STOUR HOUSE BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET

STOUR HOUSE 41 EAST STREET, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET

A charming and handsome Grade II Listed Georgian townhouse with former coach house and stable block, beautiful walled garden leading to the River Stour

Entrance lobby • Reception Hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Study • Sitting room • Kitchen/Breakfast Room Laundry room • Garden room • Cloakroom • Cellars

Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and dressing room • 5 further bedrooms • Study • Bathroom • Shower room

Parking • Garage in former coach house • Former stable block • Potting shed Walled garden with frontage to the River Stour and part of a small island

In all about 1.3 acres (0.52 hectare)

Shaftesbury 11½ miles • Poole 14¾ miles (London Waterloo 2 hours) Dorchester 17 miles • Bournemouth Airport 19 miles Salisbury 24 miles (London Waterloo 1½ hours) Southampton Airport 43 miles (Distances and times approximate)

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These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure. Stour House Originally built in about 1735, with a later wing added at the rear of the house in the early 19th Century, Stour House is a charming and unspoilt Grade II Listed townhouse built of mellow red brick under a clay tiled roof. It has large and well-proportioned accommodation, which is light and airy with excellent head height and there is a wealth of original period features throughout the house. These include tall sash windows, fireplaces, coving, panelling and window seats. On the ground floor the reception hall has a sweeping and impressive 18th Century staircase rising up to the first floor and doors leading to the study, cloakroom, dining room and drawing room, which is a well proportioned room with a beautiful, broad bow window overlooking the garden. Beyond the hall is a short rear hall with a secondary staircase to the first floor and steps down to a suite of 4 cellar rooms. A further door opens to the kitchen/breakfast room, which is fitted with a range of units and gas-fired AGA (cream) and has a small sitting room to one side. Beyond the kitchen is the laundry room with steps leading down to the garden room, which has four pairs of arched French windows opening out to the garden. On the first floor is a broad landing with doors off to the principal bedroom with en-suite bathroom and dressing room, two further large double bedrooms, bathroom and a small bedroom, which is currently used as a study. On the second floor are two further double bedrooms off a central landing. Outbuildings, Gardens & Grounds Electrically-operated gates to on one side of the house open onto a gravelled parking area beside a period outbuilding, now forming a large single garage with workshop, storeroom and WC to one side, with a loft above. The beautiful garden lies entirely behind the house and is fan-shaped, with high brick walls on both sides running down to the River Stour affording great privacy. The garden consists of a series of broad, tiered lawns leading down to an orchard with river frontage at the far end. A very attractive and unusual timber bridge then leads on to part of a small island. The lawns are bordered on both sides by richly planted shrub and herbaceous borders. Behind one border is a delightful orchard garden and behind the other is a vegetable and soft fruit garden beside a brick- built former coach house. In all the gardens extend to about 1.3 acres (0.52 hectare).

Situation & Amenities Stour House is situated on the principal street running through the centre of the historic Georgian town of Blandford Forum. The town has a good variety of independent shops, boutique cafés, restaurants and public houses surrounding an attractive market place. There are some exceptional schools E in the area including Bryanston, which is conveniently located on the edge of the town, Milton Abbey, Port Regis in Motcombe, St Mary’s in Shaftesbury, the Sherborne schools, Leweston, Hazlegrove and Canford. Within easy reach are the larger towns S of Poole (14½ miles), Dorchester (18 miles), Bournemouth (19 miles) and Salisbury (24 miles), which all offer a comprehensive selection of shopping, business and recreational facilities. There are numerous sporting activities in the G area, including golf locally in Blandford Forum and Dorchester as well as walking and cycling in nearby Cranborne Chase and the Isle of Purbeck. The Dorset coast offers a good range of water sports and there are many fi ne beaches at Bournemouth, Poole and Studland. There are a number of gastro pubs and e restaurants within the local area. The A31 is about 8 miles to the south, accessing M London via the M27 and M3 and Exeter, and the West Country via the A35 and A303. There are train stations at Poole (14¾ miles) T and Salisbury (24 miles), which have main line services to London Waterloo taking about 2 hours and 1½ hours respectively. Bournemouth Airport (19 miles) and A Southampton Airport (43 miles) both offer connections within the UK and to many international destinations. Services: Mains water, electricity, drainage and gas. Fixtures & Fittings: All those items regarded as tenant’s fi xtures and fi ttings, together with the fi tted carpets, curtains and light fi ttings, are specifi cally excluded from the sale. However, certain ite ms may be available by separate negotiation. Tenure: Freehold Council Tax Band: H Local Authority: North Dorset District Council: 01258 484220

Directions (Postcode DT11 7DU) Important Notice: Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations Travelling on the A354 Blandford Forum by-pass, take Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must fi nd out by one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the the B3082 Wimborne Road towards the centre of the inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being town. At the fi rst set of traffi c lights proceed straight on with and that all information is correct. factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither into East Street and Stour House (No. 41) will be found on Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. the left hand side after about 160 yards. Vehicular access representations about the property, and accordingly any information Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in to the house is through a pair of painted timber gates given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) England with registered number OC305934. Our registered offi ce is immediately before the house. or lessor(s). 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as Viewings they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and Photographs: May 2016 Particulars: August 2016 All viewings are by appointment with joint sole agents distances given are approximate only. Kingfi sher Print and Design. 01803 867087. Knight Frank LLP and Symonds & Sampson LLP. Reception

Bedroom Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Bathroom 564 sq m / 6070 sq ft Barns = 60 sq m / 645 sq ft Kitchen/Utility Couch House = 63 sq m / 678 sq ft Storage Total = 687 sq m / 7393 sq ft Recreation

Coach House Garage Outbuilding (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation)

Basement

Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor

This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan,please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them.