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Shore Hall CORNISH HALL END • Nr. SAFFRON WALDEN • ESSEX

Audley End 13 miles (London Liverpool Street from 51 minutes) Bishop’s Stortford 18 miles (London Liverpool Street from 38 minutes) 3 miles, Saffron Walden 10 miles, Cambridge 25 miles, London 57 miles Historic Listed Grade II country house in an exceptional private setting

Reception Hall, Dining Room, Drawing Room, Family Room, Study, Billiards Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room Utility/Laundry Room, Boot Room, 2 Cloakrooms, Flower Room, Wine Store. Master Bedroom with Dressing Room and En Suite Bathroom, 4 Further Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms, 2 Attic Bedrooms, Attic Storage Area.

Annexe Kitchen/Sitting Room, Bedroom, Bathroom.

Cottage Sitting Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 3 Bedrooms, Bathroom, wc.

Garaging for 6 cars, Outbuildings and Stores, Cart Pond, Outdoor Swimming Pool, Pool House, Astroturf Tennis Court, Potting Shed, Workshop, Barn, Stunning Formal Gardens, 5 Loose Box Stables, Paddocks, Parkland.

In all about 21 acres (8.50 hectares).

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SITUATION Shore Hall sits on the edge of the Essex/Suffolk county border in an idyllic rural location which benefits from good communications to London. Local amenities are available in the nearby towns of Finchingfield, and Thaxted, with more comprehensive facilities available in Saffron Walden and Cambridge.

Transport links: By Rail: Audley End – 13 miles (London Liverpool St from 51 mins) Bishop’s Stortford – 18 miles (London Liverpool St from 38 minutes) By Air: Stansted International Airport –15 miles By Road: M11 (Junction 9a) – 14 miles, M25 - 30 miles Cambridge – 25 miles London – 57 miles

There are a number of well established schools serving the region and these include Felsted Junior and Senior Schools near Dunmow, Dame Johane Bradbury’s School, Saffron Walden, Barnardiston Hall School, Barnardiston and New Hall School, Chelmsford as well as several smaller local schools. In addition there are many excellent schools in the University City of Cambridge. HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION Shore Hall, originally known as Wood Hall or Woodhall, dates from the late 16th Century and like many buildings of this period, has been remodelled and extended over centuries to provide the exquisite family home it is today. The Manor of Wood Hall (as it was known up to the turn of the last century) can be traced back to the reign of Edward III when the estate passed from Alan Sergent to the Vere family. There is reference in 1410 to the “mansion and estate of Woodhall” passing to William Wynclow and by 1443 to the property extending to some 600 acres of arable land, 30 acres of meadow and 50 acres of woodland. When the 15th Century mansion was destroyed is unknown but as building techniques improved it was quite normal for even substantial houses to be demolished and the building materials reused in the construction of a much grander and more modern building, which seems likely to have been the case with Shore Hall. It was most likely during the ownership of the Mordaunt family that the present house was started and it is thought that during Lestrange Moprdaunt’s ownership that the garden front, dated 1619, was added as part of the three bay cross range which completely camouflaged the earlier hall. By the end of the 19th Century further additions were to take place at about the time the property passed into the ownership of the previous family. 1965 saw the addition of a cross wing to link the main house to the barn. Further bedrooms and a beautiful dining room were the latest major additions, designed by renowned architect Alan Bloomfield.

