The Street, Washbrook, Ipswich, IP8

INTRODUCTION
Amor Hall is a 16th Century, Grade II Listed Manor House with great presence and superb positioning, including views at the front over 12 acres of its own private grounds, and to the rear over undulating Suffolk countryside and woodland.

ACCOMMODATION
The house is nicely arranged and has high ceilings throughout the ground floor. Reception spaces include a dining room, a sitting room with a polished oak floor and a beautiful oak mantle (installed by the then owners in 1857) and a drawing room with an exposed red-brick fireplace and a carved ceiling beam. Modern log burners are found in all three of these rooms.

An open-plan and traditionally styled kitchen/breakfast room has windows facing four elevations, a fired-earth tiled floor, a multifuel burner, a central island and a mix of oak and black granite surfaces. Fittings of note include a double butlers sink, an electric Aga (with an accompanying bottled gas oven), and an original walk-in pantry.
 
Further ground floor accommodation includes a bespoke fitted (two person) study, a garden room off the drawing room, a shower room, two lobbies, front and rear halls, a boot room and a laundry room.

The first floor is accessed from two staircases, and features four double bedrooms, all of which have ensuite facilities. The master bedroom is delightful, with views in two directions, wall panelling and two sets of (Orwell) bespoke fitted wardrobes. Its stylish ensuite has a polished oak floor, a double sized cubicle power shower, a roll-top bath and a WC with a high-level cistern.

The second-floor rooms are accessible from two separate staircases. The first staircase leads to a fifth double bedroom and a separate loft room, which is substantial and is ideal for storage. The second staircase leads to a sixth bedroom which is currently arranged with two single beds.

Historic features throughout the house include pamment tiled floors, oak doors, casement windows, sash windows, exposed beams, service bells, decorative fireplaces in the bedrooms and corner cupboards. Externally the house boasts three sets of 19th century ornamented chimneys and is lime rendered.

Among various recent additions to the house, our clients carried out a sympathetic renovation of the southwest corner of the building to improve the boot room, the laundry room and kitchen - this included a new roof, a stable door.

A modern oil-fired central heating system has also been installed in the cellar.

GROUNDS AND FACILITIES
The 250-metre stretch of drive from The Street is shared with the property’s neighbours, being a series of three, tastefully converted, single story barns. Beyond the shared drive, Amor Hall sits comfortably and privately within its own grounds, secured by two sets of gates (one being electric) and with two private drives accessing the front and rear of the house.  

Our clients constructed a cart lodge in recent years with two parking bays and an adjoining games room and cinema room. An outdoor swimming pool was also totally renovated which included extensive landscaping, the addition of an electric cover, and the construction of a new pool house; this is ideal for warm summer days and with a fireplace for the evenings – it also has a fitted sink and plenty of storage.

The front garden is edged by a ha ha, whilst the rear garden and patio have been securely fenced.
 
Beyond the formal areas of garden are ten acres of parkland which is populated with a variety of ancient trees including a giant Redwood which is thought to have been planted in 1856.

LOCATION
Amor Hall is in the village of Washbrook, less than a mile from the edge of Ipswich, Suffolk’s county town. Travel to and from the property is straight forward with the A12 and A14 both reachable within a five-minute drive and Ipswich mainline train station being less than four miles away.

Washbrook has a primary school and a community pub (The Brook Inn) serving good food. Many of the county’s best private schools including Ipswich School, The Royal Hospital School, Ipswich High School and St Joseph’s College are within in 20-minute drive of the property.

DIRECTIONS
Postcode: IP8 3HX
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POINTS TO NOTE
The house is registered in council tax band G with Babergh District Council and with payments of £3694.68 PA. No EPC survey has been carried out due to the property being listed.

The property is connected to mains electric and water supplies. It has a modern Klargester sewerage system and a modern oil-fired heating system.
 
Amor Hall owns most of the driveway back to The Street where its neighbours also enjoy a right of way. A footpath also runs the length of the shared drive, however this does not impede on the privacy of the house.

The following are available subject to separate negotiation: Media and games equipment in the games room/Hot Tub/Furniture in the house/Garden machinery/Curtains.

GENERAL ADVICE
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