Waresley Manor NEAR HARTLEBURY • WORCESTERSHIRE Waresley Manor NEAR HARTLEBURY WORCESTERSHIRE A handsome and prominent Grade II listed manor house in generous grounds Entrance hall • Drawing room/bedroom 6 • Dining room Kitchen/breakfast room • Utility room • Five double bedrooms Three bathrooms Annexe – Sitting room • Kitchen/dining room • Bedroom Shower room Cellars • Detached garage • Stable Paved parking for several vehicles • Landscaped gardens Paddock In all about 0.87 hectares (2.14 acres) Hartlebury Village 1 mile • Droitwich Spa 7 miles Bromsgrove 10 miles • Worcester 10 miles • Birmingham 21 miles • M5 (J5) 8 miles (Distances and times approximate) These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text. Situation • Waresley Manor is conveniently located for the A449 Kidderminster to Worcester Road and only 1 mile to the south of Hartlebury Village, which offers a post office and general store, farm shop, a petrol station, four public houses, two churches and a primary school. • Nearby Droitwich Spa is an attractive town with everyday amenities, including a Waitrose and a mainline station with regular direct trains to Birmingham and onward connections to London. • Hartlebury train station is only 1 mile away with connections to Kidderminster, Worcester, Birmingham and London. • Worcester to the south has all that would be expected of a city including premiership rugby at Sixways, county cricket in the setting of the cathedral and horseracing on the banks of the river Severn. • There are a selection of private schools in the county, including Winterfold near Chaddesley Corbett, Bromsgrove School, King’s School and RGS in Worcester, Abberley Hall School and the Malvern Colleges. • The M5 motorway network is highly accessible at Junction 5 and Birmingham is only 21 miles to the north, which has an international airport and several train terminals. • Local footpaths and bridleways provide excellent access to the glorious surrounding North Worcestershire countryside. Historical Notes • Waresley Manor dates back to the early 17th Century with late 17th, 18th and 19th Century alterations. The early part is timber-framed with wattle and daub infill and painted brick. • This distinguished Grade II listed building was once known as The Manor Farmhouse. It is said to have provided shelter along with Harvington Hall for the perpetrators of the gunpowder plot (1605). • From the nature of the differing floor levels, odd cupboards and cupboards. There are five arched recesses with display shelves • The annexe double bedroom is dual aspect and has a door to a staircase which runs up behind the original chimney breast, and on the ceiling are numerous meat hooks. an en suite shower room which is Jack and Jill to the back hall there may be substance in the tradition that priests were also which provides independent access to the annexe. • The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of cupboards sheltered here following the time of the Reformation. over which are granite worktops and appliances include an • On the first floor is a very spacious drawing room with an open For sale freehold integrated fridge/freezer and dishwasher, a Rangemaster fireplace and off this room is a study, although if utilised as a electric oven and hob and space for a wine fridge and American bedroom it could serve as a dressing room. • Waresley Manor is a fine example of a Grade II listed timber fridge/freezer. Off the kitchen is a useful pantry and a charming frame manor house with a host of traditional features, including • Two further double bedrooms can be found on the first floor, feature of this room is the vaulted and beamed ceiling. high ceilings, exposed beams and traditional windows and one of which offers a walk-in wardrobe and these rooms are doors. It offers exceptionally generous family accommodation, • Off the dining room is the door to a utility room where there is served by a family shower room. space for a separate washing machine and tumble dryer. which is very flexible and versatile in its layout. It sits within • On the second floor is the fine master bedroom with a large en generous grounds offering peace and tranquillity, yet ease of • The remainder of the ground floor is currently arranged as suite including a bath and a separate shower enclosure. There access to the road and rail networks. an annexe, although this could revert back to being used as are two further double bedrooms, both with vaulted ceilings • The solid front entrance door with a fanlight above opens to the part of the main living accommodation. Currently it offers a and fitted wardrobes, served by a family bathroom which also entrance hall from which the main staircase extends to the first sitting room, with a feature fireplace, and a kitchen/dining has a vaulted ceiling. room with a range of cupboards, an electric cooker and hob, floor and there is also a back staircase. • There is good cellarage to the property, perfect for wine and space for a fridge/freezer and there is a working fireplace with • There is a fine dining room with a quarry tiled floor and the general storage and one of these cellars can be accessed from a carved wood surround as well as a charming bay window focal point of the room is the wonderful large Inglenook with a outside via double doors. incorporating a window seat. log burning stove, set on a raised hearth and traditional built-in This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (ES763454). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. Outside Local Authority • Double gates open to a paved drive extending to a detached • There is a paddock which has been opened up to form part of Wychavon District Council, Tel: 01386 565000 garage, offering parking to the front and also generous paved the gardens and grounds, but could easily be fenced off again. Council Tax Band: G parking to the rear of the property. There is also the benefit of a stable and tack room should the new owner have an equestrian interest. Directions (DY11 7XN) • The all-day sunshine can be enjoyed in the rear lawned gardens, where there can also be found a wildlife pond with an Services From Worcester, take the A449 towards Kidderminster and pass adjacent summerhouse. There are strategic borders planted through Ombersley and Dunhampton. Continue straight over the Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil-fired central with a range of evergreens and perennials providing all year Mitre Oak roundabout and at the next roundabout with the Esso heating. round interest and colour and a host of mature trees, including Filling Station, proceed straight ahead for a very short distance productive fruit trees. Fixtures & Fittings then take the first right into Manor Lane where the signs for Moorlands Farm can be seen. Follow this lane for a short distance • There is a raised paved terrace at the rear of the house All items mentioned in these sales particulars are included in and as it bears around to the right the entrance to Waresley Manor providing the perfect position for alfresco dining whilst taking in the sale. All others are specifically excluded but may be made will be found on the left. a view of the gardens. available by separate negotiation. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House & Annexe: 587 sq m (6,320 sq ft) Outbuildings: 57 sq m (614 sq ft) Total: 644 sq m (6,934 sq ft) This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars Outbuildings Cellars Second Floor Annexe Ground Floor First Floor Important Notice 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to 01905 723438 make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on 5 College Street, the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Worcester WR1 2LU 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in [email protected] other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Viewing by appointment only. Particulars dated September 2018. KnightFrank.co.uk Photographs dated August 2018. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Ref: WOR/SS/WRC140034.