RED COURT HASLEMERE SURREY

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3 RED COURT HASLEMERE SURREY Haslemere centre 0.5 mile Haslemere station 1 mile (London Waterloo 50 minutes) Guildford 15 miles Central London 45 miles M25/Wisley 22 miles Heathrow 40 miles Gatwick 35 miles (All distances and times are approximate) An outstanding Ernest Newton country house in a breathtaking setting Entrance lobby Grand reception hall Drawing room Dining room Morning room / study Games room Orangery Large domestic kitchen Butler s pantry Laundry Staff sitting room Office Shower room Cellars 5 principal bedrooms 6 further bedrooms 7 bath/shower rooms (2 en suite) Gate lodge 3 further former staff cottages Garaging for up to 7 cars Water tower Large greenhouse Garden stores Formal gardens Pasture and woodland Amounting in all to about acres (9.62 ha) Main house 11,567 sq ft (1074 sq m) Total approximately 17,657 sq ft (1640 sq m) Country Department 55 Baker Street, London W1U 8AN Tel: james.crawford@knightfrank.com Haslemere 1 West Street, Haslemere Surrey GU27 2AB Tel: russell.grieve@knightfrank.com These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure.

4 Situation Totally surrounded by its extensive grounds, Red Court occupies an elevated and outstanding location on the southern fringes of Haslemere, close to the Surrey Sussex border. This highly regarded area on the rising ground of Blackdown and with panoramic southerly views almost to the coast became known in the Victorian era as England s Little Switzerland on account of its scenic beauty and healthy air. Secluded and idyllically tranquil, Scotland Lane is just half a mile from the High street via local backroads and a mile from the station. Towards the end of the 19th century as the railways expanded, Haslemere and Hindhead became home to such luminaries as authors Conan Doyle and Bernard Shaw. Water colourist Helen Allingham lived in the town while the poet Lord Tennyson lived and walked on Blackdown Hill having Tennyson s Lane named in his honour. Nestling in a hollow to the north of the Blackdown ridge the attractive and historic town of Haslemere offers a good range of amenities. These include churches, supermarkets and speciality shopping, banks, restaurants, farmers market, local societies and the Haslemere

5 Museum. The vibrant and active community also hosts the annual Charter Fair and Haslemere Festival. A short distance along the Hindhead Road, Weyhill provides a further area of local shopping and restaurants and a Marks and Spencer Food Hall opened in Haslemere also benefits from a mainline rail station providing a fast and frequent service to London Waterloo in around 50 minutes. Road communications are good with the main A286 and the A3 via the Hindhead tunnel providing access to both London and Portsmouth and the airports via the M25 at Wisley. There is a wide choice of both state and private schools within easy reach including St Ives, The Royal School, St Edmunds, King Edwards, Amesbury, Highfield, Charterhouse, Prior s Field, Cranleigh and Barrow Hills among many others. Recreational opportunities include golf at a number of local clubs, multi-activity sport centres at Haslemere and Godalming, polo at Midhurst, racing and flying at Goodwood and sailing at Chichester harbour. In addition, much of the surrounding countryside is National Trust land and falls within The Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The area offers unrivalled walking and riding in beauty spots such as Blackdown, Marley Common, Wagonners Wells, Frensham Common and the Devil s Punchbowl. For serious walkers, the 150 mile longdistance Sussex Border Path runs nearby.

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7 Red Court Dating from 1895 and listed Grade II, Red Court was designed by the highly regarded Victorian architect Ernest Newton who was prolific in his production of outstanding country houses during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A favourite style was the 18th century revivalist we find in Red Court with its substantial proportions, impressively detailed brickwork, gabled roof and tall corbelled chimneys. A particular external feature is the repousse lead work to the rear oriel with the words DULCE DOMUM (Sweet Home). Internally the property offers large bright principal rooms with high ceilings and much decorative moulding. Tall sash windows admit maximum light and draw the eye to lovely views over the grounds and surrounding countryside. The arched portico and wide studded front door open into a generous entrance lobby from which glazed double doors lead to the impressive reception hall with its carved stone fireplace, decorative cornice and Ionic columns. Ideally suited to entertaining on a grand scale this space opens to a fine dining room with space to seat at least eighteen for dinner. On the other side the hall leads to the spacious and elegant drawing room with its deep southfacing bay window and superbly decorated ceiling and cornice. Two further main reception areas include the games room with its tented fabric ceiling and a magnificent triple aspect orangery with full height windows, vaulted roof and French door leading to a circular loggia and the garden. A smaller morning room is currently arranged as a study. Sensitively separate from the impressive formal rooms, the remainder of the ground floor provides a spacious kitchen with four-oven AGA, butler s pantry, laundry room, staff sitting room, shower room, various larders and store rooms and stairs lead down to a wine cellar.

