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Date as Post Marked
Dear Sir / Madam,
GILL-SHAW FARM LTD & THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE, RYE, EAST SUSSEX
We are delighted to enclose the property particulars for the sale of Gill-Shaw Farm Ltd and The Gillshaw Farm Estate. Instructions have been received to offer two alternative options for the sale of the property assets which are as follows: -
1. FREEHOLD PROPERTY
LOT 1 GILLSHAW FARM 353.75 ACRES £5,000,000 LOT 2 BLACKHOUSE FARM 288.93 ACRES £2,500,000 LOT 3 LAND AT WINCHELSEA 107.79 ACRES £800,000 LOT 4 8a ODD CORNER N/A £450,000
2. ALTERNATIVELY, THE SHARES IN GILL-SHAW FARM LTD
The entirety of the issued share capital in Gill-Shaw Farm Ltd to include live and deadstock and the freehold property listed above. Offers are invited in the region of £6,500,000.
If you require any further information or wish to arrange a viewing, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours faithfully,
ALEXANDER CORNWALLIS MRICS Email: [email protected] Mob: 07799846872
Encs.
THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE RYE | EAST SUSSEX THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE
RYE | EAST SUSSEX
Rye 1 mile | Udimore 2 miles | Winchelsea 2 miles | Hastings 10 miles | Ashford 16 miles
A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRITY OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL IN GILL-SHAW FARM LTD TO INCLUDE LIVE AND DEADSTOCK AND THE FOLLOWING FREEHOLD PROPERTY
Gillshaw Farm, Udimore Road, Rye, 8a Odd Corner, Cadborough Cliff, Rye, East Sussex TN31 6AB East Sussex TN31 7EB
Grade II Listed Farmhouse I 3 Further Cottages A 4 bedroom Detached Dwelling I Far Reaching Views BTF Partnership Modern and Traditional Farm Buildings I Solar Array 4 Bedrooms I 3 Reception Rooms Clockhouse Barn Agricultural Land & Woodland Integrated Garage I Lawned Gardens Canterbury Road Challock, Ashford In all approximately 353.75 acres Live & Deadstock Kent TN25 4BJ 71.38 acres rented on a Farm Business Tenancy Growing Crops and / or Beneficial Cultivations 01233 740 077 Blackhouse Farm, East Guldeford, Rye, Crops in Store I Consumable Stores I 162 Head of Cattle BTF Partnership East Sussex TN31 7QJ Farm Machinery I BPS Entitlements Euston House Farmhouse I Modern Arable Farm Buildings 82a High Street Roof Mounted Solar Array I Agricultural Land Heathfield East Sussex TN21 8JD In all approximately 288.93 acres IN ALL APPROXIMATELY 749.65 ACRES FOR SALE AS A WHOLE 01435 864 455 Land at Winchelsea, Winchelsea, East Sussex TN36 4LF [email protected] [email protected] Grade III Arable Land with some Pasture www.btfpartnership.co.uk In all approximately 107.79 acres Viewing by appointment only.
These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact.
THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE
HISTORY The Ensmann family arrived in the UK in the early 1970’s, when The family secured their base at Gillshaw Farm. A further opportunity Rudolf Ensmann wanted to give himself some space between his then arose on 16th July 1980, when Blackhouse Farm was purchased, family and Eastern Europe, subsequently selling his operational bases thus enabling the Estate to increase its size to provide three significant in Germany. The family first travelled to South Africa to explore the holdings to run a successful farming business. As there was no dwelling opportunities there; however very soon after their arrival, there were at Blackhouse at that time, the family also purchased 8a Odd Corner to several problems and the family moved swiftly on. After a couple more provide accommodation for their Foreman. This tradition remains and stops along the way, Rudolf remembered his professional start in the continues to be the ‘Foreman’s House’ today. wool trade and the markets in Bremen and Ashford, which then gave Over the years the farm has evolved and diversified, with the enterprise him the idea of looking throughout Kent and Sussex for a family home. run and owned by the profitable business known as Gill-Shaw Farm Rudolf employed an agent, Roger Pickett, who helped him every step Limited, which employs a Farm Manager and two Foremen. of the way with Fagg & Marshalls Farm (now Gillshaw Farm) purchased Rudolf’s son Rolf has grown up on the Estate and runs the farming on 4th October 1972 by auction, with the Land at Winchelsea purchased business. He and his wife have decided to retire and move back to shortly thereafter on the 27th October 1972. These purchases gave their home Country of Switzerland. the family the base for which the Estate was formed and which still exists today.
4 The farm name was then changed to Gillshaw Farm when a small 5 stream running through the central ghyll on the farm was discovered and Rudolf thought it apt, for business reasons, to rename.
SITUATION The Gillshaw Farm Estate, divided into four component parts, is The Land at Winchelsea is situated 2 miles south of Rye, just to the situated just outside the ancient Cinque Ports town of Rye in East east of the village of Winchelsea on the Levels. This land fronts the Sussex. The individual Farms are situated within different agricultural Royal Military Canal to the west, with the Sea Road on the east and districts, each with versatile soil types, with a variety of characteristics. agricultural land on both the northern and southern boundaries.
Gillshaw Farm, 1 mile to the west of Rye, is situated in the Tillingham 8a Odd Corner is situated on the western outskirts of Rye at Valley with far reaching views to the north into the High Weald. This Cadborough Cliffe. The house is accessed directly from the B2089 farm borders the River Tillingham on its northern boundary and the onto Cadborough Cliffe Road, with the rear of the house south-east B2089 on its southern side. facing with far reaching views over the Romney Marsh towards Rye Harbour and Camber Sands. Blackhouse Farm, 2 miles to the east of Rye, is situated on the Romney Marsh, which is renowned for its fertile and adaptable soil types and farming versatility. This farm is approached over a private access from the Camber Road and borders the Wainway Wall to the south, and field ditches joining agricultural land to the north.
THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE RYE | EAST SUSSEX Gillshaw Farmhouse
GILLSHAW FARMHOUSE GILLSHAW FARM Hatch Gross Internal Area: 302.4 sq.m (3255 sq.ft.) Gillshaw Farm comprises a ring fenced farm with far reaching views to the north and south, Gillshaw Farmhouse (Excluding uncovered attic) on the edge of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Farm has a variety
of component parts including farmhouse, cottages, modern and traditional farm buildings and Gillshaw Farmhouse2846 10 12Gillshaw 14 Farmhouse Feet Hatch solar array together with a mixture of arable, pasture and woodland which extends in total to Metres approximately 353.75 acres. The farm is entirely isolated within its own ring fence. A breakdown 1234 16.00m x 4.83m 52'5'' x 15'10'' of the component parts for descriptive purposes only is as follows: - ForFor Identification Identification Purposes Purposes Only.Only. Hatch Hatch ©© 20182018 Trueplan Trueplan (UK) (UK)Limited Limited (01892) 614 (01892) 881 614 881 2846 10 12 14 Feet GILLSHAW FARMHOUSE Metres 1234 16.00m x 4.83m 2846 10 12 14 Unconverted Attic 2846 10 12 14 Feet 52'5'' x 15'10'' A detached, Grade II Listed Farmhouse, built in Access to an unconverted Attic Space For Identification Purposes Only. Feet Metres 1234 Metres © 2018 Trueplan (UK)123 Limited (01892) 6144 881 16.00m x 4.83m around the 18th Century of solid brick construction, measuring approximately 793ft² is via a ladder Bread Sitting Room 16.00m x 4.83m 52'5'' x 15'10'' 52'5'' x 15'10'' tile hung upper elevations, under a pitched clay system and provides an incomer to further For Identification PurposesOven Only.4.63m x 2.61mFor Identification Purposes Only. tiled roof. Extensions to the north have been added adapt the house with living accommodation © 2018 Trueplan (UK) Limited (01892) 614 881 15'2'' x 8'7''© 2018 Trueplan (UK) Limited (01892) 614 881 over the past 200 years. The house has plenty of on the second floor. Floor Plans showing Unconverted Attic character and features throughout, such as oak the layout of the Farmhouse can be found timbering and Bressumers. Accommodation in opposite for further information. Bread Sitting Room Unconverted Attic Unconverted Attic more detail comprises the following: - Oven 4.63m x 2.61m Utility Dining Room Room 15'2'' x 8'7''Sitting Room Sitting Room Bread 6.05m Breadx 3.89m Bedroom The front door opens to Front Porch with door Oven Oven 4.63m x 2.61m 19'10'' x 12'9'' 4.63m x 2.61m Kitchen 5.27m x 3.37m 6 through to Entrance Hall. Doors lead off the 15'2'' x 8'7'' 15'2'' x 8'7'' 7 Entrance Hall to the Study, which has further 5.21m x 3.33m Eaves 17'3'' x 11'0'' Utility 17'1'' x 10'11'' Hatch Access doors to Rear Patio and Garden; Drawing Dining Room Room Room, with open fireplace and brick surround, 6.05m x 3.89m Bedroom Bread Utility Bressumer and internal bread oven, with 19'10'' x 12'9'' Oven Dining Room Utility Dining Room Kitchen Room 5.27m x 3.37m connecting door through to the Dining Room, Room 6.05m x 3.89m 5.21m x 3.33m 6.05m x 3.89m Eaves 17'3'' x 11'0''Bedroom Bedroom with fireplace and doors to Rear Garden and Study 19'10'' x 12'9'' 17'1'' x 10'11'' Drawing19'10'' Room x 12'9'' Hatch Access Bedroom opening to Sitting Room with bread oven. Kitchen Kitchen Bedroom 5.27m x 3.37m 5.27m x 3.37m Boiler 4.85m x 3.35m 8.48m x 4.50m Bedroom17'3'' x 11'0'' Eaves 17'3'' x 11'0'' Further doors lead off the Entrance Hall to Bread Room 5.21m x 3.33m 5.21m x 3.33m 15'11'' x 10'11'' 4.82m Eavesx 4.32m 4.23m x 3.53m 27'9'' x 14'9'' Hatch Hatch Access the Kitchen with fitted units, Downstairs Oven 17'1'' x 10'11'' 17'1'' x 10'11'' 15'10''Access x 14'2'' 5.18m x 3.15m 15'6'' x 11'6'' Cloakroom with W/C and wash basin, Storage 17'0'' x 10'4'' Bread Bread Cupboard and Utility Room with plumbing for Drawing Room Oven Study Oven Bedroom Bedroom washing machine and door to Rear Garden. Boiler 4.85m x 3.35m 8.48m x 4.50m Bedroom 4.23m x 3.53m Room 27'9'' x 14'9''Ground Floor 15'11'' x 10'11'' 4.82m x 4.32m Study First Floor Drawing Room Drawing RoomStudy 15'6'' x 11'6'' Bedroom Stairs lead off the Ground Floor Entrance Hall to 15'10'' x 14'2''Bedroom 5.18m x 3.15m Bedroom Bedroom Boiler 8.48m x 4.50mBoiler 8.48m4.85m x 4.50m x 3.35m 4.85m x 3.35m17'0'' x 10'4'' Bedroom the First Floor Landing with doors to Bedroom Room 4.82m x 4.32m15'11'' x 10'11'' Bedroom 4.82m x 4.32m 4.23m x 3.53m 4.23m x 3.53m Room 27'9'' x 14'9'' 27'9''15'11'' x 14'9'' x 10'11'' 15'6'' x 11'6'' 1 (Double) with fitted storage cupboards; 15'10'' x 14'2'' 5.18m x 3.15m 15'10'' x 14'2'' 15'6'' x 11'6''5.18m x 3.15m Bedroom 2 (Double); Bedroom 3 (Double) with 17'0'' x 10'4'' 17'0'' x 10'4'' Ground Floor First Floor fitted storage cupboards; Bedroom 4 (Double) with fitted storage cupboards;Family Bathroom with bath, W/C and wash basin; separate W/C Ground Floor Ground Floor First Floor First Floor with wash basin and a further Family Bathroom with bath, W/C and wash basin.
THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE RYE | EAST SUSSEX OUTSIDE
The Farmhouse is located in the centre of the farm and is approached from a sweeping drive to the south. There are lawned and bedded gardens to the front, sides and rear of the Farmhouse with far reaching views from the partly walled rear garden, into the High Weald. There is a detached Summer House and covered brick barbeque area to the east. There is also ample parking for several vehicles in open fronted bays, within the former oast house to the south. The Oast building itself is predominantly of timber frame and brick construction, tile hung to the upper elevations, under a pitched clay tiled roof. The Oast is mostly used for general purpose storage with two of the roundels converted into a Sauna and Jacuzzi Room for the benefit of the Farmhouse.
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THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE RYE | EAST SUSSEX GillshawGillshaw Cottage Cottage GILLSHAW FARM Gillshaw Cottage Gillshaw Farm Cottage COTTAGE Gross Internal Area: 81.3 sq.m (875 sq.ft.) A detached farm cottage of cavity brick For Identification Purposes Only. construction with timber weatherboarding to © 2018 Trueplan (UK) Limited (01892) 614 881 the upper elevations, all under a pitched half hipped clay tiled roof with dormer windows. The cottage is situated to the east of the farm entrance drive just to the south-east of the farmhouse. The house has character features throughout with accommodation in more detail comprising the following: - Kitchen Kitchen Bedroom Bedroom Kitchen 3.14m x 2.65m3.14m x 2.65mDining RoomDining Room The Front Door opens to Entrance Hall with Dining Room 10'3'' x 8'8''10'3'' x 8'8''3.66m x 2.93m3.66m x 2.93mBedroom 4.46m x 3.85m4.46m x 3.85m doors to the Sitting Room with open fire;Kitchen 3.14m x 2.65m 14'7'' x 12'7''14'7'' x 12'7'' 10'3'' x 8'8'' 12'0'' x 9'7''12'0'' x 4.46m 9'7'' x 3.85m with propane gas cooker, fitted units and Dining 3.66m x 2.93m 12'0'' x 9'7'' 14'7'' x 12'7'' Room. A further door leads off the Entrance Hall to an under stairs storage cupboard.
Stairs lead off the Ground Floor Entrance Hall to the First Floor Landing with doors to Bedroom 1 (double) double aspect with fitted Bedroom Bedroom wardrobes, Family Bathroom with bath, shower Sitting RoomSitting Room above, W.C. and wash basin and Bedroom 2 Sitting Room 4.41m x 3.56m4.41m x 3.56m Bedroom 3.28m x 2.34m3.28m x 2.34m 10 14'5'' x 11'8''14'5'' x 11'8'' 10'9'' x 7'8''10'9'' x 7'8'' 11 (single) double aspect. 4.41m x 3.56m 3.28m x 2.34m 14'5'' x 11'8'' 10'9'' x 7'8'' Outside The cottage sits within its own established gardens and grounds with parking directly off Ground FloorGround Floor First FloorFirst Floor the farm access. Ground Floor First Floor Floor plans of the cottage can be found For IdentificationFor Identification Purposes Only. Purposes Only. opposite for further information. For Identification Purposes Only. © 2018 Trueplan ©(UK)2018 Limited Trueplan (01892) (UK) 614Limited 881 (01892) 614 881 © 2018 Trueplan (UK) Limited (01892) 614 881
THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE RYE | EAST SUSSEX 590,000 1 & 2 GILLSHAW Bathroom with bath, W.C. and wash basin. FARM BUILDINGS A further door in Cottage No. 1 leads to GATE COTTAGES Bedroom 3 (single). A further set of stairs The Gillshaw Farm Estate There are a range of modern and traditional 8. Workshop – A workshop of steel portal ^ farm buildings at Gillshaw Farm which are frame construction clad in corrugated A pair of semi-detached cottages, both of leads up to the Second Floor Landing with situated in the centre of the farm itself. The fibre cement sheeting throughout, under a cavity brick construction with tile hung upper doors to the converted Attic Bedrooms 3 / 4 Gillshaw Farm Buildings Plan Date: August 2018 Scale: 1:1,500 @ A3 buildings are spread over two large yard areas corrugated fibre cement roof with roof lights, elevations, under pitched clay tiled roofs with (double) with fitted storage cupboards. and are used throughout the year. Please sliding loading doors and concrete floor. extensions to the rear, under flat felt roofs. refer to the numbered plan opposite showing The cottages are situated at the end of the ± 9. Calf House 1 – A former calf house of Outside the buildings which comprise the following: - entrance drive fronting the B2089 road to concrete frame and block construction, Udimore and are both of very similar internal There are lawned and bedded gardens to the 1. General Purpose Machinery Store – An open fronted and divided into sections Tank 13 and external layout. A brief description of front, sides and rear with a detached Store 14 open fronted store of concrete portal under a monopitch corrugated fibre accommodation is as follows: - Room split into two, one for each property. frame construction, clad to the sides and cement roof, currently used for machinery The gardens go north with far reaching views rear, all under a pitched corrugated fibre and implement storage. Front Door opens to Entrance Porch with Calves Field Wood into the High Weald. 