The Old Laundry

*An elegant and spacious Victorian house*Beautiful peaceful parkland setting bordering open fields and countryside*Extensive work carried out over the last two years including a complete re-decoration and installation of high quality flooring, window dressings and light fittings*Generously proportioned rooms including a fine dual aspect principal bedroom with a walk-in dressing room and en-suite bathroom*Landscaped gardens laid mainly to lawn with sculpted flower beds and paved terraces, including outside lighting, and antique planters*Allocated parking and a single garage.


Situation: The property lies within a beautiful parkland setting approached by a pair of lodge houses with a tree lined drive sweeping past converted outbuildings and leading to the main house which overlooks beautiful parkland and countryside. Heytesbury Park is an exclusive small community of properties including Heytesbury House which is a stunning Grade II Listed Georgian country house built in 1782 for the Ashe-à Court family on the site of an earlier mansion once owned by Lord Hungerford until his arrest and execution with Thomas Cromwell by Henry VIII. The Old Laundry (and bakery) forms part of this beautiful building which was the home for many years of the famous first world war poet Siegfried Sassoon. The nearby riverside village of Heytesbury is situated on the western side of the Wylye Valley and has a post office/shop, primary school, two inns and a church. Five minutes’ drive away is Bishopstrow Hotel and Spa, a beautiful member's club with two swimming pools and an indoor tennis court. Nearby Warminster (4 miles) offers a comprehensive range of shopping facilities and public amenities including Waitrose and a railway station. There are many excellent local gourmet pubs within15 minutes which include the Bradley Hare at Maiden Bradley and the Bath Arms in Longleat Forest.
Description: The Old Laundry (built circa 1850) is a later addition to Heytesbury House (built 1780) and is an elegant two storey Victorian house within its own enclosed and landscaped private gardens. It backs on to a stunning courtyard shared with three other properties and over which the house has access. It is rare that one comes across a property as beautifully finished thanks to tremendous effort by the current owner to create a stylish and yet traditional feel to this elegant spacious village home. The Old Laundry has views facing North, South, East and West and all the views from its 16 windows are superb. Careful attention has been paid to the finish both inside and out in creating this well-proportioned house which has an en-suite shower room and dressing room to the principal bedroom in addition to a further family bathroom and downstairs cloakroom. All bedrooms are of a double size and two enjoy dual aspect. On the ground floor there are two excellent reception rooms including a dual aspect drawing room with open fireplace and views across the gardens and parkland and a stylish dining room with underfloor heating.
Accommodation: All dimensions being approximate.
Entrance Hall: With a half glazed front door with light above, built-in cupboard, deep finned radiator, staircase with hardwood hand rail and smoke glazed panel rising to the first floor, understairs storage cupboard, door to:
Cloakroom: With a low level WC, wash basin with cabinet beneath.
Drawing Room: 19'5"x16'9" This elegant dual aspect room has a ceiling height of 10'1" with sash windows to the front and side elevation all with smoked mirror panels beneath, deep finned radiator, plaster coving and an open fireplace with stone surround and hearth.
Dining Room: 22'6"x10'9" With a sash window to the side with smoked mirrored panel beneath, 10'1" high ceiling, panelled door with glazed light above to the courtyard.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room: 19'8"x16'5" With a flag stone floor, range of cream finish bespoke fitted units with polished granite work surfaces with a double bowl butlers sink, range cooker with polished marble splashback, space for a refrigerator and plumbing for a dishwasher, dual aspect with sash windows to the front overlooking the park and to the rear overlooking the courtyard. Double radiator and panel door to:
Walk-in Pantry: 7'5"x6'5" With a Grant boiler supplying domestic hot water and central heating to radiators and with fitted shelves.
Spacious Landing: With a sash window to the front, airing cupboard with a factory lagged hot water cylinder, access to an insulated roof space and doors to:
Principal Bedroom: 16'9"x12'8" With two deep finned radiators, sash windows to the front and side elevation, walk-in dressing room with fitted shelves and hanging rails and door to:
En-Suite Bathroom: With a white suite with adjacent ceramic wall tiling, shower attachment, pedestal wash basin, low level WC, underfloor heating, heated towel rail and sash window to the side elevation.
Bedroom 2: 19'5"x16'5" Enjoying dual aspect with sash windows to the front and rear elevation and two deep finned radiators.
Bedroom 3: 11'9"x11' With a deep finned radiator and sash window overlooking the courtyard.
Bedroom 4/study: 12"'x9'2" plus door recess. With a deep finned radiator and sash window to the side elevation.
Family Bathroom: With a panelled bath with adjacent ceramic wall tiling, shower attachment, pedestal wash basin, low level WC, chrome finish towel rail/radiator, underfloor heating, and sash window to the side elevation.
Outside: There is a single garage a short distance from the property and additional parking.
The Gardens: Are a particular feature of the property comprising beautifully manicured lawns enclosed by estate fencing and beech hedging with a central pathway leading to the front door, sculpted flower beds with low box hedging, lavender and other plants. The gardens command outstanding views across the adjacent parkland amounting to circa 6 acres over which the owner of the property has access.
Maintenance Costs: There is a maintenance charge of approximately £400 per quarter for the maintenance of parkland, driveway and the private sewage treatment unit.



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