7 DIGSWELL HOUSE MONKS RISE, WELWYN, HERTFORDSHIRE Significant section of a splendid Grade II Listed house with elegant family accommodation 7 DIGSWELL HOUSE MONKS RISE | WELWYN | AL8 7NX Welwyn North Station 0.9 miles, Welwyn Garden City 1.7 miles, A1M (J6) 1 mile, Harpenden 9.3 miles, St Albans 11.2 miles Entrance hall • Dining room • Family room • Drawing room • Kitchen/breakfast room • Walk-in larder • Sitting room • Study • Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom • 2 guest bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms Fourth bedroom with en-suite shower room • Cloakroom • Utility room Veranda and terrace • Communal gardens • Garage with mezzanine DESCRIPTION Forming the central and majority portion of a Grade II The kitchen is well equipped with a comprehensive Listed mansion House, this stunning family home has range of cabinets, with integrated appliances, and has been cleverly designed to take full advantage of the been given an understated ‘chef’s kitchen’ feel with elegant features of this impressive house. metallic splashbacks and exposed wiring. There is a breakfast area with more than enough space to seat Sheltered under a grand portico porch way, double 8-10 people comfortably by way of a useful walk- doors open into the welcoming entrance hall featuring a in larder. stunning curved staircase, which links the bottom of the house all the way up to the top. Between the kitchen area and family room is a fitted utility room with space to do the laundry and ironing. Either side of the hallway, double doors open into the family room and dining room. From the dining room, a Set to the rear section of the ‘cellar’ basement is a large door opens into the grand drawing room. family room, which leads to a study set behind a glazed panelled wall. With the proportions befitting a house of this stature, the drawing room is suitably impressive with French Making your way upstairs, there is a galleried half landing doors opening onto a wide covered terrace with steps at first floor level, which has views out through the fan down to a further terrace which overlooks the extensive lights of the front door and over rolling hills beyond. lawns. A perfect venue for entertaining in summery The master bedroom measures nearly 20ft (including weather with shelter for those less than dry conditions wardrobes) in width and has a good range of fitted too. wardrobes and fabulous views over the gardens. From the entrance hallway the staircase curves The en-suite bathroom, with claw foot bath and large downward to the lower ground floor where there is shower cubicle, is very bright and luxurious, and features a well-conceived kitchen/breakfast, family room and a light well which allows light to flood in. study. Once part of the cellars to the original house, this space has used the contours of the brick curved ceilings 3 further bedrooms, each with their own en-suite to delineate the design of the space. facilities, provide well balanced accommodation, ideal for a growing family or simply for visiting guests. OUTSIDE Accessed from the drawing room via impressive French doors, is a wide veranda terrace supported by 4 iconic columns which soar upwards and frame No.7. There is ample space for easy chairs, sun loungers and space for a barbecue and dining set. Extensive communal lawns sweep away from the house and are flanked by beautifully planted and interspersed with specimen trees. In a separate building is a garage, which has space for one car and storage on its mezzanine level. LOCATION Old Welwyn Village, which is approximately 1.9 miles away, is highly renowned for its pretty High Street and excellent selection of cafés, bars, restaurants and an excellent choice of shops for day to day needs. A wider range of facilities can be found at nearby Welwyn Garden City, with its Howard shopping centre and large John Lewis department store, Gosling Sports Centre and Stanborough Park and sailing lakes. The location of this home really does benefit from the best of both worlds–beautiful countryside and woodland on its doorstep, together with the excellent commuter links via road and rail. Welwyn North railway station offers a fast and frequent service to London Kings Cross, and the adjacent international terminal at St Pancras International. Junction 6 of the A1(M) is just under a mile away providing easy access to the M25 and the North. For the international traveller, Luton Airport is just under 12 miles and Stansted 27 miles distant. Schools within the immediate area include St. Johns Primary School and private schooling at Sherrardswood. A BRIEF HISTORY OF DIGSWELL HOUSE Digswell House is a Grade II listed Mansion built as a After the war, the house was then purchased by After the second World War Digswell House served as commodious country ‘gentleman’s home’ in an architectural Sir Ebenezer Howard in 1919. From 1928 to 1939 a boarding house and a place of retreat. Between 1955 style that can best be described as neoclassical. it functioned as a conference centre with good and 1957 Digswell House was the Boarding House for connections to London through local railway transport. Sherrardswood School. It has had a variety of owners over the years including Notable guests have included Mahatma Gandhi, George the Aclands who gave over its use during the First Notable visitors include Henry Moore who was one Bernard Shaw, Paul Robeson, Lord Beaverbrook World War as the Number 5 Australian Auxiliary Hospital of the inspiring figures in the creation of the trust. It and Hugh Gaitskell and other leading politicians and and nursing home for wounded Australian Soldiers. The remained a retreat for artists until 1985 when Digswell intellectuals of the time. grounds of Digswell house provided a centre for sports House was sold and turned into a collection of private for those soldiers who could compete. dwellings. The Digswell Arts Trust continues to this day but has moved to another site. Main House gross internal area = 3,888 sq ft / 361 sq m Garage gross internal area = 172 sq ft / 16 sq m Total gross internal area = 4,060 sq ft / 377 sq m Family Room Study 6.08 x 4.56 5.86 x 3.97 3.97 x 3.15 19'11" x 15'0" 5.62 x 3.06 19'3" x 13'0" 13'0" x 10'4" Drawing Room Mezzanine 9.30 x 6.19 18'5" x 10'0" 2.87 x 2.09 30'6" x 20'4" 9'5" x 6'10" Lower Level F/P Sky Sky Family Room Study 6.08 x 4.56 5.86 x 3.97 3.97 x 3.15 19'11" x 15'0" 5.62 x 3.06 19'3" x 13'0" 13'0" x 10'4" Drawing Room Mezzanine 9.30 x 6.19 18'5" x 10'0" 2.87 x 2.09 30'6" x 20'4" First Floor 9'5" x 6'10" Lower Sitting Room Dining Room Level 5.96 x 2.88 F/P Sky 5.66 x 3.08 5.94 x 3.09 Kitchen/Breakfast Room 19'7" x 9'5" 18'7" x 10'1" 19'6" x 10'2" Sky 9.16 x 5.42 First Floor 30'1" x 17'9" 3.33 x 3.21 5.98 x 3.33 Sitting Room Dining Room 5.96 x 2.88 Garage 5.66 x 3.08 5.94 x 3.09 19'7" x 9'5" 10'11" x 10'6"Kitchen/Breakfast Room 19'7" x 10'11"18'7" x 10'1" 19'6" x 10'2" 9.16 x 5.42 5.80 x 2.76 30'1" x 17'9" 3.3319'0" x 3.21 x 9'1" 5.98 x 3.33 Garage 10'11" x 10'6" 19'7" x 10'11" 5.80 x 2.76 19'0" x 9'1" Lower Ground Floor Ground Floor Second Floor FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY - NOT TO SCALE Lower Ground Floor Ground Floor Second Floor The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. 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