN - 10' x 10'
Being appointed with a extensive range of high and low units with integral electric oven, gas hob with extractor hood, circular sink and tiled floor. This room retains the original reed ceiling which is protected by a perspex cover.

UTILITY ROOM - 15'8 x 6'8 plus recess
A practical space with additional sink unit, quarry tiled floor, fitted store cupboards and understair boiler house housing a water heater.

SIDE ENTRANCE HALL
Radiator, part glazed door and second servant's staircase.

SECOND SITTING ROOM/STUDY - 14'4 x 10'
Sash window to the eastern elevation, radiator, carved painted timber fireplace with tiled back. From the reception hall a return staircase with half landing leads to:

FULL LANDING
Spindle balustraded rail, sash window to the southern aspect, picture rail and dado rail

BEDROOM 1 - 15' x 14'3
Window overlooking the southern gardens, original full height cupboards flanking a cast iron ornamental fireplace, wash hand basin, picture rail, radiator and internal door to bedroom 3.

BEDROOM 2 - 15' x 14'4
A matching south facing room with further full height original cupboards flanking a cast iron decorative fireplace, picture rail and radiator.


Accessed from the half landing and additionally from the servants staircase and inner landing with radiator and door to attics

BEDROOM 3 - 17'4 max x 13'
Two windows to the eastern elevation, radiator, telephone point, built in wardrobes and connecting door to bedroom 1.

EN-SUITE BATHROOM - 7'4 x 6'10
Coloured suite to include panelled bath, bidet, low flush wc, wash hand basin, tiled shower cubicle and radiator.

BEDROOM 4 - 10' x 8'
Radiator, window to the side aspect and part sloping ceiling.

BATHROOM - 10' x 9'5
Coloured suite to include panelled bath with mixer shower attachment, pedestal wash hand basin, fitted dressing table, radiator and towel radiator.

SEPARATE WC
With low flush wc.

BEDROOM 5 - 17'2 x 12'6
Window to the side aspect, vanity unit with inset wash hand basin, walk in shelved hanging cupboard.

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM
Tiled shower cubicle, radiator and low flush wc. From the inner landing there is access to the two large attic rooms.

OUTSIDE
A discreetly situated sweeping tree lined driveway leads past fenced and hedged paddocks to a broad gravelled reception area. Immediately to the south and east of Rookery House there are manicured lawned formal gardens together with an orchard. Leading from the western terrace there is a formal herbaceous garden and a bridge leads over Laceby Beck to the mature wooded glade with large spring fed pond with flagged seating areas and summerhouse. The specimen trees include a weeping pear and weeping ash. To the rear of the house a decorative brick wall separates the western garden to the large kitchen garden with substantial greenhouse with vine. Beyond the reception area there is a colour washed two storey stable block which includes single garage (16'7 x 8'1), stable 1 (16' x 5'7), stable 2 (15'9 x 8'5), stable 3 (16'8 x 8'8), store 1 (17' x 8'), store 2 (11' x 6'6) with two full width loft rooms over. The property is completed by additional paddocks to the rear of the stable block.

FINE & COUNTRY NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE
Fine & Country Northern Lincolnshire covers the northern area of Lincolnshire and specialises in marketing and selling period & country homes, cottages, large town houses, luxury apartments, houses with equestrian use and barn conversions.We understand moving home is one of the most important decisions you make. With our Fine & Country team you benefit from the local knowledge, experience, expertise and contacts as well as well trained, educated and courteous team of professionals to make the sale or purchase of your property as stress free as possible.

Property Features :

• Magnificent, discreetly situated, Grade II Listed, five bedroom, Georgian residence within approxim
• Well balanced accommodation including south facing sitting room, dining room & garden room
• Kitchen with original reed ceiling, breakfast room & second sitting room
• Three first floor bathrooms & two attic rooms
• Double storey stable block with gravelled reception area