12 cement roof with concrete floor. door to Entrance Hall. From here, a door 10. Calf House 2 – A former calf house of leads to the Sitting Room with fireplace and To the west of the cottages is the off-road 2. The Old Dairy – The former dairy concrete frame and block construction, door through to Kitchen / Dining Room with parking area with detached Double Garage building of solid brick construction, under open fronted and divided into sections storage cupboard and fitted units. A further of concrete block construction, pebbledash a pitched hipped tiled roof, currently under a monopitch corrugated fibre door from the Kitchen leads to the Rear rendered under a flat roof. Each cottage used for general purpose storage and as cement roof, currently used for machinery Porch with doors to W.C and Rear Garden. benefits from the use of one bay. a mess room. and implement storage. Track Stairs lead off the Entrance Hall to the Floor plans of the cottages can be found below 3. Sussex Barn – A Sussex barn of solid 11. Solar Array – A 50kWa ground mounted First Floor Landing with doors to Bedroom for further information. 120,000 120,000 brick construction under a pitched solar array. 1 (double), Bedroom 2 (double), Family tiled roof with roller shutter door, grain 12 Solar Panels 12. Cattle Yard – A livestock building 13 reception pit, mixer and cleaner and link 11 incorporating six spans four of cattle yard to spray store and storage bay. All with and two feed passages, all of concrete concrete floors throughout. portal frame construction under pitched 4. Grain Store – A 360 Tonne grain store corrugated fibre cement roofs with feed 10 of steel panel construction, comprising barriers and concrete floor throughout. six identical 60 Tonne bins with drying 13. Hay & Straw Barn – A three span building 9 facilities. Please note, this store is fuelled Path (um) of concrete portal frame construction with 7 by propane gas. 8 internal concrete block walling dividing the Gillshaw Farm 6 4 Gillshaw Farmhouse 5. Grain Silo – A 100 Tonne free standing three spans, all under a corrugated fibre Silo 5 Gillshaw Farmhouse grain silo linked to dryer and store. cement roof with concrete floor throughout. Gillshaw Farmhouse 3 2 6. Farm Office – An office building of 14. Slurry Tank – A 190,000 gallon Malgar 1 solid brick construction under a pitched slurry storage tank with adjacent 15,000 Hatch hipped tiled roof including farm office, gallon underground collection tank. Oast guest accommodation, W/C and store. GillshawGillshaw Path (um) Farm 7. Pole Barn – An open fronted pole barn Cottage of timber, brick and block construction 2846 10 12 14 © Feet 1 & 2 GILLSHAW GATE COTTAGES under a pitched hipped slate roof with Metres © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 0100031673. 1234 16.00m x 4.83m Produced by The Cartographic & Design Team @ FarmView: www.farmview.ag. concrete floor. Several bays all used for No.1 – Gross Internal Area: 99.8 sq.m (1074 sq.ft.) Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct, its accuracy is not guaranteed. 52'5'' x 15'10'' The rights of way shown on this plan are for indicative purposes only. For legal purposes refer to the definitive rights of way map. general purpose agricultural storage. ForFor Identification Identification Purposes Purposes Only.Only. No.2 – Gross Internal Area: 93.8 sq.m (1009 sq.ft.) ©© 20182018 Trueplan Trueplan (UK) (UK)Limited Limited (01892) 614 (01892) 881 614 881 Outbuilding – Gross Internal Area: 13.1 sq.m (141 sq.ft.) © 590,000 Unconverted Attic THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE RYE | EAST SUSSEX Bread Sitting Room Oven 4.63m x 2.61m 15'2'' x 8'7'' Utility Dining Room Room © 6.05m x 3.89m Bedroom 19'10'' x 12'9'' Kitchen 5.27m x 3.37m 5.21m x 3.33m Eaves 17'3'' x 11'0'' 17'1'' x 10'11'' Hatch Access Bread Oven Drawing Room Study Bedroom Bedroom Boiler 4.85m x 3.35m 8.48m x 4.50m Bedroom 4.23m x 3.53m Room © 27'9'' x 14'9'' 15'11'' x 10'11'' 4.82m x 4.32m 15'10'' x 14'2'' 5.18m x 3.15m 15'6'' x 11'6'' 17'0'' x 10'4''
Ground Floor First Floor LAND 589,000 590,000 591,000 Issues The land at Gillshaw Farm comprises predominantly Grade III agricultural land which extends in Drain Pond FB Hill Wood Drain FB total to approximately 345.97 acres. The soil types vary across the farm as the land slopes gently Drains Drain Drain Drain 121,000 The Gillshaw Farm Estate CR 121,000
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Drain River Tillingham Wickham 1 soil series of slowly permeable, fine, silty, over clayey and fine, loamy, over clayey FB ^ Drain Drain 11.9m Drain Drain Drain Drain soils that are heavily associated with parts of the High Weald of Kent and Sussex. The northern BS Drain 24 4 soil types in the valley comprise a deeper marine alluvium of the Newchurch 1 soil series of deep Gillshaw DrainFarm Wat Waterer 1 8 Und stoneless, calcareous ,clayey and silty soils with low ridges, providing complex soil patterns. Drain 61 Drain Drain 19 Date: July 2018 Scale: 1:7,500 @ A3 Drain 37 1 5 9 73 ETL Def 50 The southern soils are more heavily suited to the combinable crops due to water levels, although 30 10 Track 97 3.0m Drain 64 the northern soils are highly fertile and have produced high yielding combinable crops in the past. Drain 1 6 Pond Drain 137 Drain 67 57 Cottage a LB 145 A breakdown of the land use in the 2018/19 cropping year was as follows: - 9 Pond Drain Drain Drain
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PERMANENT GRASS 64.20* 25.98 17 26 56 23 9 27 Sluice Track 2 33 Drain 20 1 35 Drain Drain 21 Drain Und 78b 15 WOODLAND 11.05 4.47 26 16 FB Drain Sluice 49 Drain 2 1 9 11 88 5 Drain 63 FB Sluice BS 3 1 13 FB TOTAL 345.97 140.01 98 1 2 Tank Drain 9 Pond Sluice 28 5 77 Drain Walk 14 Calves Field Wood 110 15 Pond Path (um) 4 102 Drain 17 Drain 91 1 13 2 *Please Note: 37.7 acres of the Permanent Grass is able to be reverted back to arable on 97 8 8b 8a Track 3 8 the expiry of the ELS/HLS agreement in 2020. A copy of the ELS/HLS agreement is available on 4 144 Drain Solar Panels 1 12
