The Old Hall •

The Old Hall ROAD • NETHER ALDERLEY • CHESHIRE • SK10 4TW One of the finest Grade II * country homes in Cheshire

Alderley Edge: 1.5 miles, : 4.5 miles, Macclesfield: 6.5 miles, Airport: 9.5 miles, City Centre: 17.5 miles

6 Bedrooms • 4 Bathrooms • 5 Reception Rooms • Breakfast Kitchen • Utility Room Cloakroom with W.C.

Games Room with Bar • Workshop • Garaging • Hay Store • Gym • Stable Yard Tack Room • Store Rooms • Tennis Court

Moated Landscaped Gardens • Woodland • Lake • Paddock

About 11.75 acres

Stuart Rushton & Company Savills Wilmslow 35 King Street, , Cheshire, WA16 6DW 6 Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AA 01565 757000 01625 417 450 [email protected] [email protected] www.srushton.co.uk savills.co.uk This is very much a ‘mini estate’ within its own grounds standing at the head of a long stone cobbled driveway with an expansive turning/parking area in front of a range of outbuildings which have been converted to provide garaging and ancillary rooms including a large games room with a bar.

The main house lies beyond a bridge over the moat and has a wonderful garden, outside entertaining space and a loggia.

Discretely set to the side of the driveway is an En-Tout-Cas tennis court and to the rear of the partly converted barn is an equestrian area including four stables, a tack room, hay store and direct access to the grazing parkland to the far side of the lake.

The first floor of the barn offers plenty of scope to create accommodation to the buyers specific needs, subject to necessary permissions and planning.

The main Hall has undergone many improvements over the last century and more recently the installation of a number of new bathrooms and a Smallbone bespoke kitchen with Jerusalem stone flooring and a double Aga.

The reception rooms are comfortably arranged for modern living and the fine panelled drawing room, with its triple aspect and vista directly over the lake and , is amongst the most beautiful we Situation have encountered. The Old Hall stands in an exquisite and magical setting about 1 mile to the south of the bustling village of . The village has a number of restaurants, bistros and bars, specialist shops and a Waitrose The internal stonework is exquisite, much of it ashlar buff and supermarket. The thriving Alderley Edge Cricket Club has tennis, squash and hockey section; golf clubs red sandstone quarried locally at Alderley Edge with mullion abound locally and leisure opportunities are on offer throughout the area. The Edge, managed by the National windows, stone architraves, fireplaces and flooring. The mellow Trust is within walking distance and the Peak National Park is only a short drive away. Redesmere Sailing Club local stone internal walls match the stone roof and is three miles along the road, in a lovely setting. there is plenty of exposed oak and timbers. The doors and windows are also in oak, with beamed and strapped ceilings to Both Nether Alderley and Alderley Edge Primary Schools have an excellent reputation as do private schools many rooms. locally including The Ryleys, Terra Nova, Beech Hall, Pownall Hall and Alderley Edge School for Girls. Senior schools include Kings School Macclesfield, , and Manchester Grammar Schools. The impressive bedroom suites are delightful and are attractively furnished. The master bedroom suite is especially generous with Communications from Nether Alderley are superb. Macclesfield and Wilmslow train stations place direct views over the lake to the lower slopes of The Edge. Euston under two hours away, Alderley Edge station has a direct service to Manchester and the airport. The M6 at Junction 18 is 9.5 miles away and the local towns of Macclesfield, Knutsford and Wilmslow are close at History hand. Nether Alderley was one of the principal rural villages of the area with its Mill, 14th Century St Mary’s Church and The Eagle and This is a beautiful, private and quiet setting and yet is only five minutes drive away from one of Cheshire’s most Child, the village pub long ago converted. sought after villages. The Old Hall is understood to have been the home of the Description Stanley family, Lords of the Manor for over 300 years. The The Old Hall is a fine Grade II* listed manor house dating in part from 16th Century in a glorious position principal house was built for Sir Thomas Stanley in the early to adjoining a private lake within grounds of about 11.75 acres. Set within moated south facing gardens and mid 17th Century and the present property is probably an adjoining the lake, this impressive home dates from the 17th Century, with 16th Century origins. addition to the earliest hall of the 16th Century. A baroque front of 1754 was destroyed by fire in 1779 which led to the building of nearby .

The Old Hall Approximate gross internal area 439.35 sq m, 4,729.12 sq ft Outbuilding : 285.64 sq m / 3,074.60 sq ft Garage/Workshop : 88.17 sq m / 949.05 sq ft Total : 813.16 sq m / 8,752.78 sq ft

outbuilding GROUND floor outbuilding first floor

ground floor first floor second floor DIRECTIONS From Alderley Edge continue south through the village along Congleton Road for about 1.2 miles passing Nether Alderley Primary School where shortly afterwards the drive entrance will be found on the left hand side.

GENERAL REMARKS

TENURE Freehold and free from chief rent.

Services Gas fired Central Heating Mains Gas, Water and Electricity Private Drainage

LOCAL AUTHORITY 0300 123 5500

Fixtures and Fittings Unless otherwise stated fixtures and fittings that are not specifically described in these particulars are not included in the sale, although certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Further information should be obtained from the selling agents. Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Not to Scale mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908) Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills 01625 417450 or Stuart Rushton & Company on 01565 757000.

IMPORTANT NOTICE Savills, their clients any joint agents give notice that:

1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact.

2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills or Stuart Rushton & Company have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.

Brochure prepared May 2016

Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Not to Scale mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908)