A Substantial Grade II* Listed Country House in Need of Restoration
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A substantial Grade II* listed country house in need of restoration Stonewall, East Street, Hunton, Kent ME15 0RB Freehold In Total about 1.23 Acres Ground Floor Reception Hall • Drawing Room • Dining Room • Study • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Scullery • Second Kitchen/ Laundry Room • Bathroom • Rear Hall • Workshop • Store Room • Store/Former Milk Room First Floor Galleried First Floor Landing • Seven Bedrooms • Bathroom • Loft Access Gardens, Grounds and Outbuildings Courtyard to the Front • Mature Gardens and Grounds • Pond and Well • Garage (disused) • Period Garden Store • Thatched Bee House Description Stonewall is an imposing Grade II* features, including oak timbers listed country house of wonderful and beams, wide oak floorboards, proportions set within mature open fireplaces (several of which part walled gardens and grounds have been replaced) and good and now coming to the market for ceiling heights whilst boasting the first time in over 50 years. over 5,500 sq ft of internal The property presents a accommodation. wonderful opportunity for The front door opens from the potential purchasers who are courtyard to a vaulted reception passionate about historical hall with turned oak staircase architecture, listed building rising to the galleried first floor preservation and restoration and landing. who are prepared to complete The reception rooms, together what will be, when finished, a with the study, are of generous most impressive project, that was proportions and feature open originally a labour of love, started fireplaces and enjoy south or by the vendors nearly 50 years easterly aspects over the gardens ago. Further ground floor This fascinating timber framed accommodation includes the house, is itself believed to date in kitchen/breakfast room with brick part from the 15th century with flooring and an Aga, a scullery, a later additions, and supposedly second kitchen/laundry room, a during the late Tudor or early bathroom, rear hall off which lies a Jacobean times when the workshop, store room and former cloth-making and weaving store/milk room. industry became extremely A wide turned staircase, popular in Kent, is said to have installed by the vendors leads to been home to a clothier named the galleried landing. Over the James Allen, who gave the church first floor are six/seven bedrooms a bible which is now in the and a bathroom. There is a Maidstone Museum. generous loft space which offers Internally, the house retains a great potential, subject to the wealth of period and reclaimed necessary planning consents. Gardens, Grounds & Mainline rail services Outbuildings Marden and Staplehurst stations Stonewall is approached via have fast and frequent services double wrought iron gates which to London Charing Cross and lead to a large cobbled area, Canon Street. Ashford has a high where there is an old garage and speed service to London St a period brick built garden store. Pancras in about 37 minutes. The front of the house is accessed on foot only, passing Education the Grade II* listed mounting An excellent selection of schools block and through gates into the exist in the area in both the state enclosed courtyard with clipped and private sectors at primary yew trees. and secondary levels. The gardens extend mainly to Motorway links: The M25 via the the east, south and west and A21 can be accessed at J5 and feature lawns interspersed with the M20 via J8 both providing yew and box topiary and four links to Gatwick and Heathrow ‘garden rooms’ each enclosed by airport and other motorway native hedging with a specimen networks. tree as the focal point. There is a pond and old well and a thatched Directions ‘bee house’ made famous by From Marden railway station bear apiculturist, Robert