120,000 119 120,000 the selling agents’ Dataroom upon request. 152 Drain 48 25 31 Drain 42 43 Drain Drain Path (um) MP 72.0 Mast 168 Sta 1 Silo Gillshaw Farmhouse 3 Track FARM BUSINESS TENANCY 174 4 Drain Pond Dairy SP An additional 71.38 acres is farmed by Gill-Shaw Farm Ltd under a Farm Business Tenancy Issues Gillshaw Path (um) The Cadborough agreement. Notice has been served by the Landlord on the company providing vacant possession Pond Drain Track Pond 172 to the Landlord after harvest 2019. The current rent passing is £3,600 per annum with the Pond Drain Tenant claiming the Basic Payment. A copy of this agreement can be found on the Dataroom. Cattle Grid ROAD Oaklands Drain White Fox Lodge Drain Drain Pond CG MP 72.25 PLEASE NOTE: The 71.38 acres is available to purchase separately. Particulars are available 46.1m Und 2 Cottages from the selling agents upon request. Cattle Grid
49.7m Old Cattle Grid Drain Post Cadborough Cliff Pond 1 Drain Pond Three Chimneys © CrownPond copyright and database rights 2018 OrdnanceOld ButtsSurvey 0100031673. Produced by The Cartographic & Design Team @ FarmView: www.farmview.ag. St Margarets Drain Pond Published for the purposes of identification only andDrain although believed to beMP correct,72.5 its accuracy is not guaranteed.Drain UDIMORETank ROAD Pond 46.3m The rights of way shown on this plan are for indicative purposes only. For legal purposes refer to the definitive rights of way map. Grid Drain Level Crossing Pond Pond Knellstone Wood Watlands Farm House
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THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE RYE | EAST SUSSEX Gillshaw Farmhouse
BLACKHOUSE FARMHOUSE BLACKHOUSE FARM Hatch House – Gross Internal Area: 172.4 sq.m (1851 sq.ft.) Blackhouse Farm is an arable and grass farm in the heart of the Romney Marsh. The Farm Garage – Gross Internal Area: 29.1 sq.m (313 sq.ft.) includes a modern purpose-built Farmhouse with four bedrooms, modern arable farm buildings for grain, hay and straw storage, roof mounted solar array together with arable and pasture land 2846 10 12 14 extending in total to approximately 288.93 acres. The farm is isolated within its own ring fence Feet Metres with far reaching views across the marsh. A breakdown of the component parts is as follows: - 1234 16.00m x 4.83m 52'5'' x 15'10'' ForFor Identification Identification Purposes Purposes Only.Only. ©© 2018 Trueplan (UK) Limited (01892) 614 881 BLACKHOUSE FARMHOUSE 2018 Trueplan (UK) Limited (01892) 614 881 A modern detached farmhouse erected in the washing machine and door to Rear Garden. early 2000’s replacing a pair of farm cottages A further door leads to the Living Room with Unconverted Attic and free from any Agricultural Occupancy brick fireplace and wood burning stove. Condition. The house has been erected on Bread Sitting Room Stairs lead off the Ground Floor Entrance Oven stilts and is predominantly of timber frame 4.63m x 2.61m Hall to the First Floor Landing with doors to construction, clad in timber weatherboarding, 15'2'' x 8'7'' Study, Bedroom 3 (Double) double aspect under pitched hipped slate roofs with with opening to balcony, en-suite bathroom accommodation comprising the following: - incorporating W/C, wash basin and shower. A Utility The Front Door opens to Entrance Hall with further door leads off the First Floor Landing Dining Room doors off to Kitchen/Dining Room with fitted to Bedroom 4 (Double) double aspect with Room 6.05m x 3.89m units above and below, Hotpoint electric en-suite bathroom incorporating bath with Bedroom 19'10'' x 12'9'' oven and hob and plumbing for dishwasher. shower above, wash basin and W/C. Kitchen 5.27m x 3.37m 16 17'3'' x 11'0'' 17 Further doors lead off the Entrance Hall to 5.21m x 3.33m Eaves Hatch Access Bedroom 1 (Double), Bedroom 2 (Double) 17'1'' x 10'11'' double aspect, Utility Room with plumbing for Bread Oven Drawing Room Study Bedroom Bedroom Boiler 4.85m x 3.35m 8.48m x 4.50m Bedroom 4.23m x 3.53m Room 27'9'' x 14'9'' 15'11'' x 10'11'' 4.82m x 4.32m 15'10'' x 14'2'' 5.18m x 3.15m 15'6'' x 11'6'' 17'0'' x 10'4''
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© THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE RYE | EAST SUSSEX Outside FARM BUILDINGS There are lawned gardens to the front, sides and rear with ample off road parking. There The Gillshaw Farm Estate The Farm buildings at Blackhouse Farm are incorporated around a large concrete yard area which is also a detached Double Garage building ^ houses the main arable commodity storage buildings for the Estate, with up to 1,100 Tonnes of timber frame construction, under a pitched Blackhouse Farm Buildings Plan available. Please refer to the plan opposite which shows the buildings that comprise the following: -
slate roof with concrete floor and electricity Date: August 2018 Scale: 1:1,000 @ A3 1. New Grain Store – A 700 Tonne modern grain store building of steel portal frame construction connected currently used for general garden 121,000 121,000 Drain with steel grain walling to the lower elevations, clad in steel box profile sheeting to the upper and residential storage. ± elevations, under a corrugated fibre cement roof with two roller shutter doors opening to 2.9m main yard area and fan house to the rear. In addition, there is a 20kWa roof mounted solar array providing an additional electricity source and feed in tariff income.
