A charming listed former Mill House

Heybridge Mill House, Anchor Lane, Heybridge, Maldon,

The very best of both worlds • Idyllic situation at the heart of civilisation • Private gardens, grounds and moorings Elegant period proportions • 5 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms 3 reception rooms • Consent to convert Brewhouse In all about 1.85 acres

Maldon 1 mile The Mill House is Grade II Hatfield Peverel 6 miles Listed and occupies an idyllic (Liverpool Street from 43 minutes) location bordered on two sides A12 (Junction 20b) 5 miles by the Chelmer and Blackwater 12 miles Navigation and the mill pond (Liverpool Street from 34 minutes) and mill race and its remarkable M25 (Junction 28) 24 miles position combines the pleasure Central London 50 miles of living within a tranquil river setting with easy access to The Mill House is situated on the shopping opportunities and outskirts of Maldon in the village travel links. The original mill lay of Heybridge and in a delightful astride the mill race and was riverside setting. There is direct demolished in 1955, but the Mill access from the property to the House (which dates back to the Chelmer and Blackwater late 18th century) has been the Navigation, which enters the subject of a number of key River Blackwater at nearby improvements by the present with its popular owners since they bought the marina and a number of sailing house in 2011. These include the clubs. The village has a small installation of a new private shopping centre with a post sewerage system, upgrading the office, while nearby Maldon central heating system and town has a busy High Street and boiler, sheep’s wool insulation, several large edge of town treating the timber frame and supermarkets. The area offers a re-rendering the south and east range of state and private elevations with new lime render. schooling including Maldon The interior provides a Court Preparatory School, The comfortable and spacious living Plume Academy, Elm Green space, with a particularly School at Little Baddow as well well-proportioned drawing as Royal and room and a number of charming Colchester County grammar bedrooms with attractive schools. The property also lies outlooks over the gardens and within the priority catchment grounds onto the water. The area for King Edward VI (boys) owners have also secured and Chelmsford County (girls) planning permission and listed grammar schools in nearby building consent to convert the Chelmsford. , Hatfield wing projecting to the west Peverel and Chelmsford all have (incorporating the brew house) stations on the main line into into additional living London Liverpool Street and accommodation (see plans on access on to the A12. page 6).

The house stands in well- Agent’s Note established gardens and The orchard and area around grounds and is screened from its the barn and coach house are surroundings by mature trees subject to a restrictive and shrubs. A five bar gate covenant that requires a opens on to a gravelled driveway percentage of any profits from leading up to the house, with a any new development to be turning circle and ample parking paid to the previous owners on space by the front door. A lawn the sale of any new properties edged by flower beds stretches built on the designated plot. away from the drive and along a This does not include riverside walk while an area of development of the existing terracing leads to the former outbuildings and the covenant brewhouse and dovecote. The expires in April 2021. brewhouse has a garden machinery store and log store at Services one end and a covered way Mains water, electricity and leads from the studio at its north gas. Private drainage. side to the kitchen door, where there is a garden furniture store Directions (from Chelmsford) and other additional sheds. Take the A12 north-eastwards A level area of lawn to the exiting at Hatfield Peverel. north of the house provides Drive over the A12 and at the ‘T’ more informal gardens with fruit Junction with The Street, turn bearing trees and a number of left. At the far end of the beds renewed in 2017 using village at the mini roundabout plants from the Beth Chatto turn right onto Maldon Road collection and designed to be (B1019) and follow this road low maintenance, with weed until reaching the outskirts of control matting overlaid with Maldon. At the roundabout gravel. An additional strip of bear left signposted to land to the south of the mill pond Heybridge and at the second and mill race has been planted roundabout continue towards with a deep belt of trees Heybridge. At the third including weeping willow roundabout, having passed the and ash. Bembridge Hotel, turn round The section of canal (known the roundabout and almost as the ‘Leat’) to the south west back on oneself before taking of the house is owned and the last exit left into Anchor maintained by the canal Lane. Continue to the end of company but the owners of the Anchor Lane and the five bar Mill House enjoy exclusive use of gate leading to The Mill House it and are allowed to keep a will be seen. chain with ‘private’ signs separating it from the main Postcode canal. The property also benefits CM9 4LS from reduced annual mooring rates and navigation licence Viewing fees. Strictly by prior appointment with the sole agents Savills.

