Radclive Manor RADCLIVE • BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Radclive Manor RADCLIVE • BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Buckingham 2 miles • Brackley 7 miles • Bicester 10 miles • M40 (J9) 11 miles • Milton Keynes 14 miles • M1 (J14) 18 miles • Oxford 26 miles (Distances approximate) Historic Manor House offering space and privacy Dining hall • Drawing room • Sitting room • Study • Kitchen/breakfast room • Utility room • Cloakroom • Boiler room • Store room • Cellars 7 principal bedrooms • 4 bath/shower rooms • 2 further bedrooms • Extensive attic storage Landscaped gardens and grounds • Orchard • Hard tennis court • Paddock grazing • Woodland • River frontage • Garden stores Extensive range of traditional and modern outbuildings in a courtyard setting offering an opportunity to generate an income stream. The outbuildings include a former coach house, dovecote and stabling, steel framed Dutch barn, garaging, car port and WCs. Extensive off-road parking. In all about 6 acres johndwood.co.uk savills.co.uk John D Wood & Co Oxford Savills Banbury 235 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7HN 36 South Bar, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 9AE Contact: Tom Carey Contact: Nick Rudge 01243 630 173 01295 228 002 [email protected] [email protected] YOUR ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE IMPORTANT NOTICE ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE TEXT Location Radclive-cum-Chackmore comprises two villages, Chackmore, the larger, Excellent selection of educational establishments include the Royal Latin lies to the north of Buckingham and Radclive is 2 miles to the west of Grammar School and Buckingham school. Independent preparatory schools Buckingham in attractive countryside in a loop of the river Great Ouse. at Akeley Wood, Beachborough (Westbury), Winchester House (Brackley) There is a parish church in Radclive and in Chackmore a public house and a and Swanbourne (nr Winslow), with senior independent schools including Stowe School, Akeley Wood, Thornton College (girls), Bloxham and Tudor well regarded primary school. Hall (girls). Everyday amenities are close by at the market town of Buckingham (about 2 Sporting and leisure activities include golf at Buckingham and Whittlebury; miles). More extensive facilities can be found at Bicester and Milton Keynes, cinema at Buckingham and Milton Keynes; horse racing at Towcester; Stowe both towns also offering train links to London (Bicester/Marylebone about National Trust landscape gardens; motor racing at Silverstone; cinema and 45 mins and Euston to Milton Keynes from about 30 minutes). theatre at Milton Keynes and Oxford. History Radclive Manor has an interesting and extensive history going back over 500 years. From the 15th century until 1965 Radclive Manor was owned by New College, Oxford. It is not conclusive when the house was originally built, but it is known to have existed in 1476 and to have been altered and added to in the 16th and then again in the 17th century. The house was bought by the current owners in 1987, since when they have undertaken an extensive repair and improvement programme, not only to the house, but also to a number of outbuildings. References to Radclive Manor appear in all the standard books of reference such as Browne Willis, Lipscomb, Sheahan, the VCH, the RCHM and Pevsner, as well as in contributions to volumes such as the Records of Buckinghamshire. The house is Grade II* Listed. Of note is a 1621 date stone, Elizabethan chimney stacks, particularly the 5 square shafts set diagonally, wooden mullion and transom windows with leaded panes, 16th century wooden screen with embellished arches on Doric columns, 16th and early 17th century panelling, and an early 17th century staircase with newels and ball finials, moulded handrail and elaborate pierced balustrade. Description • Stone construction under a pitch clay tile roof with Elizabethan chimney stacks. • Wealth of period features including open fireplaces (inglenook fireplace in drawing room, sitting room with niche and shepherd seat), window seat, shuttered sash windows, leaded lights, deep window boards, exposed timbers, flagstone floor, oak panelling, dentil cornicing, panelled oak internal doors, elaborate Jacobean oak staircase. • Many of the principal rooms offer high ceilings, tall windows, thereby providing light and a feeling of space. • Impressive dining hall with elegant stone flooring providing a stunning entrance for guests and, being the heart of the house, ideal for entertaining. • The drawing room has an impressive ceiling height, restored panelling and elegant fireplace. The sitting room is a light, more informal reception room with triple aspect, inglenook fireplace and bay window with seating. • Kitchen/breakfast room has extensive floor and eye level units, 4-oven oil fired Aga and offers scope for