Ground floor
Entrance hall, Kitchen/ breakfast room, Drawing room, Dining room, Billiards room, Pantry, Utility room, Cellar, W.C

First floor
Principal bedroom with en suite bathroom, three further en suite bedrooms (two with dressing rooms)

Second floor
Two bedrooms, Family bathroom, Storeroom

Outside
Courtyard with garaging, extensive outbuildings and stables, workshop and conservatory

Landscaped gardens and grounds with rose garden, croquet lawn and orchard paddock
In all about 4.22 acres

History

There has been a residence on the site of Clent Hall since about 760AD. Clent was a royal manor at the time of the Doomsday survey. In 1204 King John granted the manor to Roger de Somery, who held the manors of Clent and Mere, the manor was later assigned to Lady Beauchamp until 1461 when through marriage it came into the de Yarldon (later Waldron) family who continued to reside at the Hall until the marriage of a daughter to John Durant in 1750 it passed out of royal hands. With the marriage of Rev. George Durant's daughter to Captain William Thatcher of the Bombay Native Infantry, passed to the Thatcher family, who by royal license assumed the name Durant-Thatcher.
William Durant-Thatcher was a theologian who also lectured at Christ's College Cambridge, where the young Charles Darwin was sent after being found unsuitable for the medical profession, his father thought he was more suitable for the clergy. Charles Darwin was a frequent visitor to Clent Hall and his bedroom retains its stately look.

The Hall today is thought to date back to 1685 with later Georgian and Victorian alterations. There are still medieval foundations visible, together with the original long room (great hall) dating from Tudor times.

Clent Hall

Well positioned on the edge of the village, the driveway to Clent Hall is approach through electric gates with excellent views of the house and gardens. Having been meticulously renovated by the current owners, the house now offers exceptional entertaining and living space with large light rooms each with their own period character features including solid oak hand craved fireplaces, oak panelling, floor to ceiling sache windows, and enviable ceiling heights. The kitchen is the hub of the house with a large dining area and French doors overlooking the courtyard. For wine enthusiasts, there is a large cellar with original bins.

The first floor is just as impressive with four large en suite bedrooms, two of which have their own dressing room. The principal bedroom which has links to Charles Darwin is particularly elegant with oak panelling and cornicing. The large sache windows provide wonderful views of the gardens and Rhododendrons in the summer. There are two further bedrooms on the second floor and a family bathroom.

Gardens and Grounds

The beautiful gardens that surround the Hall are planted with many early Rhododendron bushes, thought to have been influenced by Joseph Dalton Hooker, who assisted Charles Darwin in his work and who also introduced the Rhododendron to England from his visits to the Himalayas. The front garden is dominated by a fine Western Hemlock, there are also four Spanish Chestnut trees believed to be over 600 years old. Also upon the croquet lawn is an ancient fruiting Mulberry tree, the path leading to Bluebell Wood also has access to fine walks over some 400 acres of National Trust undulating countryside with magnificent views over five counties. The gardens were open for many years under the National Gardens Scheme.

There are an extensive range of outbuildings spread between two large courtyards, including a double garage, gardeners' room, original stables, workshop, conservatory and potting sheds. Certain outbuildings, subject to planning, offer redevelopment potential to create ancillary accommodation.

Services
Mains gas, water, electricity and drainage.

Local Authority
Bromsgrove District Council
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Council Tax
Band H

Tenure
Freehold

Hagley 2 miles, Bromsgrove 7 miles, Birmingham 13 miles (trains to London Paddington from 79 minutes), Worcester 21 miles, Birmingham international airport 27 miles, Stratford-upon-Avon 31 miles, Central London 129 miles
(All distances and times are approximate)

Situation
The village of Clent consists of a mixture of period and modern houses with a church, pub and restaurant within easy walking distance. The larger towns of Hagley and Stourbridge are both within easy reach provide excellent day to day shopping and train stations to Birmingham and Worcester.

Communications
Clent Hall is exceptionally well positioned with both Hagley and Stourbridge stations nearby. The M5 motorway is within easy reach providing access to the North and Southwest. As is the M42 to London. There are regular trains from Birmingham, which will be reduced to 52 minutes when HS2 is completed.

Education
The area has a very good selection of schools including Haybridge high school sixth form in Hagley, Oldswinford Hospital, and Bromsgrove School.

Leisure
The region has many sporting opportunities including golf at both Hagley and Stourbridge, racing at Wolverhampton, walking in the Clent and Wasley Hill Country Park.

Postcode
DY9 9PJ

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