5 bedroom house

This unusual house built in 1636 is Y shaped, radiating north, south-east and south-west, bar a later addition incorporating the rear hall and rooms above and below. It was abandoned for a number of years and at one stage was subject to a demolition order. However it was bought by the present owners in 1976. Since then this Grade II listed house has been comprehensively refurbished. The roof was raised and reroofed. New plumbing, electrical wiring and underfloor heating was installed in various rooms such as the family room, hall, games room and office as well as strategic night storage heaters. Windows were replaced and walls insulated and in some rooms panelled.

Beautiful gardens were created and the swimming pool and tennis court constructed. All the trees and woodland around the garden and on the land were planted at this time.

LOT 1: THE HOUSE, GARDENS, GROUNDS AND PADDOCKS AMOUNTING TO ABOUT 16.85 ACRES.

The tree lined tarmac drive sweeps up to the house. The original fortified front door is sheltered by a porch supported by Doric columns, one date 1636. The hall has an open fireplace, panelled walls and main staircase as well as the staircase to the lower ground floor. There is a door to the garden opposite. The Dining room has a panoramic bay window, open fireplace and links, via the utility room/ butler's pantry, to the kitchen with its large inglenook fireplace, Aga and back stairs. Off the rear hall there is a separate cloakroom, stairs to the lower ground floor, office and pantry. Stairs from the hall lead down to the family room and through to the games room with an external door and wine cellar, beyond which is the boiler room and staircase returning to the back hall.

Off the first floor landing is a small study which could also be a bedroom. The snug is an attractive room with an open fireplace, a hidden staircase to the top floor and a library off, which is above the porch. The drawing room has greater views from its panoramic
bay window, as well as an open fireplace. This room once was the principal bedroom and a bathroom could be added. There are also two bedrooms off the rear landing and two bathrooms. On the top floor there are three bedrooms and a bathroom off the central landing, with the back stairs leading directly into one of the bedrooms. The significant roof space is accessed from this landing. The attractive terraced walled gardens surround the house. A central feature is the solar dome standing on the main level lawn good also for a marquee and which is edged with deep rich borders. The swimming pool is in a secure area with a safety cover and the tennis
court is outside the main garden.

Above the garden is a maturing woodland, mainly of oak, ash, beech and some cherry planted around 1990. At the top of the drive is a double garage and the useful multi-purpose modern portal framed farm building with its workshop, stock pens and ample storage areas. There are three paddocks one leading directly from the farm building is one grass paddock. Below this and accessed off the lane and divided by the Luke Brook with its bridge crossing, is a further grass field. Beyond the garden and accessed either off the drive or the field entrance is a further paddock planted with some specimen trees including a liquid amber. The three paddocks total just over 10 acres.

LOT 2: LAND AND WOODLAND AMOUNTING TO ABOUT 55.81 ACRES. - Guide price £550,000
The main access to the land is off the lane to the south west of Newhouse Farm. All the land is planted to grass but has more recently been in an arable rotation. The main block runs along the side of the A40, at the northern end of which is a gated entrance onto the road (other gates along this boundary are no longer used). The oak woodland which was planted in 1985 is at the northern end of the farm, below which is a further paddock. The rising ground would make an ideal gallop of 4/5 furlongs.

Equidistant between Ross and Monmouth and close to Whitchurch where th

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