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11 First floor accommodation comprises a superbly spacious master suite with elegant southerly facing bedroom, en suite bathroom and private sitting or dressing room. Four further double rooms, one single and three family bath rooms complete the first floor. The second floor was originally exclusively staff accommodation and comprises a further six bedrooms and three bathrooms. In the same ownership since the 1970s, the main house now requires fairly extensive modernisation and redecoration. There is immense potential to a landmark country house in an idyllic yet extremely convenient location.

12 Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Terrace Recreation Ground Floor This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan, please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them.

13 Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Main House: sq m / sq ft Stores: 44.8 sq m / 482 sq ft Cottages: sq m / 3930 sq ft The Gate Lodge: 97.4 sq m / 1048 sq ft Outbuildings: 58.5 sq m / 630 sq ft Total: sq m / sq ft First Floor Second Floor

14 Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Main House: sq m / sq ft Stores: 44.8 sq m / 482 sq ft Cottages: sq m / 3930 sq ft The Gate Lodge: 97.4 sq m / 1048 sq ft Outbuildings: 58.5 sq m / 630 sq ft Total: sq m / sq ft Outbuildings (Not shown in actual location/orientation) The Gate Lodge Ground Floor (Not shown in actual location/orientation) The Gate Lodge First Floor (Not shown in actual location/orientation) Staff Cottage Stable Cottage First Floor Stable Cottage Ground Floor (Not shown in actual location/orientation)

15 Garage and Cottages Garage and Cottages In the past Red Court would clearly have supported a number of domestic staff for which additional accommodation was provided in the form of three staff cottages adjoining the garage-workshop and stables. In total there is identifiable garage space for up to seven cars. However this whole structure is now in a semiderelict condition and requires extensive refurbishment. Gate Lodge Located beside the gates at the end of the drive, this comprises two bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor with sitting room, dining room and kitchen below. The accommodation of Red Court is illustrated on the floor plans included in this brochure. Gate Lodge

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17 Gardens and grounds The extensive gardens and grounds are a key feature of Red Court and provide not only beautiful surroundings but a high level of privacy and seclusion. The panoramic view south from the formal gardens towards the South Downs National Park and Blackdown are quite spectacular. The property is approached from the lane via a long sweeping drive through park-like grounds with lawns, spring bulbs and numerous mature trees. This leads between tall brick piers to an extensive walled forecourt with space for numerous vehicles. Whilst the formal gardens, amounting to some four acres, surround the main house, the major parts lie to the south and west. Here they are laid out in several distinct areas and levels with neatly trimmed lawns, beds and borders and a wide variety of decorative trees and shrubs. To the west of the house there is an outside swimming pool in a delightfully secluded location but now in need of restoration. Beyond the formal landscaped gardens the remaining grounds are comprised of some fenced pasture and areas of managed woodland. Enclosed is a schematic plan showing a indicative layout for a new walled garden with an orchard, parterre, kitchen garden and indoor pool, subject to planning consent.

18 Indicative new pool house and formal gardens Indicative walled garden

19 Services Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage. There is also a private well and water tower on site not currently in use. Japanese knotweed Japanese knotweed has been identified in an area of land adjacent to ancillary buildings. The affected area has been inspected by professionals and an eradication plan has been indicative. Tenure and Possession The property is offered for sale freehold with vacant possession on completion, subject to a strip of land on the eastern boundary which is leased to the neighbouring property. RED COURT Local Authority Waverley Borough Council, The Burys, Godalming, Surrey. Tel: Fixtures & Fittings All fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale. Note: This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing ( information ) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members names. Photographs: June Particulars: November Kingfisher Print and Design Directions (GU27 3AN) From Guildford or London, follow the A3 trunk route south towards Portsmouth to the Milford exit and here follow signs for the A286 in the direction of Haslemere. Proceed through Haslemere High Street and at the end turn right. In a few yards bear left up Shepherds Hill / A286 towards Midhurst and continue for 0.6 mile then turn left into Scotland Lane. Follow this road for 0.4 mile when the white double gates to Red Court will be found on the right hand side. Viewings Strictly by appointment with Knight Frank Country Department and Knight Frank Haslemere office.

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