Bentley Hall , Ashbourne, , DE6 3DJ

A glorious renovated and restored Grade II* country house of considerable character in approx 4.3 acres

A fine, historic, renovated and restored Grade II* country house

Staircase/reception hall Drawing room Dining room Day room/snug High specification breakfast kitchen Secondary staircase hall Cloaks, utility & boiler room Six bedrooms Five bath/shower rooms Spacious versatile family room/leisure/cinema room Private mature gardens Large detached barn Carport & stores Adjoining paddocks In all some 4.3 acres or thereabouts DIRECTIONS

The property sits to the south of Ashbourne midway between the A50, off the A515. Follow the sign posts off the main road east to Cubley and proceed through Cubley village turning left towards . The house will be seen set to the right hand side after approximately 1 mile. Note: Satellite Navigation using the postcode does not take you directly to the property.

DESCRIPTION

An early 17th & 18th Century hall, mentioned in Nikolaus Pevsner’s The Buildings of , the subject of a complete restoration and renovation project to create glorious family accommodation with a substantial detached barn (with potential), private gardens and grounds, in all some 4.3 acres or thereabouts.

LOCATION

Bentley Hall has a glorious setting, within the Derbyshire countryside yet with excellent local communications, with the market town of Ashbourne being some 6 miles away and the A50 to the south only 5 miles from the property. There is excellent access to a wide range of regional centres with links to the M1, M6 and M42 and also the A38 to Birmingham. Airport is also within easy reach (26 miles) and there are a range of renowned schools within the area including Repton, Denston College, Abbots Bromley and Abbots Home.

Derby – 11 miles Ashbourne – 8 miles Nottingham – 26 miles Birmingham – 41 miles East Midlands Airport – 26 miles East Midlands Parkway – 25 miles

Trains East Midlands Parkway to London St Pancras approx 84 mins to London St Pancras approx 88 mins HISTORICAL NOTE

This exceptionally well restored and renovated Grade II* country house is believed to date back in part to 1612 with the listing indicating the original house from the early 18th Century with 19th Century additions. The documentation within ‘Pevsner’s The Buildings of England’ comments it to be of Elizabethan or Jacobean brick and stone with flat quoins. Pevsner comments on the style being similar to that of Sudbury Hall and that it could well be by Sir William Wilson.

There are a wealth of period features both in the house with some stunning plaster work and an early period staircase rising to the upper floors. The Drawing room set to the side of the house is approached from a dramatic inner staircase hall and within the William and Mary Wing (1688 to 1702). It is understood that a comprehensive restoration and renovation project was undertaken in recent years under the direction of Derek Latham to create the stunning current home.

Of particular note externally is the principal north elevation with superb canted porch on two large pillasters with a mullion bay over to first floor level. The adjoining west wing which houses the drawing room has an impressive full height Ashlar bay with large corinthium pillars creating a dramatic facade to this part of the house.

Internally the house has been completely renovated and refurbished throughout yet carefully retaining the historic nature and feel of the property.

GROUND FLOOR

A rear terrace area leads to an early oak door to the inner reception staircase hall with glorious sweeping staircase rising to the first floor landing. There is access off to one of the generous cellars, principal drawing room, kitchen and rear hallway.

The drawing room, is a delightful proportioned room within the William and Mary Wing with an attractive aspect, fine period mouldings and attractive chimney piece. Dining room, set within the earlier part of the house again a well proportioned room with part inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove. Sitting room set to the front of the house. Inner hallway with a historic dogleg staircase rising to the upper floors. Kitchen breakfast room refitted and finished to an exceptional standard with double oven oil fired Aga, central island unit and a range of built in appliances set to granite worktops and bespoke built in wall and base units. Rear hallway with access to cloaks and W.C, spacious fitted utility, large boiler room and rear porch.

