Lovely Georgian Country House

Stowe Hill, Hartest, , IP29 4EQ

Freehold Stunning House and Coach House with elevated southerly far reaching views 7 Bedrooms • 5 Bathrooms • 4 Reception Rooms Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Utility Room • 2 Cloakrooms Cellar Second Floor with staff accommodation potential 2 Bed Coach House Cottage • Heated swimming pool Lovely landscaped Gardens • Paddocks • Walled Garden Barn • 2 Garages In all about 30 acres • Freehold With Vacant Possession

DIstances of Geoffrey’s studios was on 6 miles, Sudbury the first floor at the rear of the 10 miles, house, where a vast north 9 miles, Colchester 20 miles, facing glass window now forms London’s Liverpool Street part of a bedroom suite. Station from 50 minutes, Among the Clarke’s influences Cambridge 35 miles, Stansted is a 12’ plaster wall tableau in Airport 45 miles the rear hall.

History Situation Stowe Hill was built in the reign Stowe Hill is situated about a of George III in 1792 following mile north of the centre of the marriage of James Hartest and enjoys far reaching Harrington to Harriet Pamplin. southerly views across the Harriet was a wealthy young rolling countryside. The village woman and the daughter of is widely regarded as one of John Pamplin whose portrait Suffolk’s most picturesque and by Gainsborough hangs in the is set in particularly attractive National Gallery. She inherited countryside and offers a public her aunt, Jane Gastrell’s, estate house, primary school and two at Stowe Hill Litchfield – hence butchers. There are a number the name. Her husband James of other attractive villages and was a surgeon and officer in small towns within easy reach Nelson’s fleet, eventually such as Clare, Cavendish, Long serving with Admiral Plampin, Melford and which Harriet’s brother. provide a variety of different A Grade II listed building, the facilities. There are larger original house has been much shopping centres at Sudbury altered and extended over the and Bury St Edmunds which years. In the 19th Century it was also cover educational and altered and extended to reflect recreational requirements. the contemporary Victorian There are numerous golf style with echoes of Strawberry courses within the area and Hill Gothic. By the 1950’s it was horse racing can be found at owned by Geoffrey Clarke RA Newmarket. There is good and later by his son Jonathan, access to the A14 trunk road at both celebrated sculptors. One Bury St Edmunds giving access to the major motorway and pamment tiles elsewhere. network and the commuter can The Coach house, a two take advantage of a link from bedroomed detached annexe, Sudbury to Marks Tey station was comprehensively and onto London’s Liverpool remodelled and renovated at Street Station, the journey time the same time as the main taking about 85 minutes, or house. Attached to the Coach from Colchester, which takes House are a barn and two approximately 50 minutes. garages.

Description The Formal Gardens and The house is a mixture of brick Grounds and timber frame under both The house is mainly hidden slate and peg tiled roofs. It has from the road by a dense belt been extensively refurbished of yew, holm oak, chestnut and and renovated over recent other mature trees. Twin gravel years, including a new roof, drives give access to the wiring, oil fired heating and circular carriage drive to the plumbing. Modern installations front of the house, whilst to the include large areas of rear a mainly walled gravel underfloor heating, extensive surfaced yard provides parking insulation and Cat.4 wiring to for several vehicles and access several rooms. to the garages and Coach Particularly notable are the House. wide and deep sash windows To the front of the house are and most of the principal expansive areas of lawn, a large rooms and bedrooms have the carp pond and wild flower original shutters. Ceiling meadow beyond. The fine heights in the reception rooms views are framed by mature range from 11’9” to 9’8”. There lime and chestnut trees with are polished wooden and estate fencing to the parkland Lincolnshire limestone floors in beyond. To the east an the principal areas with brick extensive area of box topiary,

yew, Gingco other specimens Electric heating to Coach lead through to a formal gravel House. pathway and borders. To the north and rear of the Single Farm Payment house are two spectacular The park and farmland are a walled gardens, each enclosed registered agricultural holding by mellow red brick and flint and eligible for Single Farm walls, the north facing wall Payment. The benefit of the being a full 12’ high. registration will be passed to The walled swimming pool the purchaser. garden lies immediately to with 12’ mellow brick walls and tall Viewing gates ensuring privacy. On two Strictly by appointment with levels, the higher contains a 42’ Joint agents Savills or David pool enclosed by extensive Burr. paved areas and Italianate style rose garden with magnolias Directions and roses. The lower area with From Bury St Edmunds gravel terrace and further proceed out of the town on the paved seating areas. A range of A134 towards Horringer. Just outbuildings in mellow brick after leaving the town, turn first and slate include two large left onto the B1066 signposted storage sheds, and BBQ room to Whepstead and . and game larder. Proceed through the villages of The second walled kitchen Whepstead and Brockley. On garden contains the entering Hartest the entrance greenhouse 18’ x 9’6” min by to the house will be seen on the Hartley Botanic in period style. left hand side. There are several oak framed raised beds, a vegetable Postcode garden, extensive gravel paths, IP29 4EQ two significant arched fruit cages along with lawn, fruit trees etc. An orchard garden with apple, plum and pear lies to the north of the coach house and barn and has a separate vehicular entrance. In addition and surrounding to three sides are over 25 acres of former parkland and pasture, comprises four paddocks served by a main water supply.

Services Mains water, electricity and private drainage. Oil fired central heating. Electric heating to the second floor.

This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. Tom Orford Gross internal area (approx) Savills Suffolk Main House 6,500 sq ft / 604 sq m 01473 234800 Total 7963.14 sq ft / 739.80 sq m savills savills.co.uk [email protected]

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