Property description
Created from a delightful rural mansion in the most tranquil of countryside settings, these two bedroom apartments offer modern day living within a gracious Georgian country house. Over the past two centuries, Lea Hall has been home to one of the aristocratic Leveson-Gower family, the Meakin pottery family and Dr Francis Hickin-Northen who helped Charles Darwin\‘s father with his home visits. During the second world war, Lea Hall was a base for the \‘Land Girls\‘. Now you could make it your own home. Arrive at the gates of Lea Hall, drive up its long driveway to the privately positioned house which looks out over your own sensational, unspoiled view of the English countryside, leading your eye to the Wrekin on the Shropshire/Welsh Border and to the Welsh hills beyond. Rarely do such homes come onto the market and this is a unique opportunity to own one of just three lovely apartments in this beautiful house, each apartment offering this amazing view. Lea Hall is just four miles from the much sought after village of Eccleshall, ten miles from the M6 motorway and twelve miles from the county town of Stafford from which there are fast train services to London, Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool. Each apartment retains period features whilst offering modern facilities, two dedicated car parking spaces as well as dedicated garden space.
Introduction
Offley View is a first floor, two bedroom, two bathroom apartment in which both the lounge and one en suite bedroom look out over gorgeous countryside view towards Shropshire and Wales. The modern kitchen, large enough for a dining table, looks out, through a large window, over its own garden and to the lovely countryside beyond. The lounge and front bedroom are south facing and the en suite bedroom has a small balcony which could be dressed with pots of flowers and plants. Period features, such as two beautiful, decorative fireplaces, well restored sash windows and period doors, have been retained while the living accommodation is modern and the kitchen and shower rooms up to date. There is a second large bedroom to the rear of the flat. with a most striking and very spacious en suite shower room. Offley View shares its main entrance with just one other apartment. A solid wood front door gives access to this apartment. To make the property complete it has its own garden space with dedicated parking.
Entrance Hallway
A main entrance doorway leads directly into the main entrance hallway where there is access to a bedroom and a bathroom off to the right hand side and the master bedroom and living accommodation to the left hand side. This area has sensor lighting.
Kitchen - 12\‘ 2\‘\‘ x 10\‘ 7\‘\‘ (3.71m x 3.22m)
A bright and spacious kitchen with double doors opening directly from the entrance hallway and a door directly into the living room. The room comprises matching base and wall units in a high gloss contemporary style with integrated appliances including a fridge freezer and Smeg double oven. The units are finished with a contrasting dark worktop having an inset Smeg induction hob and an extractor fan above along with a one and a half bowl stainless steel sink with a chrome mixer tap above. The units are finished with a Vistelle splashback and there is space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer. Inset into one of the units is a Baxi LPG powered central heating boiler. An original sash window looks out towards the driveway and the room is finished with neutral décor having a radiator, walnut effect flooring and a ceiling light.
Living Room - 17\‘ 1\‘\‘ x 14\‘ 0\‘\‘ (5.20m x 4.26m)
A bright and spacious neutrally decorated living room with side-facing sash window with views across the Staffordshire countryside. The room is finished with an original cast iron fireplace, carpet laid to the floor, two ceiling lights, Jack and Jill storage cupboard to the master bedroom, mains powered smoke alarm and a radiator.
Master Bedroom - 16\‘ 5\‘\‘ (max) x 14\‘ 1\‘\‘ (max) (5.00m (max) x 4.29m (max))
A bright and spacious master bedroom with an en-suite shower room. With side-facing windows with views over the Staffordshire countryside and an original cast iron fireplace and Jack and Jill storage cupboard. The room is neutrally decorated with two ceiling lights, fitted carpets and a radiator.
En-suite - 7\‘ 11\‘\‘ (max) x 4\‘ 7\‘\‘ (max)(2.41m (max) x 1.40m (max))
A modern en-suite shower room with a glazed shower enclosure having waterproof panelling to the walls and a thermostatic mixer shower within, contemporary vanity unit with a wash hand basin inset with a chrome waterfall mixer tap above and a low level flush WC with a concealed cistern. With a wall mounted lit vanity mirror, wall mounted chrome heated towel rail, ceiling light and engineered wood effect flooring.
Bedroom Two - 19\‘ 0\‘\‘ x 13\‘ 11\‘\‘ (max) (5.79m x 4.24m (max))
The large second bedroom is entered off the hallway and down two steps. Having original beams to the ceiling. The room is neutrally decorated with a side-facing privacy glazed window and a rear-facing original window. The room benefits from carpet laid to the floor, two ceiling lights, loft access hatch, radiator, multiple power points and a mains wired smoke alarm.
Shower Room - 11\‘ 9\‘\‘ x 11\‘ 6\‘\‘ (3.58m x 3.50m)
This is a large shower room with original side-facing window and suite comprising of a walk-in shower enclosure with waterproof panelling to the walls and a thermostatic mixer shower inside with rainfall shower head and separate shower head attachment, a low level flush WC with concealed cistern and storage units beside and a wall mounted wash hand basin with a storage unit beneath and chrome waterfall mixer tap above. There is ample storage within the room with waterproof panelling to the rear and mirrored storage units. The room is finished with engineered wood effect flooring, chrome heated towel rail, lit vanity mirror, extractor fan and a radiator. Loft access hatch.
Exterior
The property benefits from having a private garden mainly laid to lawn with a laurel hedgerow dividing it from the flat above. A gravel driveway to the side has parking for two cars.
Directions
Leave Eccleshall via the Loggerheads road and just prior to leaving the market town take a left hand turn onto Kerry Lane. Proceed to the cross roads and turn right towards Bishops Offley. Proceed through Copmere and at the Star Inn pub continue into the village. At the cross roads in Bishops Offley, turn left towards Shebdon and Newport. Follow the lane to the T-Junction and turn left. Your destination is the second property on the right. The gates are clearly marked Lea Hall. At the top of the drive, keep to the left and park in one of the car parking spaces.
Tenure
The property has got a 250 year lease on it starting from 2016. There will be £50 per year payable as ground rent and the service charge is yet to be confirmed.
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