Goldingtons Sarratt Hertfordshire/Buckinghamshire Border

GOLDINGTONS SARRATT HERTFORDSHIRE/BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BORDER

An ideally located and imposing Grade II listed Georgian manor house with far reaching views over the Chess Valley

Sarratt 1 mile • M25 (J18) 2.5 miles • Chorleywood station 2 miles (London Marylebone 28 minutes) • Amersham 5.5 miles Heathrow Airport 19 miles • Central London 29 miles • (Time and distances are approximate)

Main House Reception hall • Study • Drawing room • Dining hall • Billiard room Kitchen/breakfast room • Playroom • Family room • Cinema room • Garden room • Cellars

Master bedroom suite with en suite bathroom and 2 dressing rooms 3 further bedroom suites • 4 further bedrooms/reception rooms • Family bathroom • WC Sitting room • Study • Music recording room

Bedroom with sitting room • 2 bedrooms with ‘Jack and Jill’ bathroom • 2nd bathroom

Lodge Cottage Sitting room • Kitchen • Dining room • Bedroom • Bathroom

Outbuildings Pool house with indoor swimming pool, sauna and gym • Victorian coach house and stables with 6 loose boxes 2 double garages • Tennis changing rooms • Further garaging and stores • Workshop building • Garden stores

Gardens and Grounds Formal lawned gardens • Walled garden • Tennis court • Orchard • Paddocks • Parkland • Frontage to the River Chess

In all about 51.76 acres • Approximate gross internal floor area of main house: 11,897 sq.ft.

For Sale Freehold

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 text. History

The manor of Goldingtons originally derived its name from Peter and Grace de Goldington who held it in the 13th century. It is understood that Grace was the daughter of Acarius, who was one of the Knights of St Albans in 1166. In the 14th century Bertram de Goldington held the land.

After the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII (1539), the Manor was granted to William Earl of Essex and others as Trustees. In the following years the manor was acquired by a Master of the Rolls, Lord Bruce of Kinloss, and later by Sir David Williams Bart, the eldest son of Sir Gilbert Williams, Vicar of Sarratt.

Goldingtons itself was passed from John de Chilterns in the early 17th century to William Kingsley of Rooshall (being the other Manor of Sarratt) and in 1737 Sir Gilbert Williams acquired Goldingtons.

In 1860, records show that the house passed to Herbert Ingrams, who was the proprietor of The Illustrated London News and then to Thomas Clutterbuck of Mickelfield Hall, Sarratt. The Clutterbuck family owned the estate for over 100 years, until 1977.

Goldingtons

Whilst a manor has stood on the site of Goldingtons since the parkland and the partly wooded Chess Valley. The land runs 13th century, the origins of the current property date back to down from the house to the River Chess and the border of the 16th century. Modified and enlarged, the present Grade Buckinghamshire. II listed house dates from around 1780. It is understood that A panelled door beneath a Doric Greek style portico, with around 1820-40 the house was raised by one storey and fret-patterned reveals and pilasters, leads into the reception the east façade was rebuilt to create a symmetrical five bay hall with a flag-stoned floor, open carved fireplace and display elevation, stuccoed with a blind window in the centre of the niche in the curved wall. Off the reception hall there is a stair- first floor. The south façade was also stuccoed and the west case hall with doors through to the study/library with open wing added in the late 19th century. fireplace and an extensive range of bookshelves and cupboards, The house occupies a superb south westerly facing elevated along with glass fronted display units. French doors lead out to position and has wonderful views over its own gardens, the terrace, which enjoys wonderful views over the gardens.

