IMPRESSIVE COUNTRY HOUSE COMBINING LUXURY LIVING WITH FACILITIES TO OPERATE BUSINESS FROM HOME canterbury house, cornhill, banff, ab45 2bp

IMPRESSIVE COUNTRY HOUSE COMBINING LUXURY LIVING WITH FACILITIES TO OPERATE BUSINESS FROM HOME canterbury house, cornhill, banff, ab45 2bp Vestibule u reception hallway u drawing room u dining room u sitting room u kitchen u cloakroom u master bedroom suite u 5 further bedrooms with en suite facilities u guest bedroom suite u library u study/bedroom 8 u leisure suite and cinema room

Self contained 2 bedroom annexe u modern general purpose 4,500 sq m shed with office u tractor shed

About 8 acres

EPC = D

Banff: 11 miles Keith: 12 miles : 51 miles Aberdeen Airport: 48 miles

Location Canterbury House lies about 5 miles inland from the and is set in rolling farmland with a sheltering backdrop of woodland to the north. The Moray Coast is renowned for having a relatively mild climate and some of the highest levels of sunshine in the UK. Pretty fishing villages such as , and Cullen, beautiful beaches and a number of renowned golf courses lie along the coast. The famous Royal and Royal Tarlair courses are found at Banff and Macduff respectively. For fishing enthusiasts, the rivers Deveron and Spey are a short drive from this property and there is excellent sea angling along the coast. There are marinas at and Banff. Duff House at Banff is part of the National Galleries of and houses a range of art treasures and superbly furnished rooms. Inland, to the south west, is Speyside with its famous whisky distilleries.

The nearby village of Cornhill offers a general store/post office, garage, pub, village hall and church, and Portsoy which is 3 miles away has further facilities with a small supermarket, various pubs, hotels and cafes. The local primary schools are at Ordiquhill (2 miles), Fordyce (2.5 miles) and Portsoy also offers pre-school and primary schooling, with secondary schooling in Banff, and Keith. Private schooling is available at Gordonstoun, some 36 miles to the Rubislaw granite, on four levels and finished with slate and green fish tail west, near Elgin. The A96 links the major regional centres of Aberdeen feature slates and ogee aluminium gutters. The result is an imposing (51 miles) and (68 miles). The nearest railway station is property which offers the best of old and new, combining traditional at Keith (12 miles), on the Inverness – Aberdeen line. Aberdeen external and internal period features with the convenience of modern International Airport offers a wide range of domestic and European living. The standard of the works undertaken was to an extraordinarily flights. high specification. The house has pitch pine doors, skirtings and architraves, ornate plaster cornices and centre ceiling roses in most The nearby coastal village of Portsoy was established as a Royal Burgh rooms on the ground and first floors. There are four fireplaces in the in 1550 by Mary Queen of Scots and is famed for its green Portsoy house, each with their own individual design, two of which have coal Marble or serpentine, which was used in the construction of Louis XIV’s effect gas fires. On the second floor and the lower ground floor, the style Palace of Versailles. It is still quarried locally, in small quantities, and is more contemporary. Features include Kingspan insulation, double items made from it are sold in the harbourside Portsoy Marble Shop. The glazing, fire doors, an integral vacuum system, heat recovery system, town is largely a conservation area, focussed on the harbour which was multi-room music and TV systems, cat 5 cabling to all rooms, wall built around 300 years ago and upgraded in 1825 for the herring fishing activated switches to table lamps in the drawing room, a walk in chill fleet. Portsoy hosts an annual Scottish Traditional Small Boats Festival room in the kitchen and the facility for all fireplaces to be functional. The in late June/early July which is enjoyed by as many as 15,000 visitors self contained, attached annexe offers flexible accommodation with a and encompasses history, music, arts, crafts, food and drink as well as a more modern twist and has disabled access. The house was completed variety of maritime activities. The recently restored Salmon Bothy serves some fifteen years ago. both as a museum and a community hub. Despite its scale the house is easily managed and it functions admirably Description both as an impressive house in which to host large house parties and as Twenty plus years ago, Canterbury House was conceived by the current a comfortable family home. owners, who designed and started collecting traditional materials for the construction of a Victorian style house with all the benefits of modern technology. Constructed traditionally, the mansion house was built with

Accommodation The three ground floor reception rooms and the dining kitchen all open from the welcoming reception hallway. The delightful south facing drawing room is almost 36 ft long and has a large bay window with panoramic views over the garden and countryside and sliding doors to a dining patio on the west side of the house. The focal point of this room is a handsome white marble fireplace. Formal dining is catered for with the rear aspect dining room and the informal sitting room has a south facing box bay window and an open fireplace. The hub of the house is the generously proportioned luxury dining kitchen with a walk in corner chill room and substantial island. There is an extensive range of cabinets with contrasting work surfaces. The cloakroom off the hallway has space to add a shower if required.

A pitch pine turned staircase with traditional decorative pitch pine balustrade and mahogany handrail leads to the first floor. The master bedroom suite has an en suite shower room and twin dressing rooms. Two further bedrooms share an en suite bathroom and a fourth bedroom is currently used as a study. Also on this floor is a library with oak fitted book shelving and storage (bought from Chivas Brothers, makers of Chivas Regal Whisky) and an ornate Adam plaster fireplace and integrated mirror. A more contemporary, yet stylish feel develops on the second floor. Here there are three further bedrooms, each with en suite shower room, which give guests or family a feeling of independence and space. A real retreat is the further guest bedroom suite which has a bedroom with a porthole, a sitting room with a further porthole window and a bathroom with a separate shower compartment.

In the basement is a fantastic leisure facility including games room and cinema with a fitted corner bar. It currently accommodates a full sized 1895 billiard table and has plenty of space for relaxing, watching films and playing music. A stone fireplace houses a woodburning stove.

