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High House, Playford Road, Little Bealings, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13 6ND High House is a five bedroom Edwardian attached character property, within grounds extending to about 2.5 acres (sts). About The Property High House is a five bedroom Edwardian attached character property built in 1902 by Edward Fernley Bisshopp, the diocese architect and surveyor, within grounds extending to about 2½ acres (sts). Formerly a country house known as ‘The Warren’, the property is believed to have been divided into two properties in the 1970’s - called Warren House and High House. Set back from the road and approached by a long shingle drive, High House enjoys the major part of the original building and benefits from the majority of the primary rooms and south facing gardens. The property retains many period features and may offer further potential subject to the necessary consents. Arranged over three floors the accommodation comprises: entrance porch, imposing dining hall with grand sweeping staircase, wide arches and open fireplace, drawing room, sitting room, sun room, study/hobby room, kitchen/breakfast room, conservatory, cloakroom, laundry and cold store. The sweeping staircase rises to a galleried landing leading to the main bedroom with en-suite bathroom, two further bedrooms and the family bathroom. An enclosed staircase leads to the two second floor bedrooms, a bathroom and the tank room/storage area. Outside, the cellar provides additional storage and there is a garage designed for four cars. There is also a work shop, potting shed and tank room housing the oil tank supplying the oil fired central heating boiler. The grounds offer ample off road parking, tree lined formal lawn, secluded side garden, an orchard with apple, plum and pear trees, established planting including a variety of mature trees, yew hedging, 2
rhododendrons, magnolia flowering cherry trees.
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About the Area Little Bealings is a small Suffolk village approximately 3 miles southwest of Woodbridge and approximately 5 miles northeast of Ipswich. Nearby villages include Great Bealings, Playford, Culpho, Grundisburgh, Hasketon, Martlesham and Kesgrave. The Admirals Head public house is at the heart of the village. The property is in the catchment area of the hugely over-subscribed Little Bealings Primary School, rated as outstanding by OFSTED on the last three inspections. There is a village hall, All Saints Church and the Angela Cobbold memorial hall. This picturesque village lies along the Fynn Valley and has been occupied since The Bronze Age with activity in the Roman and Saxon Ages. The Admirals Head is reported to have been a public house for than 200 years and serves both food and beverages. Local clubs include Grove Farm Residents Association, a Youth Action Group, badminton club, carpet bowls club, Women’s Institute, Dance for Pleasure, a
keep fit class, Phoenix Folk Dance, bowls club, Wolsey militarists Club, First Bealings Guides and John Belstead sports court. Nearby Woodbridge is a well served market town with a fine selection of shops and restaurants, two theatres, swimming pool, doctors, dentists and railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk line. The County town of Ipswich Directions
From our Woodbridge office, head northwest on the B1079/Church St towards Market Hill and The Shire Hall, continue along Seckford St, Drybridge Hill and Old Barrack Rd. Continue along to the junction with the Ipswich Rd (B1438) at The Duke of York pub. Turn right onto Ipswich Rd and continue to the 1st roundabout where you take the 1st exit. Follow the road round along Top St and at the Red Lion pub take a right along Bealings Rd. Continue along, you will drive over the A12 keep going along the road past the cross roads continue along Playford Road, and the property will be found on the right hand side, it is the last gate before open fields, there is a splayed driveway, five bar gate with shingle drive leading to two properties.
