Beautiful Grade II Listed Riverside Home
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Beautiful Grade II listed riverside home Wargrave Court, Station Road, Wargrave, Berkshire 4 Reception rooms • Kitchen/breakfast room • 7 bedrooms • 4 bathrooms • Double garage • Wet boathouse • Gardens • Grounds and river frontage with moorings • Share of island • Village Green In all about 7.7 acres Directions The Crossrail service is coming to From Henley-on-Thames Twyford in 2020. Henley-on- proceed over Henley Bridge Thames, Maidenhead and and turn right on the A321 Reading are all easily accessible, to Wargrave. each offering excellent shopping, Continue on this road, going schooling and recreational straight across the traffic lights facilities. Sporting activities in in the centre of Wargrave the area include golf at a number village. Take the first right turn of local courses, racing at into Station Road and again Windsor and Ascot, and walking right onto the Green, leaving and riding in the surrounding the war memorial to your left. countryside. The drive to Wargrave Court traverses the Village Green, Description with the entrance gate to the Wargrave Court is a magnificent, property being straight ahead historic Grade II listed property. of you as you cross the Green. It was built in the late 15th or Post code RG10 8EU. early 16th century and owned by the Neville family. It was almost Situation certainly used as a court for Wargrave Court is beautifully manorial administrative situated in the heart of the purposes, ensuring disputes of popular village of Wargrave, the villagers were resolved, dues tucked away behind the Green paid and fines levied. It remained next to the Church. It has the in the Neville family and their benefit of being on a Creek descendants, Lord Braybrooke’s opening onto the River Thames. family for three centuries, with There is a small island, partly held the house being altered and within the estate, situated extended in the late 18th century. between the creek and the main It was divided in 1955 and Mr river, which provides privacy Robert Brown bought Wargrave from the main river traffic. Court later selling it to the Wargrave has a variety of shops, present owners in 1978. a library, public houses, The property is a much loved restaurants and a local railway family home which has a wealth station. Wargrave station has of period features that have direct services to Paddington been retained over the taking 40 minutes at peak times. centuries. This is a rare opportunity to buy an historic house albeit in need of some updating and renovation. Throughout there are Outside exposed beams and original Wargrave Court is accessed from fireplaces and of particular Station Road across the Green interest, in the reception hall which belongs to the house and there are panels of late 18th leased to the Church for a century tapestry work in peppercorn rent until 2073. moulded frames, depicting From the drive is an attractive woodland and riding scenes. wooden gate opening to the This charming room also has a gravel drive and parking area to wood block floor, brick feature the front of the house and double fireplace, exposed ceiling garage. There is a shed and log beams and French doors store to one side. to the garden. The beautiful gardens are The drawing room is laid mainly to lawn interspersed spacious and double aspect with spectacular mature trees. with doors to the garden and There is a more formal garden, an open fireplace with brick situated next to a pitched roof surround. The dining room is tiled summer house, planted full of character and has a with roses and there are mature wooden block floor, fireplace shrub borders. The gardens run with stone surround and gently from the garden terrace exposed beams. This leads to and old Bull pen, to the creek the sitting room with a where there is a charming wet fireplace, dado rail and boathouse and mooring along windows overlooking the front the creekside. Part of the island garden. The kitchen/breakfast opposite also belongs to room has a range of built-in Wargrave Court and gives a cupboards and wall units with wonderful outlook from the a built-in double oven, 2-oven bank. From here the creek Aga and hob. leads to the River Thames and To the first floor the master beyond. The gardens and bedroom is double aspect with grounds are a special feature of windows facing East and the property and provide the South, has an original fireplace perfect backdrop to this and built in cupboards. It has a stunning property. In all there good sized dressing room with are about 7.7 acres, including fitted wardrobes and an en the island, riverbank and village suite shower room. There are Green. five further double bedrooms to this floor, all with period Lot 2 fireplaces and hand basins. There is a hard tennis court There are two further situated away from the main bathrooms. Stairs lead to the property. second floor where there is a bedroom with fitted cupboards along with a large attic store room which has scope for conversion into a large playroom or further bedrooms. Lot 2 - Tennis Court General remarks and stipulations Services All mains services are connected. Gas central heating. In accordance with the Property Misdescriptions Act, please note that none of the services has been tested. Local authority Wokingham District Council. Post Code RG10 8EU. Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills. Wargrave Court, Wargrave, Berkshire Main House gross internal area 5,540 sq ft / 515 sq m Savills Henley-On-Thames Garage gross internal area 432 sq ft / 40 sq m 01491 843000 Outbuildings gross internal area 315 sq ft / 29 sq m savills savills.co.uk [email protected] Pantry 2.64 x 1.96 Utility 8'8" x 6'5" 3.55 x 2.93 Kitchen/ 11'8" x 9'7" Breakfast room 5.05 x 4.58 A/C 16'7" x 15'0" 3.34 x 2.93 10'11" x 9'7" Boiler room Reception Hall 9.52 x 4.39 Drawing room 31'3" x 14'5" 9.63 x 5.64 31'7" x 18'6" Garage Sitting room 6.52 x 6.15 5.75 x 5.42 21'5" x 20'2" Dining room 18'10" x 17'9" 4.38 x 2.93 6.30 x 5.13 14'4" x 9'7" 20'8" x 16'10" Wood shed Ground floor Bedroom 6 3.66 x 3.55 12'0" x 11'8" 3.35 x 3.35 Bedroom 5 11'0" x 11'0" Bedroom 7 4.74 x 4.01 Sky 15'7" x 13'2" 3.71 x 3.16 12'2" x 10'4" Bedroom 1 Bedroom 2 Sky 5.85 x 5.64 Attic Bedroom 4 5.77 x 5.56 Bedroom 3 19'2" x 18'6" 8.26 x 3.53 4.38 x 3.35 18'11" x 18'3" 4.87 x 4.37 27'1" x 11'7" 14'4" x 11'0" 16'0" x 14'4" Second floor 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 © ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/8389995/DMS For identification only. Not to scale. © 190723 Important notice Savills, its clients and any joint agents give notice that 1: They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation 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 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 statements or representations of fact. 2: Any areas, 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, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. 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