Bignell Garden House CHESTERTON, NR BICESTER, OXFORDSHIRE Bignell Garden House CHESTERTON, NR BICESTER, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 1UF

Immaculate village house set in Victorian walled gardens, with excellent commuter links

Bicester 2.5 miles (Bicester North/London Marylebone from 49 mins), M40 (J9) 3.5 miles Oxford 11 miles, London 63 miles (distances & times approximate)

Entrance hall • drawing room • dining room • study family room • open plan kitchen/breakfast room utility room • WC • boot room • 5 bedrooms 3 bathrooms • integral garage • store room pump room • parking • landscaped walled gardens in all about 1.5 acres

Savills Summertown 256 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford. OX2 7DE [email protected] 01865 339700 Directions (OX26 1UF) From Oxford, take the A34 north towards Bicester. After approximately 4 miles, take the exit onto the B430, signposted Middleton Stoney and Weston-on-the-Green. Follow the road north and, after about a mile, turn right signposted Chesterton. After about 1 mile turn left after the golf course as signed to Bicester. At the next junction turn right and proceed through the village and after the hotel on the right, the drive leading to Bignell Garden House is found on the left beyond a high stone wall. Situation Chesterton is an attractive village situated about 2.5 miles south of Bicester and 11 miles north east of Oxford. Amenities in the village include a parish church, public house, hotel, village hall, C of E Primary School and Bruern Abbey Preparatory School. It is also the home of the Bicester Golf and Country Club with its health/leisure centre, the Bicester Sports Association’s Cricket and Mini Rugby Clubs, and a village junior football club and cricket club.

The market town of Bicester provides a full range of shopping, educational and sporting facilities as well as the popular retail outlet village. There is further extensive schooling in Oxford, Banbury and the surrounding area. Chesterton is very well placed for communications, with access to junction 9 of the M40 (3.5 miles), A34, A41 and mainline rail services to London and Birmingham from Bicester. Description Bignell Garden House dates to the 1890’s when it was the head groom’s house to Bignell House. With neighbouring properties being the stables and laundry rooms, all were surrounded by walled kitchen gardens. The estate was broken up in the 1950’s when the then owner of Bignell House, Mrs Pain, moved into Bignell Garden House.*

(*Source “Bignell House – A Social History”, 2011) Set up a private shared drive, Bignell Garden House is constructed of stone and brick render beneath a slate roof and the substantial property, not listed, retains many hallmark Victorian features such as high ceilings and large windows. Having evolved over the years, the current owners have more recently undertaken extensive renovations including re-wiring, re-plumbing, new windows, central heating and re-roofing and today the property is offered in immaculate order with attention to quality throughout.

Accommodation lends itself perfectly to family life and entertaining. There is a formal drawing room with open fire place and French doors to the terraces, a study and a family room with double doors through to the dining room and kitchen offering flexibility of open plan space or separate rooms as needed. The large kitchen, with atrium ceiling, has a breakfast area opening to and enjoying views down the garden. There is a useful utility room and separate boot room with side door to garage. On the first floor are five bedrooms, two en suite and a family bathroom. The principal bedroom has large windows overlooking the gardens and parkland beyond.

Outside, as its name suggests, arguably the most stunning feature of Bignell Garden House are its gardens. As part of their renovation project, the current owners undertook entire re-landscaping within the framework of the beautiful Victorian walls. A new terrace with water features runs along the entire south elevation. Lime trees form an avenue, topiary gives form, and herbaceous boarders are well stocked. In the lower garden are fruit trees and fruit and vegetable gardens are bursting with berries, asparagus, artichokes, espalier pears, cherries and figs.

Outbuildings include the attached garage, with electric doors and a store room. A brick pump house, once used for Victorian greenhouses, offers potential for conversion to a home office or renovated for another useful store.

Agent’s notes:- Gross Internal Area (approx) Main House: 3,979 sq ft (370 sq m) - The pump house is divided by a brick wall and part owned Store Room Garage: 323 sq ft (30 sq m) by the neighbouring property. 5.13 x 4.42 External Rooms: 332 sq ft (31 sq m) 16'10" x 14'6" (Maximum) Utility - The shared drive is owned by Bignell Garden House with Total:4,634 sq ft (431 sq m) 2.84 x 2.37 9'4" x 7'9" Kitchen neighbouring properties enjoying right of way. For identification only. Not to scale. Garage 7.36 x 7.15 5.74 x 5.23 24'2" x 23'5" Tenure: Freehold with vacant possession on completion. 18'10" x 17'2" Main House Sky Services: Mains services are connected. Oil fired central Garage & Pump House heating. LPG for cooker. Security alarm. BT fibre broadband. Breakfast Under floor heating to kitchen and all bathrooms. Pump House Area Fixtures & Fittings: Those items mentioned in the details are included in the sale as are fitted carpets. Other 3.17 x 2.74 Dining Room 10'5" x 9'0" Family Living Room items including light fittings and curtains may be available 7.26 x 5.48 6.61 x 3.41 by separate negotiation. Contact selling agents for further 23'10" x 18'0" 21'8" x 11'2" (Maximum) information. Local Authority: Cherwell District Council, Council tax band G Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:

Drawing Room Study 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations 6.55 x 4.17 6.51 x 3.68 or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, Principal Bedroom Bedroom 2 21'6" x 13'8" 5.48 x 4.64 5.51 x 5.03 (Maximum) 21'4" x 12'1" either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. 18'0" x 15'3" 18'1" x 16'6" 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 Ground Floor distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans Bedroom 5 4.01 x 3.60 are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. 13'2" x 11'10" Energy Efficiency Rating It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary (Maximum) planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must Bedroom 3 Bedroom 4 satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. Details prepared 5.57 x 3.16 18'3" x 10'4" 4.19 x 3.17 February 2017 and photographs taken 2016 and February 2017. (Maximum) 13'9" x 10'5" 17/02/10 NQ.

First Floor The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. © ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/8245812/MKB