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Moor Lane House , DT2

A 1920s Arts & Crafts country house requiring renovation with secondary accommodation, outbuildings and land. Situation Moor Lane House is situated within the Piddle Valley Conservation Area and about 0.5 mile from the small village of Briantspuddle which has a shop/post office, village hall with a parish church in the neighbouring village of (1 mile). The nearby larger village of has a Londis convenience store, doctor’s surgery and a primary school. For wider requirements the county town of Dorchester (9.9 miles) has an extensive range of shopping, business and recreational facilities including dental and veterinary surgeries and Dorset County Hospital. For transport links the town also has direct rail services to Waterloo (2 hours and 40 minutes) and to Bristol (2 hours 6 minutes). Airport (22.3 miles) is just 40 minutes’ drive away offering UK and international connections. There is also a wide choice of nearby state and independent schools including Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester (state secondary) and nearby private schools including Sunninghill Nursery and Prep School in Dorchester, Leweston, the schools, Milton Abbey, Perrott Hill and Bryanston.

Briantspuddle 0.5 mile, Affpuddle 1 mile, Puddletown 4.6 miles, Dorchester 9.9 miles (Waterloo 2 hours 40 minutes), Weymouth () 14.9 miles, Bournemouth Airport 22.3 miles. (Distances and time approximate)

Main House

6 4 5

15 acres

Annexe

2 1 2 Moor Lane House Set on high ground above water meadows bordering the and surrounded by 15 acres of garden, paddocks and woodland, Moor Lane House is an unlisted family house with no close neighbours and is built of local stone under a tiled roof with the upper storey covered in painted render. The property was originally a pair of thatched cottages which were converted into a single country house designed in the Arts & Crafts style following the sale of part of the Frampton family estate, including the village of Briantspuddle to Sir Ernest Debenham (grandson of William Debenham, founder of Debenhams). The house was bought by the current owning family in 1962 and is largely unchanged since then and would now provide a wonderful opportunity for renovation. It has an integral annexe with hall, kitchen, two reception rooms, 2 bedrooms and bathroom, this could easily be reincorporated into the main house. Internally the house has excellent ceiling heights and generously sized rooms with some fine architectural features including oak windows and doors, panelling in the reception hall, a carved oak main staircase and oak floors throughout much of the ground floor. There are four reception rooms with the dining room, sitting and drawing rooms facing south with views over the walled garden. The sitting room has French windows opening out to the conservatory and there is a loggia (now enclosed) at one end of the house looking out over the garden and grounds. Also on the ground floor are the main kitchen/breakfast room, which is adjacent to the study/playroom and the laundry room which is also fitted out as a kitchen. Both kitchens are equipped with oil-fired AGAs. On the first floor are the principal bedroom with en suite dressing room and bathroom, four further double bedrooms (two with en suite bathrooms), a single bedroom and family bathroom. Outbuildings, Garden & Grounds The property is approached off a country lane via a dual-entry tarmac drive with ample parking in front of the house. Beyond the parking area are a 2 acre paddock (Paddock 1) and an area of woodland. To one side of the house is a paved yard with covered parking and two garages. Behind the garages are a workshop, tack room and three further stores. A concrete road leads between the garages and a modern barn to the stable yard incorporating four loose boxes and tack room. A track suitable for vehicles leads on up to an area of woodland and a further sloping 4 acre paddock (Paddock 2). Extending out from the south-facing side of the house is the walled garden with a terrace of Purbeck stone and an adjacent spinney of specimen trees. Beyond the spinney are the hard tennis court and swimming pool, both requiring renovation. Extending out below the western side of the house are the kitchen garden with two greenhouses and the orchard. In all about 9 acres (3.64 hectares). Between the garden and the river is a 6 acre (2.42 hectares) water meadow with river frontage and public footpath that is available to purchase separately. Tenure Freehold Services Mains water & electricity. Private drainage. Oil-fired central heating. Agent’s Notes The property is known to contain asbestos, which was widely used as insulation at the time of its construction. The vendor wishes to retain the sporting rights on the land designated as Paddock 2. Local Authority & Council Tax Band Dorset Council www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk Main house: Tax Band: G. Flat: Tax Band: C. Directions (Postcode DT2 7HW) From the A354 running between and Dorchester, travel about 7.5 miles south-west from Blandford and then turn left onto Lane End just before Milborne St. Andrew, signed to Affpuddle. Continue for 1.9 miles, passing under the A35 and continuing onto the B3390. A short distance after the underpass turn left, signed to Briantspuddle. Drive for about 0.75 mile and turn right into the driveway entrance to the property. Follow the drive to the parking area in front of the house. Reception Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 590.5 sq m / 6,356 sq ft Bedroom This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Bathroom Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars. Kitchen/Utility Storage Terrace Recreation

Ground Floor First Floor

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