Pictured top left: The grand sweeping staircase rising from the dining hall is a beautiful feature of the house. Pictured top right: The drawing room with box bay window with a view across the garden. Accommodation with appromixate room sizes: Canopy style porch with suspended external light over six panel wooden door set within a chaffered panelled recess flanked with tiled verandas opening to: Entrance Porch 7’3 x 5’4 Plastered ceiling with cornice detail, suspended light, picture rail, coat hooks, low level wall panelling, tiled floor and a pair of three quarter glazed doors opening to: Dining Hall 19’4 x 11’11 opening to 22’10 (max) x 17’11 (max) and opening further into the stairwell. Plastered ceiling with deep cornice, five arm chandelier, two wide panelled arches allowing the room to open up beyond, feature working fireplace with two wall mounted lights, shelved recess, low level panelling to walls, grand sweeping stair case with cupboard beneath rising to the galleried landing featuring a leaded light window and low level panelling within the stairwell, radiator and carpet laid to floor. Drawing Room 19’4 x 15’9 plus a recess measuring 7’1 x 5’11 and a box bay window measuring 10’9 x 4’1 Plastered ceiling, deep cornice, five arm chandelier, box bay window with sash windows and a pair of three quarter glazed doors opening to the terrace and garden beyond, a further sash window and half glazed door opening to the veranda, York stone
working fireplace, inset arched top shelved recess with double cupboard beneath, two radiators and carpet laid to floor. Sitting Room 18’10 x 15’10 opening into the canted bay window and arched top recesses. Plastered ceiling, deep cornice, suspended five arm chandelier, canted bay with sash window and glazed door opening to the conservatory, working fire place with wooden surround and slate hearth, three arched top recesses (one has built in shelves) two radiators, carpet laid to floor, internal sash window and door opening to the sun room.
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Sun Room 16’6 x 12’2 opening to the recesses. Plastered ceiling, deep cornice, three arm chandelier, double glazed windows with two opening lights and pair of three quarter glazed double glazed doors opening to the terrace and garden beyond, five electric Dimplex heaters and parkay flooring. Study/Hobby Room 10’5 x 8’1 Plastered ceiling, strip light, internal sash window, built in double fronted cupboard with double cupboard above and carpet tiles to floor. Kitchen/Breakfast Room 14’8 x 9’9 Plastered ceiling, strip light, ceiling fan incorporating a light, internal sash window to the study/hobby room, internal sash window and picture window to the conservatory, a range of eye level and base units with pre formed roll top work surfaces with inset stainless steel sink and breakfast bar, electric double oven with built in microwave above, ceramic hob with cooker hood above, space and plumbing for a dishwasher, water softener, radiator, carpet tiles laid to floor, door to the study/hobby room and opening to the inner lobby with space for a fridge/freezer and doors opening to the conservatory, cloakroom and laundry room. Conservatory 20’2 (max) at the point x 8’6 reducing to 7’4 Vaulted ceiling, two pendant lights, curved glazing set on a dwarf wall coming to a point as it meets the sitting room window, internal windows to the kitchen, glazed door to the sitting room, five storage cupboards, three quarter glazed external door to the rear garden and tiled floor. 4
Cloakroom 6’10 x 4’ Vaulted ceiling, bayonet light with glass globe style shade, sash window to rear aspect, pedestal wash hand basin, close coupled WC, radiator and carpet tiles laid to floor. Laundry Room 11’4 x 10’4 reducing to 7’4 Vaulted ceiling, strip light, floor standing oil fired central heating boiler, concealed water tank, sash windows to the side and rear, base unit with stainless steel sink, space and plumbing for a washing machine and dryer, quarry tiled style floor and door opening to the two room cold store.
High House benefits from a conservatory (pictured right and bottom left) and a sun room (pictured top right and left). Both of these rooms allow lots of natural light in, and have wonderful views across the garden.
Cold Store 15’11 x 5’8 (combined size of the cold store that is divided into two sections) Vaulted ceiling, two bayonet lights, two windows with louvers and high level louvered window, wall mounted shelves, lower slate shelf to one section, space for freezers, power points, brick floor, door and open window between the two sections of the cold store. The grand sweeping staircase rises from the dining hall to the first floor galleried landing with crescent shaped balcony with Bali twist detail on the spindles and hardwood handrail. The combined area of the stairwell and landing is 15’11 x 14’8. Plastered ceiling, deep cornice, picture rail, shelved recess, arched top recess with inset wall mounted mirror, archways opening to the side and rear inner landings with lemon cupboard and doors opening to the three first floor bedrooms, the bathroom and enclosed staircase leading to the attic bedrooms.