2. Old Grain Store – A 400 Tonne grain store building of concrete portal frame construction with grain walling to the lower elevations and corrugated fibre cement cladding to the upper elevations, under a pitched corrugated fibre cement roof with roller shutter doors to the front opening to main yard and fan house to the rear.
3. Storage Barn – An open fronted hay and straw storage barn of steel frame construction, Drain clad in corrugated fibre cement sheeting to the sides and rear with concrete block walling below, dirt floor, all under a mixture of corrugated steel and fibre cement roof.
Blackhouse FarmhouseBlack House LAND The land at Blackhouse Farm comprises predominantly Grade II agricultural land that extends in 18 19 total to approximately 286.24 acres. The soil type is consistent throughout the land comprising the Romney soil series of highly fertile deep stoneless, permeable, calcareous, coarse and fine, silty soils often found in this area of the marsh with ground water levels controlled by ditches and pumps. Parts of the land are highly suited to arable cropping with others suited for livestock grazing.
A breakdown of the land use in the 2018/19 cropping year was as follows: -
3 2 LAND USE ACRES HECTARES 1 4.0m ARABLE 168.20 68.07 Black House Farm
PERMANENT GRASS 118.04 47.77
Drain TOTAL 286.24 115.84
© Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 0100031673. Produced by The Cartographic & Design Team @ FarmView: www.farmview.ag. Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct, its accuracy is not guaranteed. The rights of way shown on this plan are for indicative purposes only. For legal purposes refer to the definitive rights of way map.
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Path (um) Und Sheepfold FB Drain 3.2m Drain Wall (Drain) Und Drain 120,000 120,000
Guldeford Sewer Path (um) Drain Drain Drain Drain TheDrain Gillshaw Farm Estate CD
Drain Drain
^ Drain Drain FB Pond Und FB Wash Def 3.0m Wall Drain BlackhouseDrain Farm Und CD 3.3m FB PathDate: (um) July 2018 Scale: 1:7,500 @ A3 Walland Marsh Drain CD
Drain Drain © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 0100031673. Pond Produced by The Cartographic & Design Team @ FarmView: www.farmview.ag. Drain Drain FB Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct, its accuracy is not guaranteed. ± The rights of way shown on this plan are for indicative purposes only. For legal purposes refer to the definitive rights of way map.
