Home Farm LOWER DOWDESWELL Home Farm LOWER DOWDESWELL Cheltenham 4 miles, Cirencester 16 miles, Oxford 36 miles, Bristol 45 miles, Birmingham 52 miles, Central London 90 miles. (All distances and times are approximate). A fusion of period 16 th Century Cotswold charm with a 21 st Century contemporary twist ‘An award winning design’ Entrance hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Kitchen/breakfast room • Sitting/garden room • Utility • Cloakroom Master bedroom suite with dressing room/bedroom 2 • 4 further bedroom suites Separate office and garage block with potential for secondary accommodation Landscaped gardens • Views In all about 6,544 sq ft In all about 0.4 acres For Sale Freehold Knight Frank LLP Knight Frank LLP Knight Frank LLP 60 Dyer Street, Cirencester 55 Baker Street 123 The Promenade, Town Centre, Gloucestershire GL7 2PT London W1U 8AN Cheltenham GL50 1NW Tel: +44 (0)1285 659 771 Tel: +44 (0)20 7629 8171 Tel: +44 (0)1242 246959 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 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 brochure. Gloucestershire subject to a four year programme of sympathetic restoration, conversion and This Grade II listed family home is ideally extension that has retained an located just outside the Regency spa abundance of original features while town of Cheltenham, with far reaching introducing contemporary details to the views across the Dowdeswell valley to the highest specification. Approached up a rolling Malvern Hills beyond. Set in the gravelled drive rising to the house and heart of Lower Dowdeswell village, gardens the property sits proudly within referenced in the Doomsday Book of this special and historic village. 1086, the village lies south west of the attractive town of Stow-on-the-Wold and Every aspect of the property has been only 16 miles from the old Roman town of looked at in great detail including the Cirencester, known as the ‘capital of the roof, stone walls and windows that have Cotswolds’. All offer excellent shopping been completely restored using and recreational facilities in addition to traditional methods, new hand-made the good local shopping to be found in lead gutters and downpipes with ornate Cheltenham. detailing, new chimney stacks being completely re-built using original and new Cotswold stone, the terraces are laid Home Farm with new limestone paving with a specifically designed drainage system. Over the last few years the current owner of Home Farm has undertaken an The extent of the detailing inside is extraordinary restoration project equally extraordinary and immaculately transforming this beautiful 16 th century presented. Upon entering the house, a Cotswold village house into a 21 st century new entrance hall has been created by masterpiece. The property is an important the installation of black walnut screens Grade II listed house with far reaching that slide back to reveal the large drawing views of the Cotswold Hills set within a room. Off the entrance hall is a useful small historic grouping of other and cleverly thought out bootroom with important Manor houses. The multi- door to outside and fitted storage award winning Home Farm has been cupboards. Of particular note is the Drawing room new link from the 16 th century house being well proportioned with good ceiling through to the Garden pavilion/Kitchen. heights, a fabulous original/restored The room consists of an open plan working stone fireplace featuring carved kitchen/informal living space with a mouldings and a new stone hearth, ‘winged’ roof and high level glazing. The beautiful oak flooring, a specially pavilion opens up completely to the designed walnut alcove with display/bar garden creating an inside/outside living unit and a concealed sink. The Dining space. Fully fitted bespoke kitchen with room is again a fine room with an open Miele appliances and Carrara marble work fireplace and access to the utility room top. Every room has exacting detail with a and steps down through the glazed walk- huge amount of thought and planning way to the Kitchen/breakfast room. An having gone into its design and build extremely impressive and special feature including installing additional plumbing within the house is the spiral limestone for air conditioning in the kitchen and for staircase leading to the master bedroom. a central kitchen island if required. The house has under-floor heating, wiring for One of the most important and interesting a Bang and Olfson audio and TV system architectural innovations is that of the and advanced security system. The bedroom accommodation is spacious and well laid out. Of particular note is the master bedroom suite with an original/restored working stone fireplace with carved mouldings, cleverly designed panelled walls concealing doors to the hallway and master bathroom. There is access to bedroom 2 that has been designed to operate as a large dressing room or additional bedroom if required and the whole suite of rooms can be closed off from the rest of the house. The master bathroom has lined ‘book matched’ Italian Carrara marble and custom joinery with ‘floating’ wall unit housing a pair of ‘spoon’ sinks, storage beneath and mirrored units above with heat pads. The shower/wet room is fully lined with book matched marble, special order Rainsky shower with fragrance emitter and electronic control panel. The other 4 bedroom suites are all extremely well equipped and beautifully presented with individually designed bath/shower rooms. Ground Floor First Floor Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House: 440 sq.m (4736 sq.ft.) Coach House: 168 sq.m (1,808 sq.ft.) Total: 608 sq.m (6,544 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. Second Floor Coach House Lower Ground Floor Coach House Ground Floor Not shown in actual location Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Terrace Recreation Communications By rail: Cheltenham Spa Station (5.3 miles) offers direct First Great Western service to London Paddington from 125 minutes. Kemble Station (23.6 miles away) offers a faster route to London Paddington (from 70 minutes) with the same provider. By road: The A40 and M40 provide east/west access to London, Cheltenham and the M5. The nearby Fosse Way gives excellent north/south Detached Guest House/Office Awards access. Heathrow Airport is and Garage • Roses Design Award 2011 Silver for approximately 80 miles. Discreetly positioned in the grounds of Reuse of a listed building – Winner the property is a newly constructed Comprehensive Shopping: • BD Architect of the Year Awards One building being predominantly a large Cheltenham, Cirencester and Off House Architect of the Year – garage block with separate first-floor with Oxford. Winner the ability to create a home office and studio if required. The building is set into • World Architecture Festival Awards Schools: Good local schools the ground so as not to impinge on the 2011 Barcelona – House category – are numerous and include views from the main house down the Shortlisted the Cheltenham Colleges, valley. Westonbirt School, Hatherop • RIBA Awards 2012 – Shortlisted Castle, Kitebrook and those in Oxford. Gardens Services Racing: Cheltenham, The gardens sit neatly between the house Mains electricity. Mains water. Mains Stratford Upon Avon and and outbuildings with limestone drainage. Oil-fired central heating . Warwick terracing, an area of lawn with surrounding flower beds and specimen Polo: Cirencester Park and trees. To the east of the house there is a Local authority Kirtlington very private knot garden. The area outside the Guest suite beyond the Cotswold District Council Golf: Cheltenham, Garden/family/media room has been Telephone: 01285 623 900 Cirencester, Broadway and designed to accommodate a swimming Lyneham. pool if required. Fixtures and fittings Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others, such as fitted curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments etc., are specifically excluded but may be made available by separate negotiation. Directions (GL54 4LX) From the M40 motorway, exit at Junction 8, following signs to HOME FARM Oxford. Take the A40 west bound towards Cheltenham. At the Headington roundabout take the fourth exit, signposted ‘Ring Road, The Midlands’. Continue along the A40 following all signs to Cheltenham. Approximately 2 miles after Andoversford take the 2 nd turning left, signposted ‘Dowdeswell’. Follow the road up the hill for less than a mile and just before the Church, turn right, continue through the archway and Home Farm is positioned up the gravelled drive directly ahead. Note: "This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed Viewings and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES100017767." Strictly by appointment through the vendor’s agent. Important Notice 1. No description or information given about the property or its value, whether statement that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent written or verbal or whether or not in these Particulars (“Information”) may be has been obtained. These matters must be verified by any intending relied upon as a statement of representation or fact. 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