BIGFRITH END DEAN •

BIGFRITH END • BERKSHIRE A beautifully renovated and restored period village house with ancillary accommodation set within stunning 1.6 acre private gardens with excellent transport links to

Cookham Station 1.5 miles, Marlow 2.2 miles, 4.0 miles, M4 (junction 8/9) 5.0 miles, M40 (junction 4) 5.8 miles, Beaconsfield 7.7 miles, Henley-on-Thames 8.9 miles, Windsor 9.8 miles, Reading 14.0 miles, Heathrow (T5) 16.9 miles, Central London 32.0 miles London Paddington from 35 minutes from Cookham station, London Marylebone from 23 minutes from Beaconsfield station, Crossrail (due 2020) Maidenhead to Canary Wharf 55mins (all mileages are approximate)

Main House Drawing room, sitting room, dining room, snug, kitchen/breakfast room, boot room, utility room, office, guest cloakroom. Six bedrooms, fitted master bedroom with en suite bathroom, bedrooms 2 and 3 with ‘Jack-and-Jill’ bathroom and an additional bathroom. Cottage Kitchen, sitting room, dining room, bedroom, bathroom. Outside Northern and southern gated driveways, two garages, workshop/stores, detached Victorian pavilion, formal and informal gardens, compact woodland. In about 1.6 acres

SAVILLS MARLOW SAVILLS COUNTRY DEPARTMENT 36 West Street, Marlow, 33 Margaret Street, SL7 2NB London, W1G 0JD 01628 481373 020 7016 3780 Richard Maby Hugh Maconochie [email protected] [email protected]

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SITUATION Bigfrith End enjoys a glorious and highly desirable semi-rural location in Cookham Dean. Set within 1.6 acres of beautiful formal gardens, it is well placed for the motorway network and rail access to London. Close to Cookham which offers a good range of local shops and facilities together with a railway station providing a connecting service to Paddington via Maidenhead. The current journey time to London Paddington from Maidenhead is from 20 minutes at peak times. Crossrail, the new high speed commuter service, is due to begin running in 2020. The nearby riverside towns of Marlow, Maidenhead and Bray have a more extensive range of facilities including supermarkets, boutiques, restaurants and wine bars. There are many highly regarded schools in the area including St Pirans, Claires Court and Highfield in Maidenhead; Herries in Cookham Dean; Papplewick in Ascot; Queensmead, St. Georges and Upton House in Windsor; Caldicott in Farnham Royal; Davenies and High March in Beaconsfield; both Wycombe Abbey and Godstowe in High Wycombe; Bluecoats in Reading and Eton College. In the state sector are Cookham Dean Primary School, Sir William Borlase Grammar in Marlow, Reading Boys School in Reading and Furze Platt in Maidenhead. NB. Check catchments and admissions policies. Sporting and recreational facilities in the area are varied and include golf at Winter Hill, Temple, Maidenhead, Marlow, Henley and Stoke Park; horse racing at Windsor, Ascot, Kempton, Sandown, Epsom and Newbury; polo at Smith’s Lawn, Guards Polo Club and Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club; horse riding and walking in Windsor Great Park; flying at ; rowing at Marlow Rowing Club and Dorney Lake; boating and sailing at Longridge, Bray Lake and on stretches of the River Thames.

THE PROPERTY Located in one of the most prominent and central positions in Cookham Dean, Bigfrith End is a beautiful fully restored village period house. The property has only had two owners in the last 80 years. The current owners have undergone a substantial restoration project, completely modernising the property but also retaining many of the original features.

DESCRIPTION French front doors opens into a versatile porch which in turn leads into the main entrance hall giving access to the staircase. The front aspect drawing room is found to the left of the stairs. This wonderful panelled room enjoys a large and original 19th century French en trumeau fireplace, Versailles Parquet flooring, two sets of bay French doors enjoying views and access to the front terrace. The sitting room also boasts wall panelling, a wood burner, bay window to the front and parquet flooring. The kitchen is a bespoke design by a London kitchen designer with the dining room beyond with bi-fold doors leading out onto the patio. The kitchen has Sub-Zero and Miele appliances. Off the kitchen is a snug with a door leading through to a boot room and adjacent utility room. A back door leads out to the garden. Cellar - accessed under the stairs, steps lead down to a brick floored cellar with a wine store.

Stairs lead up to a half landing, with steps leading off to two children’s bedrooms sharing a ‘Jack and Jill’ bathroom. Steps lead around to the front of the house with a study on the left and the master bedroom suite on the right. The master bedroom is a dual aspect room with a galley dressing room and marble bathroom with separate shower beyond. The bathrooms have been finished to the highest of standards with Lefroy Brooks appliances. The stairs continue up to a half landing with steps to three further bedrooms, a large family bathroom and a large store room with boiler cupboard beyond. BIGFRITH END Approximate Gross Internal Area: Main House: 344 sq.m. / 3,702 sq.ft. Cottage: 50 sq.m. / 533 sq.ft. Pavilion: 42 sq.m. / 455 sq.ft. Garages and Workshop: 50 sq.m. / 541 sq.ft. Stores: 15 sq.m. / 159 sq.ft. Total: 501 sq.m. / 5,390 sq.ft.

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OUTSIDE The gardens have been redesigned and landscaped creating beautifully manicured areas planted with topiary and trees. It has been designed purposely to ensure minimum maintenance. There is about 1.6 acres in all. The cottage is an attractive brick and render building with a double bedroom, sitting room with French doors out to the gardens, dining room, bathroom & kitchen. It has separate access to the lane.

Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908) GENERAL REMARKS DIRECTIONS (SL6 9UJ) From the M4, leave at junction 8/9 and turn right onto the A404 heading north towards Marlow. At junction 9B, take the A4 exit to Reading/Maidenhead. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the Bath Road/A4 heading to Maidenhead. At the next roundabout, take the exit onto the Henley Road. After 300 metres, take a right on Pinkneys Drive. At the T junction turn left onto Furze Platt Road (A308) and then almost immediately right onto Winter Hill Road. Continue along the road for about half a mile, take a right onto Bigfrith Lane. Continue along the road passing Stubbles Lane, Bigfrith End in accessed via timber gates on the right hand BIGFRITH END side of the road.

SERVICES • Mains: Gas, Electric and Water • Klargester sewage system • Alarm system with integrated CCTV • Underfloor heating to 2/3rds of the ground floor and all bathrooms

LOCAL AUTHORITY The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Town Hall St Ives Road Maidenhead SL6 1RF Tel: 01628 683800

EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES AND RIGHTS OF WAY The property will be sold with no public rights of way over the land.

COUNCIL TAX Bigfrith End – Band H

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Savills, their clients and any joint agents 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 have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. Photographs taken in April 2019 and Particulars written in August 2019. Kingfisher Print and Design Ltd. 01803 867087.