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ALWALTON HALL CHURCH STREET, ALWALTON, PETERBOROUGH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE

An impressive village house believed to have been built for the 4th Earl Fitzwilliam; this Grade II listed property has beautiful proportions and is accompanied by mature gardens, former paddock land and stables extending in all, to approximately 4.05 acres.

APPROXIMATE MILEAGES: A1 dual carriageway 0.4 miles • Peterborough train station 5 miles • Stamford 11 miles • Huntingdon train station 17 miles

ACCOMMODATION IN BRIEF: Entrance hall, drawing room, sitting room, dining room, TV room, kitchen, breakfast room, snooker room, office, study, utility, inner hall, extensive cellars and stores.

Master bedroom with separate dressing room and ensuite bathroom, guest suite with dressing area and shower room, 7 further bedrooms and 3 further shower rooms.

Swimming pool, Jacuzzi, pool room with changing rooms, bar and WCs, plant room, house boiler room, gardener’s WC, hobbies room and gym, stores, garaging for up to 4 cars, 3 stables and a tack room. Beautifully maintained gardens to the front and rear of the house extending to an immaculately kept former paddock edged with a conifer shelter belt.

In all the property extends to approximately 4.05 acres (1.64 ha).

Stamford office London office 9 High Street 17-18 Old Bond Street St. Martins London W1S 4PT Stamford PE9 2LF t 01780 484696 [email protected] SITUATION Alwalton lies to the west of the Cathedral city of Peterborough and to the east of the A1 dual carriageway, which is easily accessible. Th e village benefits from a Church, a public house serving food (Th e Cuckoo), a post office/village shop and a village hall. Peterborough has good shopping facilities and a direct train service to London King’s Cross with trains from 5 2 minutes.

The nearby towns of Stamford and Oundle offer vibrant markets and farmers markets as well as boutique shopping opportunities, pubs and restaurants.

There is excellent schooling in the area with several well respected preparatory school and public schools at Oakham, Uppingham, Oundle and Stamford. Peterborough also has a diverse range of schools to offer all ages of children.

There is a footpath linking Alwalton to the Nene and Hereward National Trails along the to Peterborough and Wansford as well as Ferry Meadows Country Park. The nearest bridleways are accessible just to the west of the A1. The well respected golf course, Elton Furze is approximately 2.5 miles distant and Rutland Water to the north-west offering a good selection of land and water based activities.

HISTORICAL NOTE The house is believed to have been built by William Fitzwilliam, 4t h Earl Fitzwilliam, in about 1780 and refers to the brick and part rendered, northern section of the house. I t was then passed to his so n and heir, the 5th Earl Fitzwilliam whom enlarged the house comprising the southern section of the existing house and renamed the property from Alwalton House to Alwalton Hall. The house was then occupied by members of the Wentworth-Fitzwilliam family and Another connecting door from the sitting room opens to the large house with an impressive, original cast iron kitchen range. Steps lead their tenants up until 1922, at which point the house was sold. and well-proportioned dining room with impressive square bay down to a storeroom. In around 1948, the house was acquired by Francis Arthur Perkins, the window overlooking the garden and an open fireplace with a fine founder of the Perkins Engines Group who owned it until his death in carved pine mantelpiece. Steps from the central hallway lead down to two further storerooms 1967. The current owners acquired the house in August 2004 where and the brick vaulted cellars, which include a wine cellar with storage they have happily raised five children. The rear hall with secondary staircase and pantry off, leads to the bins, a sauna (not currently operational), shower and plunge pool. recently renovated kitchen with a handmade fitted ash floor units GROUND FLOOR AND CELLARS with black granite worktops and a comprehensive range of Miele FIRST FLOOR The front door opens to the entrance hall, off which is the cloakroom appliances including a ceramic hob with extractor fan above, twin The galleried landing above the hall at the head of the principal with hand basin and WC. The hall opens through to the staircase hall ovens, a wine cooler, dishwasher, fridge and freezer. staircase leads to the bedrooms. The large principal bedroom, above which has an elegant cantilevered stone staircase with wrought iron the dining room, benefits from the large square bay window with balustrade. Off the hall is the TV/media room, drawing room, sitting An inner hall with marble floor and beautiful ceiling lantern leads to wonderful views over the garden. Steps lead down to the spacious room and dining room. the breakfast room and the utility room with oak fitted units, a deep dressing room and then to the bathroom with separate shower. Belfast sink and space for a washing machine, tumble dryer and a The drawing room is an impressive double aspect room with a large second dishwasher. The guest suite located at the north western end of the house offers a south east facing bay window, incorporating a door to the garden and dressing area which in turn leads to the bedroom with dual aspect swimming pool. There is an open fireplace and oak board floor. A passage leads to the oak panelled snooker room which can windows and a spacious shower room. accommodate a full-sized snooker table along with extensive oak A connecting door from the drawing room leads to the TV room and cupboards, shelving and sliding oak window shutters. A discrete door There are seven further bedrooms which are accompanied by three another to the south west facing sitting room with painted panelling leads to the study with fitted bookcases and an open fireplace. further shower rooms, an airing cupboard and second staircase to the and bookcases, and an open fire with carved mantelpiece. The final ground floor room is the office on the north east side of the ground floor.

