KINGCOMBE Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire KINGCOMBE Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire

Chipping Campden 1 mile • Broadway 3 miles • Moreton-in-Marsh 7 miles (mainline station to London Paddington 90 minutes) • Stratford-upon-Avon 12 miles Cheltenham 22 miles • M5 (J9) 16 miles • (All distances and times are approximate)

A fine country house influenced by the Cotswold Arts & Crafts Movement with enchanting gardens, set in an elevated position with glorious views

Accommodation Entrance hall • Staircase hall • Drawing room • Kitchen/breakfast room • Dining room • Sitting room Study, Playroom • 2 cloakrooms • Laundry room • Boot room • Utility room • Cellars.

Master bedroom suite with balcony • Guest suite • 2 further en suite bedrooms 3 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • Attic storage.

Self-contained 1 bedroom annexe.

Garage and courtyard parking.

Exceptional formal gardens with water • Heated outdoor pool • Informal gardens and parkland • Tennis court.

In all about 11.23 acres.

Savills Summertown Savills Country Department 01865 339 724 020 7499 8644 256 Banbury Road, Summertown 33 Margaret Street Oxford, OX2 7DE London W1G 0JD Contact: Max Utting Contact: Ed Sugden [email protected] [email protected]

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Situation & Communications Chipping Campden is perhaps among the most beautiful and unspoilt of all the Cotswold market towns and the High Street was described by Nikolaus Pesvner as “the best piece of townscape in Gloucestershire, arguably one of the best in England”. Much of the prosperity and wealth associated with the town came from the wool trade which is highlighted by the great perpendicular church of St James’ dating from the thirteenth century and subsequently transformed in the fifteenth century into a complete unity. The nearby Court Barn is now a museum celebrating the rich Arts & Crafts tradition of the area. Chipping Campden is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and lies within comfortable driving distance of the main centres of Cheltenham, Worcester and the important town of Stratford-upon-Avon which benefits from a recently opened Waitrose. There are fast train services to London Paddington from nearby Moreton-in-Marsh station. Chipping Campden itself offers a very good range of shops and other services catering for most day-to-day needs. There is a first class and highly rated secondary school in Chipping Campden which has built a deserved reputation over the years and in addition there are several preparatory and independent schools in Cheltenham and Stratford- upon-Avon for both boys and girls. There is a doctor’s surgery and library. The world famous Dover’s Games, or Robert Dover’s Cotswold Olimpicks, have been held annually on the outskirts of the town since 1612 and are believed to be the roots of the modern Olympic Movement. For those interested in country pursuits the general area provides excellent riding and walking within countryside designated as a Special Landscape Area. There are excellent sporting opportunities in the region, including golf at nearby Broadway with further courses at Naunton Downs, Stratford-upon-Avon and Cheltenham. National Hunt Racing at Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Worcester and Polo at Cirencester. Other sporting venues include Premiership rugby at Worcester and Gloucester, County Cricket at Worcester and a first class cricket festival at Cheltenham is held annually in July. Stratford-upon- Avon is home to the world renowned Royal Shakespeare Company and the recently refurbished Memorial Theatre. There are many historic houses and gardens in the immediate locality including the internationally famous Hidcote Gardens, in the ownership of the National Trust, and the highly acclaimed Kiftsgate Court Gardens.

Historical Notes The Arts & Crafts Movement In the early twentieth century the market town of Chipping Campden became known as a centre for the Cotswold Arts & Crafts Movement following the move of Charles Robert Ashbee from London in 1902. A number of artists and writers settled into the area and set up the Campden Trust, initially to protect Dover’s Hill from development. The significance of the Movement has created a growing appreciation of the importance of maintenance and conservation of traditional ideals, techniques and craftsmanship on which the Cotswolds grew. Sir Gordon Russell (1892 – 1980) Sir Gordon Russell was a modern furniture maker influenced by the Movement and there is a museum dedicated to his work in nearby Broadway. Inspired by both the vernacular architecture of the area and the Arts & Crafts Movement, Russell honed his skills over several decades, winning prizes and gaining a reputation as a quality cabinetmaker preferring to champion traditional skills over machine made furniture. Russell was also a passionate gardener and having built Kingcombe in 1925, turned his attention to the garden commissioning Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe and Russell Page to design a garden in sympathy with the aesthetics of the time, namely clean lines, the use of modern materials and the separation of the garden into a series of outdoor rooms. Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe (1900 – 1996) Originally trained as an architect, Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe’s work included garden and landscape design and town planning. He was to become one of the most celebrated landscape architects during his lifetime based on imagination, hard work and visionary clients with handsome budgets. Never choosing the easy option, and always keeping one step ahead of fashion, his inventive designs incorporated structured geometry, vistas and water. Russell Page (1906 – 1985) Considered one of the foremost landscape architects of his time, Russell Page studied at the Slade School of Arts in London before his passion for plants led to a change in career. In 1935 he went into partnership with Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe. He had a deep understanding and empathy with a wide range of gardening traditions and an extensive knowledge of trees and plants. His client list was long, international and elite. Kingcombe In 1924 Sir Gordon Russell purchased a plot of land on the outskirts • Elegant well-proportioned drawing room with fine chimneypiece, of Chipping Campden and commissioned architect Leslie Mansfield to original bespoke cabinetry and double doors with inlaid marquetry, design a home for his family using traditional materials and methods. and a series of French windows leading out onto a flagged stone Kingcombe is built of locally quarried Cotswold limestone beneath terrace. traditional Cotswold roofs with graduated courses and swept valleys. • A most attractive and comfortable triple aspect sitting room with an There are numerous mullion windows, solid chimney stacks and abundance of original features. fine doorways and porch heads. The house, and garden, became Sir • There is a charming gentleman’s study and a well-proportioned Gordon’s passion and the house was enlarged, not for the last time, in children’s playroom. 1935 and evolved over time to become a substantial country house. • Comprehensively fitted kitchen/breakfast room with Aga and pantry. The house stands alone in an elevated position with glorious south easterly views across rolling countryside towards Chipping Campden. • Double height rear hall/boot room with staircase and lantern window to upper level courtyard. The principal accommodation is laid out over three floors. The arrangement and measurements of the rooms can be seen on the • Two exceptional and charming first floor bedroom suites, both with accompanying floorplans. dressing rooms together with three further double bedrooms and two further bathrooms. Internally the property has exceptional original detailing throughout. The simplicity and craftsmanship of the oak panelling, staircases and • Two attractive second floor bedrooms suites with elevated views. fireplaces reflect the influence of the Arts & Crafts Movement in the • Temperature controlled wine store. Cotswolds in the early twentieth century. • First class one bedroom self-contained annexe. In recent years, the property, gardens and grounds have been beautifully Kingcombe is set behind a high drystone wall and is accessed from restored and improved by the current owners to create an exceptional Kingcombe Lane via a splayed entrance through electrically operated country house. timber gates. A gravelled driveway descends towards the house on the Summary east side and terminates in a parking forecourt. • Impressive partly panelled entrance and staircase hall with graceful A detailed history of the property is available to view at the Gordon staircase and picture window with an aspect over an internal Russell Museum in Broadway. courtyard garden. KINGCOMBE Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 778.7 sq m (8,382 sq ft) Total - 795.3 sq m (8,856 sq ft)

