Green Close Snowshill, Broadway, Gloucestershire
Green Close Snowshill, Broadway, Gloucestershire Charming Cotswold house with magical views Broadway 1.5 miles Moreton-in-Marsh 7 miles (mainline station to London Paddington from 90 minutes) Stow-on-the-Wold 10 miles Stratford-upon-Avon 15 miles Cheltenham 18 miles Tewkesbury M5 (J9) 19 miles Oxford 37 miles Birmingham 39 miles (all distances and times are approximate). Green Close: reception hall leading to staircase hall, drawing room, dining room, kitchen/sitting room, secondary kitchen, laundry/wc, larder, master bedroom suite with dressing room, en suite bathroom and separate WC, guest bedroom suite with dressing room and en suite shower room, three further bedrooms, family shower room, family bathroom and WC. Domestic courtyard with various outbuildings, boiler room, garden store and wine cellar. Green Close Cottage: sitting/dining room, kitchen, two first floor interconnecting bedrooms and bathroom. Pretty stone outbuilding and courtyard. Green Close Barn: L-shaped living room open to kitchen, shower room and two first floor interconnecting bedrooms. Attached gymnasium, double garage, garden stores and gardener s WC. Stable Yard: four traditional stables, tack room and adjacent hay store. Beautiful formal and informal terraced gardens, permanent pasture, natural spring-fed lake, woodland and far reaching views. In all about 21 acres Savills Stow-on-the-Wold Cotswold House Church Street, Stow-on-the-Wold Gloucestershire GL54 1BB Robert Pritchard 01451 832832 stow@savills.com Savills Cheltenham The Quadrangle Imperial Square Cheltenham GL50 1PZ Christian Swaab 01242 548000 cheltenham@savills.com Savills London 33 Margaret Street Marylebone London W1G 0JD James Walker 020 7016 3825 james.walker@savills.com YOUR ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE IMPORTANT NOTICE ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE TEXT
Situation and Communications The pretty village of Snowshill is situated on the top of the Cotswold escarpment above the villages of Broadway, Buckland and Laverton. It is a secluded but active village with period cottages and houses and a nineteenth century church clustered around a small green opposite The Snowshill Arms. Snowshill is renowned for its manor house and beautiful gardens, which are administered by the National Trust, as well as nearby Cotswold Lavender, a working lavender distillery. Snowshill is widely regarded as one of the most desirable and idyllic places to live in the North Cotswolds. Nearby Broadway lies at the foot of the Cotswold escarpment and is regarded by many as one of the Cotswolds finest examples of traditional street architecture with several seventeenth and eighteenth century buildings of note. The village has a wide range of shops for day-to-day requirements together with restaurants, The Lygon Arms Hotel, with its leisure facilities, and speciality shops. Nearby Chipping Campden, regarded as one of the Cotswolds most renowned towns, lies about four-and-a-half miles away and has a considerable reputation for its variety of eating establishments, a number of which have achieved awards. The larger centres of Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon and Worcester are within easy reach and provide more comprehensive cultural, shopping and educational facilities. For the sporting enthusiast there are several golf courses nearby, notably Broadway Golf Club, hunting with the North Cotswolds, National Hunt Racing at Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Worcester, polo at Cirencester Park and cricket at Worcester. Locally there are many public footpaths and bridleways for walking and riding enthusiasts. Theatres are to be found in Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon, including the renowned Royal Shakespeare Theatre. There is excellent schooling in the general area with high-achieving state and private schools at Chipping Campden, Evesham, Stratfordupon-Avon and Cheltenham. Green Close Green Close was formerly four seventeenth century cottages and remodelled to form one house for Mr H Peech in about 1916 by C E Bateman, a highly regarded architect known for his sensitive restoration of Cotswold vernacular properties. Great ingenuity was necessary to marry the four individual cottages into a whole to ensure both a pleasing exterior and the practical arrangement of the rooms. The house retains many of the original period features, including the great open fireplaces, flagstone floors and mullion windows, which sit comfortably alongside the Arts & Crafts features added by Mr Bateman. The property is L-shaped and is finely built of beautiful local stone beneath stone slate roofs laid in diminishing courses. There are attractive mullion windows, fine stone dressings and dormers, both hipped and gabled. A half-timbered link with plasterwork was added in 1916 to marry up the elevations. Green Close is complemented by charming, cottage style gardens and occupies a commanding position, nestled into the hillside, taking full advantage of the striking views towards a quintessential English landscape, within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The property, which was at one time owned by the family of Sir Gordon Russell, the furniture designer, has been in the tenure of the current family for almost a century and unusually the property retains the old world charm and authenticity of the early twentieth century. In particular the external elevations have changed very little since that time. As such the sale of Green Close represents a very special opportunity to buy a charmingly unspoilt Cotswold house. Green Close is Grade II Listed being of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Green Close has featured in two well regarded publications: W.G. Davie and E.G. Dawber, Old Cottages and Farmhouses...in the Cotswolds, 1904; Country Life, vol LX, 1926. High up above Broadway, yet snugly ensconced in a dip of the hills, is the hamlet of Snowshill. these hills are so full of finely built and beautiful houses. the beautiful local stone with which they are built constitute a continual charm to the eye. Country Life 21st August 1926 A detailed history of the house which appeared in Country Life in 1926 is available from the agent s offices. Please refer to the accompanying floorplans for the layout of accommodation but the principal points of interest are shown below.