OUTBUILDINGS TENURE signed to Alwalton and turn left onto the A605 and pass back over A covered passageway from the back door leads to the former stables, The property is for sale by private treaty with freehold tenure and the A1. Take the next slip-road left into the village and take the right which now comprise a hobbies room with built in workbench and vacant possession on completion. turn into Church Street by the Cuckoo pub. Pass the Church on the left impressive gym. The house boilers are located in the integral boiler and take the next drive on the left. Alwalton Hall is clearly signed from room opposite the music gym. Off the parking area is the garage FIXTURES AND FITTINGS the entrance. building which can accommodate up to four cars (size dependant) All curtains, light fittings, gym equipment, snooker table and garden alongside a range of detached stores. statutory are specifically excluded from the sale but may be available OFFICE OPENING HOURS by separate negotiation. Monday – Friday: 9.00am – 5.30pm The outdoor swimming pool and separate Jacuzzi are positioned to the south east of the house and are accompanied by a well-equipped Saturday: 9.00am – 12.30pm ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE (EPC) pool house comprising male and female changing rooms each with a shower, WC and twin basins, orientated around a central bar area. EPC rating: F. Full report available on request. VIEWING A separate plant room contains the pool boiler and filtration All viewings will be accompanied and are strictly by prior arrangement equipment. POST CODE AND DIRECTIONS through Smiths Gore Stamford office. The post code is PE7 3UN. In the southbound A1 direction , take the T 01780 484696 GARDENS & P ADDOCK slip-road signed to Alwalton. Continue into the village and at the The drive is lined with mature trees and runs adjacent to the Church Cuckoo Pub, turn left into Church Street. Pass the Church on the left DATE OF INFORMATION up to electric gates into Alwalton Hall. There is an immaculately and take the next drive on the left. Alwalton Hall is clearly signed from Particulars prepared – March 2014 maintained gravel approach with good parking and turning space. the entrance. In the northbound A1 direction , take the slip-road Photographs taken – 2012 & March 2014 A second drive leads back to the main drive to Church Street. Mature trees and a well-maintained garden are positioned to the front of the house and this area also accommodates the Listed tomb, believe to date from medieval times.

To the rear of the house the gardens are mainly laid to lawn, alongside selected mature trees and interspersed with gravel paths. A pretty summerhouse is positioned in the garden with views back to the house. The former paddock has been re-turfed with fences removed, to provide a natural extension to the existing garden. Th e stables are still intact should the paddock need to be reinstated. Around the paddock is a mature conifer hedge, bounded by a shelter belt and post and rail fencing.

GENERAL INFORMATION

SERVICES Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected. The house has an oil-fired central heating system to radiators. Th e swimming pool is heated by an oil-fired boiler housed in the plant room.

RIGHTS OF WAY , E ASEMENTS & W AYLEAVES Alwalton Hall owns the private drive from Church Lane with the neighbours granted a vehicular right of way to their properties.

PLANNING The property is Grade II listed. There is stone coffin in the garden which is separately listed Grade II and believed to be medieval. Th e house and garden are within the village conservation area.

LOCAL AUTHORITY District Council. Tel: 01480 388388. Ta x band H. £2,990.60 payable for the 2013/14 tax year.

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Although thought to be correct i Stamford office t 01780 484696 e [email protected] smithsgore.co.uk