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Gardens & Grounds Jellicoe and Page were great proponents of the Arts & Crafts gardening from the stone steps is an enclosed courtyard with Cotswold stone style and the beautiful mature gardens provide the perfect setting for the walls which is perfect for al fresco dining. Straight allées lead the eye house. Nestling into the hillside, the house is perfectly positioned and out to the informal gardens and beyond where the garden fades into the indeed designed to enable the principal rooms to take full advantage countryside. of the magnificent sweeping views over adjacent countryside towards Paths run past wide borders exuberantly planted with herbaceous plants Chipping Campden and Brailles Hill in the far distance. The gardens and a magical topiary bird. The subtropical garden with its protective have featured in a number of books and have often been cited as one of yew hedges contains specimen trachycarpus. On the north side of the the finest examples of a country garden. house is a hidden courtyard with central pond. Throughout the garden there are a number of stone carved features Use of modern materials can be seen in the Art Deco style heated including a garden table carved by Sir Gordon in celebration of the swimming pool which is flanked on one side by a series of white arched Queen’s Coronation, stone benches, and Sir Gordon’s self-portrait in a recesses. A timber built summerhouse contains the pool filtration stone water spout. equipment. Close to the house on the west side is a substantial stone flagged terrace Close to the pool is a stone folly with battlements to resemble the turrets and a small area of lawn with boxed hedged beds for cut flowers. To the of a castle. Stone steps lead down to a lawn with commanding views. corner is an open loggia behind pillars and an elevated path bordered by The informal gardens contain a series of interlinked spring fed ponds lavender with benches situated to take advantage of the sheltered setting and fine examples of mature trees dotted to great effect including willow, and rural views. The formal gardens continue, extending out further west tulip, mulberry, silver birch, horse chestnut and lime. There is a small where topiary, stone walls and a mature beech hedge divide the garden copse of mature beech trees, under planted with spring bulbs, and a into a series of ‘rooms’. recently planted orchard. There is an excellent hard tennis court beyond Secret openings and gateways reveal unexpected rooms and vistas, parts which is a pasture meadow, sheep grazed, amounting to four-and-a-half of which are hidden behind high hedges. A series of troughs, either side acres with post and rail fencing. of stone steps, are raised up to create a cascading waterfall. Accessed The total area extends to about 11.23 acres in all.

Listed Building Directions GL55 6UN Kingcombe is Grade II Listed being of Special Architectural From London take the M40 to Junction 8 at Oxford and or Historic Interest and is situated within the Conservation then the A40 Oxford Ring Road to the A44. Proceed past Area. Chipping Norton to Moreton-in-Marsh. In the centre of Moreton-in-Marsh continue on the A44 through Local Authority & Council Tax Bourtonon-the-Hill and continue for several miles passing Cotswold District Council the turning for Chipping Campden. At the next right hand Trinity Road, Cirencester, turn, also signed Chipping Campden, take the B4081. Gloucestershire Continue along this road for several miles and immediately GL7 1PX. after the crossroads, Kingcombe will be found on the Tel: 01285 623000. right hand side. The principal drive to the house is via electrically operated timber gates. Council Tax Band H. Viewing Services Strictly by prior accompanied appointment, please, with Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected. Savills. Additional private water supply (from spring), not tested. Oil fired central heating. Telephone line subject to BT Date of Information transfer regulations. Particulars prepared: October 2016.

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. Particulars prepared: October 2016. Photography: June 2015. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087. 16/10/03 EH.