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Floorplan
Map5 bedroom detached house
Key information
Features and description
- Substantial country home
- Grounds of approximately three acres (STS)
- Three reception rooms
- Kitchen with pantry
- Five bedrooms
- Two bathrooms
- Requires refurbishment
- Garaging
Exquisite country home, commanding an impressive position, on a plot of approximately 3 acres (STS), in the heart of the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Accommodation comprises three reception rooms, kitchen, breakfast room, cloakroom, principal bedroom with en-suite facilities, four further bedrooms and family bathroom. The property benefits from extensive grounds and garaging.
Built in the 1930's - at a time of genteel elegance - this exquisite country home stands in a plot of approximately 3 acres (STS) and offers a tremendous opportunity to acquire a slice of glorious Constable Country.
Located at the end of a secluded, leafy driveway on Grove Hill, Dedham, this substantial village home was built towards the end of the art deco period, when quality and attention to detail was paramount.
The double-fronted, red-brick facade frames a wide, solid wood entrance door - possibly original.
This charming home has provided elegant shelter to the same family for sixty-three years and awaits a new owner to start the next chapter.
In need of a programme of sympathetic modernisation, this family home offers a plethora of traditional features and beautifully proportioned rooms.
Once inside, the hallway offers space in which to greet guests before moving through to the main living accommodation.
The sitting room is a delightful place to spend daytime hours, with light flooding in through the triple aspect and the fire lit - what better place to spend a drizzly Sunday afternoon.
For more formal times with family and friends, the drawing room - with windows and double doors forming a bay to the rear - offers an elegant reception room, while a twisted wisteria creates a dappled light during the summer months.
A formal dining room overlooks the garden to the rear and awaits a beautifully set table - resplendent in fine bone-china, cut glass and an edible feast - whilst the sound of laughter and good conversation can drift out through the doors onto the garden.
A useful serving hatch opens from the dining room into the breakfast room- where - in the form of servant call-bells - there are historic reminders of a bygone era, vying for attention with a resident AGA.
A kitchen, breakfast room and cloakroom complete the ground floor accommodation.
A rich, solid wood staircase draws the visitor to the first floor where the principal bedroom benefits from a wide bay window which overlooks the countryside beyond.
Bedroom two, with its pretty dual aspect, benefits from a large dressing room / nursery - which could also become an en-suite bathroom, dependent on the needs of the new owners.
The en-suite to the principal bedroom and the family bathroom are possibly original to the property, and although of great interest, may not meet the expectations of homeowners in this 21st century.
Three further bedrooms complete the accommodation.
Set in grounds of approximately three acres (STS), the house is approached via a long gravel driveway which leads to the house and garaging. Lawns, interspersed with mature shrubs and trees, surround the property and guide the eye to the wider Constable country vista beyond.
The gardens were designed and planted by a many times Royal Horticultural Society medal winner and have, on occasions, been opened to the public for viewing.
Rooms
Entrance Hall 1.93m x 1.4m (6' 4" x 4' 7")
Solid wood entrance door. Door to cloakroom. Solid wood floor. Glazed double doors to inner hallway.
Cloakroom 1.88m x 1.42m (6' 2" x 4' 8")
Oval window to front aspect. Corner wash-hand basin. Low-level WC. Solid wood floor.
Sitting Room 6.8m x 4.1m (22' 4" x 13' 5")
Triple aspect room with windows to side, front and rear. Double doors to garden. Open fireplace with stone surround and hearth. Radiator.
Drawing Room 6.17m x 4.2m (20' 3" x 13' 9")
Curved double doors, flanked by windows, to rear aspect. Open fireplace with stone surround and hearth. Cast iron radiator. Picture rail with inset lighting.
Dining Room 5.13m x 3.15m (16' 10" x 10' 4")
Double-doors, flanked by windows to rear aspect. Serving hatch to breakfast room. Parquet flooring. Cast iron radiator.
Kitchen 3m x 2.97m (9' 10" x 9' 9")
Partially glazed door to side aspect. Window to side aspect. Matching wall and base units. Stainless steel sink with double drainer and mixer-tap. Tiled splashback. Space for washing machine. Space for electric, freestanding cooker. Floor-standing solid fuel boiler. Quarry tiled floor. Loft access.
Pantry 1.96m x 1.22m (6' 5" x 4' 0")
Window to rear aspect. Tiled floor. Shelving.
Storage Cupboard 2.16m x 0.91m (7' 1" x 3' 0")
Window to rear aspect. Tiled floor. Electric consumer box.
Breakfast Room 4.04m x 3.56m (13' 3" x 11' 8")
Window to front aspect. AGA in inglenook style recess. Built-in cupboards. Serving hatch to dining room. Tiled floor.
Inner Hallway 5.36m x 2.03m (17' 7" x 6' 8")
Oval window to front aspect. Solid wood floor. Solid wood staircase to first floor. Double cloaks cupboard. Cast iron radiator. Small under stair cupboard.
Landing
Tall window to side aspect. Window to front aspect. Cupboard containing hot water cylinder. Loft access.
Principal Bedroom 5.61m x 4.17m (18' 5" x 13' 8")
Bay window to rear aspect. Fireplace. Built-in cupboard with shelving.
En-suite 2.92m x 1.85m (9' 7" x 6' 1")
Two windows to rear aspect. Panelled bath. Pedestal wash-hand basin. Low-level WC. Heated towel rail.
Bedroom Two 4.47m x 4.06m (14' 8" x 13' 4")
Dual aspect room with windows to rear and side - with far reaching views. Built-in corner wardrobe. Fireplace. Door to dressing room / nursery.
Dressing Room / Nursery 4.1m x 2.18m (13' 5" x 7' 2")
Window to front aspect. Pedestal wash-hand basin. Built-in cupboards. Open fireplace.
Bedroom Three 4.1m x 3.12m (13' 5" x 10' 3")
Window to rear aspect. Wash-hand basin. Built-in wardrobe.
Bedroom Four 4.1m x 2.6m (13' 5" x 8' 6")
Window to front aspect. Wash-hand basin. Built-in cupboard.
Bedroom Five 4.14m x 2.26m (13' 7" x 7' 5")
Window to front aspect. Wash-hand basin. Built-in cupboard.
Family Bathroom 4.06m x 1.7m (13' 4" x 5' 7")
Two windows to front aspect. Panelled bath. Pedestal wash-hand basin. Low-level WC. Half tiled. Heated towel rail.
Grounds
Property is approached via a long gravel drive which leads to the house and garaging. Mature grounds of approximatley 3 acres (STS), with extensive lawns, mature trees and shrubs. Ornamental pond. Detached double garage. Attached to the side of the property is an outside water closet.
Agents Note
There is evidence of subsidence at the property which, we understand, is being addressed by the current vendor.
Gardens are to be maintained until the sale is complete.
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