Benton End House HADLEIGH 8 IPSWICH 8 SUFFOLK

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3 Benton End House Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk IMPRESSIVE 16TH CENTURY COUNTRY HOUSE OVERLOOKING THE BRETT VALLEY WITH COTTAGE Distances Hadleigh 1 mile, Manningtree 9 miles (Liverpool Street Station from 55 minutes), Ipswich 10 miles (Liverpool Street Station from 65 minutes) Colchester 13 miles (Liverpool Street Station from 50 minutes) (All mileages and times are approximate) Accommodation Summary 7 bedrooms 3 bathrooms Entrance hall Drawing room Dining room Sitting room Music room Study Kitchen/breakfast room Shower room/utility room Cellar The Coach House: reception room, kitchen, shower room, 2 bedrooms Double garage Walled gardens About 2.5 acres

4 History A number of owners of Benton End House were of considerable note including clothiers, an MP who signed Charles I s death warrant, an Olympic medal winner and Adam Buddle, after whom the Buddleia is named. Sir Cedric Morris bought the house from Sir Alfred Sainsbury in 1939 and opened The East Anglian School of Painting & Drawing. Lucien Freud lived there in 1940 and was painted by Cedric Morris in the first floor studio (which is now the master bedroom) and Maggi Hambling is known to have studied there and worked in the kitchen in her school holidays. Cedric Morris was also a renowned plantsman and bred irises in the old walled garden which were exhibited at the Chelsea Flower Show from the late 1940 s - mid 1950 s. In 2015, a local horticulturist exhibited a Cedric Morris collection at the Chelsea Flower Show and was awarded a Gold Medal. Cedric Morris irises still grow in the gardens at Benton End.

5 Situation Benton End House is set at the southern end of Benton Street on the outskirts of the attractive Suffolk market town of Hadleigh, which has a comprehensive selection of shops for every day needs. Manningtree, Colchester and Ipswich have a much wider range of educational and recreational amenities and the commuter can take advantage of the main line train services running to London s Liverpool Street station. Description Benton End House is a distinguished house dating from the 16th century. The house is reputed to have been designed by Sir Peter Cheyney and is Grade II* listed. It is constructed from timber frame and red brick under pitched peg and slate roofs with 18th century alterations. It is referred to in Sir Nikolaus Pevsner s The Buildings of England series. The Tudor and Georgian periods are of exceptional quality with features throughout the house including high moulded beamed ceilings, open fireplaces, panelled rooms, high skirting boards and sash windows. There is a detached self-contained cottage on the far side of the entrance. The majority of the lawned gardens are walled and well stocked with a wide variety of trees and shrubs with the house having elevated views over the Brett Valley. The current owners have undertaken a significant renovation and restoration of the property, sympathetically enhancing Benton End House for modern day living. The accommodation is stunning with high ceilings and of particular note is a spacious Tudor reception hall with a superb moulded beamed ceiling, fully panelled wall, mullion and leaded windows with views over the terrace. The dining room has sash windows with views over the gardens, inglenook fireplace and bread oven and stairs leading down to the cellar and wine cellar with capacity for 1200 bottles. The drawing room, reached via the panelled inner hall, has been extended and is now a substantial reception room with sash windows, working shutters, open fireplace and glazed

6 doors out on to the terrace. The music room is an elegant Georgian room with the family sitting room beyond also benefitting from an adjacent Shower Room/Utility room and French doors to the front terrace. The kitchen is a wonderfully light room with mullion windows to the front, glazing to the side and French doors to the rear. It has an inglenook fireplace (sealed), exposed beamed ceiling and wooden base units with granite worktops and a 5 ring range cooker. The first floor is reached via the principal 18th century staircase and gives access to the master bedroom suite which is a spacious room with amazing views across the Brett Valley. It has a large en suite bath/shower room and a dressing room. There are a further 3 double bedrooms and a family bathroom on the first floor. The second floor has an additional 3 bedrooms, study and a large bathroom. The Coach House The Coach House has been fully renovated by the current owners and is constructed from red brick with pitched peg tiled roof. The accommodation comprises a kitchen, wet room, well proportioned reception room with 2 bedrooms on the first floor. There is also an integral double garage and a private back garden. Outside Benton End House is approached through an automated 5 bar gate to one side of which is the Coach House. The drive passes a mature horse chestnut with areas of lawn. The southern elevation has a sunken brick terrace with lavender hedges, Cedric Morris iris s and brick steps which lead to the lawned walled gardens. The gardens are interspersed by a variety of mature specimen trees and shrubs, part of the walls are adorned by fig, grape vine, rose, honeysuckle and garryaelliptica. A wide terrace runs along the rear of the house. The gardens are set on three sides of the house with a further area of informal gardens to the east where they are surrounded by a belt of mature trees including a red maple, rhodedendrons, orange blossom, pear & apple trees, alliums. Services Mains electricity, water and gas. Klargester treatment unit. Directions (Postcode IP7 5JR) From London proceed north along the A12 bypassing Colchester and taking a left hand turn on the B1070 towards Hadleigh, continue along this road passing through the villages of Holton St Mary and Raydon. The entrance to Benton End House is on the right, just after the Hadleigh town sign and also serves Hadleigh Riding Stables.

7 Approximate gross internal floor area sq m / 6637 sq ft (Excludes Restricted Head Height & Includes Annexe & Garage) For identification purposes only. Not to scale. Tenure Freehold with vacant possession. Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills x 3.99m 13'2" x 13'1" Access to Eaves Garage 5.36 x 4.95m 17'7" x 16'3" 4.75 x 4.32m 15'7" x 14'2" N Cellar 3.56 x 2.41m 11'8" x 7'11" 2.82 x 1.88m 9'3" x 6'2" Kitchen 3.05 x 2.95m 10' x 9'8" 4.80 x 2.95m 15'9" x 9'8" Cellar 5.36 x 4.42m 17'7" x 14'6" Study/ 5.18 x 3.96m 17' x 13' 5.18 x 4.57m 17' x 15' Reception Room 4.75 x 4.24m 15'7" x 13'11" Loft Room 4.75 x 3.94m 15'7" x 12'11" Lower Ground Floor Second Floor The Coach House The Coach House Ground Floor First Floor Drawing Room 8.43 x 3.94m 27'8" x 12'11" Entrance Hall 4.75 x 4.62m 15'7" x 15'2" Dining Room 5.16 x 4.67m 16'11" x 15'4" Kitchen / Breakfast Room 4.85 x 4.75m 15'11" x 15'7" 4.17 x 3.91m 13'8" x 12'10" 4.88 x 3.91m 16' x 12'10" 5.11 x 3.30m 16'9" x 10'10" Music Room 4.98 x 4.72m 16'4" x 15'6" Denotes restricted head height 7.32 x 6.15m 24' x 20'2" Dressing Room Ground Floor Sitting Room 4.98 x 4.39m 16'4" x 14'5" First Floor This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. ( ). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1: They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact 2: Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 17/08/01 KS. Savills 50 Princes Street, Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1RJ ipswich@savills.co.uk

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