595,000 596,000 597,000
THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE RYE | EAST SUSSEX LAND AT WINCHELSEA 590,000 591,000 592,000
The Land at Winchelsea comprises a ring-fenced parcel of Grade III agricultural land on the Winchelsea Levels, with road frontage and access to the east and the Royal Military Canal as The Gillshaw Farm Estate 3.7m Rye a boundary to the west. The land extends in total to approximately 107.79 acres with soil types Green Leaves 8 1 ^ 1 Loganberry consisting of the Newchurch 1 soil series of deep, stoneless, calcareous, clayey and silty soils 2 The 4.0m 3.6m 7.9m 2 7 The A 259 with low ridges providing complex soil patterns. These fields are renowned for the versatile soil 4 Drain Land at Winchelsea 2 3 Gas structure and high yielding crops. House Place Pond Landview Date: July 2018 Scale: 1:7,500 @ A3 4 El Sluice Brooklands The River Brede The Croft Arnon Marsh View 9 Markfield Midhurst Suda House Sedge Leap Sta FB A breakdown of the land use in the 2018/19 cropping year was as follows: - The Way Caru 7 9 The Tower The 3.7m Salt Dykes 11 Cottage Dijon PO The Suttons
Cottage 7 3.7m
6 1 Bank 3.3m LAND USE ACRES HECTARES Cottage Path (um) 2.8m Rozel Drain ± Brede Bank Glebe LB The 2 Drain FBs Drain Station 6 Drain Tun ARABLE 101.27 40.98 Place Drain Drain Bank Machan Flat Drain The Rookery Drain FS Drain Path (um) Four PERMANENT GRASS 6.52 2.64 Playground (aided) Drain Felix Drain Hill Track Pond (Drain) 3.2m Drain Stoats TOTAL 107.79 43.62 Friary Greyfriars The FB
Sheepfold Track 1 6 Iden Drain 1 to 6 8 Drain 117,000 1 Flaxmor 117,000 Path 9 Leap Solpax Track 3.6m Drain Cott GP 22 Drain Drain Drain Red Dawn 23 19 13
25 1 7 El 3
FB 1 Drain 1 Path (um) Drain Wayside 6 Drain 36 Drain 32 Cottage 22.8m Cliff Drain 2 Sewer Faraway
Park Bay View Drain Maryland Drain Drain Xara Cott Path (um) Path (um) FB Kirkham LB Drain 1 Track PH 5 Bluebells
3 WICKHAM10.8m Dimsdale Sewer Pear Long Drain 1 Llados Drain 2 1 Hawthorns
Drain Drain 1 4 The The Tank Sluice Drain Spinet FB Drain 14.9m 11.7m Drain FB Drain Tdo-a Windy Drain Drain DrainThe Montana High 4.8m Drain Tosimi Beach Drain House Drain 2.9m Drain Mill Sewer Vista Drain Aces Br Concha Drain The Firs TCBs FB The The Bungalow © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 0100031673. Drain Drain Four Produced by The Cartographic & Design Team Lahard@ FarmView: www.farmview.ag. Sluice Sewer Published for the purposes of identification only andJenter although believed to be correct, its accuracy is not guaranteed. 4.9m FBs Drain The rights of way shown on this plan are for indicativeDenEilat purposesClovelly only. Cottage For legal purposes refer to the definitive rights of way map. 116,000 116,000 Drain FB Lodge FB Drain Shingle
590,000 591,000 592,000
THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE RYE | EAST SUSSEX 8a ODD CORNER 591,100 126
8a Odd Corner is situated on the south western outskirts of Rye, just off the B2089 that runs to Udimore. The house is situated in a small cul de sac of dwellings and comprises a detached The Gillshaw Farm Estate house of cavity brick construction, under a pitched hipped clay tiled roof. The house was ^ originally purchased in the early 80’s for the Foreman on the Farm which is still continuing today. Accommodation comprises the following: - 8a Odd Corner, Cadborough Cliff Front Door Opens to Entrance Hall with doors to Living Room, double aspect with fireplace Date: July 2018 Scale: 1:500 @ A3 134 and door through to Dining Room with fireplace with log burner and double doors to the Rear Garden and veranda. From the Dining Room there is a further opening to Kitchen with door through to Entrance Hall. Kitchen benefits from fitted units above and below with gashob, ±2 electric Hotpoint ovens and plumbing for washing machine and dishwasher. Further doors off 91 the Kitchen lead to the Storage Larder and Rear Hall with door to Front Garden, Downstairs W/C with wash basin and Utility Room/Garage with door to Rear Garden.
8b Stairs lead off the Ground Floor Entrance Hall to the First Floor Landing with doors to Family Bathroom with Bath with shower above, W/C, wash basin and heated towel rail. Further doors
lead off to Bedroom 1 (Double) with door to Bedroom 2 (Single), Bedroom 3 (Double) and 8
Bedroom 4 (Double) double aspect. There is also an airing cupboard on the Landing. 136
B 2089 Outside 8a 24 There is ample off road parking for several vehicles to the front and sides on a gravel parking 25 area. There are lawned gardens to the rear, along with veranda, swimming pool and far reaching
views across the Romney Marsh towards Rye Bay. 9
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© Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 0100031673. Produced by The Cartographic & Design Team @ FarmView: www.farmview.ag. Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct, its accuracy is not guaranteed. The rights of way shown on this plan are for indicative purposes only. For legal purposes refer to the definitive rights of way map.
CADBOROUGH CLIFF
591,100
THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE RYE | EAST SUSSEX LIVE & DEADSTOCK
As this is the sale of the entirety of the issued share capital of Gill-Shaw Farm Ltd, all live and deadstock is included within the sale. A detailed breakdown of what is included can be found on the agents Dataroom however, brief details of the component parts are as follows: -
• Growing Crops & Beneficial Cultivations
• Crops In Store & Consumable Stores
• 162 Head of Cattle
• Farm Machinery & Implements
• BPS Entitlements
PLEASE NOTE: The information including facts and figures provided within the Dataroom was correct as of 1st August 2018. Further up to date lists will be available to the purchaser prior to exchange of contracts once an offer has been accepted. 26 27
THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE RYE | EAST SUSSEX 589,000 590,000 591,000 592,000 593,000 594,000 595,000 596,000 597,000 598,000 METHOD OF SALE THE BUSINESS The entirety of the issued share capital in The entirety of the issued share capital is for Gill-Shaw Farm Ltd is being offered for sale with sale in the business with accounts available offers to be made in writing on headed paper to on the Dataroom. Please Note however, prior 121,000 121,000 Alexander Cornwallis at BTF Partnership. to completion of the sale, the cash in the business will be withdrawn and the start figure
