Severnbank House Shrawley, Worcestershire, WR6 6TB 01905 728 444 FOR SALE 4 reception 6 bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 12 acres of land rooms A classic Georgian Country House adjoining parkland set in about 12 acres including beautiful gardens and grounds and an attached interconnecting self-contained cottage. Worcester 7 miles Birmingham 26 miles M5 (J5) 8.7 miles (J6) 8.8 miles Droitwich 7 miles Ombersley 2.7 miles (Distances approximate) 6 bedrooms 4 bathrooms Dressing room Hall Sitting room Dining room Drawing Room Kitchen Utility Cloakroom Cellars Stunning Gardens of about 2 acres Attached 2 bedroom cottage Extensive outbuildings Stabling In all about 12 acres Situation Shrawley is a popular and highly accessible rural village to the West of the River Severn. Local amenities can be found in Ombersley (2.7miles) and Great Witley (4.8 miles) and include a village shop, post office, fuel station, public house, doctor’s surgery and Church of England Primary School. Nearby is the historic English Heritage property Witley Court and its magnificent Baroque Church. More locally is a village shop and post office at Holt Heath (0.6 miles). More major facilities are available in Worcester (7 Airport is approximately 36 miles distant (45 mins front of the house. The period front door with fan light miles) and Birmingham (26 miles) both of which are approx.). Worcester has a mainline train station with set within a stone portico opens into a large reception easily accessible. The towns of Stourport-on-Severn (6 direct trains to London Paddington and Birmingham hall with a flagstone floor and an imposing oak miles) and Droitwich Spa (7 miles) also offer excellent New Street. Kidderminster and Droitwich also run staircase to the first floor. Immediately to the right is high street shopping and supermarkets (Droitwich has direct trains to Birmingham. the spacious drawing room, recently redecorated to a Waitrose which will deliver as far Severnbank House). provide an interesting blend of contemporary colours in The Property a classically period room. There are charming period The historic, cathedral City of Worcester boasts Severnbank House occupies an elevated position features including a marble fireplace, polished oak excellent shopping and first-class sporting facilities. with fine views across the parkland towards the River floorboards, cornicing and recessed bookshelves. There is rugby at Sixways, county and international Severn and beyond. The property is an attractive three There are two sash-windowed bays with working cricket at New Road and horse racing on the banks of storey Georgian property that is Grade II Listed and was shutters, one to the front elevation and the other with the River Severn. constructed in approximately 1760. double French doors to the gardens. The front elevation bay window has a rare original feature of a concealed Worcestershire is a county with an excellent choice To the rear of the property there is an attached two sash shutter with mirror insets. of schools in both the private and public sector. bedroom, self-contained, cottage which connects Severnbank House falls into the catchment for Great internally to the main house at both ground floor To the opposite side of the reception hall is a sitting Witley CE Primary School which feeds into the well- and first floor level. The cottage has its own access room which the current owners utilise as a light and respected Chantry School in Martley. Alternatively a with parking and private garden and makes ideal bright study. This has a protruding marble fireplace choice of fee paying schools include Abberley Hall (5 accommodation to either rent out or utilise for in a carved timber surround, sash window with miles), The Kings School, The Royal Grammar School, dependant relatives. Alternatively it would readily adapt shutters, ample shelving, polished oak flooring and an Kings Hawford, Bromsgrove School, Malvern St James to become a substantial office for home or business interconnecting door into the dining room. and Malvern College. use. The dining room, also entered from the rear hallway, The M5 motorway is easily accessed at either Junction Severnbank House has two arched display recesses, a marble and slate 5 Droitwich or Junction 6 Worcester North (both are The property is approached over a drive through fireplace, ceiling cornicing and a large sash window approximately 8.5 miles). Birmingham International parkland to a gravel turning and parking area to the with shutters to the side gardens. Cottage/Annex The rear hallway provides access to the kitchen and with pressed steel bath, pedestal hand wash basin, WC, Bank Cottage utility room, a downstairs WC, under stair storage bidet and heated towel rail. The bedroom has a further This charming self-contained annexe has many cupboard and has a door to the courtyard. A secondary door onto