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5 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • BY PUBLIC AUCTION
  • A16th Century house and 19th century cottages
  • Walled garden & parking
  • In need of repair and refurbishment
  • Opportunity to create a great family home
  • Auction date 11th May 2022
  • LEGAL PACK NOW AVAILABLE
  • Bidder registration now open -contact the office.
FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION - A handsome town centre residence with 16th Century origins, incorporating two former 19th Century cottages, with walled garden and garaging. In need of repair & refurbishment. Guide £350,000 to £450,000

For Sale By Public Auction on
Wednesday 11th May 2022 at 6.30pm at
The Talbot Hotel, Oundle.

Auction Guide £350,000 to £450,000

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The Property
East Court House is set along North Street, which is lined with characterful cottages and prminent houses. It is a stone's throw from Oundle School, Laxton School and most of the town's amenities, including Waitrose.

The former home of eminent artist Bernard Kay, East Court House, dates from 16th century and is Listed Grade II. The house is a two-pile property, with the front being remodelled in the 19th century. It offers beautifully proportioned rooms, with plenty of character.

The property is constructed of local limestone and set beneath a Collyweston slate roof. It has a variety of traditional sash and mullioned windows. Internally, there are spine beams dating from the 1500’s and a magnificent inglenook fireplace in the drawing room, along with a timber-framed wall. A priest hole has been discovered on the first floor.

Two, 19th century cottages, part of the Havelock terrace, within the garden, were incorporated into East Court House, to extend the accommodation, and now offering versatility. In its current layout, the main house offers three sizeable reception rooms, with high ceilings, and a well-proportioned kitchen.

There are two staircases to the first floor, one of which is oak panelled. There are four double bedrooms and two bathrooms. An attic staircase rises to two, former servants’ bedrooms.

The cottages to the rear were incorporated to create studio space for Mr Kay’s artwork. The property is now suitable for annex type accommodation, home working, or for incorporating into the main residence.

The garden is accessible from the house or a gated side passage from North Street. There is also vehicle and pedestrian access from East Road, via the yard at Havelock Cottages. Within the garden is a tandem length, stone garage, along with a useful workshop / store. The garden enjoys good privacy afforded by the boundary walls. It has maturing shrubs, including a fine fig tree. There is an open well set to one side. Double gates open to the garden to allow parking within.

East Court House is in need of repair and refurbishment. A discerning purchaser has an opportunity to create a fantastic, town centre residence of over 3,200 sq ft, with bundles of character, along with the potential to create annex type accommodation.

Bernard Kay
Bernard was born in Southport, Merseyside, above his father’s cycle shop. Encouraged by his parents, he studied at Liverpool School of Art and subsequently at the Royal Academy in London in 1948-49. In 1954 he won a French government scholarship to study in Paris, for painting at the Académie Ranson and etching at the Atelier Friedlaender. Later that year, he travelled to Vallauris in the south of France where he met Picasso’s model and muse Sylvette David, who introduced Bernard into the circle of artists around Picasso. In 1955, he exhibited at the Archer Gallery, London and the Gallerie La Hune in Paris and his work featured in the Daily Express Young Artists Exhibition. His presence increased with showings at the Obelisk Gallery and in an exhibition mounted by Roland, Browse & Delbanco, who would represent him for some years. His first major show was held in 1959 in tandem with Norman Adams and a further show followed in 1962 with Philip Sutton. Examples of his work are now in museums and galleries across the world, including the government art collection. In 1984 Bernard moved to Oundle in Northamptonshire, ostensibly to “retire”, to a 16th-century house that “was chosen to house his large furniture”. He continued to paint, working on portraits of friends and a series of large canvases of the town. He was well known in Oundle, taking a daily walk to his favourite shop. (From the obituary of Bernard Kay by Crispin Heesom)

Method of Sale
Although it is intended that the property should proceed to auction, offers may be considered prior to the auction date, and the vendor reserves the right to either sell the property prior to the auction or withdraw the property from the auction. The property will be offered subject to an undisclosed reserve price and the vendor reserves the right for the auctioneers to bid on their behalf up to the reserve price.

Auction details
The property is offered for sale by public auction (unless previously sold or withdrawn) at:-

The Talbot Hotel, New Street, Oundle. PE8 4EA at 6.30pm on Wednesday 11th May 2022.

Potential purchasers should be aware of the following information with regard to the purchase of property at public auction.

1. The purchaser will be bidding on the basis that they have read and understood the General Conditions of Sale and any Special Conditions of Sale and have seen a copy of the contract and the legal pack, whether or not they have done so.

2. At the fall of the hammer the purchaser will be expected to sign a contract and pay a 10% deposit by cheque, Bankers draft or by BACS payment.

3. Completion of the purchase will take place as indicated in the Special Conditions of Sale.

4. Purchasers will be required to pay to Woodford & Co an administration fee of £700 including VAT, on signing the Memorandum of Sale,

5. Full identification checks will be carried out on those registering to bid and on any purchasers. Those that cannot meet the registration requirements will not be able to bid. Please contact the agents for further information.

Conditions of Sale
The property is sold subject to the RICS Common Auction Conditions (4th edition) and the General Conditions of Sale contained therein and any Special Conditions of Sale prepared by the vendor’s solicitors, which may be inspected in the legal pack, or during usual office hours at the Solicitors or Agent’s offices 14 days prior to the date of the sale, or contained within the property listing at
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NOW AVAILABLE from the auctioneers, in electronic format.

Vendor’s Solicitor
Messrs Vincent Sykes, 4 West Street, Oundle, PE8 4EF- Solicitor acting -Mr James Collett –[use Contact Agent Button] – [use Contact Agent Button]

Viewings
Please contact the office for viewing arrangements. Please be aware that this is an old property which has trip hazards within and outside. Wear sensible shoes to the appointment. Please do not bring young children to the appointment. [use Contact Agent Button] or [use Contact Agent Button] for appointment times.

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