Blackhouse Farm for the purchaser will be zero. The business Gillshaw Farm 8a Odd Corner BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME employs three staff including an experienced 120,000 120,000 Gill-Shaw Farm Ltd is registered on the Rural Farm Manager and two highly trained and Payments Agency database and the Basic talented Foremen. Contracts of employment GENERAL REMARKS Payment Scheme is claimed across the are available in the Dataroom. Estate as a whole. A copy of the 2018 Basic
AND STIPULATIONS 119,000 119,000 Payment Claim is available from the Selling FIXTURES & FITTINGS Agents Dataroom. All fixtures and fittings, whether referred to DIRECTIONS or not, are included within the sale although
All viewings will commence at Gillshaw Farm. 118,000 118,000 SPORTING, TIMBER AND certain items within the let houses may MINERAL RIGHTS belong to the tenants and are excluded. From the A259, head into Rye on Fishmarket Road. When you come to the roundabout opposite the Fish and Chip shop, take the All sporting, timber and mineral rights are in second exit into Rye Town centre. Follow this road and keep left The Gillshaw Farm Estate hand. It should be noted that The Estate runs PLANS onto Ferry Road towards Udimore. Ferry Road joins onto Udimore 117,000 117,000 a small syndicate shoot over Gillshaw Farm ^ The plans and boundary notes provided by the Road, which then leads to a roundabout. Take the first exit onto Land at Winchelsea and adjoining land known as the Fagg and 28 Estate Plan agents are for identification purposes only and 29 the B2089. Follow this road for approximately half a mile and the Wick shoot which has approximately 7 days a Date: July 2018 Scale: 1:25,000 @ A3 purchasers should satisfy themselves on the entrance to Gillshaw Farm is on the right. Follow the main access year, producing anywhere in the region of 50 © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 0100031673. location of external or internal boundaries prior
road down to the centre of the farm and the selling agents will meet 116,000 Produced by The Cartographic & Design Team @ FarmView: www.farmview.ag. 116,000 to 100 birds per day. The fishing rights on the Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct, its accuracy is not guaranteed. to offering. you outside the Farmhouse. The rights of way shown on this plan are for indicative purposes only. For legal purposes refer to the definitive rights of way map. ± Royal Military Canal are let to the Clive Vale Angling Club. 589,000 590,000 591,000 592,000 593,000 594,000 595,000 596,000 597,000 598,000 LAND DESIGNATIONS ACREAGES EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES The acreages are for guidance purposes National Drainage PROPERTY ESA SSSI AONB ELS/HLS LISTING CONSERVATION AREA FLOOD RISK AND RIGHTS OF WAY only and are given without responsibility. Any Park Rates intending purchasers should not rely upon them The business is sold subject to and with the Yes – as statements or representations of fact but must GILLSHAW FARM No No Yes No Yes No Yes – Part No benefit of all rights, including rights of way, Farmhouse satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. whether public or private, light, support, Yes – Part in drainage, water and electricity supplies and Yes – Benefits Dungeness, other rights and obligations, easements, quasi BLACKHOUSE FARM No No No Yes No No from Flood Yes Romney Marsh & easements and restrictive covenants and all defences Rye Bay SSSI existing and proposed wayleaves, masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas Yes – Benefits and other pipes. Footpath Plans are available LAND AT WINCHELSEA No No Yes No Yes No No from Flood Yes on the Dataroom. defences
8A ODD CORNER No No No No No No No No No
THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE RYE | EAST SUSSEX PROPERTY TERRIER
CTAX LOCAL PROPERTY POST CODE OCCUPANCY INCOME SERVICES HEATING DRAINAGE EPC RATING BAND AUTHORITY
Mains Water Rother District GILLSHAW FARMHOUSE TN31 6AB Vacant N/A Band G Oil Fired Septic Tank N/A – Listed & Electricity Council
Assured Mains Water Rother District GILLSHAW FARM COTTAGE TN31 6AB Shorthold £700 pcm Band E Propane Gas Septic Tank F & Electricity Council Tenancy
Assured Mains Water Night Storage Rother District 1 GILLSHAW GATE COTTAGE TN31 6AB Shorthold £750 pcm Band C Septic Tank F & Electricity Heaters Council Tenancy
Rent Mains Water Night Storage Rother District 2 GILLSHAW GATE COTTAGE TN31 6AB Agriculture £500 pcm Band C Septic Tank F & Electricity Heaters Council Act Tenancy
Assured £1,100 Mains Water Rother District BLACKHOUSE FARMHOUSE TN31 7QJ Shorthold Band E Oil Fired Septic Tank E pcm & Electricity Council Tenancy
Assured Free – Part Mains Water, Rother District 8A ODD CORNER TN31 7EB Shorthold of work Band D Electricity Mains Gas Mains Drains D 30 Council Tenancy contract & Gas
VIEWINGS MONEY LAUNDERING All viewings will commence at Gillshaw Farm and are strictly by appointment only, arranged through In accordance with Money Laundering Regulations, we are now required to obtain proof of Alexander Cornwallis at BTF Partnership, Challock Office – 01233 740077. identification for all Purchasers. BTF employs the services of Smartsearch to verify the identity and residence of Purchasers. VAT AGENTS NOTES Any guide prices quoted or discussed are exclusive of VAT. In the event of the sale of the company or the Estate, or any part of it, or any right attached to it becoming a chargeable event We wish to inform prospective purchasers that we have prepared these sales particulars as a for the purposes of VAT, such tax would be payable in addition to the purchase price. general guide. None of the statements contained in these particulars relating to this property should be relied upon as a statement of fact. All measurements are given as a guide and no liability can be accepted for any errors arising therefrom. DATA ROOM A data room is available with the selling agents. Requests for access are to be made to Ashley Kenyon at [email protected].
THE GILLSHAW FARM ESTATE RYE | EAST SUSSEX Clockhouse Barn Euston House Canterbury Road 82a High Street Challock Heathfield Ashford East Sussex Kent TN25 4BJ TN21 8JD
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