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WROCKWARDINE HALL Wrockwardine • Shropshire Savills West Midlands Hall Court Telford TF3 4NF Tel: 01952 239500 Email: [email protected] www.savills.co.uk WROCKWARDINE HALL Wrockwardine • Shropshire • TF6 5DG Telford: 6.5 miles, M54 (J7): 1.7 miles, Shrewsbury: 12 miles, Stafford: 23 miles (All mileages are approximate) A stunning Grade II* listed Georgian house in the heart of Shropshire with a rich history Grand entrance hall • Drawing room • Dining room Sitting room • Kitchen • Boot room, laundry & cloakroom 5 principal bedrooms • Two bathrooms • 6 attic rooms Separate cottage requiring refurbishment Garaging, stabling and extensive outbuildings Paddock and orchard Gardens In all extending to about 3.9 acres Directions History From the M54 heading west, exit Junction 7 Wellington B5061 to the north. Turn right at the end Wrockwardine Hall stands on the site of the original manor house, which dates back to 1066 and of the slip road, and after 100 yards left towards Atcham and Wrockwardine (B5061). After ¼ of a is described in the Doomsday book as belonging to the Earls of Shrewsbury who retained it until mile turn right towards Wrockwardine on Drummery Lane. Once in the village of Wrockwardine, it was confiscated by the Crown from the outlawed Earl Robert Montgomery. At this point King turn right at the end of Drummery Lane. At the church turn left and the 1st driveway on your right Henry I gave the hall to his wife, Queen Adeliza. is Wrockwardine Hall. Rebuilt in 1628 (as marked on the chimney stack) by the Earls of Shrewsbury, refaced and extended Situation in 1750 to include a seven bay Georgian front, Wrockwardine Hall has a grand history to match its appearance. From the early eighteen hundreds the hall was owned by the Cludde family and the Set behind the 13th century church in the rural village of Wrockwardine, Wrockwardine Hall is a Earls of Powis. handsome bay front Georgian house set in mature gardens. More recently the Hall has been in the hands of the Military. Leased by the War department from Wrockwardine is a pleasant village with an active local community situated between Shrewsbury and Colonel Henry Herbert in 1948 and subsequently bought in 1958, Wrockwardine Hall has been the Telford, and only a few miles from the M54 and access to the national motorway network. Intercity home of many Generals and other high ranking Army officers. trains from Stafford provide excellent access to London, Birmingham and Manchester, which also have international airports. Description Shropshire has a wealth of good schools both in the independent and state sector including The Wrockwardine Hall is a beautiful Grade II* listed Georgian house standing in private and mature Shrewsbury School and High School for Girls, Adams Grammar and the High School for Girls in gardens with far reaching views of the surrounding Shropshire countryside. Boasting some excellent Newport and Wrekin College in Telford. Good preparatory schools in Shrewsbury such as Prestfelde period architectural plasterwork, wood panelling and rooms of grand proportions, the Hall has the and Packwood Haugh in the Shrewsbury area. potential to be an exceptional home both for entertaining and family life. Extensive outbuildings offer the possibility (subject to the relevant planning consents) for a wide range of uses. Entering the house through the front door there is a grand reception hall with The principal bedrooms lead off the main landing, three of which are panelled ornate plasterwork ceiling and a large open fireplace, leading to the striking and each with hand basins, shutters and built-in storage. There are two main staircase which is lit by a venetian window. The hall leads into the sitting bathrooms as well as a dressing room situated between the two front bedrooms. room, drawing room and dining room, all of which have retained many of The first floor can also be accessed via the back stairs which then lead up to the the original architectural features including plasterwork, open fires and sash attic rooms, which could be developed into further accommodation. windows complete with shutters. Beyond the hall lies the kitchen with a Rayburn range, and extensive utility accommodation including scullery, laundry room and boot room as well as useful cellar space. From the hall the main staircase