East Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, BA4

For sale by public auction. Wednesday 24th September, 12pm. The Theatre, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet. Bidding available in person, by proxy or online via livestream. Auction guide price £550,000 to £600,000* A charming five bedroom detached period house set in approximately 2.46 acres of gardens. Now requiring renovation and improvement, Cranmore Cottage offers a wealth of scope and potential to be a wonderful family home.

Description

We are delighted to be able to offer for sale Cranmore Cottage for the first time since it was purchased from the Cranmore Hall estate in the 1930s. It truly is a gem of a property, largely constructed from limestone and sandstone, some of which dates to the mid-1600s. The house was modernised in the 1980s and now has tremendous potential for renovation and improvement as a wonderful family home. It includes approximately 2.46 acres of outbuildings, gardens and paddock and would suit those with horses or livestock.

The accommodation is beautifully proportioned with high ceilings, a wide oak staircase, open fireplaces throughout, a large upstairs landing and light, airy rooms.

On the ground floor, a generous oak panelled hall opens onto three principal reception rooms, the sitting room (or "study"), a large open plan dining room and a separate drawing room, each with shuttered French patio doors that open directly onto the garden. Adjacent to the main staircase is a recently installed shower room. Beyond the dining room is the kitchen with its flag stone floor, a tiled Victorian range style oven, and a door that leads to the conservatory with its offshoot cloakroom and WC. Adjacent to the kitchen is a walk-in pantry. A spacious utility room (or "scullery") is located at the back of the house with its flagstone floor and offshoot toilet. A rear hallway leads to the back door that opens onto the yard where the oil tank is located in a self-contained store On the first floor there is a wide landing leading to four double bedrooms, one with a dressing room. There is a well-proportioned family bathroom and an additional smaller bathroom/WC. There is access to an extensive loft space. A door leads from the main landing to a second back landing with walk-in airing cupboard, fifth bedroom and a second staircase that descends to the rear hall near the kitchen. As with the reception rooms, the bedrooms are light and spacious with feature fireplaces, wash hand basins, secondary glazing, with some shuttered windows.

Outside

The gardens lie to the front, side and rear of the house and are quite wonderful, with a great deal of time and care having been put into the planting and design which has helped to establish a superb backdrop to the house. The front aspect of the house includes a sun terrace accessed via the French windows, adjacent to the conservatory. A combination of mature shrubs and trees provide sheltered spots and a haven for wildlife. Some areas have been kept mown with others having been left wilder. To the side of the house is a former pond, which could benefit from restoration or clearance. To the rear of the house is a detached stone building that formerly served as a double garage, stable block with three stalls, and a wood store and a wash house at the rear. Concrete footings are also located above the stable block where poultry were formerly kept. These buildings require some renovation but could be put to a variety of uses including home office, annex accommodation or perhaps an Air BnB, subject of course to gaining any of the necessary consents. In total the property extends to approximately 2.46 acres.

Location

Cranmore Cottage sits between the hamlet of Dean and the village of Cranmore. Cranmore provides a lovely local community with a popular pub, the Strode Arms, and a renowned preparatory school at East Cranmore (All Hallows independent private school, formerly Cranmore Hall).

The local former market towns of Frome and Shepton Mallet both provide an excellent range of facilities and amenities with Bath and Bristol being close by too.

The area benefits from excellent road and rail connections with the A303 accessed at Podimore and a main line rail connection to the South West and London Paddington available from Castle Cary.

Completion

Completion has been set for Wednesday 11th June 2025 or earlier by arrangement

Rights of Way

There is a public footpath that comes up the driveway to the house and then out through the paddock towards Cranmore Tower as shown by the broken green line on the location plan below. The vendors would be willing to consider the existing route being re-routed to run on their retained land, along the boundary of the garden and the field. No enquiries have been made of the Local Authority in this regard and we offer no guarantee that a proposal would be granted by them. Interested parties must rely on their own enquiries.

Planning

Cranmore Cottage is not Listed and not in a Conservation Area. None of the trees are subject to Tree Preservation Orders.

Local Authority

Somerset Council

Council Tax Band G

EPC F

Heating

Oil fired central heating

Services

Mains water and electricity are connected to the house. Private drainage system with cesspit is located across the A361 to the south on farmland owned by a third party. Details are contained within the auction pack but interested parties must rely on their own enquiries.

Agents Note:

The external photos were taken in the summer of 2024.

The vendors own the land to the east of the property (approximately 13.81 acres). They would consider letting or selling this land to the purchaser of the property. Further details are available on request.

Solicitor

JPC Law, South Kensington

Nessa Barry acting. Tel:

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Registering to bid and Administration fee

Cooper and Tanner require all bidders who wish to bid at our Auction to register beforehand, whether you are intending on bidding in the room, by proxy or online. As part of the registration process, you will be asked to provide card details in order that the Buyer’s Administration Fee of £1395 inc VAT can be paid if you are successful. A week before the auction a hold will be placed on your account for this sum, which will then be released if you are unsuccessful. This fee will only be taken if you are the successful buyer. The fee is retained by Cooper and Tanner and does not form part of your deposit or completion settlement. Please also be aware that the Buyer’s Administration fee is payable per lot purchased. If you are successful in purchasing more than one lot, we will contact you following the auction to take subsequent payments for additional lots bought. All checks required by current anti-money laundering legislation must be satisfactorily completed, as part of the registration process before prior approval to bid will be granted; this will include providing proof of funds.

Deposit

Successful bidders will be required to pay to the Cooper and Tanner Client Account the deposit of 10% of the purchase price within 24 hours of the auction. The account details will be provided to the successful bidder on conclusion of the auction. Once funds are cleared, they will be transferred on to the account of the solicitor acting for the seller. Please ensure that funds are in an account suitable to be able to make an Electronic Transfer from.

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