High House offers flexible family accommodation with five bedrooms, benefiting from three bathrooms, one which is en-suite to the master bedroom (pictured middle right).
Master Bedroom 19’2 x 17’4 measured into the alcoves Papered plastered ceiling with three arm chandelier, dual aspect with sash windows to the back and side, covered fire place, radiator and carpet laid to floor.
shower screen, close coupled WC, pedestal wash hand basin, wall mounted strip light incorporating a shaver point, tiling around the sanitary wear, heated towel rail, radiator and carpet laid to floor.
En-Suite Bathroom 12’5 x 7’10 Papered plastered ceiling, ceiling mounted light, sash window to rear aspect, built in cupboard, shower bath with mixer tap incorporating the hand held shower and electric shower above complete with
Bedroom Two 15’6 x 13’10 Plastered ceiling, two pendant lights, picture rail, two sash windows to side aspect, covered fire place, radiator and carpet laid to floor. 5
Pictured left: Bedroom two. Pictured right: The master bedroom. High House benefits from further bedrooms located in the Attic space. Family Bathroom 7’6 x 7’6 Plastered ceiling, ceiling mounted light, sash window to front aspect, dado rail, panel bath with mixer tap incorporating a hand held shower complete with wall mounted bracket and shower screen, close coupled WC, pedestal wash hand basin, wall mounted heater, wall tiles around the bath, heated towel rail and carpet laid to floor. Bedroom Three 12’6 (max) x 8’2 (max) Plastered ceiling, pendant light, picture rail, sash window to rear aspect, radiator and carpet laid to floor. Door opening to the enclosed attic stairwell with feature circular window, sash window above and carpeted stairs leading to the attic landing with access hatch, two pendant lights and doors opening to: Bedroom Four 17’2 x 12’9 Attic bedroom with vaulted ceiling, suspended three armed chandelier, dual aspect with sash windows to the side and rear, wall mounted shelved cupboard, covered fire place, radiator and carpet laid to floor. Bedroom Five 10’8 x 8’4 Vaulted ceiling, pendant light, Velux style window, two built in cupboards, wall mounted shelves, radiator and carpet laid to floor. 6
Attic Bathroom 10’ 2 (max) x 8’8 (max) measured over the bath Partially vaulted ceiling, bayonet light, sash window to rear aspect, wall mounted wash hand basin with chrome legs, low level WC, panelled bath with wall tiles to the side and end, radiator and carpet laid to floor. Tank Room/Attic Storage Bayonet light, water tanks and opening to the attic storage area. Cellar 11’2 x 10’2 (measurements of the main room only) The cellar is divided into three sections, the main room, gated wine store with wine bins and a barrel vaulted ceiling. A third area of the cellar currently provides space for additional wine racks.
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Outside Outbuildings Garage 35’6 x 15’9 - Double up and over garage door, half glazed pedestrian door, windows, power and light. Workshop 14’7 x 9’6 - Windows to three sides, stable door, power and light. Tool Shed 9’7 x 7’11 - Bayonet light, window and pedestrian door. Tank Room accessed from the neighbouring property housing the oil tank supplying the oil fired central heating boiler. Potting Shed Greenhouse with raised bed and herb garden. There is a patio area to the rear of the property that is sheltered by the outbuildings and a sun terrace set within the rear lawn. There is a terrace abutting the sun room and drawing room enjoying a south easterly aspect benefiting an ornamental pond with water feature and steps leading to the raised lawn with an avenue of cherry trees known as the “Broad walk” which leads to the “top lawn/paddock”
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Grounds The grounds are accessed via a splayed driveway off Playford Road leading to a five bar gate that opens to a single driveway servicing High House and the adjacent property known as Warren House. The long shingle drive is owned by High House with a right of way allowing access to Warren House beyond. The grounds have been thoughtfully laid out, providing screening along the driveway that encloses the gardens to the side and rear of the main house. The grounds are predominantly laid to lawn with a variety of well stocked flower and shrub beds and mature planting. There are formal lawns the rear and side of the property with wooded gardens either side of “The Broad walk” lined with