The drawing room also leads off the staircase hall. This is an The kitchen has an oil fired AGA, gas range, wall and floor extremely well-proportioned room with open fireplace, wide units, along with a twin Belfast sink and larder off. This leads oak floorboards, ornate cornicing and further French doors through to the breakfast room and on to the utility room. out to the terrace. Further rooms on the ground floor, within the Victorian part

The very large dining room, which leads off the reception of the house, include 3 large reception rooms, currently used hall is currently used as a billiard room and has a fine carved as a playroom, further sitting room with large open fireplace fireplace, along with a Victorian fitted and recessed bar area. with a wood burner and a cinema room. These are linked This room has fitted tapestries and a wooden floor. by a 50 foot garden room with four sets of French doors opening out onto the outside Yorkstone terrace. Within the inner hall, which links the dining room through to the kitchen, there is a fireplace and a door through to a From the inner hall steps lead down to a wine cellar and downstairs cloakroom. further cellar storage.

On the first floor the master bedroom suite enjoys views Within the Victorian wing there are four large bedrooms/ over the gardens and grounds, down to the river, through sitting rooms, again most with fireplaces, these are currently large sash windows. There is an en suite bathroom, along used as a gym, sewing room, study and bedroom, as well as with 2 dressing rooms, one of which has a fireplace, as a music recording room, bathroom and separate WC. There does the bedroom, and a door leading through to a is a secondary staircase that leads up to this wing, which small study. therefore lends itself well to staff or guest accommodation.

Within the Georgian part of the house the rooms have high On the second floor of the Georgian part of the house there ceilings and most have their own fireplaces. There are 2 are 3 further very large bedrooms, one of which has a sitting further elegant and well-proportioned bedrooms on the room and its own bathroom, while the other two share a Jack first floor, one with an en suite bathroom and one with an and Jill bathroom. There are additional store rooms here. This en suite shower room and a fourth bedroom with its own floor has been used as a nursery floor - with ample space for bathroom across the hall. two children and a nanny. This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a Approximate Gross Internal Area: Outbuildings statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on Main House: 1105.3 sq.m. / 11,897 sq.ft. the last page of the text of the Particulars. Outbuildings are not GOLDINGTONS (including Boiler Room & Wood Store) shown in actual location or orientation. SARRATT Coach House: 211.1 sq.m. / 2,272 sq.ft. Stables Store Room Feed Store Garage 18.28 x 5.47 5.20 x 2.89 5.20 x 2.15 (including Garages & Stores) 5.75 x 5.54 60'0" x 18'0" Main House HERTFORDSHIRE/BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BORDER 18'10" x 18'2" 17'1" x 9'6" 17'1" x 7'1" Pool House: 132.2 sq.m. / 1,423 sq.ft. (including Plant Room) Up Boiler Rear Workshop: 103.8 sq.m. / 1,117 sq.ft. Room Vestibule Hall (including Changing Room & Garage) Exit Coach House Tack Room 5.33 x 2.82 Dn Lodge: 66.5 sq.m. / 716 sq.ft. 17'6" x 9'3" Reception Kitchen/Den: 28.7 sq.m. / 309 sq.ft. Kitchen Bedroom 3.62 x 3.01 Media Room Sitting Room 3.63 x 3.50 11'10" x 9'10" 6.03 x 3.61 Kitchen/Utility 3.59 x 3.51 11'11" x 11'6" 19'9" x 11'10" 11'9" x 11'6" Garage/Barn Bedroom 6.10 x 5.56 Study/ 20'0" x 18'3" Bedroom Sitting Room Dressing Room Orangery 3.78 x 2.96 Main House 5.10 x 3.86 3.75 x 3.33 15.43 x 2.40 Bathroom 12'5" x 9'9" Bedroom/Music 16'9" x 12'8" 12'4" x 10'11" 50'7" x 7'10" Recording Room Bedroom/ 4.68 x 3.51 Family Room Storage Study 15'4" x 11'6" 6.74 x 6.04 6.06 x 3.50 22'1" x 19'10" Recreation 19'11" x 11'6" In Up Lodge

