High Hall NETTLESTEAD • SUFFOLK

high hall NETTLESTEAD • SUFFOLK

high hall NETTLESTEAD • SUFFOLK NETTLESTEAD • SUFFOLK A fascinating Grade II* Elizabethan house

(A14) 3 miles • Ipswich 6 miles (Liverpool St from 60 minutes) • Manningtree 17 miles Aldeburgh 28 miles • Cambridge 1hr • (distances and times approximate)

High Hall Ante hall • Dining Hall • Sitting room • Drawing room • Playroom/cinema Kitchen/breakfast room • Butler’s pantry • Boot room • Wine Cellar Master bedroom suite • 6 further bedrooms • 4 family bathrooms Linen room • Attic rooms

Coach House • 3 car carport with office/games room over

Stores • Workshop • Greenhouse

Formal gardens • Swimming pool & pool house • Tennis court Orchard • Pond • Paddocks

In all about 8.11 acres

2 self contained detached Cottages and development site with planning permission for a further 2 bedroom cottage available by separate negotiation

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.

Suffolk

Nettlestead is a small hamlet located approximately 6 miles from the county The village is well situated for commuting from Ipswich and Manningtree town of Ipswich. Nettlestead is surrounded by some of the prettiest Suffolk with regular services to London Liverpool Street. The A14 is just 3 miles east towns such as Needham Market, Lavenham and Hadleigh all offering an and provides direct links north to Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge, and array of shops and restaurants. Ipswich is within easy reach and provides a south to the A12 and on to the M25. The pretty coastal town of Aldeburgh more extensive range of shopping, recreational and educational facilities. is just 28 miles east. High Hall

High Hall is an exceptional Elizabethan Grade II* listed property positioned “The Buildings of England”, is that the Hall was “on the Wentworth’s estate discreetly on the edge of Nettlestead village. Pevsner suggests that High and probably built by them as a dower house or, more likely a hunting lodge” Hall is “clearly only a fragment”, however, the contemporary and much- because of its fine vantage points overlooking the surrounding countryside. admired architect Eric Sandon, in his book Suffolk Houses (1977), “cannot High Hall is approached up a gravel drive to a turning area at the front of find evidence to support this assertion”. the house. The front door leads to an ante hall with flagstone floor leading One supposition, contained in James Bettley’s recent Pesvner update into the hall. The main hall is often used as the dining room.

Leading from the hall are the kitchen/breakfast room, sitting room and The staircase has 7 flights, with channelled newels (formerly with ball finials) drawing room. The drawing room is a particularly fine room with oak and widely-spaced turned balusters. The stairs rise 2 floors. The principal panelled walls and large working fireplace. The room enjoys pretty south bedroom suite is located on the first floor and there are 3 further bedrooms westerly views over the gardens. The kitchen/breakfast room features a and 2 bathrooms, cinema/play room, laundry room and linen room. central island and oil fired Aga with French doors leading out on to the The second floor has three further bedrooms and 2 further family terrace and doors to the boot room and back stairs. The main staircase is bathrooms. A secondary staircase in the south corner of the first floor in the north west corner of the house and is an exceptional piece of joinery. leads down to the kitchen. Bedroom 5 4.54 x 3.55 Coach House 14'11" x 11'8" Pine Cottage F/P

F/P Bedroom 1 F/P Workshop Bedroom 2 Sitting room Bedroom 1 6.05 x 5.74 6.03 x 5.79 3.51 x 2.20 4.20 x 3.99 19'10" x 18'10" 11'6" x 7'3" 4.21 x 3.40 19'9" x 19'0" 13'10" x 11'2" 13'9" x 13'1" (Maximum) Bedroom 6 Laundry 4.84 x 2.94 F/P 15'11" x 9'8" Log Store 2.24 x 2.12

7'4" x 6'11" F/P er F/P Linen Boiler room Reception Bedroom Storage 3.50 x 2.41 Dining room

11'6" x 7'11" 3.38 x 2.75 La rd Bedroom 2 Kitchen/Utility Bathroom Store 2 11'1" x 9'0" 3.73 x 3.37 Bedroom 3 2.22 x 1.98 er 3.01 x 2.48 Playroom/Home Cinema il 12'3" x 11'1" Bedroom 7/ 7'3" x 6'6" 9'11" x 8'2"

Bo (Maximum) Study 6.70 x 5.72 Bedroom 3 2.71 x 2.26 F/P 22'0" x 18'9" 6.73 x 5.78 8'11" x 7'5" 22'1" x 19'0" F/P Green house Bedroom 4 Store 1 4.21 x 1.91 Kitchen 4.29 x 4.10 2.53 x 2.31 13'10" x 6'3" Ground FloorF3.01 x 2.48 irst Floor 14'1" x 13'5" 8'4" x 7'7" 9'11" x 8'2" Boot room Dressing room (Maximum) 4.52 x 4.12 4.47 x 1.84 14'10" x 13'6" 14'8" x 6'0" Garden store 5.39 x 2.50 Verandah First Floor Second Floor 17'8" x 8'2" Lime Cottage

