Norcott Hall

norcott hall

NORTHCHURCH • HERTFORDSHIRE

norcott hall

NORTHCHURCH • HERTFORDSHIRE

An impressive country house and three cottages with immaculate gardens and grounds within easy reach of London

• Reception hall • First floor sitting room

• Sitting room • 4 further bedrooms

• Sun room • 2 further bathrooms

• Drawing room • Cinema/play room

• Dining room • Garaging for 5 cars

• Study • 3 excellent cottages

• Superb new kitchen/ • Tennis court breakfast room • Outdoor manège • Cellar • Immaculate formal • 2 master bedroom suites gardens both with dressing rooms, one with private balcony • Walled garden

• 4 further bedroom suites • Paddocks and woodland

Planning consent for new 4080 sq.ft. (379 sq.m.) indoor pool complex

Main house extends to about 13,110 sq.ft. including garages and outbuildings Cottages extend to 4,004 sq.ft. in total In all about 15.8 hectares (39 acres) For Sale Freehold as a whole or in 5 lots Adjacent National Trust land

Rural Hertfordshire

Norcott Hall is situated near the end of a dead-end Champneys near Tring and the renowned hotel, country lane bordered by National Trust land close to The Grove nearby. the small village of Northchurch. For every day needs Berkhamsted accommodates all Junction 20 of the M25 lies within 8 miles providing the necessary requirements, with Central London a easy access to London and both Heathrow and Luton short distance for more extensive recreational and International Airports. There is a regular fast train business needs. service from Berkhamsted into London Euston

taking just over 30 minutes. • Berkhamsted 3 miles • London Euston 30 minutes There are excellent recreational facilities in the area • Tring 5 miles with numerous golf courses at Berkhamsted, Moor • Central London 38 miles Park, Stoke Park, Denham and Beaconsﬁeld. (Distances and times approximate) There are also excellent spa facilities with

Grand Union Canal in Berkhamsted Lot 1 Norcott Hall - About 4.87 acres

Norcott Hall is a beautifully presented country house, including a superb new kitchen and breakfast room. built in 1928 in the Georgian style and partially It was at one time home to Eva Peron, the Argentinean remodelled in 1935. It has been substantially frst lady who is said to be responsible for some modernised and improved in recent years, internal works. Ground Floor

A neat gravel drive from a quiet lane passes through impressive entrance gates guarded by brick piers. On either side of the drive are neat lawned areas with mature wide flower beds within a brick wall. Front door to porch, double glazed doors into reception hall, with stone freplace and wood burner. An elegant staircase with fnely turned ballustrading rises to the ﬁrst floor.

Sitting room, an elegant light room with delicate panelling and ornate marble ﬁreplace.

Cloakroom, with twin washbasins and two WC’s. Cloak hanging space.

Sun room, a south facing living room, with three sets of double doors onto a wide flagstone terrace overlooking the immaculate gardens. This room has an excellent drinks bar.

Drawing room, a beautiful double aspect room with Dining room, a grand dining room with marble Kitchen, superb new 32ft 10” kitchen with breakfast Study, with adjacent library. Secondary stairs to ornate marble freplace and large bay window with freplace and three tall windows with window seats area, flower room and utility room, larder and frst floor and door to extensive cellars. Boiler room, French doors out to the garden terrace. overlooking the gardens. pantry. Back door with WC and cloakroom. with two oil-fred boilers.

Garden hall, with double doors out to terrace. Adjacent servery with original plate warmer. First Floor

Master bedroom suite, an impressive 27ft 6” bedroom with freplace, extensive hanging cupboards and balcony with superb views over the gardens and open farmland beyond.

En suite bathroom. En suite dressing room / bedroom.

Bedroom suite 2, with stairs up to en suite bathroom. En suite dressing room, with extensive hanging cupboards.

Sitting room, with stone freplace.

Bedroom suite 3, with en suite bathroom.

Bedroom suite 4, with en suite shower room.

Bedroom suite 5, with en suite shower room.

Bedroom suite 6, with en suite shower room.

Off the rear landing is a separate shower room.