cherry trees leading to the “Top Lawn/Paddock” and orchard. There are a variety of trees within the orchard to include apple, plum and pear trees. The well stocked gardens offer a variety of beautiful plants trees and shrubs to include rhododendrons, magnolia, yew hedging, acacias, balsam, flowering cherry trees, blue cedar, tree of laburnum, Judas tree, bay tree, sweet chestnut, Douglas fir and acer trees. Services We are advised by the vendor that mains electricity are all connected to the property. The drainage is via a septic tank. The property benefits from oil fired central heating and has three working open fireplaces within the primary reception rooms. Council Tax Band F £2,125.73 (2013/2014)
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Fine & Country Estate Agents (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) for themselves and for the vendors or lessors of this property for whom they act, give notice that (I) these particulars are a general outline only for the guidance of prospective purchasers or tenants, and do not constitute the whole or any part of an offer or contract (II) Fine & Country cannot guarantee the accuracy of any description, dimensions, references to conditions, necessary permissions for use and occupancy and other details contained herein and prospective purchasers or tenants must not rely on them as statements of fact or representations and must satisfy themselves as to their accuracy, (III) No employee of Fine & Country (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty or enter into any contract whatever in relation to the property, (IV) Fine & Country (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) will not be liable in negligence or otherwise, for any loss arising from the use of these particulars and Fine & Country (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) have not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures and fittings or services and so cannot verify that they are in working order or fit for the purpose. A buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor, (V) Photographs will only show certain parts of the property and no assumptions should be made in respect of those parts of the property that have not been photographed, items or contents shown in the photographs are not included as part of the sale unless specified otherwise. It should not be assumed the property will remain as shown in the photographs. Photographs have been taken using a wide-angle lens.
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Woodbridge
High House, Playford Road, Little Bealings, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13 6ND High House is a five bedroom Edwardian attached character property, within grounds extending to about 2.5 acres (sts). About The Property High House is a five bedroom Edwardian attached character property built in 1902 by Edward Fernley Bisshopp, the diocese architect and surveyor, within grounds extending to about 2½ acres (sts). Formerly a country house known as ‘The Warren’, the property is believed to have been divided into two properties in the 1970’s - called Warren House and High House. Set back from the road and approached by a long shingle drive, High House enjoys the major part of the original building and benefits from the majority of the primary rooms and south facing gardens. The property retains many period features and may offer further potential subject to the necessary consents. Arranged over three floors the accommodation comprises: entrance porch, imposing dining hall with grand sweeping staircase, wide arches and open fireplace, drawing room, sitting room, sun room, study/hobby room, kitchen/breakfast room, conservatory, cloakroom, laundry and cold store. The sweeping staircase rises to a galleried landing leading to the main bedroom with en-suite bathroom, two further bedrooms and the family bathroom. An enclosed staircase leads to the two second floor bedrooms, a bathroom and the tank room/storage area. Outside, the cellar provides additional storage and there is a garage designed for four cars. There is also a work shop, potting shed and tank room housing the oil tank supplying the oil fired central heating boiler. The grounds offer ample off road parking, tree lined formal lawn, secluded side garden, an orchard with apple, plum and pear trees, established planting including a variety of mature trees, yew hedging, 2
rhododendrons, magnolia flowering cherry trees.
