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CLIVE HALL high street, clive, near , , sy4 3jj

HISTORIC PROPERTY IN NEED OF EXTENSIVE REMODELLING IN POPULAR VILLAGE SITTING IN GROUNDS OF ABOUT 3.09 ACRES. clive hall, high street, clive, near shrewsbury, shropshire, sy4 3jj Entrance hall u Accommodation is currently split up into 8 separate flats over 6906 square feetu Conservatory u Cellars Extensive gardens and grounds extending to about 3.09 acres u Bowling green with summerhouse

Wem 3.1 miles, Shrewsbury 9.9 miles, Whitchurch 12 miles, 51.7 miles, Manchester Airport 55.3 miles, Birmingham Airport 60.6 miles, Liverpool Airport 56.4 miles

Location Clive stands to one side of the beautiful Hill from where panoramic views across Shropshire can be enjoyed and is an area noted for its wonderful walks, riding and abundance of wildlife. The name is derived from the word for cliff. The village is considered to be one of the most exclusive villages in North Shropshire and is very popular due to its amenities including a post office/shop, medical centre, church, primary school and a strong local community with many events and activities arranged in the village hall.

The nearby quarry at Grinshill provides sandstone which is used throughout the village for walls, houses, the village church, and more further afield at and the in Shrewsbury, to the lintels and door surrounds of Number 10 Downing Street.

Situated just off the A49 and the B5476, the village is served by a regular bus service to nearby market towns including , Whitchurch and the historic of Shrewsbury. The latter offers a wide range of independent and high street shops, restaurants and leisure facilities including The Theatre Severn. Shrewsbury also has a number of highly regarded schools, both within the state and private sectors, including , Shrewsbury High School for Girls, The Priory and Prestefelde Preparatory School. Packwood Haugh is also around 10 miles away. There is easy access to the commercial centres of , a famous comic dramatist and playwright in the flamboyant Restoration and Birmingham along with other Midland business court of Charles II. The King entrusted the education of his illegitimate centres via the M54 which connects to the national motorway network son, the Duke of Richmond, to Wycherley however fell out of favour for onward travel. The A5 provides quick access to mid and north around a year later. In 1697 he returned home to succeed to his and provides links to the A53 to the Potteries and the A49 to father’s estate and published some poems in 1704 which attracted the and Manchester. There is also a rail service from on attention of a young Alexander (18th century English poet) who the Cardiff to Crewe line enabling rail travel to within two and helped Wycherley to revised them. He died in 1716 and is buried in the a half hours. Regional airports include Birmingham, Liverpool and village churchyard of All . Manchester. The Hall underwent extensive refurbishment in the late 1800s when History Mr Thomas Meares, the son of a local farmer in Clive who had made Clive Hall, one of the village’s more imposing buildings, is a timber his fortune in Manchester and London and owned tea plantations framed Elizabethan house incorporating the red brick herringbone in Ceylon, returned home in 1873 and purchased Clive Hall. He pattern much in favour at the time it was built. The Hall was once the embarked upon a ten year building programme that completely home of born there in 1640 who went on to become transformed the property and grounds into a modern showpiece. n h 16 c 1 Surgery N

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NOTE - Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. © Crown copyright licence number 100024244 Savills (UK) Limited NOTE - Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed. MCL: 24057/CLIVE HALL Date: 24/10/2017 The Cartographic & Design Team, Wessex House, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 1PB Tel: (01202) 856800 NOT TO SCALE

