THE OLD VICARAGE YETMINSTER, SHERBORNE, DORSET

Transcription

1 THE OLD VICARAGE YETMINSTER, SHERBORNE, DORSET

2

3 THE OLD VICARAGE CHURCH STREET, YETMINSTER, SHERBORNE, DORSET A superbly presented Grade II listed former Vicarage in a sought after village, offering easy access to Sherborne and Yeovil. Porch Reception hall Drawing room Dining room Sitting room Study Kitchen/breakfast room Utility room Pantry Workshop Cloakroom Cellar Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom 2 Guest bedroom suites 3 Further bedrooms Shower room WC Integral double garage Double car port and adjoining garage Greenhouse Garden store Private parking Garden and Orchard In all about 1.57 acres (0.64 hectare) Yetminster (London Paddington via Westbury or Bath & Bristol) Sherborne 6 miles (London Waterloo 2½ hours) Yeovil 6 miles Dorchester 16 miles (Distances and times approximate) Knight Frank LLP 15 Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3PU Tel: sherborne@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 & Amenities The property is situated on the southern edge of Yetminster village, which is a thriving community with many amenities including a health centre with dispensary, veterinary surgery, railway station, parish church, village hall, public house, local Spar supermarket and sports / social club with playing grounds and tennis court. E The village has a primary school, with a further seven to choose from within a 6 mile radius, and is within the catchment area for The Gryphon School (7½ miles) in Sherborne for secondary education. Nearby private schools include Hazlegrove, the Sherborne schools, Leweston, Millfield and Perrott Hill. S Sherborne (6 miles) is easily accessible and has a wide range of shopping and business facilities, including a Waitrose supermarket. The larger towns of Yeovil (6 miles) and Dorchester (16 miles) are also both within easy driving distance. t Sherborne, Dorchester, Yeovil, Bath, Exeter and Poole all provide excellent entertainment venues. e There are a number of bistro pubs and restaurants within the local area. M The A37 is just 2 miles away running north to Yeovil and south to Dorchester, with the A303 (10½ miles) lying just north of Yeovil providing easy access to the M3 to London and to the West Country. T There is an early service from the village to London Paddington via Westbury taking 2½ hours and a mainline rail service from Sherborne to London Waterloo taking 2½ hours. A The airports at Bournemouth and Exeter are both about an hour s drive away offering connections within the UK and to many international destinations.

5 The Old Vicarage The property is a Grade II listed village house reconstructed as The Vicarage in It is constructed of stone and rendered elevations under a slate roof with brick chimneys. There is a single storey extension on the northern side, comprising integral garaging, workshop and domestic areas and a stone porch with carved stone cross on the ridge by the front door. The front elevation windows are predominantly stone mullioned with some lattice lead light panes. The majority of the other windows are of sash design on the south and eastern elevations. The accommodation incorporates high ceilings throughout all of the principal rooms and has many open fireplaces and picture rails. It has undergone refurbishment undertaken by the current owners, including a new central heating system installed about 10 years ago. The accommodation is arranged over three floors (and a cellar) and comprises: entrance porch with part-glazed door into the reception hall a central feature of the house with stripped flooring and a wide staircase rising to the galleried landing, with doors into the drawing room an elegant entertaining room with twin aspect windows, open fireplace inset with woodburning stove on a stone hearth and timber mantle, window seats. Sitting room: open fireplace with woodburning stove flanked by twin alcoves with shelving and cupboards. Study, understairs cupboard. Rear lobby with quarry tiled floor and back door onto terrace. Cloakroom. Dining room open fireplace with woodburning stove and marble mantle and slips, stripped wood floor, shelved cupboard, bifold doors opening into the kitchen/breakfast room with a range of wall and base units with granite worktops incorporating twin bowl stainless steel sinks, integrated Neff dishwasher, Neff electric oven/grill. Electric induction hob, integrated Bosch fridge with adjacent larder cupboard, tiled alcove with 4 oven oil-fired AGA (Green) with pine mantle over, central island with breakfast bar, flagstone floor. Inner hallway accessing domestic areas including utility room which houses the Grant oil-fired boiler, Belfast sink, fitted cupboards. Workshop and larder with slate tops and original game hooks. Rear access with doors to the front and rear and access into the integral double garage with twin sliding doors and access directly off Church Street. A door leads from the reception hall down stone steps to a cellar. Off the main stairs on a half landing is a WC with washbasin. First floor: Galleried landing with doors into master bedroom with ensuite bathroom, 2 further bedroom suites, 2 further double bedrooms and shower room. Second floor: Bedroom 6 and access to extensive attic space. Garden, Grounds and Outbuildings The property is approached off Church Street with a wrought iron gate with steps down to the front porch. This is flanked by borders with heather and clipped hebe bushes. There is a path along the front and this area is enclosed by wrought iron railings and a mature hedge screen. Further double wrought iron gates lead onto a tarmac driveway down to an extensive gravelled parking and turning area with space for a number of cars. This has direct access to an oak framed, timber clad and tiled double car port with a single garage and lean-to log store. Access from the front garden leads through a timber pergola to a south facing stone paved terrace flanked by borders with roses and mixed shrubs. The main area of formal garden lies at the rear, with a large stone paved terrace along the entire rear elevation with twin flights of steps leading down to the principal lawn. At one end of the terrace is an open fronted gazebo and access to a rear courtyard which has a gardener s WC, log store and oil tank.

6 Not to scale. For identification purposes only. The lawn is flanked by a number of colourful and well stocked borders with mixed shrubs, trees and plants. This area of lawn is partly surrounded by a low stone wall on the eastern side with further stone steps down to a lower tier, this area comprises a kitchen garden with box hedging and a number of borders, including some raised herb beds. The borders are accessed via brick paved and grass paths and there are compost bins and a glass-roofed cold frame with a small paved terrace in the north-east corner. Access leads directly to a small stone greenhouse and an adjacent timber garden store. The lower area of garden has been planted as an orchard with a number of mixed fruit trees including apples, pears and cherry. Services Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil-fired central heating and AGA. Fixtures & Fittings All those items regarded as tenant s fixtures and fittings, together with the curtains and light fittings, are specifically excluded from the sale. However, certain items may be available by separate negotiation. All fitted carpets are included. Tenure Freehold Council Tax Band G Local Authority West Dorset District Council Tel: Directions (Postcode DT9 6LG) From the centre of Yetminster turn into Church Street (Signed to the health centre and on a junction with small planted triangle). The Old Vicarage will be found after a short distance on the left, opposite the parish church. Viewings All viewings are by appointment with the sole agents Knight Frank LLP.

7 Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area sq m / 5689 sq ft (Including Garage & Workshop & Excluding Void) Cellar = 50.9 sq m / 548 sq ft Total = sq m / 6237 sq ft Second Floor First Floor Cellar Reception Bedroom Bathroom Ground Floor Kitchen/Utility Storage Recreation 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. 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: September Particulars: September Kingfisher Print and Design

8