RICHMOND HOUSE CLARE • • CO10 8NP

RICHMOND HOUSE 20 NETHERGATE STREET • CLARE • SUFFOLK • CO10 8NP

Saffron Walden 17 miles, Audley End 20 miles (serving London’s Liverpool Street), Stansted Airport 23 miles (serving Liverpool Street via the Stansted Express), 16.3 miles, Cambridge 24 miles A fine Grade II Listed village house with potential annexe, outdoor swimming pool and exceptional gardens

Entrance hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Sitting room • Study • Kitchen/breakfast room • Utility room 2 cloaks w.c’s. • Playroom • Garden/leisure room with wet room • Steam room and kitchenette • W.C.

Master bedroom suite with dressing room • Bedroom and ensuite bathroom Three further bedrooms family bathroom and potential annexe with 2 additional bedrooms

Delightful gardens • Covered heated swimming pool • Vegetable garden • Alitex greenhouse Side garden with paved terrace and extensive off street parking

In all 0.45 of an acre

Savills Cambridge David Burr Unex House, 132-134 Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PA 11 Market Hill, Clare, Suffolk CO10 8NN Contact: James Barnett BA (Hons) MRICS Contact: Miles Edmunds [email protected] [email protected] 01223 347 147 01787 277811 www.savills.co.uk www.davidburr.co.uk Situation Richmond House is situated on the north side of Nethergate Street, which leads into the centre of the popular and picturesque Suffolk town of Clare. There are good local facilities in Clare including a number of public houses/small hotels and shops (including an auction house and several antiques dealers), a post office, three churches, doctors’ surgery and pharmacy. Clare also has a large Country Park around its ruined castle, an extensive Common including the remains of an Iron Age fort and, an Augustinian Priory with public gardens. Several local market towns provide comprehensive shopping within easy reach, including Sudbury, Newmarket, the home of English Racing, the cathedral city of Bury St Edmunds, and the high- tech university city of Cambridge. Each has both superstore and high street shopping as well as diverse sports and cultural facilities. There are local schooling facilities in Clare (Primary and Stour Valley Community school) and independent nurseries and independent schools at Stoke by Clare and . Clare also boasts a very active range of clubs and societies for all generations. Access to London by rail is available from several mainline stations including Audley End, Stansted Airport (on the Stansted Express) and Sudbury (via Marks Tey); all serving London Liverpool Street, and Cambridge (serving both Liverpool Street and King’s Cross). The A11/M11 is accessed at The Abingtons, 18.9 miles to the west. Description Richmond House is an attractive Grade II listed timber framed property dating back to the 16th Century. In common with many of the historic houses fronting Nethergate Street, the front elevation was Georgianised in the 18th Century and features symmetrically placed double hung sash windows and a 6 panelled door with two glazed lights set within a pedimented door case. The front elevation has a raised parapet and a steeply pitched clay tiled roof and a massive hexagonal shafted chimney. Behind the facade there is over 4,000 sqft of well proportioned flexible accommodation shown in greater detail in the attached floor plans. The front part of the building, within the original timber framed house features a drawing room with Clearview wood burning stove and dining room with good ceiling heights exposed beams and a hallway leading through to the Baker & Baker fitted kitchen with Everhot range cooker, Quooker hot water tap, Kashmire white granite work surfaces and space for a breakfast table. The remainder of the ground floor extends rearwards into the plot and provides a south facing sitting room with Clearview wood burning stove, a good study, a large play or work room and, looking out into the garden and pool area a section which is currently used as a gym with shower, steam room, w.c. and small kitchenette above which are two delightful bedrooms. This end of the house could function well as guest accommodation or an annexe as required. The first floor accommodation in the original part of the building comprises three bedrooms along the front all with built in cupboards, and a characterful family bathroom with central bath. The rear facing wing houses the master suite with a large dressing/sitting room, a large double bedroom and a full ensuite with roll top bath and double shower with wooden flooring. Outside Services Richmond House is set back off Nethergate Street next to Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central the small service road and greensward that runs parallel. A heating and separate gas fired boiler for the annexe and pair of wooden gates lead into a large shingled parking area heated swimming pool. adjacent to the raised paved terrace along the south facing elevation of the rear wing. At the end of this area a pleached Note hornbeam raised hedge sits at the top of a wide set of stone Planning consent was granted in 2011 for a cart lodge steps with a central rill bisecting the treads. This leads up garage – ref: SE/11/0099 to a beautifully landscaped walled garden with four planted herbaceous beds, grassed paths and a seating area. The Local Authority St Edmundsbury District Council. covered outdoor heated swimming pool has been cleverly installed in a slightly sunken walled enclosure with glass Outgoings balustrading and matching lockable glass “gates” to either Council Tax Band G - £2,757.95 for period 2016/2017. end. The pool cover is a French design allowing all year around swimming but can be pushed back to expose around Directions (Postcode CO10 8NP) half the length of the pool or removed entirely. There is a From London proceed north up the M11 to Junction 9 sliding pedestrian access point in the pool cover with steps taking the A11 Newmarket exit. Continue up the A11 to leading into the water on one side. the next exit (Cambridge and The Abingtons) and take the The area surrounding the pool is a sun trap with paving slip road and proceed east on the A1307 towards Haverhill. and seating areas together with some planting. The middle Continue around the Haverhill bypass and through Sturmer section of the garden is found behind a mature yew hedge to . At Baythorne End turn left signposted to informally planted with some trees and grass. A large beech Clare. Continue along this road through Wixoe and Stoke hedge conceals a vegetable and cutting garden with raised by Clare and upon entering Clare, Richmond House is beds, fruit trees and an Alitex greenhouse. The garden has found on the left hand side behind the greensward. been designed to provide all year interest with an emphasis on low-maintenance planting. Viewing In all 0.45 of an acre. Strictly by prior appointment with the joint agents Savills and David Burr. 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Important Notice Savills and their client 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 has not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. Photographs taken September 2017 by Justin Paget Photography Ltd. Details prepared September 2017. Ground Floor First Floor Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087. 17/09/29 VP