It is believed that the grounds were meticulously landscaped to kitchen of varying sizes, however, it could be possible with planning Local Authority: feature waterfalls tumbling over Grinshill stone, manicured lawns with permission to reconfigure the property back into an impressive single 0345 678 9000. Council Tax Band A per each separating imposing yew hedges and stunning borders of flowering residence. The flats share a conservatory and extensive cellars which individual flat. If you were to turn into an individual property, you would shrubs and roses. Thomas Meares was also a major contributor to run under Clive Hall. need to arrange for this to be re-evaluated. the local community and helped establish a permanent water supply, connected Clive to the Telegraph system and was instrumental in the Outside Fixtures & Fittings: construction of the village Hall. Outside the rear gardens are a particularly striking complement to the All fixtures, fittings and garden statuary are expressly excluded from the property and still contain many of the features that Thomas Meares sale unless mentioned within these sale particulars House initiated including the rose gardens and yew hedges. There are Clive Hall occupies a central position within the idyllic village of Clive approximately 3.09 acres of land which have a number of paths that Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way: and enjoys uninterrupted views over the adjoining open countryside. visit different secret gardens and a great wealth of mature trees and The property will be sold subject to and with the benefit of all The 15th century foundations were modernised in Victorian times and shrubs including Copper Beech, Sycamore, Rhododendrons, Apple wayleaves, easements and rights of way, whether mentioned in these have recently been run as a number of individual one/two bedroomed trees and various Holly trees to name just a few. Unusually, Clive Hall particulars or not. flats owned by a local housing association. benefits from a bowling green and summer house. A rear driveway leads to a four bay open car port and an extensive parking area. Agent’s Note: the hatched area on the site plan denotes a right of way. The house sits in an elevated position and borders the road with a wall that is topped with wrought iron railings and a gate which leads to a Directions: Viewings: strictly by prior appointment and can be arranged through sweeping path with several steps to a lawned area and the entrance From Shrewsbury take the A49 towards Whitchurch turning left in Savills. porch which features stained glass windows and a mosaic floor. The Preston Brockhurst on a sharp corner signed Clive/Yorton/ and entrance hall is a particular handsome feature of the property having Corbet Wood. Follow the road for approximately 1.5 miles and you will Photographs Taken: October 2017 fully panelled wooden walls around the room and an impressive turned find the property on the left hand side. Brochure prepared: October 2017 staircase with a window featuring stain glass flowers border. Many of the rooms benefit from high ceilings and decorative fireplaces with Services: others including Victorian cornicing, deep skirting boards and quarry Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage are connected. tile floors. There are eight flats which each feature a bathroom and floorplans

Gross internal area (approx): House: 641.9 sq.m (6906 sq.ft) Cellar Second Floor Cellar: 154.9 sq.m (1667 sq.ft)

4.60 x 4.36 3.67 x 3.44 15'1 x 14'4 12'0 x 11'3

4.20 x 3.41 Bedroom 13'9 x 11'2 4.84 x 3.30 15'11 x 10'10

2.00 x 1.58 6'7 x 5'2 6.33 x 5.62 4.60 x 2.45 20'9 x 18'5 15'1 x 8'0 = Reduced headroom below 1.5m / 5'0

2.60 x 2.20 8'6 x 7'3

4.20 x 2.42 13'9 x 7'11

Sitting Room 3.57 x 3.55 11'9 x 11'8

Conservatory 5.75 x 5.43 18'10 x 17'10

Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom 4.33 x 3.20 3.30 x 2.41 5.68 x 4.32 14'2 x 10'6 Bedroom 10'10 x 7'11 18'8 x 14'2 Bedroom 4.46 x 2.97 2.87 x 1.69 Bedroom 3.09 x 2.27 14'8 x 9'9 9'5 x 5'7 3.68 x 2.80 10'2 x 7'5 Up 12'1 x 9'2 Kitchen 3.54 x 3.26 Up 11'7 x 10'8

Kitchen 4.36 x 2.47 Bedroom Kitchen Bedroom Kitchen 14'4 x 8'1 4.34 x 4.05 Sitting Room Sitting Room 3.00 x 1.92 Sitting Room Bedroom 4.10 x 3.10 4.44 x 2.07 14'3 x 13'3 5.27 x 5.20 5.29 x 4.73 9'10 x 6'4 3.95 x 2.98 5.26 x 4.07 13'5 x 10'2 14'7 x 6'9 Hall 17'3 x 17'1 17'4 x 15'6 13'0 x 9'9 17'3 x 13'4 Kitchen 2.64 x 1.42 2.86 x 2.43 8'8 x 4'8 9'5 x 8'0 Bedroom Sitting Room Bedroom 5.47 x 2.77 5.70 x 4.18 Sitting Room Bedroom 3.20 x 2.37 17'11 x 9'1 18'8 x 13'9 5.55 x 4.58 4.16 x 2.83 10'6 x 7'9 18'3 x 15'0 13'8 x 9'3

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