Dunmow Road, Great Easton, Essex

Built in 1934 and formerly the home of W F
Crittall, of the iconic Crittall Metal Window
Company, New Farm is a masterpiece modernmovement house, designed with a striking
façade featuring a central, 3-storey, 7-sided
glazed stair tower, with symmetrical wings to
either side. Inside, vibrant colour and styling of
the era prevail. The principal reception rooms
include the main drawing room with period
fireplace and French doors opening onto the
garden terrace. To the rear, a unique octagonal
dining room is connected to the kitchen via a
serving hatch. The kitchen faces the front of
the property and features unworked cabinetry,
steel work surfaces and geometric mosaic tiling
with ancillary space provided by an adjoining
pantry and larder. Behind the kitchen, additional
flexible-use rooms include a library/breakfast
room and in the east wing, a self-contained
annexe with a separate entrance, a office with
adjoining bathroom.
On the first floor the central landing gives
access to six bedrooms. The generous principal
bedroom enjoys dual aspect views, an en suite
and enjoys balcony access. There are two
further bathrooms on this level with a laundry
room and further storage. Three of the four
rearward facing rooms have doors opening
onto the south-facing balcony with wonderful
countryside views. There is a further stairway
rising to the second floor which houses the
boiler room, and a door to the roof where farreaching views can be enjoyed. The stairway
between the first and second floor offers a
delightful reading gallery with views over the
frontage. Both the studio and the study have
bathrooms and so offer potential for two self
contained annexes.
The property is approached via a private lane
onto a driveway with planted centrepiece at the
frontage of the house. Contemporary ironwork
gates feature at the entrance and within the
long garden wall which provides a route to the
rear garden. Next to the house, an outbuilding
originally used as an art studio now incorporates
a bedroom and a bathroom. In addition there is
a double garage, a store room and a sub ground
storage room. The secluded grounds at New
Farm remain true to their 1930’s design and
extend to 6.61 acres. Manicured high level beech
hedging, swathes of lawn, naturalistic areas,
and mature trees and two ponds with attractive
aquatic planting. A paved terrace adjoins the
rear of the house offering opportunities for
outdoor dining and relaxation whilst enjoying
the southerly aspect, with a multi-level step
surround creating a design feature and leading
down to the lawn. There is also a tennis court
currently not in use and an old pump house.

The delightful village of Great Easton is on the
northern fringes of the market town of Great
Dunmow. Dunmow offers independent shops,
supermarkets, eateries and public houses,
along with primary and secondary schools and
easy access to Stansted Airport. Schooling in
the vicinity includes Felsted School, Bishops
Stortford College and Helen Romanes School.