SOUTH WRAXALL HOUSE LOWER SOUTH WRAXALL •

SOUTH WRAXALL HOUSE LOWER SOUTH WRAXALL • WILTSHIRE

Bradford-on-Avon 3 miles • Bath 8 miles • Chippenham 9 miles (London Paddington from 79 minutes) M4 (J18) 14 miles • Bristol Airport 26 miles • (All times and mileages are approximate)

A particularly attractive Georgian house dating from the late 18th century, located on the edge of a popular Wiltshire village. The property is incredibly peaceful with beautifully landscaped gardens and grounds providing an idyllic setting for the house.

Accommodation and Amenities South Wraxall House Entrance hall • Library • Dining room • Drawing room • Orangery • Kitchen / breakfast room • Pantry • Flower room Utility room • Boot room / rear entrance hall • Shower room with WC • Lift • Cellar with wine bins Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom • Guest bedroom with bathroom 5 further bedrooms • 3 further bathrooms • Kitchen / laundry room Coach House Garaging / workshop • Boiler room • Former stable with tack room and stallion pen • Gardener’s WC First floor flat: Living room • Bedroom • Bathroom

Outbuildings Stable yard with 3 stables • Bothy • Machinery store • Tool store • Wood stores • Game larder • Greenhouse Timber framed tea house • Victorian chapel

Gardens and Grounds Formal gardens • Landscaped walled garden • Orchard • Kitchen garden Duck pond • Stream • Courtyard • Parkland garden • Detached paddock with road access • Woodland

In all about 9.4 acres (3.83 hectares)

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These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure. Summary South Wraxall House is a fine Grade II listed detached house, located on the edge of the village of Lower South Wraxall. The house boasts some excellent reception rooms and spacious bedrooms. The house also has the benefit of historical planning consents (now lapsed) to re-design the northern wing of the house and incorporate part of the old coach house into the main accommodation.

The outbuildings are a significant asset to the main house and provide superb ancillary and secondary accommodation with stabling, stores, garaging and a one bedroom flat.

The gardens and grounds have been hugely improved by the current owner, with a landscaped walled garden, orchard, duck pond, new tree planting and productive vegetable garden. Situation and Amenities South Wraxall House is set in approximately 9.4 acres of beautiful gardens, located on the western edge of Lower South Wraxall with charming views over surrounding farmland. The peaceful and secluded setting provides a great opportunity to live and work from home within easy reach of Bath, Bristol and London.

Grade II listed, South Wraxall House is one of two notable houses in Lower South Wraxall, situated 3 miles north of the historic town of Bradford-on- Avon which meets all day to day needs whilst the Georgian city of Bath and regional centre of Bristol provide the highest quality cultural and shopping facilities.

Mainline rail services are available at Chippenham to London Paddington and Warminster to London Waterloo. The M4 (Junction 17) provides good road access to Central London and the wider national motorway network. Bristol Airport is easily accessible to the west of South Wraxall House.

The area is renowned for the quality of its private schools. Boys, girls and mixed private schools are found at Prior Park, Stonar, Monkton Combe, King Edwards, The Royal High School for Girls and Kingswood in Bath. Further afield but within easy reach are Millfield, St Mary’s Calne, Marlborough and Sherborne. Bath also has a renowned university as does Bristol.

Bath has numerous sporting clubs with premier division rugby and first class cricket can be found at Bristol. There are various local golf courses and racecourses at Bath, Chepstow, Newbury, Cheltenham and Wincanton as well as Lansdown and Salisbury. High quality chalk stream fishing is possible on the rivers Wylye, Frome and Avon. South Wraxall House South Wraxall House is thought to date from the late 18th century although locally it is believed that the house has origins in the 16th century. The main elevation of the house faces southwest and is constructed of limestone ashlar under a mansard slate roof. The house has ornate external features including central double doors with a fanlight above, dentil cornice, a portico with composite columns and tripartite sixteen pane sash windows. The house extends to about 7,300 sq ft with a symmetrical three storey front façade and flanking single storey elevations comprising an orangery and library.

The entrance hall, drawing room, dining room, library / study and orangery have all been the focus of a meticulous refurbishment programme by the current owner with particular emphasis placed on the restoration of intricate detailing around doorways, windows and ceilings.

To the rear of the house is a kitchen / breakfast room, pantry, utility area, cloakroom and a rear entrance hall / boot room which is currently used as a gymnasium. There is also a lift from ground to first floor level and secondary stairs (former servants’ stairs). The cellars are linked between the main house and the coach house with store rooms and wine bins.

Upstairs, the principal rooms boast grand proportions and large windows on the first floor, ideally suited for a master suite and guest bedrooms with a total of four bedrooms (or dressing rooms) and two bathrooms. There is also a secondary kitchen / laundry room. The second floor provides three further bedrooms and three bathrooms. The upstairs accommodation requires further refurbishment to finish the rooms to the same standard as the main reception rooms.