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About the Area Little Bealings is a small Suffolk village approximately 3 miles southwest of Woodbridge and approximately 5 miles northeast of Ipswich. Nearby villages include Great Bealings, Playford, Culpho, Grundisburgh, Hasketon, Martlesham and Kesgrave. The Admirals Head public house is at the heart of the village. The property is in the catchment area of the hugely over-subscribed Little Bealings Primary School, rated as outstanding by OFSTED on the last three inspections. There is a village hall, All Saints Church and the Angela Cobbold memorial hall. This picturesque village lies along the Fynn Valley and has been occupied since The Bronze Age with activity in the Roman and Saxon Ages. The Admirals Head is reported to have been a public house for than 200 years and serves both food and beverages. Local clubs include Grove Farm Residents Association, a Youth Action Group, badminton club, carpet bowls club, Women’s Institute, Dance for Pleasure, a
keep fit class, Phoenix Folk Dance, bowls club, Wolsey militarists Club, First Bealings Guides and John Belstead sports court. Nearby Woodbridge is a well served market town with a fine selection of shops and restaurants, two theatres, swimming pool, doctors, dentists and railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk line. The County town of Ipswich Directions
From our Woodbridge office, head northwest on the B1079/Church St towards Market Hill and The Shire Hall, continue along Seckford St, Drybridge Hill and Old Barrack Rd. Continue along to the junction with the Ipswich Rd (B1438) at The Duke of York pub. Turn right onto Ipswich Rd and continue to the 1st roundabout where you take the 1st exit. Follow the road round along Top St and at the Red Lion pub take a right along Bealings Rd. Continue along, you will drive over the A12 keep going along the road past the cross roads continue along Playford Road, and the property will be found on the right hand side, it is the last gate before open fields, there is a splayed driveway, five bar gate with shingle drive leading to two properties.
Pictured top left: The grand sweeping staircase rising from the dining hall is a beautiful feature of the house. Pictured top right: The drawing room with box bay window with a view across the garden. Accommodation with appromixate room sizes: Canopy style porch with suspended external light over six panel wooden door set within a chaffered panelled recess flanked with tiled verandas opening to: Entrance Porch 7’3 x 5’4 Plastered ceiling with cornice detail, suspended light, picture rail, coat hooks, low level wall panelling, tiled floor and a pair of three quarter glazed doors opening to: Dining Hall 19’4 x 11’11 opening to 22’10 (max) x 17’11 (max) and opening further into the stairwell. Plastered ceiling with deep cornice, five arm chandelier, two wide panelled arches allowing the room to open up beyond, feature working fireplace with two wall mounted lights, shelved recess, low level panelling to walls, grand sweeping stair case with cupboard beneath rising to the galleried landing featuring a leaded light window and low level panelling within the stairwell, radiator and carpet laid to floor. Drawing Room 19’4 x 15’9 plus a recess measuring 7’1 x 5’11 and a box bay window measuring 10’9 x 4’1 Plastered ceiling, deep cornice, five arm chandelier, box bay window with sash windows and a pair of three quarter glazed doors opening to the terrace and garden beyond, a further sash window and half glazed door opening to the veranda, York stone
working fireplace, inset arched top shelved recess with double cupboard beneath, two radiators and carpet laid to floor. Sitting Room 18’10 x 15’10 opening into the canted bay window and arched top recesses. Plastered ceiling, deep cornice, suspended five arm chandelier, canted bay with sash window and glazed door opening to the conservatory, working fire place with wooden surround and slate hearth, three arched top recesses (one has built in shelves) two radiators, carpet laid to floor, internal sash window and door opening to the sun room.