the back landing, reached by the secondary interesting period features and has recently been staircase leads to the first floor and a further staircase staircase. entirely redecorated and carpeted throughout. It has leads down to extensive Cellars. These comprise two separate vehicular access, parking, garaging and a principal rooms, one of which contains the central- To the other side of the main landing there is garden. It is linked to the main house at both ground heating boiler, and separate wine cellar with brick and a guest bedroom suite with a dressing area and first floor levels. slate bins. leading to a charming en suite bathroom. The bathroom contains a finely decorated fireplace, corner Entered from its private parking, the front door leads The back kitchen/utility room has a large pantry bath, WC and wall-mounted wash hand basin and has a down to an inner quarry-tiled hall with cloakroom and cupboard, ample storage space, granite worksurface, door giving access to the secondary staircase and back WC. From the hall are doors leading into the kitchen/ ceramic sinks and plumbing for washing machine and landing. dining room and sitting room. The bespoke kitchen has dishwasher. It also houses a Neff Circotherm oven, an floor and wall mounted units under a beech block work electric hob, a large AEG fridge and matching upright From this landing there is also access to the third surface, and incorporates plumbing for a dishwasher AEG freezer. double bedroom on this floor. This is a sizeable room and recess for an electric cooker. The adjoining with a large walk-in cupboard with airing cupboard, stone-flaggeddining area has a door to the rear hall This connects to a wonderful family kitchen, with feature display recess and a window overlooking the providing access to a two-roomed cellar, the main ample, bespoke, units incorporating a four-oven courtyard. house and to the cottage sitting room. oil-fired Aga in a substantial chimney recess. There is plenty of a space for a farmhouse table and a sofa. The secondary staircase continues to the second floor The sitting room is a large room with a substantial There are sliding doors to the attractive, enclosed which has three further double bedrooms (all with inglenook with log burning stove on a quarry tiled courtyard and a further door to the gardens. The attractive fireplaces) and afamily bathroom with large hearth. There are double French doors leading to an kitchen also has an interconnecting door to the cottage. bath, walk-in shower, double marble-topped sink units attractive private garden. and large, heated airing cupboard. Off this is a small The main staircase from the reception hall leads storage space with window. One of the bedrooms, A staircase leads to the first floor which hastwo double to large oak-floored landing with sash window and currently used as an art studio, has polished oak bedrooms, one containing an en suite shower and window seat. Off this landing is the magnificentmaster flooring and its ownen suite bathroom. This would separate WC the other served by a family bathroom bedroom suite which can be entered through its make an excellent au pair suite. A further bedroom, with airing cupboard containing plumbing for a washing dressing room. This has full height wardrobes and with fitted desk and cupboards, is currently used as a machine. cupboards (including an airing cupboard) and views study. over the pasture fields below. A door connects it with the spacious bedroom which has its own bathroom Land The property includes parkland/pasture land of about 10 acres, to either side of the drive. To the south west of the house is a five acre field boarded by Shrawley Brook while to the South East there is a further five acre field bordered by a pool. Agents Notes Six neighbouring barn conversions and a cottage have a right of access over the driveway which is owned by the property. The drive continues past the cottage and barns and provides agricultural access to the farmland to the North of the house. (See Agent’s Note enclosed) Two public footpaths cross the fields and provide unbeatable access into the glorious Worcestershire countryside. Services Mains electricity & unmetered water. Private drainage. Outside There is an attractive part walled kitchen garden with Oil Fired Central Heating to the main house and Severnbank House has an imposing approach over a various soft fruit and herb beds and an adjoining level night storage heating to the cottage. Broadband and long driveway though parkland and pasture fields and lawn. A central walkway with mature yew hedging telephones. The house has recently passed a Periodic leads firstly to the main entrance with gravel turning leads to a further expansive lawn, partially walled with Inspection of its electrical wiring. and parking at the front of the house. The driveway unusual architectural features and a seating area.