Pembroke Manor Estate Blackboys, East

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A fine residential country estate with two properties listed Grade II as buildings of architectural or historical interest Pembroke Manor: • Approximately 5,692 sq.ft. • 4 Reception Rooms • 7 Bedrooms • 5 Bath/Shower Rooms

Stonebridge House: • Approximately 3,673 sq.ft. • 1 large open plan Reception Room • 4 Bedrooms • 3 Bath/Shower Rooms • Staff Flat/Offices with further Bathroom • Store with W.C. • Stable

Gardens, Grounds & Facilities: • Swimming Pool • Pool House with Bar • Pool House with Changing Room and Plant Room • Detached Garage • Garden Store & Log Store • 2 Greenhouses • Gazebo • Formal Gardens • Lake • Additional Arable Field of about 7 acres

In all about 12 acres Eastbourne, Eastbourne College and Lewes Old Road Networks: The A267 links to grey headers and was formerly known as Situation Grammar School, Cumnor House at Danehill, Tunbridge Wells for the A21 on the east side Old Stonebridge. The Pembroke Manor Estate is located in the Brambletye at and public schools in providing connections to the national motorway quaint rural hamlet of Blackboys, between the Tonbridge and Sevenoaks. network and the international airports at towns of Heathfield (about 4 miles) and www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk Gatwick/Heathrow/Stansted, the Channel Tunnel Ground Floor (about 3.5 miles). Both towns offer a at Folkestone and Eurostar at Ebbsfleet and • Entrance Porch - glazed with panelled Leisure Facilities: Include sailing at Eastbourne comprehensive range of shopping and leisure Ashford International. The A22 provides links to entrance door and studded oak door to and Brighton Marinas with sailing clubs on the facilities answering immediate needs, while the the M23 and the M25. South coast and Bewl Water at Lamberhurst; golf county town of Lewes (about 10 miles), the Royal • Reception Hall featuring a fine inglenook-style at National at , spa town of Tunbridge Wells (about 16 miles) and fireplace with magnificent bressumer beam, Eastbourne and Piltdown; gymnasium at Cross in seaside town of Brighton (about 19 miles) offer a Pembroke Manor beamed ceiling, storage cupboard, door to Hand; leisure facilities in Uckfield, wider range of shopping, commercial and cultural Pembroke Manor is built of mellow brick drawing room, pair of panelled doors to and Tunbridge Wells; walking and riding over facilities. elevations under a tiled roof with sash panelled conservatory, door to secondary staircase rising . The famous opera house at windows to the front elevation and tile hung to first floor, further door to Inner Hallway with Schools: There is an extensive choice of schools Glyndebourne is within easy driving distance. elevations to the rear. It has a fine internal timber- main staircase to first floor in the state and private sector including primary Rail Links: (approx. 3.2 miles) to frame with exposed, heavily beamed ceilings and schools at Blackboys, Uckfield, Buxted, • Conservatory with delightful views over the London Bridge/Victoria; with alternative services good ceiling heights. Little Horsted and ; secondary schools at gardens and grounds on the Hastings/Charing Cross line at , Uckfield, Heathfield and Crowborough; private Listed Grade II as a building of architectural or and Tunbridge Wells. • Drawing Room - a fine, well-proportioned schools include St Leonards-Mayfield School for historical interest, the house is thought to date www.nationalrail.co.uk room with carved stone fireplace with log- girls, Skippers Hill Manor Prep at Five Ashes, from Jacobean times in the 16th century and was burning stove, high beamed ceiling, built-in St Bede’s at Upper Dicker, St Andrew’s at refaced in the 18th century with red brick and storage cupboard, screened radiators

• Dining Room - a fine period room with • Bathroom - white suite with Jacuzzi bath, low exposed timber frame and beamed ceiling, level W.C., bidet and vanity unit with inset recessed brick fireplace and oak stripped floor hand basin