GROUND FLOOR from the outside only. A door from the kitchen leads back A second door from the billiards room leads through to the into the reception hall. Annexe, which also has a separate entrance accessed from The accommodation is spread across two floors and includes: outside. It comprises Kitchen, Sitting Room, mezzanine Study found off the hall, with built-in book shelves and stairs level Bedroom and a Bathroom with wc, basin and bath. Front door leading into to double doors leading to: From the reception hall stairs lead to a galleried landing on Reception Hall oak strip flooring with access to all the Dining Room large double aspect entertaining space the first floor. main reception rooms and stairs. positioned above the Cart Pond, a second set of double doors Drawing Room half panelled walls and attractive bay lead through to a wide hall with a door off to: FIRST FLOOR windows enjoying views over the extensive surrounding Guest Bedroom with built in wardrobes and En Suite gardens, impressive brick fireplace housing a wood burner. Bathroom including wc, basin, bath. Master Bedroom Suite with dual aspect views and fitted cupboards, door leads to an En Suite Bathroom with Family Room half panelled walls with fireplace housing a The hall continues past a door and stairway to the attic wood burner. Door leads through to: underfloor heating, double basin, wc and bath, and a second Bedroom 7 and Bedroom 8, with wc, basin and attic door to a Dressing Room/Bedroom 5 with extensive Kitchen/Breakfast Room stone slab flooring with 5 storage space. cupboard space and door leading back onto the landing. door Aga, bespoke designed kitchen with solid granite work At the end of the hall stairs lead down to double doors giving Bedroom 2 comprises built in cupboard and door to En surfaces, office area and French doors leading to a York stone access to: terrace. The room benefits from a breakfast area with dual Suite Bathroom with wc, basin and bath. aspect views over the pond and formal gardens. Beyond is the Billiards Room polished oak sprung flooring, exposed The landing continues past a family Bathroom with wc, Pantry which leads through to the Utility Room with door beams, large brick fireplace, door with stairs down to Flower double basin and bath, and finishes at Bedroom 3 and to outside, and Boot Room with wc and door to outside. Room with basin, wc and door to outside. Bedroom 4, both with built-in cupboards. There is a Wine Store next to the utility room with access

Shore Hall Main House gross internal area = 6,476 sq ft / 602 sq m Annexe gross internal area = 738 sq ft / 69 sq m Barn gross internal area = 946 sq ft / 88 sq m Wine Store gross internal area = 68 sq ft / 6 sq m Quoted Area Excludes ‘External wc’ For identification only - Not to scale Attic Denotes restricted head height

Annexe

Mezzanine Above Annexe Living Room Ground Floor

Floor Below Guest Bedroom First Floor Shore Hall - Outbuildings Garage Building gross internal area = 1,547 sq ft / 144 sq m Cottage gross internal area = 1,151 sq ft / 107 sq m Stables and Tack Room gross internal area = 1,264 sq ft / 117 sq m Pool House gross internal area = 317 sq ft / 29 sq m Green House and Feed Room gross internal area = 663 sq ft / 62 sq m Workshop gross internal area = 253 sq ft / 24 sq m Total gross internal area = 13,423 sq ft / 1,248 sq m Quoted Area Excludes ‘External wc’ For identification only - Not to scale

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Cottage Ground Floor

Cottage First Floor

Floor Above Garage 1 OUTSIDE Shore Hall is approached via a long meandering drive flanked by hedging and towering poplars leading to a large gravelled courtyard entrance. A spur off the drive continues past the cottage and to the rear of the main house where the stables, parking and a paddock can be found. The courtyard has ample parking space, garaging with storage space above and a useful Workshop. The attractive Cottage with clock tower is positioned opposite the house; it comprises Sitting Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Bathroom, separate wc and 3 Bedrooms. The property sits in 21 acres and is surrounded by stunning formal gardens which have evolved over the years, much like the house. The lawns sweep from the east to the south of the house, encompassing an Outdoor Swimming Pool with glass-fronted Pool House with kitchenette and shower room/wc, an all weather Tennis Court and an array of topiary and hedging creating small garden areas with attractive features including ponds and a sunken rose garden with pergola. The Stable Block is to the north of the house with a potting shed attached. There are 5 loose boxes, tack room and feed room in the block, surrounded by a fenced Paddock. Attached to the back of the house is a large timber Barn, currently used as a tractor store. To the west of the house there is a large working vegetable garden, orchard and paddocks running down to the road. Many rare specimen trees have also been planted around the grounds.

GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS

Tenure The property is offered freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

Services Water – Mains Electricity – Mains Central Heating – Oil fired Drainage – Private

Town and Country Planning Shore Hall is Grade II Listed

Council Tax Band Band H Current Annual Charge £3,021

Postcode CM7 4HW

Fixtures and Fittings All fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale but some may be available by separate negotiation if required.

Local Authority Baintree District Council Causeway House Brocking End Baintree Essex CM7 9HB Tel: 01376 552525 Essex County Council Market Road Chelmsford CM1 1QH Tel: 01245 430430

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