leads up to a large landing that boasts further exceptional plasterwork and wood panelling. You can also enjoy a spectacular view into the gardens through the venetian window. Wrockwardine Hall Gross internal area (approx.) : N Hall (Ground & 1st Floor) : 558 Sq. m ( 6,005 Sq. ft.) Room Hall Cellars : 69.5 Sq. m ( 748 Sq. ft.) Stables 4.31 x 2.30 Room 3.90 x 2.56 Hall 2nd Floor : 163 Sq. m ( 1,755 Sq. ft.) includes restricted headroom 4.11 x 2.67 (14' 2" x 7' 6") (12' 10" x 8' 5") Tank Room Cottage : 45 Sq. m ( 480 Sq. ft.) (13' 6" x 8' 9") 3.60 x 3.24 Room (11' 10" x 10' 7") Malt House : 162 Sq. m ( 1,742 Sq. ft.) 4.76 x 4.02 Outbuildings : 475.5 Sq. m ( 5,115 Sq. ft.) (15' 7" x 13' 2") For identication only, not to scale Boiler Room Room Room Room 4.65 x 4.09 4.30 x 4.09 4.51 x 4.11 6.07 x 5.81 Stables Laundry (15' 3" x 13' 5") (14' 1" x 13' 5") (14' 9" x 13' 6") (19' 11" x 19' 0") 8.30 x 5.40 4.81 x 4.64 (27' 3" x 17' 9") (15' 9" x 15' 3") External Measurements Second Floor Ground Floor From Passage by Boiler Room (First Floor Not Shown) From Rear of Hall Barn 12.32 x 5.55 Cellar 3.11 x 1.93 Kitchen Scullery Boot Room (40' 5" x 18' 2") 3.70 x 3.22 (10' 2" x 6' 4") Drawing Room 4.86 x 4.11 4.76 x 4.45 Cellar Wine Cellar (12' 2" x 10' 7") 5.42 x 5.38 5.62 x 5.55 (15' 11" x 13' 6") (15' 7" x 14' 7") 2.56 x 2.46 Not Surveyed (17' 9" x 17' 8") (8' 5" x 8' 1") Cellar (18' 5" x 18' 2") 2.79 x 1.79 (9' 2" x 5' 11") Cellar Store 5.66 x 2.89 Cellars Hall (18' 7" x 9' 6") 10.84 x 6.29 Sitting Room Store (35' 7" x 20' 8") 5.47 x 4.98 Dining Room Stables 5.58 x 3.52 Malt House Malt House (17' 11" x 16' 4") 5.47 x 4.04 5.98 x 5.40 (18' 4" x 11' 6") (17' 11" x 13' 3") (19' 7" x 17' 9") Garage 6.76 x 5.55 (22' 2" x 18' 2") Ground Floor Room 9.32 x 4.74 Stables (30' 7" x 15' 7") 5.97 x 5.17 Not Surveyed (19' 7" x 16' 11") Bedroom Not Surveyed 4.40 x 4.27 Cottage Cottage Bedroom (14' 5" x 14' 0") 5.65 x 5.59 (18' 7" x 18' 4") Stables Conservatory 5.92 x 2.84 4.50 x 1.73 (19' 5" x 9' 4") (14' 9" x 5' 8") Room Ground Floor 5.12 x 3.33 (16' 9" x 10' 11") Dovecote Sitting Room Bedroom (First Floor of Stables Not Shown) 4.80 x 4.80 5.17 x 3.52 4.20 x 3.53 (15' 9" x 15' 9") (16' 11" x 11' 6") Kitchen (13' 9" x 11' 7") Kitchen Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom 3.59 x 2.79 3.12 x 2.69 5.03 x 4.88 4.79 x 4.29 5.35 x 4.05 (11' 9" x 9' 2") (10' 3" x 8' 10") (16' 6" x 16' 6") (15' 8" x 14' 1") (17' 7" x 13' 3") Ground Floor First Floor First Floor Wrockwardine Hall Gross internal area (approx.) : N Hall (Ground & 1st Floor) : 558 Sq. m ( 6,005 Sq. ft.) Room Hall Cellars : 69.5 Sq. m ( 748 Sq. ft.) Stables 4.31 x 2.30 Room 3.90 x 2.56 Hall 2nd Floor : 163 Sq. m ( 1,755 Sq. ft.) includes restricted headroom 4.11 x 2.67 (14' 2" x 7' 6") (12' 10" x 8' 5") Tank Room Cottage : 45 Sq. m ( 480 Sq. ft.) (13' 6" x 8' 9") 3.60 x 3.24 Room (11' 10" x 10' 7") Malt House : 162 Sq. m ( 1,742 Sq. ft.) 4.76 x 4.02 Outbuildings : 475.5 Sq. m ( 5,115 Sq. ft.) (15' 7" x 13' 2") For identication only, not to scale Boiler Room Room Room Room 4.65 x 4.09 4.30 x 4.09 4.51 x 4.11 6.07 x 5.81 Stables Laundry (15' 3" x 13' 5") (14' 1" x 13' 5") (14' 9" x 13' 6") (19' 11" x 19' 0") 8.30 x 5.40 4.81 x 4.64 (27' 3" x 17' 9") (15' 9" x 15' 3") External Measurements Second Floor The Cottage Outbuildings To the left of the rear gate is Wrockwardine To the north and east of the house is an Ground Floor From Passage by Boiler Room Cottage, a traditional black and white timber extensive range of outbuildings including the (First Floor Not Shown) From Rear of Hall framed building which, could offer extra guest or Grade II* Listed dovecote. The outbuildings Barn 12.32 x 5.55 Cellar staff accommodation if renovated. surround a central grass courtyard and include 3.11 x 1.93 Kitchen Scullery Boot Room (40' 5" x 18' 2") 3.70 x 3.22 (10' 2" x 6' 4") Drawing Room 4.86 x 4.11 4.76 x 4.45 Cellar Wine Cellar pigsties / kennels, 3-bay coach house and two 5.62 x 5.55 (12' 2" x 10' 7") (15' 7" x 14' 7") 5.42 x 5.38 2.56 x 2.46 (15' 11" x 13' 6") Cellar (18' 5" x 18' 2") Not Surveyed (17' 9" x 17' 8") (8' 5" x 8' 1") 2.79 x 1.79 Gardens and Grounds stables attached to a large barn which can also (9' 2" x 5' 11") Wrockwardine Hall is approached by a slightly be accessed from the rear drive and could be Cellar curving tarmac drive through mature gardens used as garaging.