Annexe A boot room opening off the kitchen connects the main house to the self contained annexe. The boot room also serves as the everyday entrance to the house. The annexe has a dining kitchen and a large sitting room, both of which have arched windows incorporating double French doors to the breakfast patio and garden and drawing in wonderful light. To the rear are two bedrooms and a shower room with disabled person access. The annexe also has a separate entrance at the side and would be ideal accommodation for dependent relatives. Equally, it could lend itself to use as office facilities or consulting rooms for business use.

Grounds The eight acres of grounds are accessed through a gateway flanked by granite walls with the name of the house inscribed in gold leaf to either side of pillars with cabling for electric gates. The 250 yards long lockblock driveway is flanked by pillar lights. The drive splits as it approaches the house, allowing access to the front or the rear and to the workshop building behind the house. Between the two roads is a mature, established rockery, designed for easy maintenance. To the east of the house is a breakfast patio. Along the south facing front of the house is a balustraded, gravelled terrace with a raised island bed, and there is a substantial patio on the west gable, with direct access from the drawing room. The grounds are mainly grassed and edged by trees and shrubs, along with beech hedging for shelter. To the south east of the house is a large pond with an island. There is a service road with separate access for the oil lorry and other heavy duty traffic.

Outbuildings To the rear of the house is a 4,500 sq m general purpose shed which has a workshop section, gym and leisure area and is currently home to a beloved range of classic cars. Discussions have taken place with the Council for a change of use to light industrial and it is likely that a consent would not be difficult to obtain, allowing the building to be used for light manufacturing. Further details are available from the selling agents. There are three electrically operated doors to the storage area and one larger electrically operated door to the workshop. There is a concrete apron around two sides of the building. On the first floor are an office and two store rooms.

A tractor shed lies to the west of the house. Constructed of block rendered walls with a slated roof and double timber doors, it is of similar size to a large double garage. There is a lean to PVC greenhouse on its southern wall. The buildings are served by both electricity (lighting and sockets) and water.

Services Mains electricity. Mains water supply. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating. Double glazing.

Fixtures and fittings All fitted carpets, fitted floor coverings, window blinds, lights and bathroom fittings are included in the sale price.

Local Authority Aberdeenshire Council Tax Band H.

Home Report & Energy Performance A copy of the full Home Report and Energy Performance Certificate is available on request.

Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General Remarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.

Possession To be by mutual agreement. floorplans

Gross internal area (approx): House: 690.62 sq.m (7434 sq.ft) Outbuildings: 391.67 sq.m (4216 sq.ft)

For Identification Only. Drawing Bedroom 7 Room Library Bedroom 4 4.27 x 3.15 Bedroom 6 Not To Scale. 10.95 x 4.75 5.23 x 4.67 4.67 x 3.28 14' x 10'4'' 4.67 x 3.30 17'2'' x 15'4'' 15'4'' x 10'9'' 15'4'' x 10'10'' © Square Foot Media. 35'11'' x 15'7'' Ensuite Shower Room

Ensuite Shower Ensuite Room Shower Hall Room Bar 4.83 x 3.20 Dining Hall Bedroom 3 15'10'' x 10'6'' Hall Room 6.53 x 4.01 4.09 x 3.28 Vestibule 5.87 x 4.67 4.78 x 3.76 21'5'' x 13'2'' 13'5'' x 10'9'' 19'3'' x 15'4'' 15'8'' x 12'4'' Bedroom 2 5.00 x 3.89 16'5'' x 12'9'' Bedroom 8 3.89 x 2.97 12'9'' x 9'9'' WC Ensuite Bedroom 1 Bathroom Games/ 5.00 x 3.86 Bathroom Cinema Room 16'5'' x 12'8'' 10.72 x 9.63 35'2'' x 31'7'' Boiler Shower Room Room

Bedroom 5 Sitting Dining Master 4.14 x 3.17 Ensuite Bedroom 2 Room Kitchen Bedroom 13'7'' x 10'5'' Shower 4.98 x 3.91 Ante Room 5.33 x 4.88 7.16 x 5.49 Boot Hall 5.31 x 4.88 Room 17'6'' x 16' 17'5'' x 16' 16'4'' x 12'10'' 5.36 x 3.40 23'6'' x 18' Room 17'7'' x 11'2'' 3.73 x 2.84 12'3'' x 9'4'' Dining Kitchen 5.94 x 3.66 19'6'' x 12'

Sitting Room 5.74 x 4.47 First Floor Second Floor 18'10'' x 14'8''

Basement Ground Floor

Workshop 10.64 x 8.61 34'11'' x 28'3''

Store Hall 4.72 x 1.80 15'6'' x 5'11''

Office 5.64 x 4.60 18'6'' x 15'1''

Store 4.72 x 1.88 Garage 15'6'' x 6'2'' Greenhouse 17.53 x 15.39 6.15 x 2.92 57'6'' x 50'6'' 20'2'' x 9'7''

Tractor Shed 6.78 x 6.07 22'3'' x 19'11'' Energy Efficiency Rating

Savills Aberdeen 5 Queen’s Terrace, Ground Floor Ground Floor First Floor Aberdeen, AB10 1XL 72 [email protected] 60 01224 971110 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 savills.co.uk otherwise. 15/10/06 SP. Canterbury House, Cornhill

Offers Offers must be submitted in Scottish legal terms to the Selling Agents. A closing date for offers may be fixed and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the Selling Agents following inspection.

Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills – 01224 971110

Selling Agents Savills (UK) Ltd 5 Queen’s Terrace, Aberdeen, AB10 1XL Tel: 01224 971110, Fax: 01224 971150

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