Second Floor

On the second floor are four further good sized bedrooms, a bathroom and large playroom / cinema / further bedroom with access to a large attic room which could be converted to a further en suite bathroom if required subject to the normal regulations. This room would also make an ideal cinema room.

Bedroom 5 Bedroom 4 Garage Garage 5.03 x 4.45 4.64 x 4.10 6.74 x 6.09 8.77 x 6.45 16'6" x 14'7" 15'3" x 13'5" 22’1” x 20’0” 28’9” x 21’2” Changing Changing Shower Room Room Norcott Hall Cottages

Plant Kitchen Room

The Annexe 2.78 x 2.61 Up 9’1” x 8’7”

Sitting Room 5.27 x 4.15 Bedroom Dn Bedroom 3 17'3" x 13'7” Dn 5.59 x 3.18 5.91 x 4.20 18'4" x 10'5" 19'5" x 13'9" Swimming Pool Up 22.00 x 16.50 Jacuzzi 72'2" x 54'1"

Larder

Kitchen/ Breakfast Room 4.09 x 2.55 Bedroom 6 10.00 x 7.45 13'5" x 8'4" 5.28 x 4.60 32'10" x 24'5" 17'4" x 15'1"

Garden Room Kitchen 2.76 x 2.76 3.65 x 2.72 12'0" x 8'11" 9'1" x 9'1" Sitting Room 5.43 x 5.20 17'10" x 17'1" No 2 Kitchen

Up 4.11 x 2.71 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Proposed Swimming 13'6" x 8'11" 4.30 x 3.0 7 3.14 x 2.64 Dn 14'1" x 10'1" 10'4" x 8'8" Dn Pool Annexe Dining Room Study 5.70 x 3.50 5.94 x 4.18 18'8" x 11'6" Flower Room Bedroom 10 19'6" x 13'9" Up Dn 4.37 x 3.31 Dn 4.65 x 2.93 14'4" x 10'10" 15'3" x 9'7" Wine Cellar Master Bedroom Dressing Room 3.94 x 3.84 Balcony 8.39 x5.74 4.66 x 4.00 12'11" x 12'7" 15'3" x 13'1" Dining Room 27'6" x 18'10" 8.93 x 5.20 Courtyard Bedroom 2 29'3" x 17'1" 6.69 x 5.80 Up Laundry/ 21'11" x 19'0" Utility Room Library 3.90 x 2.43 norcott hall Store Room 4.70 x 3.17 Sitting Room Bedroom 1 2.91 x 2.81 15'5" x 10'5" 12'10" x 8'0" 4.74 x 4.53 4.29 x 3.92 14'1" x 12'10" 9'7" x 9'3" Bedroom 8 Bedroom 11 15'7" x 14'10" 4.80 x 3.63 3.45 x 2.93 15'9" x 11'11" 11'4" x 9'7" NORTHCHURCH • HERTFORDSHIRE Store No 1 Dn Up Room Study 2.66 x 2.22 Bedroom 4 Dn In First Floor 8'9"x 7'3" 2.64 x 2.25 8'8" x 7'5" Dining Room Bedroom 2 Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Up Reception Hall 4.59 x 3.74 Reception 15'1" x 12'3" 4.52 x 3.55 10.30 x 5.90 Dressing Room Up 14'10" x 11'8 " 4.60 x 3.60 Boiler Room 33'10" x 19'4" Bedroom 9 Main house 11895 sq.ft./1105 sq.mts. 15'1" x 11'10" Kitchen/Utility 4.87 x 3.38 3.68 x 3.64 Double Garage 441 sq.ft./44 sq.mts. 16'0" x 11'1" 12'1" x 11'11" Bedroom Triple Garage 614 sq.ft./57 sq.mts. Outbuildings 160 sq.ft./15 sq.mts. Kitchen/ Sitting Room Breakfast Room Bathroom The Annexe 581 sq.ft./54 sq.mts. Playroom/ Bedroom 1 5.40 x 4.78 4.91 x 4.67 4.83 x 4.59 Bedroom 3 Bedroom 12 17'9" x 15'8" 16'1" x 15'4" 15'10" x 15'1" 4.51 x 2.87 No 2 Cottage 1324 sq.ft./123 sq.mts. Cellar Drawing Room Sun Room 14'10" x 9’5" Attic Store Room 6.30 x 4.09 Dn 8.40 x 8.15 6.13 x 4.53 Storage No 1 Cottage 2099 sq.ft./195 sq.mts. 5.81 x 4.58 20'8" x 13'5" 27'6" x 26'8" 20'1" x 14'10" Sitting Room 19'1" x 15'0" Proposed Pool Annexe 4080 sq.ft./379 sq.mts. 6.11 x 5.81 Proposed Swimming 20'1" x 19'1" Pool Annexe This plan is for guidance only and must not be Ground Floor First Floor relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars Ground Floor Second Floor Bedroom 5 Bedroom 4 Garage Garage 5.03 x 4.45 4.64 x 4.10 6.74 x 6.09 8.77 x 6.45 16'6" x 14'7" 15'3" x 13'5" 22’1” x 20’0” 28’9” x 21’2” Changing Changing Shower Room Room Norcott Hall Cottages

