THE OLD RECTORY PUDLESTON • HEREFORDSHIRE 1 2 THE OLD RECTORY PUDLESTON • HEREFORDSHIRE Leominster 6.4 miles • Ludlow 15.6 miles • Hereford 18.2 miles • Worcester 23.3 miles • Birmingham 43.2 miles Cheltenham 47.4 miles • Birmingham International Airport 59 miles (All distances and times are approximate) A remarkable Grade II Listed Georgian Country House with superb gardens and grounds, beautifully positioned within undulating Herefordshire countryside. Main House: Reception hall and four other principal reception rooms Kitchen • Study • Utility room • Boot room • Cloakrooms • Cellars Principal bedroom suite and seven guest bedrooms (5 ensuite) Pool House: Three bedroom guest or staff flat and indoor pool Outside: Outbuildings including two double garages and machinery stores Landscaped gardens including walled kitchen garden and two ponds Outdoor tennis court • Mature parkland with specimen trees In all about 55 acres (22.25 hectares) SAVILLS COUNTRY DEPARTMENT SAVILLS CHELTENHAM 33 Margaret Street The Quadrangle, Imperial Square London W1G 0JD Cheltenham GL50 1PZ [email protected] [email protected] +44 (0) 7967 555511 +44 (0) 7870 999 206 [email protected] [email protected] +44 (0) 7968 550441 savills.co.uk +44 (0) 1242 548 003 These particulars are only 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. 3 4 SUMMARY The Old Rectory is a superb 18th century Grade II Listed country well located for access to the historic market town of Leominster. house positioned beautifully within its gardens and grounds. The Leominster has good range of facilities and amenities, including mature gardens which include formal lawns, two ponds, walled schools, and several boutique shops. Ludlow, described by Sir John kitchen garden as well as specimen trees, provide a wonderful setting Betjeman as “probably the loveliest town in England”, is a bustling for the house. market town steeped in history with its origins from the medieval period. Ludlow offers many of the day-to-day amenities as required Within the Estate is a residential portfolio of five traditional cottages, with a good range of shops and, restaurants and pubs in the town. a barn that has been partly converted and the pool house with a staff The cathedral city of Hereford is also nearby and remains a popular flat. These provide excellent accommodation for extended family regional centre for an extensive range of services. members, guests and staff or for residential lettings. There are various secondary schools nearby including the exceptional Hereford Sixth Form College, winner of the 2016 TES FE Awards. SITUATION & LOCATION In addition there are a number of independent schools in the area The Old Rectory is situated in a popular part of north Herefordshire including Abberley Hall, The Elms (both prep) Hereford Cathedral with beautiful and unspoilt rolling countryside, 6 miles west of School, Malvern College and Shrewsbury. Leominster, 12 miles south of Ludlow and 16 miles north of Hereford. The countryside surrounding the property is wonderfully scenic and The Old Rectory sits at the heart of it’s land, looking over parkland offers plenty of recreational opportunities including excellent walking, to the south and landscaped gardens and an ornamental pond to the cycling, riding, and a range of field sports opportunities. Horse racing north. at Hereford also provides for an enjoyable occasion. Pudleston is an idyllic, small rural village with a pretty church and METHOD OF SALE & LOTTING The property is offered for sale as a whole or in up to 2 principal lots. Purchasers should be aware that priority is likely to be given to the outcome of Lot 1A, before negotiations are undertaken on Lot 1B. Acres Lot No Lotting Description (approx.) Grade II listed, 18th century house, set in formal gardens and 1A The Old Rectory parkland, pool house with staff flat, indoor swimming pool, tennis 53 court, pasture and arable land. A pair of semi-detached cottages, a terrace of three cottages, a Dutch 1B Old Rectory Cottages 2 barn and a partly converted barn, within their immediate grounds. The Whole 55 5 6 LOT 1A THE OLD RECTORY – ABOUT 53 ACRES The Old Rectory is an impressive Grade II Listed Georgian property dining room and sitting room being accessed directly. The dining room dating from 1765. As is typical of the architectural period, the house is conveniently placed just off the kitchen, which is enormously practical offers immense elegance with good symmetry and is constructed of for when entertaining guests. The music room, which was added by the brick under a slate roof. current owner, is not only impressive but beautifully presented. Full length sash windows allow light to flood in to the room, and French The property has been restored and improved sympathetically over the doors open out to a paved terrace and the gardens to the front of the