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Sun Room 16’6 x 12’2 opening to the recesses. Plastered ceiling, deep cornice, three arm chandelier, double glazed windows with two opening lights and pair of three quarter glazed double glazed doors opening to the terrace and garden beyond, five electric Dimplex heaters and parkay flooring. Study/Hobby Room 10’5 x 8’1 Plastered ceiling, strip light, internal sash window, built in double fronted cupboard with double cupboard above and carpet tiles to floor. Kitchen/Breakfast Room 14’8 x 9’9 Plastered ceiling, strip light, ceiling fan incorporating a light, internal sash window to the study/hobby room, internal sash window and picture window to the conservatory, a range of eye level and base units with pre formed roll top work surfaces with inset stainless steel sink and breakfast bar, electric double oven with built in microwave above, ceramic hob with cooker hood above, space and plumbing for a dishwasher, water softener, radiator, carpet tiles laid to floor, door to the study/hobby room and opening to the inner lobby with space for a fridge/freezer and doors opening to the conservatory, cloakroom and laundry room. Conservatory 20’2 (max) at the point x 8’6 reducing to 7’4 Vaulted ceiling, two pendant lights, curved glazing set on a dwarf wall coming to a point as it meets the sitting room window, internal windows to the kitchen, glazed door to the sitting room, five storage cupboards, three quarter glazed external door to the rear garden and tiled floor. 4
Cloakroom 6’10 x 4’ Vaulted ceiling, bayonet light with glass globe style shade, sash window to rear aspect, pedestal wash hand basin, close coupled WC, radiator and carpet tiles laid to floor. Laundry Room 11’4 x 10’4 reducing to 7’4 Vaulted ceiling, strip light, floor standing oil fired central heating boiler, concealed water tank, sash windows to the side and rear, base unit with stainless steel sink, space and plumbing for a washing machine and dryer, quarry tiled style floor and door opening to the two room cold store.
High House benefits from a conservatory (pictured right and bottom left) and a sun room (pictured top right and left). Both of these rooms allow lots of natural light in, and have wonderful views across the garden.
Cold Store 15’11 x 5’8 (combined size of the cold store that is divided into two sections) Vaulted ceiling, two bayonet lights, two windows with louvers and high level louvered window, wall mounted shelves, lower slate shelf to one section, space for freezers, power points, brick floor, door and open window between the two sections of the cold store. The grand sweeping staircase rises from the dining hall to the first floor galleried landing with crescent shaped balcony with Bali twist detail on the spindles and hardwood handrail. The combined area of the stairwell and landing is 15’11 x 14’8. Plastered ceiling, deep cornice, picture rail, shelved recess, arched top recess with inset wall mounted mirror, archways opening to the side and rear inner landings with lemon cupboard and doors opening to the three first floor bedrooms, the bathroom and enclosed staircase leading to the attic bedrooms.
High House offers flexible family accommodation with five bedrooms, benefiting from three bathrooms, one which is en-suite to the master bedroom (pictured middle right).
Master Bedroom 19’2 x 17’4 measured into the alcoves Papered plastered ceiling with three arm chandelier, dual aspect with sash windows to the back and side, covered fire place, radiator and carpet laid to floor.
shower screen, close coupled WC, pedestal wash hand basin, wall mounted strip light incorporating a shaver point, tiling around the sanitary wear, heated towel rail, radiator and carpet laid to floor.
En-Suite Bathroom 12’5 x 7’10 Papered plastered ceiling, ceiling mounted light, sash window to rear aspect, built in cupboard, shower bath with mixer tap incorporating the hand held shower and electric shower above complete with
Bedroom Two 15’6 x 13’10 Plastered ceiling, two pendant lights, picture rail, two sash windows to side aspect, covered fire place, radiator and carpet laid to floor. 5
Pictured left: Bedroom two. Pictured right: The master bedroom. High House benefits from further bedrooms located in the Attic space. Family Bathroom 7’6 x 7’6 Plastered ceiling, ceiling mounted light, sash window to front aspect, dado rail, panel bath with mixer tap incorporating a hand held shower complete with wall mounted bracket and shower screen, close coupled WC, pedestal wash hand basin, wall mounted heater, wall tiles around the bath, heated towel rail and carpet laid to floor. Bedroom Three 12’6 (max) x 8’2 (max) Plastered ceiling, pendant light, picture rail, sash window to rear aspect, radiator and carpet laid to floor. Door opening to the enclosed attic stairwell with feature circular window, sash window above and carpeted stairs leading to the attic landing with access hatch, two pendant lights and doors opening to: Bedroom Four 17’2 x 12’9 Attic bedroom with vaulted ceiling, suspended three armed chandelier, dual aspect with sash windows to the side and rear, wall mounted shelved cupboard, covered fire place, radiator and carpet laid to floor. Bedroom Five 10’8 x 8’4 Vaulted ceiling, pendant light, Velux style window, two built in cupboards, wall mounted shelves, radiator and carpet laid to floor. 6
Attic Bathroom 10’ 2 (max) x 8’8 (max) measured over the bath Partially vaulted ceiling, bayonet light, sash window to rear aspect, wall mounted wash hand basin with chrome legs, low level WC, panelled bath with wall tiles to the side and end, radiator and carpet laid to floor. Tank Room/Attic Storage Bayonet light, water tanks and opening to the attic storage area. Cellar 11’2 x 10’2 (measurements of the main room only) The cellar is divided into three sections, the main room, gated wine store with wine bins and a barrel vaulted ceiling. A third area of the cellar currently provides space for additional wine racks.
