Shelley, Ipswich, IP7

An impressive 18th century country house offering extensive accommodation in a delightful setting generating additional income.

Description

Shelley Priory is a delightful Grade II Listed farmhouse, dating back to the 18th Century in the main, with earlier origins. The property presents painted brick elevations under a peg tile roof, with four gault brick chimney stacks. The accommodation is arranged over two floors, with entrance hall and door to the kitchen/breakfast room, with four oven oil-fired AGA and range of floor and wall units with central island. Living room with wood burning stove and built-in book and display shelving. Dining room with staircase to first floor and front porch, drawing room with open fireplace with arch niches either side. Cloakroom and study. From the hall are steps down to the sitting room and access to the extensive cellar area below, with connecting door to the entertainment barn with utility room, built-in cupboards and sink. Double height party barn with built-in kitchen units, floor storage cupboards and island unit with built-in cooker and cupboards. Double height ceiling with magnificent gable end window and glazed double door to the terrace. Jotul wood burning stove. Steps up to mezzanine floor above.

First floor landing. Bedroom one, with en suite dressing room and shower, together with a range of built-in cupboards. Bedroom two with sink and built in wardrobe cupboards, bedroom three with built-in sink and cupboards, shower room and bathroom. Rear landing off, bedroom four with built-in cupboard and airing cupboard. Principal bedroom with built-in cupboards and archway to en suite bathroom with bath, WC and sink. Shower room with connecting door to the rear part of the house. Walk- through to fully equipped bathroom and bedroom beyond with return staircase to the ground floor.

Outside
Gravelled drive to an extensive parking and turning area, along with storage building and three-bay open fronted cart lodge with tile roof and weatherboarded elevations. Extensive terrace to the rear of the house and beyond hedge and fence and deep rose bed. Yew hedging and cast-iron trellising with gate leading to formal rose garden area with central sculpture. Scrolled cast iron gate leads out onto the grass and parkland beyond.

Rose Barn
Stunning double height open plan living space with exposed timber trusses and ceiling timbers. Open plan to the kitchen with a range of floor units incorporating double butler’s sink, space and plumbing for washing machine, fridge, built in cooker and hob. Glazed double French doors to the pool courtyard with exposed timber floors and wood burning stove. Built in book and display shelves. Shower. Spiral staircases at both ends to two separate mezzanine bedrooms, one with glazed gable overlooking the garden. Courtyard with swimming pool (40’ x 20’ 12m x 6m) with covered logia. Adjacent games room (15’ x 12’ 4.5m x 3.5m), inner pool area with flag surround and lawn. Pool/games room/entertainment room (20’ x 30’ 6m x 9m) with folding glass doors both sides, fireplace with woodburning stove, bar and limestone floor.

Court Barn
Door to kitchen with range of units incorporating butler’s sink,plumbing for dishwasher and washing machine, induction hob with extractor over and breakfast bar. Open plan to the stunning full-height barn with exposed trusses and ceiling timbers. Magnificent deep inglenook fireplace with woodburning stove and exposed brickwork and wall timbers. Built-in book and storage shelves with exposed wood strip floor. Bedroom one with built-in sink and glazed elevation with door to the logia and rear. Bedroom 2 with exposed ceiling timbers and access to airing cupboard. En suite bathroom with bath, shower and washbasin. Ground floor shower with shower, wash basin and WC, with steps up to the mezzanine above with double bed balustrading and porthole window.

Agricultural Barn
Measuring 150’ x 60’ (45.4m x 18m) with adjoining storage barn, breeze block with asbestos cement roof (20’ x 60’) (6m x 18m). Weatherboarded and concrete tile storage barns (60’ x 15’ and 60’ x 15’) (18m x 4.5m) opening onto brick and shingled courtyard.

Location

Shelley Priory is situated in unspoilt countryside in the Suffolk/Essex borders midway between the villages of Stoke by Nayland, Polstead and Shelley. Local amenities can be found approximately four miles away in the market town of Hadleigh. Colchester and Ipswich provide for more extensive needs, as well as direct rail communications to London Liverpool Street station with trains from Colchester taking about 45 minutes. Manningtree lies eight miles to the east with trains to London Liverpool Street taking 55 minutes. The A12 dual carriageway is approximately 5.5 miles away giving access to London as well as the national motorway network.

Square Footage: 6,202 sq ft


Acreage: 6.5 Acres

Directions

Travelling from Higham towards Stoke by Nayland and approximately 250 yards beyond the humpback bridge, turn right signposted Withermarsh Green. Continue on this road for approximately 2 miles. At the T-junction turn left and Shelley Priory will come up on the left-hand side after approximately half a mile.

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Ipswich – 11 miles
Colchester – 12 miles (London Liverpool Street 45
mins, Hadleigh – 4 miles, Manningtree – 8 miles (London Liverpool Street 55 mins)

Additional Info

Shelley Priory: Oil-fired central heating. Private drainage. Mains water.

Rose Barn: Electrical heating system. Private drainage, mains water.

Court Barn: Oil- fired central heating. Private drainage, mains water.

Agents Note: Rose Barn and Court Barn generate an annual return of over £60,000 per annum. The agricultural buildings are let for £17,100 per annum. There is potential to initiate further conversions and resultant income.