modernisation. • The cellar is ideal for wine storage having arched wine bins, brick floor, light and ventilation with reasonable head height. • The elegant Jacobean staircase is an extremely important feature of the house. Gentle oak flights rise to the top of the house allowing light to pour into the landings and staircase hall below. The craftsmanship in making such a feature is befitting the age and style of the house and reflects the wealth of the people behind the design and construction of the house. • Substantial attics with exposed timbers and floorboards offer scope for improvement/conversion to further accommodation subject to the relevant consents. RADCLIVE MANOR Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House - 642 sq m (6,911 sq ft) Attic room - 91 sq m (980 sq ft) Total - 733 sq m (7,891 sq ft) Not to scale. For identification purposes only. Ground Floor Second Floor Cellar First Floor Outbuildings • A key element to Radclive Manor is the extensive range of outbuildings in a secure courtyard setting. These comprise both traditional and more modern outbuildings suitable for a range of uses. • The current owners have used the various out buildings for offices, domestic purposes, entertaining, weddings and local fund raising events; they have also generated an income stream from letting part of the premises to craft and light industrial users. The buildings now present a number of opportunities to generate additional income, particularly from letting small residential or holiday let units, but also from party venues, workshops, artist studios or the opportunity for working from home. For example several of the traditional outbuildings lend themselves to conversion to possibly three rental or holiday let units plus providing additional accommodation (e.g. an annexe to the main house), all subject to obtaining the relevant consents. Accordingly the buildings could potentially create a significant additional / secondary income. • Former stone threshing barn with concrete floor, pitch roof, light and power connected. • Various offices. • Stone dovecote. Stabling. Former cart sheds and general stores. • Steel framed two storey Dutch barn with vehicular access, power (3-phase) and light connected. Ideal for storage or extensive garaging and workshop. • Artist’s studio with loft above (partly converted) Scope here to create annexe accommodation to the main house. • Single garage adjoins the house with stores. Greenhouse. RADCLIVE MANOR Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 1,511 sq m (16,265 sq ft) Not to scale. For identification purposes only. Gardens • The house sits within extensive gardens and grounds, predominantly laid to lawn with herbaceous borders and beds and ha-ha. Orchard. A wealth of trees along several boundaries provide protection and privacy. Hard tennis court. Paddock grazing. Further lawns sweep down to the mill race and stream. Here a simple bridge leads across to an area of woodland stocked with a variety of trees including mature oak trees. Frontage to the River Great Ouse. • Fruit cages and vegetable garden. • Extensive hard standing and parking. • In all about 6 acres. Directions (MK18 4AB) From the A43 take the A421 towards Buckingham and Milton Keynes. Shortly after the dual carriageway section and after the left turning to Tingewick and Buckingham golf course on the left, take the next left turn to Radclive. Follow the lane into the village and proceed over the small bridge and up into the village. Follow the road around to the left and then turn left onto a narrow lane that RADCLIVE MANOR leads to the church. Continue past the church and onto a private driveway that leads to Radclive Manor. Services Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired Aga and central heating. LPG for cooking. BT connected. Broadband available. 3 phase electricity to one outbuilding. Tenure Freehold. Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Council Tax Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of Band H. purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES100017767.” Local Authority Aylesbury Vale District Council. Fixtures and Fittings Those items mentioned in these sale particulars plus fitted carpets, curtains and modern light fittings are included in the freehold sale. All other fixtures, fittings and furnishings i.e. are expressly excluded. Certain such items may be available by separate negotiation. Further information should be obtained from the selling agents. Viewing By appointment with Savills to view, Savills strongly recommend that you discuss any particular points which are likely to affect your interest in the property with a member of the Savills team who has seen the property in order that you do not make a wasted journey. IMPORTANT NOTICE Savills and their clients 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. 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