• Family Room - with fitted cupboards to two • Bathroom 2 with coloured suite of panelled walls providing linen storage and concealing the bath with shower mixer tap, pedestal hand hot water storage tank, pair of French windows basin, bidet and low level W.C. to terrace and garden • Bedroom 2 - a double bedroom with cupboard • Kitchen/Breakfast Room - extensive range of to one corner housing a pedestal hand basin, oak-fronted floor and wall cupboards with shaver point laminate work surfaces, twin bowl stainless steel • Bedroom 3 - double bedroom with built-in sink unit with fitted waste disposal unit, fitted wardrobe cupboard and private W.C. with four oven oil-fired Aga, four ring Hygena electric washbasin and cupboard hob and oven beneath, door to • Bathroom 3 - with panelled bath with electric • Side Entrance Hall with space and plumbing power shower over. Separate adjoining W.C. for dishwasher and chest freezer, door to with low level suite gardens and door to • Bedroom 4 - double bedroom with hand basin • Walk-in Larder with extensive storage shelving vanity unit and space for white goods • Bedroom 5 - double bedroom with double • Inner service corridor leading to ground floor aspect Cloakroom, Utility Room with shower cubicle and separate W.C. and • Bathroom 4 - with white heritage bath with shower mixer tap and pedestal hand basin, part • Cellar - flight of stone steps to cellar area and tiled walls and ladder-style heated towel rail barrel vaulted boiler room with oil-fired boiler • Separate W.C. with low level W.C. and corner First Floor pedestal hand basin • Landing with maid’s cupboard and shelved linen storage cupboard, stairs down to lower Second Floor landing with leaded light viewing window over A flight of wooden steps lead from the first floor reception hall landing to the second floor:

• Master Bedroom - a fine double aspect room • Bedroom 7 with access door to heavily with high heavily beamed ceiling and an insulated attic floor extensive range of fitted wardrobe and storage cupboards and dressing table with drawers beneath

• Study/Bedroom 6 - fitted with extensive range of wooden book and display shelves with storage cupboards beneath

Stonebridge House First Floor Stonebridge House is a converted timber-framed • Oak staircase rises from ground floor with split- barn listed Grade II as a building of architectural level landing having a full height window and historical interest, with mellow brick enjoying views over the gardens and grounds elevations under a tiled roof, with a mixture of panelled casement windows. The • Sitting/Dining Room with Kitchen/ accommodation is currently divided into three Breakfast Area - a wonderful open plan space distinct units, two of which are interconnecting: with magnificent high vaulted ceiling, exposed timbers and cross-beams, brick fireplace with log-burning stove and fitted seating either side. Ground Floor Timber screen partially separates the Sitting • A ledged and braced oak entrance door flanked Room from the Dining Room and an archway by double glazed side lights opens to the with tie beam delineates the Kitchen/Breakfast Entrance Hall with stone flagged floor and Area, which has an extensive range of fitted oak oak staircase rising to first floor fronted cupboards under laminated work surfaces, inset twin bowl enamel sink unit, • Master Bedroom Suite - double bedroom electric hob with double oven beneath, space with four fitted double wardrobe cupboards and point for a dishwasher and integrated fridge and freezer • En-Suite Bathroom with panelled bath with shower mixer tap, low level W.C. and pedestal • Cloakroom - low level W.C. and pedestal hand hand basin basin