FIRST FLOOR

The historic staircase within the original house rises to a first floor landing and access to generous master bedroom with a wide oak floor, fine chimney piece, separate dressing room. Family principal bathroom carefully designed and fitted with a slightly raised freestanding bath, separate walk in shower, twin wash hand basins and W.C. There are two further bedrooms in this section of the house both with en suite bath/shower rooms. Within the adjoining wing is the rear landing area rising from the sweeping staircase to a semi galleried landing and a wonderful guest/master suite comprising a substantial double bedroom and a large high quality well fitted en suite bathroom with shower.

The original principal staircase rises to a second floor landing where there are two further good bedrooms and a separate well fitted shower room and a very large family room/cinema room with views onto the rear gardens. This could be adapted into further bedroom accommodation or guest suite if required.

OUTSIDE

The property has a low walled frontage to the road with a remote controlled gated entrance and delightful mature gardens, generous lawns and mature borders with a variety of mature trees and shrubs.

There is a separate but linked access to a side courtyard area with a substantial single storey barn offering great future potential for a wide range of purposes (subject to any necessary consent). There is separate field gate vehicular access to the courtyard and the adjoining paddocks.

There are a further range of early agricultural buildings, two of which have been knocked together to create the oil store and potting shed. GENERAL INFORMATION PLANNING: We understand that the vendor has a Bentley Hall current application for planning consent to convert one Main House gross internal area = 6,033 sq ft / 560 sq m of the barns into an ancillary two bedroom property Outbuilding 1 gross internal area = 360 sq ft / 33 sq m with a garage. Outbuilding 2 gross internal area = 287 sq ft / 27 sq m TENURE: Freehold Barn gross internal area = 2,499 sq ft / 232 sq m Total gross internal area = 9,179 sq ft / 852 sq m SERVICES: Mains electricity, and water are understood Quoted Area Excludes ‘External C/B’ to be connected to the property. Oil fired central heating and drainage to a private system.

VIEWING: Strictly by appointment with Savills. Utility Bedroom 3 4.07 x 2.26 4.74 x 3.98 13'4" x 7'5" 15'7" x 13'1" Bedroom 4 5.54 x 4.21 18'2" x 13'10"

Boiler Room Sky 3.85 x 2.68 12'8" x 8'10" Drawing Room Bedroom 2 7.35 x 5.39 5.29 x 4.21 24'1" x 17'8" 17'4" x 13'10" Family Room Hall 10.43 x 6.78 3.88 x 3.66 Bentley Croft 34'3" x 22'3" 12'9" x 12'0" Kitchen/ 139.9m Breakfast Room 140.5m 141.1m 9.54 x 4.07 31'4" x 13'4" Bentley Hall Barn

Hungry Bentley Barn Master Bedroom Dressing Room 6.10 x 4.82 Bentley Hall 3.47 x 3.40 20'0" x 15'10" 11'5" x 11'2" Oil Store

rack 2.50 x 2.48 2.50 x 2.47 T 8'2" x 8'2" 8'2" x 8'1" 6.78 x 2.64 22'3" x 8'8" Dining Room Track Bedroom 6 6.44 x 5.15 Bedroom 5 4.90 x 4.84 Sitting Room 21'2" x 16'11" 16'1" x 15'11" Moat 4.90 x 3.42 3.43 x 2.96 16'1" x 11'3" 11'3" x 9'9" First Floor Outbuilding 2

0m 25m 50m 75m Second Floor Ground Floor

Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2015. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. Plotted Scale - 1:1734

Sky 5.55 x 4.61 24.75 x 5.47 5.93 x 5.54 5.54 x 2.90 Wood Store 18'3" x 15'1" 81'2" x 17'11" 19'5" x 18'2" 18'2" x 9'6" 2.48 x 2.45 2.48 x 2.46 2.48 x 2.45 5.40 x 3.12 8'2" x 8'0" 8'2" x 8'1" 8'2" x 8'0" 5.51 x 2.43 18'1" x 8'0" 17'9" x 10'3"

Outbuilding 1 Barn

FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY - NOT TO SCALE The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY - NOT TO SCALE Denotes restricted head height The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/8157362/NGS © ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction ©prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/8157362/NGS

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