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Outside Outbuildings Garage 35’6 x 15’9 - Double up and over garage door, half glazed pedestrian door, windows, power and light. Workshop 14’7 x 9’6 - Windows to three sides, stable door, power and light. Tool Shed 9’7 x 7’11 - Bayonet light, window and pedestrian door. Tank Room accessed from the neighbouring property housing the oil tank supplying the oil fired central heating boiler. Potting Shed Greenhouse with raised bed and herb garden. There is a patio area to the rear of the property that is sheltered by the outbuildings and a sun terrace set within the rear lawn. There is a terrace abutting the sun room and drawing room enjoying a south easterly aspect benefiting an ornamental pond with water feature and steps leading to the raised lawn with an avenue of cherry trees known as the “Broad walk” which leads to the “top lawn/paddock”
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Grounds The grounds are accessed via a splayed driveway off Playford Road leading to a five bar gate that opens to a single driveway servicing High House and the adjacent property known as Warren House. The long shingle drive is owned by High House with a right of way allowing access to Warren House beyond. The grounds have been thoughtfully laid out, providing screening along the driveway that encloses the gardens to the side and rear of the main house. The grounds are predominantly laid to lawn with a variety of well stocked flower and shrub beds and mature planting. There are formal lawns the rear and side of the property with wooded gardens either side of “The Broad walk” lined with cherry trees leading to the “Top Lawn/Paddock” and orchard. There are a variety of trees within the orchard to include apple, plum and pear trees. The well stocked gardens offer a variety of beautiful plants trees and shrubs to include rhododendrons, magnolia, yew hedging, acacias, balsam, flowering cherry trees, blue cedar, tree of laburnum, Judas tree, bay tree, sweet chestnut, Douglas fir and acer trees. Services We are advised by the vendor that mains electricity are all connected to the property. The drainage is via a septic tank. The property benefits from oil fired central heating and has three working open fireplaces within the primary reception rooms. Council Tax Band F £2,125.73 (2013/2014)
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Fine & Country Estate Agents (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) for themselves and for the vendors or lessors of this property for whom they act, give notice that (I) these particulars are a general outline only for the guidance of prospective purchasers or tenants, and do not constitute the whole or any part of an offer or contract (II) Fine & Country cannot guarantee the accuracy of any description, dimensions, references to conditions, necessary permissions for use and occupancy and other details contained herein and prospective purchasers or tenants must not rely on them as statements of fact or representations and must satisfy themselves as to their accuracy, (III) No employee of Fine & Country (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty or enter into any contract whatever in relation to the property, (IV) Fine & Country (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) will not be liable in negligence or otherwise, for any loss arising from the use of these particulars and Fine & Country (and its subsidiaries and their joint Agents where applicable) have not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures and fittings or services and so cannot verify that they are in working order or fit for the purpose. A buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor, (V) Photographs will only show certain parts of the property and no assumptions should be made in respect of those parts of the property that have not been photographed, items or contents shown in the photographs are not included as part of the sale unless specified otherwise. It should not be assumed the property will remain as shown in the photographs. Photographs have been taken using a wide-angle lens.
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Fine and Country Woodbridge 28 Church Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1DH Tel: 01394 446007 Email: [email protected]
Each Fine & Country office is independently owned and operated under licence. © Copyright Ravensworth W416
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