Portbury Priors Station Road, Portbury, Bristol, BS20 7TN
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PORTBURY PRIORS STATION ROAD, PORTBURY, BRISTOL, BS20 7TN PORTBURY PRIORS Approximate Gross Internal Area 416.7 sq m / 4485 sq ft Stables = 18.9 sq m / 203 sq ft Cellar = 6.7 sq m / 72 sq ft Total = 442.3 sq m / 4761 sq ft For identification only. Not to scale. Cellar Second Floor Ground Floor First Floor Important Notice Savills Clifton Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation 20 The Mall to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for Clifton Village any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as Bristol BS8 4DR statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance [email protected] only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 16/08/01 KN 0117 933 5800 PORTBURY PRIORS Station Road, Portbury, Bristol, BS20 7TN An important and historic village home on the city boundaries • Grade II Listed period property • A wealth of original character • Three reception rooms • Nine bedrooms, four en suite • Two further bathrooms • Landscaped gardens to front and rear • Parking for numerous vehicles • Useful stone built outbuildings Description mullion windows overlooking the rear garden. In Built circa 1450 this fascinating and rambling addition to the spacious kitchen/breakfast room with renaissance property is imbued with a rich history, Aga stove, there is a second kitchen/laundry room, located in one of North Somerset’s lesser known a walk in pantry and the ground floor also has a villages but once a Roman settlement and the bedroom with en suite shower room with potential to principal town of the region. Portbury’s importance expand into a separate annexe. was cemented by the establishment of it’s own The attractive rear garden incorporates a generously Priory and as such Portbury Priors was a perfectly size lawn, a further lawned area with fountain and ecclesiastical location to house the local abbot. enclosed area with pretty pond, garden well and a host Following the reformation and the dissolution of of colourful shrubs and flowers. It is worth noting the Priory, Portbury Priors reputedly became a court that the garden can also be accessed from the rear house. With the passing of time and following a with further parking large enough for a caravan or sympathetic restoration project, the house is now boat. presented as a spacious and comfortable family home, principally divided into three sections with no fewer Situation than 8 bedrooms on the upper floors – enough to Portbury Priors is situated in the ancient village of accommodate even the largest family. The current Portbury which is convenient close to junction 19 of owner recalls a recent Christmas when they were host the M5 motorway, a short drive from Bristol Airport, to 23 resident guests! One of the property’s highlights Bristol Temple Meads station and Bristol Parkway. is the breathtaking 17 ft square master bedroom still Clifton Village offers an eclectic range of independent retaining an ecclesiastical air with an incredibly high boutiques and restaurants and vibrant Portishead vaulted ceiling. The ground floor reception rooms with it’s smart marina has a bustling High Street, are impressive and of a proportion appropriate to a leisure centre and a large supermarket and Waitrose home of this stature, the elegant drawing room with store. The locality offers a selection of private panelled walls and a further informal sitting room, and state schooling including the Downs School, a comfortable room with a fine open sandstone Portbury Primary C of E School, Clifton College, fireplace. The grand reception hall expands the Clifton High School and Bristol Grammar School. A length of the building and leads at either end to two 900 year old church in the village is very active with staircases and immediately opposite the front door is good community activities around the village hall in a wonderful timber panelled dining room with vast Portbury. .