Cellar Wine 4.57 x 4.47 Cellar Cellar 15'0" x 14'8" 4.56 x 3.09 Playroom Bedroom/Gym 15'0" x 10'2" 6.00 x 4.98 5.00 x 3.50 Changing Room Bedroom/ 19'8" x 16'4" 16'5" x 11'6" 6.09 x 3.94 Sitting Room 20'0" x 12'11" 3.50 x 3.42 11'6" x 11'3" Cellar Breakfast Room Swimming Pool Dressing Room 4.08 x 3.63 Pool Room Plant 3.55 x 2.96 Study 13'5" x 11'11" Laundry 13.70 x 7.63 Room 11'8" x 9'9" 3.50 x 2.91 4.78 x 2.96 45'0" x 25'0" 15'8" x 9'9" 11'6" x 9'7"

Master Bedroom Bedroom Workshop 6.19 x 5.38 6.43 x 5.48 7.50 x 3.94 Kitchen 20'4" x 17'8" 21'1" x 18'0" 24'7" x 12'11" 6.53 x 3.96 Spa Drawing Room 21'5" x 13'0" 8.24 x 6.13 27'0" x 20'1"

Larder Study/ Dressing Room Dressing Room Gym 3.70 x 3.00 5.06 x 2.96 4.57 x 3.00 Dn 12'2" x 9'10" 16'7" x 9'9" Sauna 15'0" x 9'10" Garden Store Dining Room Linen 4.87 x 3.88 6.67 x 4.41 Cupb'd 16'0" x 12'9" Up 21'11" x 14'6" Up Landing Landing Balcony Pool House Staircase Up Dn Dn Hall Dn Dn

Workshop

Bedroom Reception Hall Bedroom Bedroom Den/ Garage Building Library 6.49 x 6.10 5.94 x 4.37 Billiard Room 5.46 x 4.83 Bedroom Bedroom 5.65 x 5.05 Store Room 6.13 x 5.21 5.41 x 4.65 21'4" x 20'0" Kitchen 19'6" x 14'4" 7.16 x 4.75 17'11" x 15'10" 4.91 x 4.22 4.94 x 4.54 18'6" x 16'7" 5.17 x 3.54 20'1" x 17'1" 17'9" x 15'3" 5.09 x 2.06 23'6" x 15'7" Boiler Wood 16'1" x 13'10" 16'2" x 14'11" 17'0" x 11'7" Room Store 16'8" x 6'9"

In Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor Kitchen/Den This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a Approximate Gross Internal Area: Outbuildings statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on Main House: 1105.3 sq.m. / 11,897 sq.ft. the last page of the text of the Particulars. Outbuildings are not GOLDINGTONS (including Boiler Room & Wood Store) shown in actual location or orientation. SARRATT Coach House: 211.1 sq.m. / 2,272 sq.ft. Stables Store Room Feed Store Garage 18.28 x 5.47 5.20 x 2.89 5.20 x 2.15 (including Garages & Stores) 5.75 x 5.54 60'0" x 18'0" Main House HERTFORDSHIRE/BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BORDER 18'10" x 18'2" 17'1" x 9'6" 17'1" x 7'1" Pool House: 132.2 sq.m. / 1,423 sq.ft. (including Plant Room) Up Boiler Rear Workshop: 103.8 sq.m. / 1,117 sq.ft. Room Vestibule Hall (including Changing Room & Garage) Exit Coach House Tack Room 5.33 x 2.82 Dn Lodge: 66.5 sq.m. / 716 sq.ft. 17'6" x 9'3" Reception Kitchen/Den: 28.7 sq.m. / 309 sq.ft. Kitchen Bedroom 3.62 x 3.01 Media Room Sitting Room 3.63 x 3.50 11'10" x 9'10" 6.03 x 3.61 Kitchen/Utility 3.59 x 3.51 11'11" x 11'6" 19'9" x 11'10" 11'9" x 11'6" Garage/Barn Bedroom 6.10 x 5.56 Study/ 20'0" x 18'3" Bedroom Sitting Room Dressing Room Orangery 3.78 x 2.96 Main House 5.10 x 3.86 3.75 x 3.33 15.43 x 2.40 Bathroom 12'5" x 9'9" Bedroom/Music 16'9" x 12'8" 12'4" x 10'11" 50'7" x 7'10" Recording Room Bedroom/ 4.68 x 3.51 Family Room Storage Study 15'4" x 11'6" 6.74 x 6.04 6.06 x 3.50 22'1" x 19'10" Recreation 19'11" x 11'6" In Up Lodge