Golding. The right into Pattenden Lane and gardens to the east feature a proceed to the T junction. Turn Grade II* listed ragstone wall to left and continue along Hunton the boundary. Road which merges into East The property has a right of Street for about 2.4 miles. access over the neighbouring Continue around a sharp left driveway to a gate behind the hand bend and Stonewall House period garden store. will be found on the left hand side. Situation Local & Comprehensive Services Shopping: Marden (3.1 miles) has Mains electricity and water. a good range of shops and Private drainage. amenities including butchers, bakers, three convenience stores, Outgoings farmshop, cafe, two independent Maidstone Borough Council. gyms and popular sports club Council Tax band ‘G’ . with hockey, tennis, cricket and petanque facilities. More Viewing comprehensive shopping and Strictly by appointment with leisure facilities can be found in Savills. Maidstone, Ashford and Tunbridge Wells. Stonewall House, Hunton Gross internal area (approx) 527.8 sq m/ 5681 sq ft Duncan Petrie Stonewall House, Hunton Savills Cranbrook Stonewall, Hunton Gross internal area (approx) 527.8 sq m/ 5681 sq ft 01580 720 161 Gross internal area (approx) 527.8 sq m/5681 sq ft savills savills.co.uk [email protected] Sitting Room / Scullery Kitchen / Bedroom Breakfast room Sitting5.94 xRoom 5.09 / Scullery 7.42Kitchen x 6.11 / 19'5Bedroom x 16'8 Breakfast room 24'4 x 20'0 Bedroom 5.94 x 5.09 7.42 x 6.11 Dining room 4.92 x 3.79 Bedroom 19'5 x 16'8 24'4 x 20'0 16'1Bedroom x 12'5 8.12 x 4.82 4.88 x 3.71 Dining room 26'7 x 15'9 4.92 x 3.79 15'11Bedroom x 12'2 16'1 x 12'5 8.12 x 4.82 4.88 x 3.71 Access to loft 26'7 x 15'9 15'11 x 12'2 Access Workshop to loft Access 3.59 x 3.39 to loft 11'9Workshop x 11'1 Reception hall BedroomAccess 3.59 x 3.39 to loft 3.17 x 2.67 11'9 x 11'1 5.97 x 4.65 Reception hall Drawing Room 10'4 x 8'9 Bedroom 19'7Bedroom x 15'3 6.62 x 5.85 3.17 x 2.67 Store 5.31 x 4.40 5.97 x 4.65 Drawing Room 21'8 x 19'2 10'4 x 8'9 room 17'5Bedroom x 14'5 19'7 x 15'3 6.62 x 5.85 Courtyard Store 5.31 x 4.40 21'8 x 19'2 room 17'5 x 14'5 Courtyard Bedroom Store / 6.08 x 5.71 Former milk room Study Bedroom 19'11Bedroom x 18'8 5.39 x 4.28 5.79Store x 3.98 / 6.08 x 5.71 Study Former18'11 milk x 13'0 room 6.17 x 4.46 17'8 x 14'0 20'2Bedroom x 14'7 19'11 x 18'8 5.79 x 3.98 5.39 x 4.28 6.17 x 4.46 Stonewall House, Hunton 17'8 x 14'0 18'11 x 13'0 Gross internal area (approx) 527.8 sq m/ 5681 sq ft 20'2 x 14'7 Ground floor First floor Ground floor First floor © Trueplan (UK) Limited For identification only. Not to scale. © CSJ/0621/1025 Sitting Room / Scullery Kitchen / Bedroom Breakfast room © Trueplan (UK) Limited Important notice Savills, its clients and any joint agents give notice that 1: They are not authorised to make5.94 orx 5.09give any representations or warranties in relation to the 7.42 xproperty 6.11 either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They19'5 assume x 16'8 no responsibility for any statement that may be made 24'4 xin 20'0these particulars. These particularsBedroom do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2: Any areas, Dining room measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning,4.92 x building 3.79 regulation or other consentsBedroom and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy 16'1 x 12'5 8.12 x 4.82 themselves by inspection or otherwise. Brochure by Trueplan (UK) Ltd 4.88 x 3.71 26'7 x 15'9 15'11 x 12'2 Access to loft Workshop Access 3.59 x 3.39 to loft 11'9 x 11'1 Reception hall Bedroom 3.17 x 2.67 5.97 x 4.65 Drawing Room 10'4 x 8'9 Bedroom 19'7 x 15'3 6.62 x 5.85 Store 5.31 x 4.40 21'8 x 19'2 room 17'5 x 14'5 Courtyard Bedroom Store / 6.08 x 5.71 Former milk room Study Bedroom 19'11 x 18'8 5.39 x 4.28 5.79 x 3.98 18'11 x 13'0 6.17 x 4.46 17'8 x 14'0 20'2 x 14'7 Ground floor First floor © Trueplan (UK) Limited .