• Bedroom 2 - double bedroom with four fitted • Ground floor Side Entrance Lobby with double wardrobe cupboards to one wall staircase to first floor secondary landing. The open plan first floor living space described • Bedroom 3 - double bedroom with three fitted above can be accessed from this landing, but double wardrobe cupboards to one wall the landing also gives private access to the • Bedroom Suite 4 - double bedroom with estate Staff Flat/Offices: double wardrobe cupboard and En-Suite • Kitchen/Breakfast Room with broad archway Shower Room comprising corner glazed panel to shower, low level W.C., pedestal hand basin and heated towel rail • Sitting Room leading to • Utility Room with stainless steel sink, range of • Bedroom and Bathroom comprising panelled fitted floor and wall cupboards, space and point bath with electric shower over, pedestal hand for washing machine and freezer, Grant oil-fired basin and low level W.C. condensing boiler, side entrance door, tiled floor • Beneath the Staff Flat/Offices but accessed • Office - fitted wall cupboards and shelved linen separately, there is a large Store Room with cupboard housing hot water storage tank and Gardener’s W.C. and an adjoining Stable, immersion heater which is currently used as a potting shed • Bathroom - Jacuzzi bath with shower mixer tap, bidet, low level W.C., pedestal hand basin, heated towel rail Beyond this collection of outbuildings is a fenced Gardens and Grounds kitchen vegetable and fruit garden. There is also a There are two separate wrought iron gated fine oak tree. entrances to the property from the lane; one to To the front of Stonebridge House, beyond the Pembroke Manor and one to Stonebridge House. driveway, stone steps lead down to a screened The principal gardens extend in all to just under cruciform-shaped formal garden with four areas of 5 acres and they are separated by a garden wall, lawn, crossed by gravelled paths and with a but there are interconnecting gates. central water fountain feature. At the end of To the front of the Manor House is a gravelled the garden a further flight of stone steps passes driveway with a central turning area around an between mature hedges to the swimming pool ornamental urn, flanked by sweeping lawns on area. either side planted with specimen trees and Between the formal garden and kitchen garden is shrubs. Steps lead up from the driveway to a an area of sweeping lawn with hedge and shrub broad York stone paved terrace and the front door borders, featuring a fine old weeping willow, small to the main house. orchard with apple, pear and plum trees and a To the rear of the Manor House is a further broad stream-fed ornamental lake. The stream forms split-level paved terrace with a knapped flint, a tributary to the River Uck. A weir bridge circular well head. Steps lead past manicured provides access across the stream to a further shrub beds and borders to a garden gazebo with broad area of lawn, which may have possibly once power and light. There is a most attractive formed a grass tennis court. ornamental pond and water feature within A walk along the bank of the lake, which is the lawns beyond the terrace to the rear of the planted with mature shrubs and trees including house, planted with a variety of specimen shrubs Gunnera plants, takes you to a wooden bridge and trees and well-stocked shrub borders. A brick back across the stream and around to the archway with wrought iron gate to the side of the swimming pool area. There is a detached brick house opens onto a pathway that leads to an built pool house with tiled roof, stone flagged enclosed paved laundry drying area. floor and bar. A further detached pool A flight of steps leads down from the front terrace outbuilding houses the oil-fired boiler, filtration to Stonebridge House, passing through a wrought unit and has an adjoining changing room. iron gate in a brick wall. To the side of Around the pretty kidney-shaped swimming Stonebridge House is an attractive circular flint pool is a paved terrace with raised brick retaining pebbled area with garden urn water feature. wall and brick seating. The gravelled driveway to Stonebridge House There is an additional arable field, currently passes in front of the building and terminates at a sown to wheat, to the west and north side of the parking and turning area, where there is a property affording protection, which extends to detached garage with timber frame and brick about 7 acres. Agent’s Note - this field is subject elevations under a tiled roof, together with to a farming tenancy agreement. garden implement storage. Concealed behind the garage is a composting area, the oil tank, an open timber-framed log store, lean-to greenhouse and detached wood-framed traditional greenhouse. Pembroke Manor House - Gross Internal Area : 528.8 sq.m (5692 sq.ft.) Garage - Gross Internal Area : 70.9 sq.m (763 sq.ft.)