Plant Kitchen Room

The Annexe 2.78 x 2.61 Up 9’1” x 8’7”

Sitting Room 5.27 x 4.15 Bedroom Dn Bedroom 3 17'3" x 13'7” Dn 5.59 x 3.18 5.91 x 4.20 18'4" x 10'5" 19'5" x 13'9" Swimming Pool Up 22.00 x 16.50 Jacuzzi 72'2" x 54'1"

Larder

Kitchen/ Breakfast Room 4.09 x 2.55 Bedroom 6 10.00 x 7.45 13'5" x 8'4" 5.28 x 4.60 32'10" x 24'5" 17'4" x 15'1"

Garden Room Kitchen 2.76 x 2.76 3.65 x 2.72 12'0" x 8'11" 9'1" x 9'1" Sitting Room 5.43 x 5.20 17'10" x 17'1" No 2 Kitchen

Gardens and Grounds

Norcott Hall is approached through impressive gates Steps drop down from the terrace to the sunken set in brick piers. From here the gravelled drive, garden with beautifully laid out flower beds around flanked by immaculate lawns and herbaceous the fountain and herbaceous borders beyond. borders, leads up to a gravelled forecourt. The drive Immediately to the south west of the house is the continues to a parking area and 2 garage blocks Millennium Garden with immaculate beds framed with space for 5 cars. in box hedging. Beyond this, below the terrace with its covered seating area, is the croquet lawn A stone paved terrace wraps around the south and adjacent to the orchard. From here are fantastic far west side of the house with access from many of the reaching views over the surrounding countryside. main rooms, and offers ideal outdoor entertaining space. From the terrace, paths and steps lead down To the north of the house, next to the orchard, to the different areas of the formal gardens. To the is the delightful walled garden with an abundance west of the house are expanses of immaculate lawns of fruit trees and extensive vegetable growing interspersed with pathways and mature trees, beyond beds with a glasshouse, potting shed and which is the cleverly concealed hard tennis court. implement stores with the Estate yard beyond.

Lot 2 - Amenity land

A block of pasture and woodland with an outdoor manege and post and rail paddocks. About 33.99 acres.

Lot 3 - The Annexe

An attractive cottage with a downstairs sitting room, well equipped kitchen and a ground floor bathroom with one bedroom on the ﬁrst floor.

Lot 4 - 2 Norcott Hall Cottages

This is another good, flexible cottage with sitting room, dining room, well equipped kitchen and WC on the ground floor and with three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the ﬁrst floor.

Lot 5 - 1 Norcott Hall Cottages

This is a delightfully spacious cottage, the ground floor comprises a good sized sitting room, dining room, well equipped kitchen / breakfast room, study and downstairs WC. The cottage also has a good sized cellar. The ﬁrst floor has a master bedroom with en suite shower room and three further bedrooms with a family bathroom. The cottage also has a good sized private garden. tails Luton

A5 A418 Luton Airport

Aylesbury

A413 Norcott Hall M1 St Albans

A41 2 1 33 Margaret Street A414 London W1G 0JD

6 Amersham

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