Please refer to the accompanying floorplans for the layout of accommodation but the principal points of interest are shown below. Green Close: Accessed from the village lane and from the garden, a loggia leads to a most impressive reception hall with tall ceilings and in turn providing access to the staircase hall with views over gardens and countryside. Charming kitchen/sitting room with traditional Aga, Arts & Crafts china cupboard, French doors to garden terrace and secondary staircase to west wing bedroom accommodation. Secondary kitchen with early twentieth century cabinets. Two interconnecting double reception rooms of considerable charm with elevated views over formal gardens and doors to terraces. Impressive master bedroom suite with dressing room, containing Arts & Crafts panelled cupboards, en suite bathroom and separate WC. Charming vaulted guest bedroom suite with dressing room and modern en suite shower room. Three further individually styled bedrooms (one interconnecting), bathroom, shower room and WC. Very useful domestic stores including wine stores.
Approximate Gross Internal Area: Green Close: 331 sq m / 3,563 sq ft Green Close Cottage: 74 sq m / 797 sq ft Green Close Barn Living Accomodation: 110 sq m / 1,184 sq ft Stables & Outbuildings: 209 sq m / 2,249 sq ft Total: 724 sq m / 7,793 sq ft For identification only - Not to scale First Floor Second Floor Outbuildings First Floor Ground Floor Lower Ground Floor
Green Close Cottage: Lying to the north-east of the main house is a very pretty stone built cottage, traditionally built and retaining many seventeenth century features and a fine projecting bread oven. The accommodation briefly comprises a charming sitting/ dining room with open fireplace, kitchen, small landing, bathroom and two interconnecting bedrooms. Outside is a most attractive stone outbuilding and small courtyard garden. Green Close Barn: Beyond the cottage is Green Close Barn, a most useful annexe built of timber frame beneath a slate roof. Green Close Barn has an L-shaped plan briefly comprising open plan living room/kitchen with wood burning stove, shower room and two first floor interconnecting bedrooms. There is a gymnasium, double garage, domestic stores and WC. Stable Yard: Situated at the far end of the drive is a discreetly positioned stable yard comprising four timber built stables, tack room and adjacent hay store. Electricity and water are connected. Green Close Cottage - Ground Floor Green Close Cottage - First Floor
(Not shown in actual location/orientation) Apartment First Floor Outbuildings - Green Close Barn (Not shown in actual location/orientation)
Gardens and Grounds Green Close is discreetly approached from the village lane along a descending gravelled drive. The property is approached on foot through impressive stone pillars with finials and along a gravelled path. Beautiful mature gardens provide the perfect setting for the house, being tucked away into the hillside and providing a magnificent position from which to appreciate the sweeping views over adjacent countryside. Formal terraced gardens lie to the north and west of Green Close and are principally split into rooms, each with its own unique character. Close to the house on the north side is a small area of lawn with boxed hedged beds containing old fashioned varieties of standard roses. Lying adjacent to the house are north-west facing terraces with roses under-planted with herbaceous perennials and perfect for al fresco summer dining. A fine formal lawn lies below the house dissected by a pathway flanked by standard roses contained within boxed hedged beds, creating a focal point from which to enjoy the vistas. The smaller lawn features a central sundial and a deep herbaceous border to one side. Beyond the formal lawn are more informal areas of garden used for the growing of fruit and vegetables and allowing the gardens to blend into the countryside. The land comprises well-fenced, undulating permanent pasture, ideal for grazing, and dotted with mature trees and areas of woodland. There is a natural spring-fed lake planted with marginal plants and mature trees to the water s edge, being a haven for wildlife, and a timber jetty for boating and fishing. The land can be independently accessed from the village lane along a concrete slipway.
GENERAL INFORMATION Agent s Note: The actual postal address is Green Close, Snowshill, Broadway, Worcestershire WR12 7JU. Rights of Way There are two rights of way across the land, one in favour of Thames Water whilst the other is a public footpath. Listing Note Green Close is Grade II Listed. Potential buyers are advised to make their own enquiries as to the Listing status of Green Close Cottage and Green Close Barn as these may be classed as curtilage listed. Local Authority: Tewkesbury Borough Council. Telephone 01684 272364. Council Tax Green Close Band H. Green Close Cottage Band E. Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected. Oil fired central heating to Green Close. Electric heating to Green Close Cottage and Green Close Barn. Telephone line subject to BT transfer regulations. Tenure: Freehold. Town and Country Planning The property lies within the area administered by Tewkesbury Borough Council, to whom interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries in respect of any planning issues and development opportunities for the property. Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way The property is sold subject to the benefit of all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and any other rights and obligations, easements and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether referred to in the Conditions of Sale, or not. Directions WR12 7JU From Broadway High Street take Church Street signposted Snowshill. Proceed along this road for approximately one-and-a-half miles until reaching the village. Continue past the Snowshill Arms and the village church. Proceed for about 100 yards where the drive to Green Close will be found immediately on the right hand side accessed via a traditional five bar gate and opposite Oat Hill Farm. Viewing Strictly by prior accompanied appointment with the agent who takes no liability for any injury caused for whatever reason whilst at the property. IMPORTANT NOTICE Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1.They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property. 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. Particulars: August 2017. Photographs: August 2017. 17/08/18 HR Kingfisher Print & Design 01803 867087