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Troy Ewelme • Oxfordshire Ewelme 1.5 miles, Wallingford 3 miles, Henley-on-Thames 9 miles, Didcot station 10 miles (trains to London Paddington from 45 mins) Oxford 16 miles, Heathrow airport 34 miles. (all distances and times are approximate). A Grade II Regency Manor House - Literary gem in the Chilterns — Lot 1: House and Gardens — Main house: Porch, drawing room, sitting room / snug, dining room, kitchen, butler’s station, study, office, gym, back hall / utility, 2 cloakrooms, theatre/games room, 4 room cellar. Master Bedroom suite with dressing room, 8 further bedrooms, 3 further bathrooms, cloakroom and attic room. Staff accommodation comprising: kitchen, bed / sitting room and bathroom. Summer house, pool house, pool, tennis court, garage, theatre, kitchen garden, orchard, stable/indoor pool house, paddocks, outdoor theatre/stable block. Lot 1 – About 12.9 acres — Lot 2: Paddocks and woodland strips — Lot 2 – About 33.2 acres — Lot 3: Farm buildings — Currently Let on Commercial tenancies and comprising:- 1 breeze block and wood-clad building comprising storage space, kitchenette and yard. 1 traditional Oxfordshire barn with extensions comprising storage space, ground and mezzanine office area, kitchenette and 2 cloakrooms. 3 further buildings comprising cloakroom, storage and workshop space. c.18,000 sq ft in total. Lot 3 – About 1.2 acres In all about 46.97 acres

savills.co.uk KnightFrank.co.uk Savills London Country Department Savills Henley Knight Frank Henley Knight Frank Country Department 33 Margaret Street 58-60 Bell Street 20 Thameside 55 Baker Street London W1G 0JD Henley-on-Thames RG9 2BN Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2LJ London, W1U 8AN Tel: 020 7016 3780 Tel: 01491 843 010 Tel: 01491 844 900 Tel: 020 7861 1078 Contact: Ed Sugden Contact: Stephen Christie-Miller Contact: Matthew Mannall Contact: Rupert Sweeting [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] These particulars are only as a guide and must not be relied on as a statement of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of text. Situation Troy is situated in the middle of farmland south of the pretty village of Ewelme, in the Chiltern Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in South Oxfordshire. The village rises up to the fine Church of England parish church of Saint Mary where Thomas Chaucer, Alice de la Pole and Jerome K Jerome are buried. It is also home to the oldest continually operating primary school in the country, opened in 1440. Henley on Thames is 9 miles away and provides extensive amenities and leisure pursuits. Less than 3 miles west is the attractive market town of Wallingford, on the banks of the River Thames, convenient for local independent shops, restaurants, cafes and a large Waitrose. Troy’s stunningly rural location, reached via hedgerow flanked lanes belies its proximity to major transport links: junction 6 on the M40 is less than 10 miles away and trains from Didcot Parkway (10 miles) take 45 mins to London Paddington. Reading (13 miles away) will provide direct connections to London’s Crossrail once it is completed. Ewelme has access to high speed broadband, one of the first rural parishes in Oxfordshire to benefit. London is just 45 miles distant. Troy is ideally situated for some of the best schools in the country; Independent schools in the immediate area include all those in History current owners to stage charity performances. If walls could Oxford (16 miles away), Moulsford Prep School, Cranford House, This striking Regency Farmhouse is thought to date from 1827 and talk the house would be filled with the gossip of Edwardian The Oratory Prep and Public School, Downe House, Radley is sited on the original grounds of a monastery as an ancient yew tree house parties; literary greats such as H.G. Wells, W.W. Jacobs College, Abingdon School and the European School in Abingdon, testifies. Originally named Troy, the house was at one time renamed and Arthur Conan Doyle were amongst the circle who visited Wycombe Abbey for Girls in High Wycombe, Pangbourne College, Gould’s Grove before being returned to Troy. Its most famous resident and spent time in the summer houses writing. Whilst he only Bradfield College, Wellington College and Eton College. was Jerome K Jerome, best known as author of ‘Three Men in a Boat’, lived there for a short period of time, the area obviously left a Leisure facilities are within easy reach, including racing at who humbly described Troy in his autobiography as “an old farmhouse lasting impression: Jerome is buried at Ewelme churchyard, Newbury, rowing at Henley Royal Regatta, beautiful walking and on the hill above Wallingford”. Reported to have lived there with his testament to his fondness for Troy and Ewelme. The house riding on the many bridleways and footpaths near the property as family from 1895 to 1908 he most definitely put his mark on the has more recently been owned by two generations of the same well as in and around the Icknield Way and the Chiltern Hills. house, building two theatres which have frequently been used by the family since 1960.