Drawing room F/P 5.86 x 5.49 19'3" x 18'0" 6.69 x 4.52 Butlers 21'11" x 14'10" pantry Sitting room Bedroom 1 4.12 x 3.97 4.09 x 3.97 Kitchen Breakfast 13'6" x 13'0" 13'5" x 13'0" area Carport Approx. Gross Internal Floor Area: Office/Games room F/P F/P 8.11 x 5.39 8.11 x 5.14 Main House 6,025 sq.ft. / 560 sq.m. 26'7" x 17'8" 26'7" x 16'10" Coach House 1227 sq.ft. / 114 sq.m. F/P Porch to Ante Hall Boiler Room 94 sq.ft. / 9 sq.m. Dining room Attic rooms Larder Bedroom 3 Bedroom 2 2.34 x 2.25 Dining Hall Green House 87 sq.ft. / 8 sq.m. Kitchen 3.37 x 2.72 3.64 x 3.35 7'8" x 7'5" 10.60 x 3.27 3.37 x 2.43 6.60 x 5.57 10.10 x 2.48 3.36 x 2.43 11'1" x 8'11" 11'11" x 11'0" 34'9" x 10'9" 33'2" x 8'2" 11'1" x 8'0"

11'0" x 8'0" s 21'8" x 18'3" F/P er (Maximum) il P

Sitting room ve F/ 4.21 x 3.45 Bo 13'10" x 11'4" Ea This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a Ground Floor First Floor statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the Ground FloorFirst Floor last page of the text of the Particulars. Outbuildings are not shown in actual location or orientation. Ground Floor Third Floor Bedroom 5 4.54 x 3.55 Coach House 14'11" x 11'8" Pine Cottage F/P

7'4" x 6'11" F/P er F/P Linen Boiler room Reception Bedroom Storage 3.50 x 2.41 Dining room

11'0" x 8'0" s 21'8" x 18'3" F/P er (Maximum) il P

Gardens and grounds

There is little doubt that the garden at High Hall must be one of the most and lying to the north of the house and well screened by hedging is the diverse, interesting and well maintained in the county. A paved terrace swimming pool. Adjacent to the pool is a delightful pool house with open surrounds the southern elevation of the house and the garden which is sides allowing views over the garden. In the western corner of the property mainly laid to lawn on this side extends away from the Hall to a hedge and is a large open paddock extending to approximately 4 acres. pillared gateway. The gardens are immaculately landscaped with beautiful borders. There are numerous specimen trees as well as areas of neatly Outbuildings contained wild gardens. From almost everywhere there are views over Leading from the back door (boot room) is a small enclosed courtyard with gently undulating countryside to the south west. To the front of the house greenhouse, workshop and garden stores. A gate leads to the front turning is a path flanked by topiary and an orchard to one side. A gate leads out area and to the 3 bay carport. Stairs to one end lead up to a room over. to the lane. To the north west corner of the garden is the hard tennis court Also leading form the courtyard is a further gate leading to the gardens.

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Bodmin A39 Torquay A38 A388 Newquay Airport Liskeard A38 Paignton A386 Newquay A30 A38 Totnes A390 A385 A392 Plymouth A391 A38 A38

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Lizard High Hall, Nettlestead

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Total area = 8.11 acres approx. The site plan is published for guidance only, and although it is believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed, nor is it intended to form any part of any contract.

Produced by: N Land Use: Date: Drawn By: Scale: Plan Ref: 16:02:16 CW 1:1600 @ A4 Mapping and GIS Department Pasture Orchard Knight Frank LLP Arable Heathland Game Cover Rocks / Boulders Title Ramsbury House, 22 High Street W E High Hall, Nettlestead Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0NF Woodland Building (Residential) Scrub Building / Structure (Agricultural) (t) 01488 688508 (f) 01488 688505 Verge / Misc Gardens Important notice Water Road / Track This Plan is published for guidance only, and although it is believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed, (e) [email protected] S nor is it intended to form part of any contract. Where this plan is based on the Ordnance Survey map it is with NB: If field & building type are unknown - assumed pasture & residential the sanction of the controller of H. M. Stationery Office Crown Copyright reserved. Licence No. 100021721 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) 5. Grammar School catchment areas: Any reference to a property being in a specific catchment as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank area should not be relied upon as a statement of fact and should be verified with the appropriate LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and Local Education Authority. accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Particulars dated: October 2015. Photographs dated: October 2015. 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A Designed by The Sign Design Partnership Ltd buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly Telephone: +44 (0)20 3286 1633 dealt with and that all information is correct. www.signdesignlimited.com