A fine Grade I listed freehold manor house presented in excellent order and set in beautiful gardens, extending to approximately 4 acres, on the edge of the popular Peak District market town.
House Sold STC -
Distances (approximate): Matlock (trains to Derby)- 8 miles; Buxton (opera house)- 12 MILES; Chesterfield (mainline train to London St Pancras from 1 hr 50 mins)-12 miles; Sheffield-16 miles; M1 (junction 29)- 16 miles; Manchester (international airport)- 34 miles.
The house offers accommodation of 10,000 sq. ft. in excellent order and with many original features, including a large oak-panelled main hall, a magnificent early 17th century staircase tower and extensive kitchen area with original massive kitchen fireplace. The house is approached through a pair of stone gate posts onto a tarmaced, tree lined drive leading to a further gate and a gravelled driveway, flanked by large, flat lawns, to the side of the house. The property has been maintained in excellent order by our client and has many fine, original features including oak panelling, stone mullioned windows, limestone and original oak flooring, beamed ceilings and exposed beams to the upper floor and many other period features. The house is either entered through a fine oak side door or an imposing stone portico leading to the front door.
Ground floor: A large oak panelled, dual aspect drawing room with open fireplace set in fossil marble surround, there is a bay window to the front and windows with built in seating overlooking the side garden and driveway. Inner hall leads to the panelled dining room with a bay window and a door to the front lobby and front door. The kitchen/breakfast room is a large, spacious room with sitting and dining areas and a window overlooking and a door a terrace and the front garden. There is a range of built-in units and a massive stone fireplace with chamfered arch and niches within incorporates a range of Miele ovens, gas hob, griddle and teppanyaki plate with extraction over. A large Belfast sink is set into a marble work top with etched drainer and built in storage cupboards and integral Miele dishwasher. An inner hall leads to a bar area with shelving and marble worktop. Off the kitchen is a large scullery with glass storage cupboards, twin Belfast sink with granite drainer and integral Miele dishwasher. This leads through to the stone floored boot room with built-in cupboards and door to the outside, there is a rear staircase to the first floor. To the rear of the kitchen is a vaulted sitting area with an archway to a good sized sitting/tv room. The rear inner hall has a back door into the courtyard, a guest cloakroom off and a laundry room, there is also access down to the wine cellars.
A lovely wide staircase rises to the half landing where there is a games room overlooking the side garden, there is a fireplace with ornate tiles inset. This room had planning for a bathroom to be installed and thus would make a very nice suite.
First floor: A long, wide landing/gallery gives access to two large, panelled, double bedrooms to the front of the house with a ‘jack and jill’ bathroom between them to the rear of the landing is the family shower room with a double shower, hand basin and wc.
A door off the landing leads to the wing of the house where there is a cloakroom with wc, two single bedrooms to the rear, a large double bedroom to the front. To the side of the house is a further double bedroom, currently used as a study with a bathroom off with suite comprising bath, shower, hand basin and wc. A staircase from the study leads to the second floor.
Half landing to second floor: Home cinema room with windows overlooking the garden and a door to the elevated terrace, this was formerly a chapel.
Second floor: main bedroom suite comprising a large bedroom overlooking the garden with an open plan sitting area and a door leading to a small dressing room and then onto a substantial dressing room with excellent fitted wardrobes, adjacent is the main bathroom with large cast iron bath, circa 1910, with period shower fitting over, hand basin, wc and heated towel rail. The wing side of the second floor is accessed from the first floor and has a further large double bedroom with a dressing room off and a large bathroom with ceramic tiled floor, double walk-in shower cubicle, hand basin with mirror over, wc and three heated towel rails, these rooms all feature fine Cruck beams. To the rear of the house is an area for the storage of luggage and a further room currently used as a gym but which was the ‘curing room’ for meats with its own smoke hood.
Outside: a door from the rear hallway opens onto a small inner courtyard with a covered log store area leading to a door to the side garden. Off the courtyard is a two-storey building probably dating from the mid-19th century with great potential, the ground floor has a store room (it was the dairy house) and the original wash room which now houses a pair of wall mounted, gas fired boilers. To the first floor is a garden tool store which had planning for conversion into an orangery style room. To the side of the house is a large log store and a gardeners wc. A rear driveway offers parking for a number of cars and there is a further parking area at the bottom of the front garden for several more vehicles. To one corner of the garden is a stone built banqueting house.
The gardens: The well-maintained gardens have been restored to their original layout, facilitated by very detailed sketches and plans (including tree paintings) and a poem about the estate (which includes various references to specific flowers in the garden) from the early 18th century, which are contained in the Bagshawe Collection in the Derbyshire Archives. Adjacent to the drive are two large areas of flat lawns with gravelled pathways leading to the front of the house where there is a gently sloping lawn flanked by some fine yew topiary, in front of the kitchen is a large stone flagged terrace. A large elevated terrace is accessed by a covered stone staircase from the side garden, it has a gravelled pathway with a mature flower border to the front. A stone arch with steps leads up to a further raised terrace which then leads up to the large rear garden, to the bottom of which is an attractive water feature with a stone trough feeding the mirror pond. Stone steps lead up the middle of the garden to the ‘Prospect House’ which has a commanding view over Bakewell and down the valley. The gardens are planted with a variety of semi-mature and mature trees and shrubs including a lime tree avenue and some recently planted cherry trees amongst others. Immediately behind the house is a small vegetable garden.
FOR SALE- FREEHOLD
Guide price: £3,750,000 subject to contract
SERVICES
Mains water and electricity are all connected. Drainage is into the mains. Gas fired central heating.
FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
Fitted carpets, standard fixtures and fittings are included in the sale.
Any fixtures and fittings not mentioned in this brochure may be available by separate negotiation.
COUNCIL TAX: Band H
POSTCODE: DE45 1GF
DIRECTIONS
From the centre of Bakewell proceed out towards Baslow, over the bridge onto the A619, pass Castle Hill on your right hand side and after short distance take the left hand turn into Holme Lane, the entrance to the drive will be found after 50 metres at the gatehouse.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Caudwell & Co give notice that: These details have been prepared in good faith however they are not intended to constitute part of an offer of contract and should be used as a guide only. Any information contained herein whether in the text, plans or photographs should not be relied upon as being a statement or representation of fact. No person in Caudwell & Co has any authority to make or give representation or warranty on any property. Any measurement or distance referred to herein is approximate only.
VIEWING
All viewing is to be strictly by appointment with Edward Caudwell on 07766 565 893