Property description
Magnificent 7 bedroom house of distinction * 2 acre plot * Excellent location for accessibility to conurbations * Period features * 4 reception rooms * Superb Kitchen/ Breakfast room *Cloakroom *Master bedroom with ensuite * Family Bathroom with separate w/c * Self Contained annex * Triple car garage * Cellarage * Scope, subject to planning permission, for extension at first floor level
Pulling off the main road, through electronically operated wrought iron gates and under leafy branches, driving up the sweeping drive, the elegant house is gradually revealed in all its grandeur. Resplendent white, having three storeys, and superb full length sash windows glinting in the sunshine, surrounded by excellent grounds and magnificent specimen trees, the first impression is particularly dramatic and one is in no doubt as to the importance and substance of this historic house.
Built in the 1850’s and purportedly the home of the Dunlop (tyres) family, the house’s self professed gentrification is clear in the ‘upstairs downstairs’ layout that is still in evidence today, with a back staircase to what was clearly servants’ bedrooms towards the rear of the house and the grandiose bedrooms to the front which radiate from a galleried landing. The ceilings to all the reception rooms are exceptionally high, with the drawing room, unquestionably the show piece, even more so. Almost knee high skirtings, substantial cornicing, picture rails and architraving and oversized ceiling roses are examples of the extravagance and quality of the original appointments. A plethora of period features, all preserved and presenting as new include; working shutters, brass finger plates and interesting casement windows with original window furniture. Wonderful antique freestanding radiators some of which are ornate, service most rooms and feature leaded lights with coloured glazing above the main original sash windows, have been reproduced to particular effect over the years reflecting the various eras the house has witnessed. Improvements have been carried out to keep up with the times and to reflect modern day requirements. The orangery attached to the main house is now presents as a sunny garden room (presently used as a gym), with a superb balcony above from where to purvey the glorious grounds. Sumptuous, all singing and dancing bath and shower rooms and a fabulous bespoke breakfast kitchen with Victorian styling fit in wonderfully well whilst offering every modern convenience. The old cold stores have been converted to provide a spacious self-contained annex and the servants' quarters with their quaint little fireplaces have been fully incorporated into this exceptional family house.
The grounds, extending to some 2 acres, surround the property and a path with stone walling encasing raised shrubberies and flower beds meanders round the grounds through the kitchen garden with its superb old brick wall, original vinery and numerous raised vegetable beds through to a paddock area and the more formal lawns at the front. The terrace extends round the front of the property and the formal steps regally leading down from the French doors from the dining room epitomize the elegance of the house and warrant any pretensions of grandeur.
Old Stamp Duty (at asking price) £34000.00 NEW STAMP DUTY (at asking price) £32500.00 SAVING £1500.00
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