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The Round Tower near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 6HT

A truly unique luxury property combining the future with the past incorporating award winning design in the heart of the Cotswolds

Cirencester 2 miles N Swindon 14 miles N M4 (Junction 15) 16 miles Cheltenham 15 miles N Kemble Mainline railway station 4 miles London Paddington 80 minutes N London 95 miles (Distances and times approximate) Grade II Listed former hunting lodge combining a contemporary dwelling with a Listed castellated tower conceived by award winning developers GL50 Properties. The Round Tower is a truly exceptional piece of architectural art and a extraordinarily special bespoke product. The property is mentioned in leading design books for the imagination and drive required to gain planning permission to transform this signature protected building. The development team have created a piece of architectural art that has to be seen to be believed.

01285 627550 01285 659771 1 Castle Street, Market Place, Gloucester House, Dyer Street, Cirencester GL7 11QD Cirencester GL7 2PT [email protected] [email protected]

www.gl50.co.uk

Gloucestershire N The Round Tower stands in open countryside between the Cotswold villages of Siddington and South Cerney. The nearby celebrated market town of Cirencester is in easy reach and has a range of everyday shops and services as well as a number of boutique retailers, well known pubs and restaurants and specialist stores.

N The regional centres of Cheltenham, Swindon, Bristol and Bath are all within easy daily commuting distance and offer a wide variety of further shops and services and many superb cultural festivals.

N Swindon mainline station, London Paddington (55 minutes) is about 14 miles away with regular train services. Kemble station, London Paddington (80 minutes) is only 4 miles away.

N The M4 (Junction 15) is approximately 16 miles away with the A419 and then A147 providing access to the M5. The region has many sporting opportunities including golf at South Cerney and Cirencester; horseracing at Cheltenham, Newbury; hunting with the VWH, Duke of Beaufort and Cotswold; polo at Cirencester, Westonbirt and Edgeworth; rugby at Gloucester and extensive water sports at the near by Cotswold Water Park.

N The area is renowned for first-rate education with many schools and colleges in both public and private sectors. Full details available from the vendor’s agent. The Round Tower N The Round Tower was part of the Bathurst Estate dating back to the 1700s and has varied use from a windmill, hunting lodge to a castellated folly and now a ingeniously designed 21st century home.

N From the exterior, the eye catching stone tower is all that can be seen. On entering the tower there is a marvellous property which is surrounded by over 4 acres of gardens and grounds.

N On the ground floor is an entrance hall with a split helical staircase leading up to two bedrooms with a bathroom, over two floors. At the top is a roof terrace with 360o views across the countryside.

N Downstairs, there is a sitting/media room in the circular base of N Specifications throughout the house are the highest of quality N full integration of main house and ancillary accommodation the tower with a portrait window that looks out over the with wireless lighting system allowing one touch operations for for security, services, home office. countryside to the magnificent church tower of Cirencester church numerous effects. Zoned security and home entertainment N low maintenance and secure in the distance. From here the property opens up into the systems are in place with enhanced media coverage and viewing contemporary subterranean open plan reception area cleverly to name a few. Limestone, marble, slate, stainless steel, and Grounds incorporating the kitchen, dining and sitting room. Full height glass have all been used to remarkable effect. N At the entrance of the ground, there is a secondary building which sliding glaze doors retract and open up a private courtyard which has garaging for two cars as well as a staff lodge or guest studio combines the use of natural slate, granite and English limestone List of features that comprises of a kitchen, bathroom, sitting room and to great effect. There is a swimming pool with open country views N one touch controlled lighting to interior and exterior mezzanine bedroom. The building has flexible future use and flanked with rolling grass lawn. N 5.1 audio to sitting and media rooms would also be ideal for a home office. N under floor heating N The grounds fall away from the tower on all sides running to cast N Behind the centre rooms are two en suite bedrooms with a bath N provision for ground or air source heat pumps iron parkland fencing and mature hedging. There are automatic and a shower room as well as a clothes closet and full height N high efficiency gas fires entrance gates and strategically planted specimen trees. cupboards. The under ground rooms have a secure and spacious N ample storage feel with natural light from large circular roof lights. N sprayed joinery N In all about 4.15 acres. The usable floor area including the main N Schucco glazing house, tower, terraces and guest annex is about 3,984 sq ft. N high standard of materials

Services Mains electricity, gas, water, private drainage. Local authority Council Tel 01285 603 000. Fixtures and fittings Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others, furniture, light fittings, garden ornaments etc., are specifically excluded but may be made available by separate negotiation. The sculpture shown in the brochure is expressly excluded from the sale but maybe available by separate negotiation from the well known artist, Sophie Ryder. www.sophieryder.org Viewings Strictly by appointment through the vendor’s agents Knight Frank, Cirencester Tel 01285 659 771 or Savills Tel 01285 627 550 Further images and information can be seen at GL50.co.uk Directions (GL7 6HT) From south out of Cirencester take the old A419 signposted towards Swindon. Continue pass the Tesco Superstore roundabout and continue for approximately half a mile. Turn right at the Preston Toll Bar signposted toward Siddington and South Cerney. Continue along this road for approximately half a mile and The Round Tower will be seen on the right hand side on the crest of the hill. ROOF TERRACE

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