Anchor Lane, Heybridge, Maldon Main House gross internal area = 2,602 sq ft / 242 sq m Office & Brew House gross internal area = 352 sq ft / 33 sq m Stores gross internal area = 191 sq ft / 18 sq m Phaedra Howard Outbuilding gross internal area = 1,512 sq ft / 140 sq m Savills Chelmsford Quoted Area Excludes ‘External W.C.’ 01245 293233 savills savills.co.uk [email protected]

G4.0 Rear staircase Dining G5.0

G6.1 Former Kitchen

refurbished windows with infill door internal secondary glazing and blinds New window New window New window New window steps down 3.44 x 2.64 to dining area

11'3" x 8'8" 826mm door Wetroom

new window to replace G11.1 7 10.1 door 26mm WC

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Terrace Bedroom .0 Store Living Living Room G3 coat hooks

woodburning

926mm door Room G2.0 light Living dove cote roof lobby Pantry retained above F/P Dining Room space

boot Kitchen coat

bench full height hooks Entrance 4.05 x 3.70 slot window G1.0 4.48 x 2.35 5.64 x 2.37 Kitchen G7.1 Hall Stairs to 14'8" x 7'9" 13'3" x 12'2" 18'6" x 7'9" study above

New window New window Store Terrace 2.61 x 1.82 8'7" x 6'0" PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR Brew House Store Store 5.64 x 3.03 Store 4.67 x 3.79 Store F/P 2.61 x 1.82 15'4" x 12'5" F/P 18'6" x 9'11" 8'7" x 6'0" Sitting Room Drawing Room Office 5.67 x 4.05 18'7" x 13'3" 7.19 x 4.57 6.07 x 2.77 23'7" x 15'0" Remove chimney 19'11" x 9'1" 5.64 x 2.57 18'6" x 8'5" Hall

Ground Floor 5.64 x 3.75 fixed timber refurbish replace door new window to new fexternal new window to framed window window with hardwood match existing hardwood door match existing in 18'6" x 12'4" to bedroom - vertical charred painted door. with painted place of timber cladding to existing finish doorway opening

PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION

F/P Bedroom 3 Bedroom 4 4.05 x 3.90 3.88 x 2.42 Outbuilding 13'3" x 12'10" 12'9" x 7'11"

F/P

F/P F/P 4.56 x 4.53 15'0" x 14'10" Bedroom 5 6.17 x 4.56 3.98 x 2.50 20'3" x 15'0" 13'1" x 8'2" Bedroom 1 Bedroom 2 4.66 x 4.07 4.66 x 4.34 New fixed Replace New refurbish infill existing refurbish 15'3" x 13'4" 15'3" x 14'3" timber door window sliding door opening windows framed openings existing sash and internal window with door window secondary PROPOSED REAR to within opening opening and internal glazing existing timber secondary ELEVATION (NORTH) door framed glazing opening to window to provide light wc and to rear of shower proposed Infill to kitchen finished with render to match Outbuilding Ground Floor existing walls First Floor Outbuilding First Floor

FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY - NOT TO SCALE Retention of timber weatherboa rding and dove cott The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. openings to gable end © ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/8389134/RIB

new timber framed window in place of North PROPOSED END ELEVATION existing C-08.04.19- Retain dovecote (WEST) doorway A-26.02.19- Removal of kitchen to converted area PLANNING

JOB TITLE: 0m 5m 10m Annabel Brown A18557- Heybridge Mill House Architect DRAWING NO: +44 (0) 1621 827000 16a High Street CLIENT NAME: A18557- PP01A Maldon Ewan Forster and [email protected] CM9 5PJ REVISION: SCALE 1:50 @ A0 Fiona Colquhoun D A DRAWING TITLE: DATE: Proposed plan and January 2019 elevations SCALE: For identification only. Not to scale. © 190705PH 1:50 @ A0

Important notice 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. PEH/91027050