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Forge House A covetable setting...

... on the picturesque Canal ...A Grade II listed period house of substance A special Grade II Listed 17th Century village house set in private grounds running down to the picturesque .

Set in the unspoilt heart of , Forge House is constructed of the rich coloured local stone, under a thatched roof and was refurbished some years ago and therefore offers new owners an opportunity to bring some 21st Century aesthetic to what is a very atmospheric building. On the ground floor the house offers a generous “farmhouse” style kitchen, which opens in to a glass roofed / green oak framed element of the building by Roderick James, which overlooks the terrace and walled garden. A former barn was incorporated in to the building and has been intelligently converted in to a wonderful vaulted drawing room, 3 further receptions are to found on this floor along with a Guest Bedroom Suite. Forge house is a property of enormous charm and also offers the flexibility and potential to create a house that suits your own needs. Sleeping quarters are characterful with one of the bedrooms having been created from a former hayloft, overlooking the vaulted drawing room. There are in all, 5 bedrooms arranged over the first floor with the potential to re-work the space planning and accommodate en suite facilities. Further guest accommodation has been created in wonderful style by architect, Roderick James, with the former chapel within the property’s grounds having had a green oak frame installed and a very chic cottage created as a result, with a vaulted sitting room, kitchen, bedroom and shower room completing the picture. Set in established 1.2 acre grounds and accessed via a private driveway to the Eastern end of the property,which extends to a substantial outbuilding, within which one finds the property’s dedicated garaging. The grounds form garden “rooms” with a walled garden being set to the immediate rear of Forge House, with a formal terrace leading off the conservatory / breakfast room and the Guest Cottage located just beyond this. The grounds in the main, comprise rolling lawns, interspersed with mature specimen trees, that fall away to the private jetty / mooring, on the beautiful Oxford Canal. Forge House, 19 Freehold Street, Lower Heyford, , OX25 5NS Approximate Gross Internal Area N Main House = 3232 Sq Ft/301 Sq M W Garage = 239 Sq Ft/22 Sq M E Stores = 184 Sq Ft/17 Sq M selling agents Cottage = 566 Sq Ft/53 Sq M S Total = 4221 Sq Ft/393 Sq M Quoted Area Excludes 'External Boiler Room & Lean To'

F/P Lean To 8.1m x 4.0m Gallery 26'7" x 13'1" Bedroom View To 7.2m x 5.0m Sitting Room 23'6" x 16'3" Drawing Room 7.4m x 4.8m 24'3" x 15'8" Store 1 View To Drawing Room 3.7m x 2.5m Garage 12'3" x 8'1" 6.2m x 3.6m Cottage First Floor 20'4" x 11'8"

Store 2 Sky Sky Sky Sky Boiler Outbuilding 2.8m x 2.7m Bedroom 5 Room 9'3" x 9'0" 5.0m x 3.1m Sitting Room Utility 16'3" x 10'0" 4.4m x 3.8m 14'5" x 12'6" Kitchen 14'2" 9'1" x Sky Sky Sky Sky 4.3m x 2.8m

Master Bedroom Conservatory Kitchen 4.5m x 3.9m 4.0m x 3.6m 14'7" x 12'9" Cottage Ground Floor 13'0" x 11'8" (Maximum)

8.5m x 4.3m 28'0" x 14'1" (Maximum)

Sitting Room F/P 4.3m x 4.2m Dining Area Bedroom 3 Bedroom 2 14'2" x 13'11" Family Room Hall 3.6m x 3.5m 4.3m x 3.3m Bedroom 4 11'10" x 11'5" 14'0" x 10'8" 3.3m x 3.1m 3.6m x 3.2m F/P 11'9" x 10'6" 10'8" x 10'1" Bedroom 6 (Maximum) 4.2m x 3.7m 13'10" x 12'1" (Maximum) First Floor FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY - NOT TO SCALE The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. Denotes restricted head height Ground Floor © ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/8198427/WFF butlersherborn.co.uk

Directions From Oxford take the A4260 north through and on towards . Proceed past and at the Hopcroft Holt traffic lights The Studio turn right signposted and Lower Heyford proceeding over the next traffic lights on the river bridge in to Lower Heyford. Pass over the railway and Oxford canal bridge and take the next turning left signposted Lower Heyford only. Bear round to the right passing Grove Street the village on the left and the distinctive thatched Forge House with it’s vine laden front elevation will be found on your left. Turn left Summertown immediately at the end of the building in to the property’s private drive way. Oxford Local Information OX2 7JT Lower Heyford is a sought after village, situated in the heart of the Cherwell Valley, It is a pretty, wholly unspoilt village with a Parish Church, T : 01865 510000 country pub and small shop, to which is attached a waterfront café. .The Oxford Canal runs through it (with boats being available for hire at F : 01865 558877 the local boatyard).So,too,does the . It is within the Conservation Area. Mainline Railway Station c. 0.25 miles (Chiltern Line -London Marylebone 50 minutes). M40 Junc 10 c. 7 miles. Historic Oxford and its private E : [email protected] schools are c. 13 miles South via the A260. School and also the girls only Tudor Hall at Wykham Park are more local private school options. Oxford (London) Airport is located 10 miles South at nearby Kidlington. forge house, 19 freehold street, lower heyford, bicester, , OX25 5NS