LOT 1: HOUSE AND GARDENS. Description Troy is a Grade II Listed Regency Farmhouse of traditionally symmetrical Georgian construction with a handsome facade of blue glazed bricks from a local kiln with red brick reveal. The front of the house shows four Georgian windows with a central venetian arched window, domed roof porch and venetian entrance door. Around 1926 the house was adjoined to the next door cottages and barns to create a west wing and courtyard. The house is hidden from view of the road where grand iron gates in pyramid mounted gate posts mark the entrance. A gravel drive, flanked by pretty and mature crab apple and walnut trees, sweeps around to the right arriving at a gravel forecourt in front of the house. Accommodation The house is the perfect combination of grand entertaining spaces and less formal family accommodation. Arranged over 3 floors, with the ground floor divided from the upper ground level in the main house to a lower ground level in the west wing, the house feels light and capacious throughout a tempting maze of rooms and hallways. One is immediately struck by the high ceilings, large windows, elegant panelling and parquet flooring throughout most of the rooms; evocative of the romantic early twentieth century when this house was lavishly restored. Upper ground floor The main entrance through the venetian door porch, with domed sky light and stone floor, leads through a second door into the pale green panelled entrance hall. One is offered a view along the full extension of the parquet floor hall to french windows and beautifully landscaped vistas along lawn avenues. The first room to the left of the entrance is an elegant Sitting Room with plaster panelling and a wood surround, marble inset open fire. Across the hall is a Cloakroom with parquet floor, wood panelling, a wood surround marble vanity unit and a door concealed within the panelling to a water closet. Continuing along the hall past the wooden staircase one arrives at a glorious dining room with light wood panelling, parquet floor, marble surround open fireplace and french windows to those stunning views. Full height double doors lead through to a an equally elegant panelled drawing room with fitted bookshelves, marble inset fireplace with club fender, french windows to terrace and ornate iron screen doors to the hall. Opposite the Dining Room is a Butler’s Station open to the hallway, yet hidden from view of the entrance. Lower Ground floor Steps lead down from the main house into a second entrance hall in the west extension of the house. Directly ahead is a Kitchen with a wonderful conservatory front creating a bright informal dining area with views of a beautiful terrace garden. The kitchen comprises a white 4 door oil-fired aga and bespoke painted wood cabinets. The entrance hall leads to a Butler’s Pantry with sink and fitted glass cabinets, a Cloakroom and steps down to a capacious Cellar with quarry tile floor comprising 4 rooms all with windows. The front cellar room has a woodburning stove and parquet floor, possibly used as servants accommodation at some time. A side door from the kitchen continues through the west extension, arriving first at aStudy with leaded light windows, french windows to the garden and a woodburning stove in an open fireplace with a bread oven. A Larder with Welsh slate leads from the Study. A further door leads from here to a quarry tiled Back hall and Utility Room with sink area, Cloakroom and back door to a courtyard. Continuing through the utility is a further Office with French windows to the garden and door to a third room currently used as a Gym. The continuing ground floor accommodation in the west wing is First floor Light coloured wood panelling leads down secondary stairs to a separate, accessed by a door from the courtyard. This door leads The main wooden staircase with iron balustrades leads to the first hallway with leaded windows, a remarkable 30m panelled passageway into Staff Accommodation comprising kitchen, bathroom, back floor landing, continuing the plaster panelling and parquet floors. leading to 6 further Bedrooms, one of which is en suite, and hall and sitting room. Stairs lead from here up to a stunning 10m This floor within the main house comprises aMaster Bedroom 2 Family Bathrooms, one of which has link doors to two of the wood panelled playroom with parquet floor and large brick-faced with Dressing Room through to an Ensuite Bathroom with a bedrooms. The last Bedroom at the end of the hall is entered fireplace. At one end is the Indoor Theatre on the first floor second door to the landing, an Ensuite Bedroom, with walk through a heavy wood door with ornate iron door furniture and is adjoined to main house. in wardrobe, a further Bedroom and a Cloakroom. From the what was the stage in the indoor theatre, now separated by partition landing is a hidden staircase within a walk in cupboard up to an wall from the rest of the panelled playroom. Attic Room. Ground Floor

