Selgars Mill UFFCULME, NEAR CULLOMPTON, DEVON
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Summary
• Reception hall
• First floor sitting room with balcony
• Study
• Kitchen/dining room overlooking mill pond
• Utility room
• Boot room
• Principal bedroom/bathroom suite
• 5 further bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
• 2 adjoining ensuite rooms
• 2 separate two bedroom cottages
• Period outbuildings
• General purpose farmbuilding
• Extensive gardens fringed by the mill leat A beautiful, converted mill featuring original mill • Mill pond mechanisms and courtyard with two separate cottages,
• Fields planted to woodland within idyllic gardens and grounds including mill pond
About 8.25 acres and leat
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Location Selgars Mill is situated about midway between Willand and Uffculme, which has a good range of local facilities including shops, pubs, garage, church and a popular secondary school. The nearby market town of Tiverton has private education with Blundells School and Preparatory School and both Tiverton and the nearby town of Cullompton possess a full selection of local shopping facilities as well as leisure centres and supermarkets. Both the university and cathedral city of Exeter and the county town of Somerset, Taunton, are within easy reach and have a further selection of both private and state schools.
Communications There is quick access from the property to junction 27 of the M5 motorway, leading south to Exeter, where there is an international airport or north to Taunton. From junction 27 the A361 leads via Tiverton and on to Barnstaple and the North Devon coast. Beside junction 27 is Tiverton Parkway station, from where there are regular mainline connections to London (Paddington) in a little over 2 hours.
• M5 (junction 27) & Tiverton Parkway station 3 miles • Tiverton 8 miles
• Exeter 16 miles • Taunton 17 minutes (distances and times approximate)
The Property
• Fascinating, converted mill with many original mechanisms preserved as features
• First floor sitting room and large kitchen/dining room with doors to balconies overlooking the gardens and mill pond
• Courtyard incorporating two separate cottages and traditional outbuildings
• Idyllic gardens and grounds with mill pond and leat
• Fields planted to woodland
• Large general purpose farmbuilding
• Situated at the end of a shared, private drive offering privacy, yet with very easy access to M5, railway station etc.
www.jackson-stops.co.uk Cloakroom wash basin, WC, built-in cupboard. Utility room (W&N) range of fitted base and wall cupboards, sink and drainer, oil fired boiler. Rear hall part glazed door to rear courtyard, spiral staircase rising to First Floor Landing area with opening to Sitting room (S) French doors opening to balcony with delightful outlook over the gardens to the surrounding farmland, woodburner on slate plinth, slate sills, exposed ceiling timbers, doors to Study (N). Kitchen/dining room (S,W&N) door out to wrap around balcony overlooking the mill pond and mill leat and with stairs down to the yard and gardens. Another impressive open-plan room incorporating some of the mill workings, slate sills. Kitchen area with range of fitted cupboards and drawers with granite work tops, butler’s sink, oven and microwave, oil fired Rayburn, dishwasher, hob, freezer, tiled floor, w:alk-in larder, exposed ceiling timbers. From the landing the spiral staircase continues up to the second floor. Second Floor Landing doors to Principal suite Bedroom 1 (S&W) French doors and indoor balcony with beautiful outlook over gardens and surrounding farmland, built-in wardrobe cupboards, airing cupboard with hot water cylinder. En suite bathroom bath, shower cubicle, wash basin, WC. Bedroom 2 (S) wash basin. Bedroom 3 (S) wash basin. Bedroom 4 (E) wash basin. Bathroom bath, wash basin, cupboard. Seperate WC. From the second floor landing the spiral staircase continues up to
Description Selgars Mill is understood to date from the 19th century, although with origins dating back to the 17th century or before. The house is a converted mill and contains many of the original mill mechanisms, preserved as features, and the accommodation is arranged on four floors, with the first floor sitting room and large open-plan kitchen/dining room having French doors opening to balconies overlooking the mill pond, grounds and surrounding countryside. The beautiful gardens are a particular feature, fringed by the mill leat and the river, beyond which are areas of field, now planted to woodland.