Please refer to the floor plans for further information. The Coach House Outbuildings The former coach house and stables front on to a large open bedroom and bathroom. This floor has independent services and Beyond the coach house, various stone outbuildings are arranged courtyard and adjoin the northern elevation of the main house and requires some refurbishment but has an excellent outlook over the around a large courtyard, accessed via a secondary spur off the provide a boiler room, garaging, machinery store, old stables, tack courtyard and part of the formal garden to the east of the house. main drive and located to the north of the house. They provide a game larder, tool sheds, wood stores, machinery stores and a room and a gardeners WC on the ground floor. There is plenty of Plans have been drawn up to integrate the coach house with the bothy. The bothy links three stables and is enclosed by a stone access for vehicles and the building would suit a variety of uses, main house, subject to planning and listed building consent. being set apart from the main accommodation in the house. wall creating a pretty stable courtyard. Planning permission was Please refer to the floor plans for further information. obtained to convert two outbuildings into offices. The first floor would make an ideal staff flat with a living room,

South Wraxall House

Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 7326 Sq Ft - 681 Sq M

Coach House Approx. Gross Internal Area 2235 Sq Ft - 208 Sq M

Outbuilding Approx. Gross Internal Area 990 Sq Ft - 92 Sq M

Tool Shed First Approx. Gross Internal Area Floor Ground Floor 686 Sq Ft - 64 Sq M Tool Shed

This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure.

Second Floor

Ground Floor First Floor (Coach House) (Coach House) Cellar

Reception Bedroom Attic Level Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Recreation Ground Floor First Floor This Plan is published for guidance only, and although it is believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed, nor is it intended to form part of any contract. Where this plan is based on the Ordnance Survey map it is with the sanction of the controller of H. M. Stationery Office Crown Copyright reserved. Licence No. 100021721 Gardens and grounds The house is approached through ornate gate pillars with a spur leading to a wide parking area at the front of the house and a secondary spur leading to the rear courtyard to the north of the house. Formal gardens and areas of lawn surround the house with a croquet lawn and courtyard garden nearby.

The gardens and grounds provide a wonderful setting for this elegant house and have been lovingly and painstakingly improved by the current owner under the guidance of Jane Edmonds Garden Design. Their aspiration was to retain traditional values but introduce some contemporary twists.

Specific focus has been placed on the walled garden where careful geometric design uses a combination of contemporary and traditional planting, modern structures and traditional landscaping materials. The modern tea house, surrounded by a moat provides the centre piece for this peaceful and secluded space.

New specimen trees have been planted to replace lost or damaged ones and a young apple orchard was planted in a contemporary style with diagonal paths to create a stunning vista whilst retaining its productive heritage. The orchard lies to the east of the house with a new Laurel hedge recently planted along the eastern boundary to enhance the privacy. To the northeast is a stream and wide pond with walks on either side along the northern boundary through mature woodland.

A Victorian chapel-like building lies in the meadow garden to the northwest of the house, surrounded by wide walkways through newly planted Hazel and Yew trees interspersed with wild flowers, Walnut, Mulberry, Cherry, Plum and a Medlar tree. The productive kitchen garden is thoughtfully laid out and well planned with a greenhouse, coldframes, raised beds and all kinds of fruit and vegetable plants.

The main house sits with 5.4 acres of grounds whilst on the far side of the lane is a paddock extending to just over 4 acres.

GENERAL REMARKS & STIPULATIONS Method of Sale towards ‘Lower Wraxall’. Proceed into and through the village, Planning The freehold of South Wraxall House is available for sale with keeping on the main lane. The entrance gates will be found on South Wraxall House, the entrance gate piers and front boundary vacant possession by private treaty. your right hand side as you leave the village. wall are Grade II listed. There are a number of historical planning consents (now lapsed) which the current owners achieved planning Directions (BA15 2RY) Services consent and listed building consent for but did not exercise. From London, leave the M4 at Junction 17 and head south on Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central the A350 towards Chippenham. At the first roundabout follow the heating. Fire and intruder alarm system. Fixtures & Fittings ring road on the A350 around Chippenham passing through three All fitted carpets, curtains, blinds, light fittings, garden ornaments Rights of Way roundabouts. At the next roundabout, take the 3rd exit towards and equipment are specifically excluded from the sale but may be There are no public rights of way across the property. Bath (A4). As you pass through , take a slight left available by separate negotiation. towards Bradford-on-Avon (B3109) and follow this road until you Local Authority reach the junction with the A365. Cross straight over and after 1.6 Viewing : www.wiltshire.gov.uk miles, go past the turning for South Wraxall and then turn right Strictly by appointment with the sole selling agents Knight Frank LLP. Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES100017767.”

Important Notice 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Particulars dated: October 2014. Photographs dated: Summer and October 2014. Property Number: JKL/CAT/347000