Basement First Floor

First Floor Above Reception

Second Floor Troy Outbuildings

Gardens and Outbuildings The wonderfully landscaped gardens provide a journey through formal lawn vistas, pretty courtyard gardens and terraces with an abundance of mature trees including a majestic blue cedar, cherry, horse chestnut and acacia to name but a few. The gardens beautifully frame the main house and blend elegantly with the surrounding summer houses and outbuildings. They are also part of the prestigious National Gardens Scheme which opens outstanding gardens throughout England and Wales to the public to raise money for charity. A paved Terrace with central font grandly stages the view through lawn avenues from the drawing and dining rooms. The terrace continues along the west wing to form a Kitchen Terrace, overlooking a central pond surrounded by well established flower beds and a stunning double split eucalyptus tree. The terrace and lawn benefit enormously from being south west facing. Across the forecourt from the house is an attractive single storey building, built from the same blue brick as the main house with a double garage with semi circle venetian windows and arched doorway. This pretty wysteria clad block houses the ‘Outdoor Theatre’ built by Jerome K Jerome taking over part of the original stable block. Indeed a stage door still leads into the remaining stable part as described by the man himself. The stage has an Edwardian tiled fireplace with wood surround. The remaining Stables comprise three loose boxes and a tack room. A second original Stable Block with 5 stable doors is adjoined to the west wing via the first floor with the Indoor Theatre and playroom housed over the first part of the Stable Block. The remainder of the block with 3 stable doors, currently used as storage, is open to the full height of the barn with mezzanine floor and housed a former indoor swimming pool, offering huge potential for restoration to an indoor pool suite. The stable doors open on to a lawn area adjacent to the walled courtyard garden with further potential for a private pool terrace. The gardens to the south east of the main house follow a ha-ha to charming Summer Houses set around a Pool. The first striking circular flint and thatched summerhouse, reportedly where Jerome K Jerome often wrote, is set in front of a flint table in a setting of thyme planted paving next door to a second larger rectangular flint and thatched summer house (orPool House) with french windows on to a paved terrace. A privately situated kidney shaped Pool is rendered and painted white and protected from view by a variety of thick hedging and mature bushes. Continuing east through the gloriously landscaped garden with its many mature trees and shrubs one arrives at a wrought iron gate into the Kitchen Garden; surrounded by a brick wall and beech hedges, comprising fruit cages, raised beds, cold frames and a Greenhouse. A gate leads from the Kitchen Garden to an enclosed Orchard featuring a variety of fruit trees. Beyond this is a sheep dip area next to the surrounding fields and post and rail fencing and hedges surrounding permanent pasture land. A floodlit artificial grass and net enclosed Tennis Court is situated across the front lawns to the south west of the house, shaded and protected from view of the house by yew hedges and a variety of mature trees.

Lot 2: To the south of Lot 1 is a further area of land extending to just over 33 acres which is currently in grass and arable. The land is leased to a neighboring farmer on a farm business tenancy agreement. Lot 3: Farm buildings and land The farm buildings benefit from a separate drive from the main house, accessed directly from the road. The barns are mainly used for storage with some office space, cloakrooms and kitchenettes. The current gross income is estimated at £80,000. The first barn on the left is a double ridgeWood-clad barn built from breeze block with double doors on to a yard and concrete loading area. Comprises storage with Kitchenette. Continuing down the drive on the left is a single ridge traditional Oxfordshire Barn, wood-clad, with windows, two sets of double height barn doors onto drive and two entrance doors. 2 wings from behind this barn form a courtyard parking/loading area, accessed between the first barn and this barn. This barn comprises: Ground and Mezzanine Office Area, 2 Cloakrooms and a Kitchenette. Running behind the barns, inline with the stable block in front of the main house is a single ridge Brick Building with garage doors. Opposite the Oxford Barn is a detached single storey building with 2 single doors providing Workshop facilities. GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS Services: House Electricity: Mains Water: Mains Drainage: Septic Tank Heating: Oil Rights of Way There are no footpaths across the land. Local Authority South Oxfordshire District Council Telephone: 01491 823 000 Oxfordshire County Council Telephone: 01865 792 422 Council Tax House: Band H (£3,100 per annum) Fixtures and Fittings All fitted carpets and light fittings are included within the sale. All blinds, curtains, furniture and garden ornaments may be available under separate negotiation. Directions From London take the M40 westbound until Junction 6, signposted to the B4009 and Watlington. Follow all signs to Watlington, passing through the village of Shirburn. Proceed through Watlington on the B4009 until the T junction, turning right towards Benson on to Britwell road B480 then continue on the B4009 through Britwell Salome until the left turn to Ewelme. Continue through Ewelme, turning left on to the high street towards Crowmarsh. Follow Day’s Lane until the T-Junction turning left towards Henley. Troy is approximately half a mile on the right with brick and stone pillars and large gates, set back from the road. Viewings All viewings are strictly by appointment through Knight Frank and Savills. If there are any points that are of particular interest to you please discuss this with us, especially before you travel to the property. Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908)

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