Master Bedroom Bedroom Workshop 6.19 x 5.38 6.43 x 5.48 7.50 x 3.94 Kitchen 20'4" x 17'8" 21'1" x 18'0" 24'7" x 12'11" 6.53 x 3.96 Spa Drawing Room 21'5" x 13'0" 8.24 x 6.13 27'0" x 20'1"

Workshop

In Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor Kitchen/Den

Gardens and grounds

Goldingtons is magnificently situated in an elevated position garden pavilion which is fenced from the field and enjoys overlooking its own gardens, grounds and parkland. beautiful panoramic views over the valley. The house is approached by the drive that runs round to A gate leads from the side of the house into the original the large turning circle at the front of the house with a walled kitchen garden, within which there is a string of 3 rectangular pond and fountain. The stuccoed south front ponds where water is circulated and flows down natural has extensive mature wisteria, while the gardens to the side stone waterfalls. of the house have large lawned areas interspersed with magnificent specimen trees, including beech, oak, cedar Throughout the walled garden there is a mixture of of Lebanon, mulberry, flowering cherry and more recent herbaceous beds and borders and these include a number planting of autumn colour maples and native English species. of mature trees, as well as a pergola draped in roses. In the There is a former lawn tennis court and a croquet lawn, corner of the walled garden is an outdoor kitchen which beyond which is the original weather-boarded and tiled adjoins the den and is useful for outdoor catering. The Lodge

The Pool House and outbuildings The Lodge

The pool house comprises an indoor pool with changing The lodge, set at the foot of the drive to Goldingtons, is a single rooms, sauna, gym room and a hot tub. Steps lead up from storey building and is believed to date from around 1865. It is the walled garden to the tennis court and changing rooms constructed of brick under a slate roof. with shower. The other part of this building is used as a The cottage comprises a sitting room, kitchen, dining room, workshop and gardeners’ store. bedroom and bathroom. Outside there is a small garden.

The Coach House Land There is an impressive Victorian coach house and stables to The house is set on the edge of the valley surrounded by its the north of the house which comprise an L-shaped range of own land. The largest field slopes away to the southwest down buildings, with an original stone set cobbled yard in front. to the River Chess with the original medieval strip lynchets Within the building there are 6 fine loose boxes, tack room, still visible. The Chess is one of the finest examples of a chalk stores and the actual coach house, which is now used as 2 river in the country, flowing through a narrow valley floor. The double garages. associated meadows and wet woodlands are essentially intact. This is all grassland dispersed by mature oak and chestnut trees and is ideal for horses or livestock. Coach House Goldingtons

The Lodge

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The Lodge

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Goldingtons is situated on the edge of the pretty Hertfordshire village pubs. It is also close to Chorleywood, Little Chalfont village of Sarratt, within a Conservation Area and a designated and the market town of Amersham, all of which contain Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The house is well a broad selection of shops, boutiques, restaurants and positioned near to Sarratt, which has a village shop, primary supermarkets. The larger centre of Watford is nearby and school and a neighbouring 12th century church, along with 3 Central London is within only 29 miles.

Schooling Airports There are a number of highly respected schools Heathrow Airport 19 miles. Luton Airport 22.4 miles.

in the area including Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys Motorways and Girls Schools, Lockers Park, York House, Royal M25 (J18) 2.5 miles. Masonic School for Girls, Merchant Taylors’, St Walking and riding Clement Danes, while North London Collegiate There are many bridleways and footpaths in the School and Harrow are also not far away. surrounding countryside which can be accessed Trains directly from Goldingtons. Chorleywood station (2 miles) has trains to London Golf Marylebone taking from 28 minutes, as well as the Metropolitan underground line. Watford Junction Local courses include Moor Park, The Grove and (9.5 miles) has trains to London Euston taking from Batchwood Park. 18 minutes and to Birmingham and the North. (All distances and times are approximate) A10

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