years with many of the original features being retained. The principal house. The music room is an excellent addition to the house and offers rooms benefit from decorative cornices, ceiling roses and open exceptional versatility for its future use. fireplaces, which gives the house a sense of grandeur without losing its charming atmosphere. From the stair hall a wide staircase rises to the first floor with a spacious landing leading to a large principal bedroom with a spaceous The accommodation is arranged over three floors with the kitchen/ ensuite bathroom and dressing room. Large windows allow in plenty breakfast room being at the heart of the house. Well-equipped, of light and views of the gardens and the rolling countryside beyond. including a central island and gas fired Aga, the kitchen also benefits There are three further excellent sized bedrooms, all benefitting from from views of the wonderful gardens and grounds to the front and ensuite bath/shower rooms. rear of the house. Access to the kitchen from the drive is extremely useful for shopping and deliveries. From the first floor landing the stairs continue to the second floor of four good bedrooms and three bathrooms. Unusually perhaps, this There are five elegant reception rooms on the ground floor, leading floor feels integral to the rest of the house further enhancing the family from the intriguing architecturally designed octagonal entrance hall. feel and having the ability to host, comfortably, staying guests. The shape of which allows for copious storage along with a cloakroom and currently serves as the main entrance to the house. From the main The cellar comprises five rooms for useful storage and is easily hall the reception rooms flow beautifully with the study, drawing room, accessible from the hall. 7 8 9 THE POOL HOUSE The Pool House lies to the east of The Old the ground floor hosts a large dining Rectory and also provides a self-contained room, which the current owners use three bedroom apartment on the first floor for shoot lunches and other larger scale known as the Garden Flat. entertaining. There is a useful kitchen, cloakrooms, changing rooms and showers. Apart from providing access to the expansive indoor swimming pool, 10 11 Cellar First Floor THE OLD RECTORY MAIN HOUSE Ground Floor 12 THE PUDLESTON ESTATE APPROXIMATE GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA Main House: 9,570 sq ft (889 sq m) Garage: 1,288 sq ft (120 sq m) Pool House: 4,808 sq ft (447 sq m) Total: 5,666 sq ft (1,455 sq m) Second Floor For identification purposes only. Pool House Ground Floor Pool House First Floor 13 GARDENS AND GROUNDS The drive sweeps through parkland and runs past the gardens to a parking and turning area, either side of which are two separate garage buildings positioned opposite each other adjacent to the house. The gardens and grounds are beautifully presented and surround the house with formal lawns to the front, which are flanked by mature trees, leading to a pretty area of parkland. To the north, beyond the drive, is an area of less formal garden, interspersed with mature trees, which leads to an ornamental pond. A short distance to the east, just beyond the pool house, is an impressive and traditional walled kitchen garden with immaculate vegetable and fruit beds, a walk in fruit and vegetable cage, glasshouse, and a potting shed. The tennis court is enclosed within the walled garden. THE LAND The agricultural land lies to the east of The Old Rectory and comprises approx. 30.5 acres (12.35 ha) of Grade 3 arable land. The land is currently included in the wider Estate’s farming operation which is farmed under a Farm Business Tenancy. There are two areas of mature woodland; on the eastern boundary and also a smaller spinney to the northern boundary. 14 LOT 1B OLD RECTORY COTTAGES – ABOUT 2 ACRES There are five traditional red brick cottages Additionally, there is a range of traditional positioned well away and secluded from The Old and agricultural buildings located opposite the Rectory with a separate access from the highway. cottages. The traditional brick building located Currently, five of the cottages are let on Assured to the south of the complex has planning consent Shorthold Tenancies (AST). The cottages are for conversion to a disabled person annexe. A collectively arranged and comprise one pair of partial conversion has been completed. semi-detached cottages and a terrace of three A significant income is derived from letting the cottages. cottages amounting to approximately £36,000 per annum. 15 GENERAL REMARKS Method of Sale Tenure, Energy Performance Certificates and Council Tax Bands The Old Rectory is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole, or Vacant possession will be given upon completion subject to the occupancies listed in the table below: in two principal lots.