From the gravel forecourt on front of the house steps rise to an entrance area incorporating the old mill stone beneath the balcony to the front door to Ground Floor Reception hall (S) a most impressive, open-plan room incorporating the original mill mechanisms and the mill race, timber stanchions and beams, exposed boarded floor, stone fireplace with wooden beam and multi fuel burner, doors toBoot room (N). Third Floor Pond Lodge Landing doors to Bedroom 5 (E) views over the river and surrounding countryside, Stable type door to Bedroom1 fitted cupboard, doorway toHall with glazed door to exposed roof timbers, skylight. Bedroom 6 (W) divided into two rooms with exposed timber bridge across to mill pond, airing cupboard, night storage heater. Bathroom bath roof timbers, skylights, undereaves storage. En suite bathroom bath with shower with shower fitment, wash basin, WC, electric fan heater. Bedroom 2 storage cupboard, fitment, wash basin, WC. Adjoining the eastern elevation of the house are two night storage heaters. First floor sitting room solid fuel stove with mantel above, night self-contained en suite rooms. Cider room fitted wardrobe cupboards. storage heaters. Kitchen range of base cupboards with drainer, electric cooker point, En suite bathroom bath, wash basin, WC. Apple room French doors to front, built-in larder with fitted shelving. wardrobe cupboard. En suite bathroom bath, wash basin, WC. Mill Lodge The Cottages Hallway airing cupboard with hot water cylinder, night storage heater. Bathroom bath The entrance driveway leads via the forecourt and around to the back of the mill house with electric shower, WC, electric fan heater. Bedroom 1 wardrobe cupboards, night to an enclosed courtyard, on the other side of which are the two self-contained cottages, storage heater. Bedroom 2 fitted cupboards, night storage heater. From the hallway as follows. stairs lead to an open-plan area incorporating reception, kitchen and sitting room with exposed timbers, solid fuel stove, night storage heaters. Kitchen area with a range of base cupboards, drainer, electric cooker point.
www.jackson-stops.co.uk The Outbuildings Within the courtyard and adjoining the cottages is a stone outbuilding with tiled roof incorporating a utility/store with plumbing for washing machine and workshop with loft above. Adjoining is a lean-to greenhouse.
Also facing into the yard is a stone and cob barn, 16.46m x 4.57m (54’ x 15’), with tiled roof incorporating stabling and stores.
To the south east of the house and yard is a concrete framed general purpose farmbuilding, 21.34m x 13.72 (70’ x 45’), with corrugated roof, providing garaging and storage.
The Gardens and Grounds The grounds are a particular feature of Selgars Mill, being dominated by the water. The mill leat feeds through the beautiful, large mill pond to the rear of the house and cottages and being home to a variety of wild flora and fauna, including mallard and water loving plants. From here it feeds under a bridge, via the mill race, past the original outshot mill wheel and back under the entrance driveway to the mill leat, which then runs down beside the gardens to rejoin the river.
The entrance drive leads around to the gravel forecourt and sweep on the south side of the house, adjacent to which are well stocked plant beds and a further level formal lawned garden area, partly enclosed by the walls of an old building and with a pergola supporting climbing plants including rose and wisteria.
Beyond the formal garden, extensive level lawns interspersed with ornamental trees extend to the banks of the river. Within this area is a now dilapidated hard tennis court.
From the mill pond the river runs out over a weir beside a sluice gate and continues all around the edge of the gardens. On the opposite side of the river a field has been planted with a plethora of indigenous trees including oak.
An overflow from the mill pond feeds into a further small pond to the rear of the cottages. Beyond the mill pond and to the east of the driveway is a further field extensively planted with a variety of trees including oak, beech, cherry, ash and walnut. Directions From junction 27 of the M5 follow the A38 towards Wellington and after about a quarter of a mile at the Waterloo Cross roundabout turn right along the B3181. Continue along this road, passing signs to Uffculme School and Uffculme and take the third left turning. Continue to the junction at the end of this road and the entrance drive to Selgars Mill is directly opposite.
Property Information Services: Mains electricity and water. Private drainage. Oil gas fired heating. Local Authorities: Devon County Council, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter EX2 4QD. Tel. 01392 382000. Mid Devon District Council, Phoenix House, Phoenix Lane, Tiverton EX16 6PP. Tel. 01884 255255. Contents, fixtures and fittings: All items usually known as tenants’ fixtures and fittings whether mentioned or not in these particulars together are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation. Viewing: By appointment with Jackson-Stops & Staff’s Exeter office: 01392 214222 For Sale by Private Treaty with Vacant Possession Upon Completion.
www.jackson-stops.co.uk Measured in accordance with RICS guidelines. Every attempt is made to ensure accuracy. However all measurements are approximate. This floor plan is for illustrative purposes only and is not to scale. Based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with permission of the Controller H.M.S.O. Crown Copyright reserved. www.jackson-stops.co.uk Important Notice: Jackson-Stops & Staff, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements Jackson-Stops & Staff Tel: 01392 214222 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. 10 Southernhay West [email protected] It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulations or other Exeter EX1 1JG consents and Jackson-Stops & Staff have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. www.jackson-stops.co.uk Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.