West Stowell, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8

The principal part of an elegant Queen Anne style country house, with extensive private gardens and communal grounds including a lake and brook.

Description

This striking and beautifully appointed Queen Anne style property forms a major part of this substantial estate. The main building is divided into five houses, with West Stowell House itself taking centre stage. The House enjoys superb South Westerly views over its incredibly well maintained private gardens.

The ground floor provides the principal living and entertaining space, characterised by tall ceilings, elegant cornice and plaster mouldings, oak floors, sash windows and marble fireplaces.

The graceful portico, with fanlight above, opens into the entrance hall and leads directly into the superb dining room, with fireplace and ample space for dining on a large scale and a study area to one side. A door with fanlight over leads out to a pretty side garden with stone-flagged parterre. The kitchen is light, fitted with shaker style units, an Aga and has wonderful views over the formal gardens to the side and front, as does the library, a dual aspect room with fitted shelves and lots of natural light. The drawing room has an open fireplace, with three sash windows ensuring plenty of light.

Stairs rise gently from the inner hall to the first floor landing, again with excellent ceiling heights and elegant finishes. The principal bedroom suite has an en suite dressing room and bathroom, with a further dressing area. The main guest room has an en suite bathroom and dressing room. There is a smaller bedroom with a shower room and loo.

The second floor, accessed by a separate staircase, has four further bedrooms (one with en suite shower), a shower room and a bathroom. There is also a games room/play room and a laundry room.

The main drawing room has three large sash windows complete with window seats, shutters and views over the adjacent gardens and on to the communal gardens beyond. A further marble fireplace takes centre stage. The original, early 19th century, oak floor boards run throughout the entrance hall, drawing room and inner hall creating a seamless link between the three. There is a useful downstairs cloakroom which also provides access to the large cellar housing original wine bins, lockable storage and a boiler room complete with pressurised cylinders, oil boiler and electrics. There is ample space for overflow kitchen equipment etc.

The beautiful staircase leads via an elegant half landing with large arched sash windows to the first floor landing. The landing is a room in itself and provides access to all of the bedrooms and bathrooms on the first floor, all of which have unique character and views. Again many are double aspect rooms with elegant fireplaces and complementary bathrooms. This area displays a range of period features and as with the ground floor, the first floor has generous ceiling heights making for easy placement of furniture.

The back stairs lead to the top floor accommodation with a further array of bedrooms and ample bathrooms to provide either exceptional guest accommodation or a teenage floor. As one would imagine the views are far reaching and incredible, as it the position of West Stowell House itself. There is also roof access for maintenance and repair work.

OUTBUILDINGS
Complementing the main house and accessed from the driveway, a former thatched garage now provides a superb home office space with mezzanine above. There are various garden equipment stores across the property as well as a greenhouse and summer house.

GARDEN AND GROUNDS
The private gardens enjoy privacy provided by mature hedges and extend to about 2.2 acres around the house, including a separate area of vegetable garden with a fruit cage.

Beautifully maintained Yew topiary frames a stunning rose garden immediately to the front of the house, creating an elegant and impressive first impression. A path leads from the parking area to the front terrace, south-facing and perfect for alfresco dining. Avenues of ornate trees frame some stunning views of this very pretty house, with large swathes of lawn and fine specimen trees enhancing the sense of space and privacy around the house. A pretty thatched summer house enjoys particularly lovely views across the lawns. A large area of garden to the south of the house was once used as an extensive vegetable garden in the shape of a cross pattée; whilst no longer used as such, the owners have retained the striking pathway structure.

Communal grounds of about 7 acres lie primarily to the east of the property and includes a lovely lake.

Location

West Stowell House is situated in a wonderful rural location within the Pewsey Vale in an area of outstanding natural beauty, with rolling countryside offering many leisure opportunities.

Golf courses are at Marlborough and Upavon, together with chalk stream fishing on the popular Rivers Kennett and Avon. In addition there are many opportunities in the area for riding and walking with the close proximity of footpaths, Salisbury Plain and the Marlborough Downs.

Square Footage: 6,193 sq ft


Acreage: 2.2 Acres

Directions

SN8 4JU



Additional Info

TENURE : Share of Freehold There is NO Ground Rent to pay.

LOCAL AUTHORITY : Wiltshire Council –

OUTGOINGS : West Stowell House - Council Tax Band H. Resident’s Association costs - £200pm.

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS : All fitted carpets are included in the sale. Curtains and light fittings are excluded but may be available by negotiation. Please note that, unless specifically mentioned, all garden ornaments are excluded from the sale but may be available by negotiation.

AGENTS’ NOTE : Ladybird Cottage has a Right of Way to use a driveway across the private garden to the south of West Stowell House. Maintenance and upkeep of the communal areas and grounds is by way of a monthly contribution to the West Stowell Resident’s Association (see above).

SERVICES : Mains electricity. Private water supply. Oil-fired central heating. Sewage treatment plant. Satellite Broadband.

VIEWINGS : Strictly by appointment with Savills