Garage 9.33m x 7.55m 30'7'' x 24'9''

Boiler

Eaves Access

Bedroom RestrictedHeight Store 7.03m x 4.29m Room 23'0'' x 1 4'1'' Attic Access

Conservatory Eaves 5.67m x 2.53m Access 1 8'7'' x 8'3'' Cellar Second Floor

Kitchen / BreakfastRoom Bedroom 6.05m x 4.24m 4.69m x 2.65m Family Room 1 9'1 0'' x 1 3'1 1 '' Larder 1 5'4'' x 8'8'' DrawingRoom Reception Hall 5.27m x 4.61 m 1 7'3'' x 1 5'1 '' 8.36m x 6.73m 7.56m x 5.80m 27'5'' x 22'0'' Bedroom 24'9'' x 1 9'0'' Bedroom Bedroom 4.47m x 3.57m Bedroom 4.65m x 4.54m 1 4'7'' x 1 1 '8'' 5.06m x 4.75m 1 5'3'' x 1 4'1 0'' 1 6'7'' x 1 5'7'' 4.55m x 3.29m 1 4'1 1 '' x 1 0'9''

Ground Floor First Floor

Bedroom DiningRoom 6.03m x 5.49m x 5.02m 5.95m 1 9'9'' x 1 8'0'' 1 9'6'' x 1 6'5'' Stonebridge House Property Information House - Gross Internal Area : 341.3 sq.m (3673 sq.ft.) Postal Address: Pembroke Manor and Stonebridge House, Stonebridge Lane, Blackboys, Pool Bar - Gross Internal Area : 20.8 sq.m (223 sq.ft.) East Sussex, TN22 5HY. Pool House - Gross Internal Area : 17.7 sq.m (190 sq.ft.) Services: Oil fired central heating. Mains water, electricity and drainage. Local Authority: Council - Bedroom Stable 2.82m x 2.81 m 01892 653311. 9'3'' x 9'2'' Current Council Tax Band: Pembroke Manor -

SittingRoom H; Stonebridge House - G; Pembroke Cottage 4.76m x 2.95m (flat) - A. 1 5'7'' x 9'8'' Staff Flat/ Offices Gardeners Store Fixtures and Fittings: Fixtures, fittings and 7.1 4m x 4.76m 23'5'' x 1 5'7'' Kitchen / BreakfastRoom garden statuary are excluded from the sale but 4.76m x 3.00m may be available by separate negotiation. 1 5'7'' x 9'1 0'' Private Finance: Jackson-Stops & Staff Private Finance specialises in advising on and arranging Study competitive mortgages quickly, efficiently and in a Bedroom 4.50m x 3.1 1 m stress-free manner. Please contact the office for 1 4'9'' x 1 0'2'' Sitting/DiningRoom/Kitchen further information. 1 7.81 m x 5.65m 58'5'' x 1 8'6'' Viewings: Strictly by prior appointment with Jackson-Stops & Staff on 01892 521700. If there Master Bedroom Bedroom Utility Bedroom 5.60m x 3.1 0m 4.42m x 2.79m Room are any points which are of particular importance 1 8'4'' x 1 0'2'' 1 4'6'' x 9'1 '' 3.58m x 2.94m Eaves Eaves 1 1 '9'' x 9'7'' Access Access to you, we invite you to discuss them with us, First Floor especially before you travel to the property. Ground Floor Pool Bar Directions From Tunbridge Wells, head south on the A267 through Frant and Mark Cross. At the Mayfield Pool House roundabout take the second exit to stay on the A267 towards Heathfield, continuing through Measured in accordance with RICS guidelines. Every Pool Bar Five Ashes and pass the turning to Hadlow attempt is made to ensure accuracy, however all Changing Pool 5.54m x 3.68m measurements are approximate. This floor plan is for Room Plant 1 8'2'' x 1 2'1'' Down/A272. Take the next turning on the right- illustrative purposes only and is not to scale. hand side towards Lewes (B2012). At the end of this road turn right, signposted towards Blackboys. Continue on this road for just over

Jackson-Stops & Staff Private Finance: You might be interested to know about Jackson-Stops & Staff Private Finance, which specialises in advising on and arranging competitive mortgages quickly, efficiently and in a 2 miles. Shortly after passing the Blackboys Inn stress free manner. Please call this office for further information. on your right-hand side turn right into 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 Stonebridge Lane and the property will be found form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only on the left-hand side. and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulations or other consents and Jackson-Stops & Staff have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. Tunbridge Wells 01892 521700 [email protected] 17 Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1NT jackson-stops.co.uk