Graig House Cross Ash, Monmouthshire

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3 Graig House Cross Ash, Monmouthshire This is a wonderful opportunity to remodel and restore a very elegant and historic grade II listed Regency styled Georgian House having parts dating back to the Jacobean era. An extensive range of substantial stone outbuildings have enormous potential for conversion and generating additional income. Set in mainly grassed grounds of approximately 5 acres including former tennis courts, an impressive sweeping driveway and a wooded area leading down to a wooded small valley with stream. The elevated aspect produces outstanding, far reaching views and is located on the edge of the popular village of Cross Ash with its high ranking primary school and public house nearby and within easy reach of Monmouth and Abergavenny, the renowned schools and the major road networks. The house retains a wealth of period features including exposed beams, trusses and floorboards, stained glass windows, original sashed windows with shutters, fireplaces, moulded architraves, skirting boards and panelled and glazed doors. The accommodation is set on three floors with six bedrooms and enjoys well proportioned rooms throughout. An industrial Hoval oil fired boiler provides central heating to radiators. Original stone cobbled and paved courtyards provide access to the outbuildings and the rear boundary has an impressive natural stone high wall. An attractive curved four metre high curtain wall that screens the main house from the outbuildings. The entrance to the main house from the drive is up a wide flight of stone steps onto a stone terrace encircled by urns on panelled stone pedestals, under an impressive portico with fluted columns and through a part glazed door into; ENTRANCE PORCH: 1.97m x 1.31m (6'6" x 4'4") Original Victorian geometric patterned and bordered tiled floor and original doorbell. Double doors with feature stained glass panels leading into; ENTRANCE HALL: 5.67m x 1.68m (18'7" x 5'6") Continuation of Victorian floor. Doors leading into; SITTING ROOM: 5.14m x 5.05m (16'10" x 16'7") Triple sashed bay window enjoying far reaching views. Original Cast iron fireplace with marble surround and mantle flanked by arched, shelved recesses. DRAWING ROOM: 4.88m x 5.16m (16'0" x 16'11") Pairs of French windows to side with views across the grounds. Original fireplace with inset Jotul multi-fuel stove with back boiler, period surround, mantle and stone hearth. Storage cupboard with shelving. Through door into; STUDY: 2.44m x 3.01m (8'0" x 9'11") Triple sash window to side with views across the gardens with window seat. Cupboard with stone and wooden shelves. N.B. Formerly Estate Office where workers would have been paid through the window.

4 DINING ROOM: 5.64m x 3.45m (18'6" x 11'4") Triple sash window and seat with storage under to the east with far reaching views. Inglenook fireplace (sealed) with large stone lintel and timber edged flagstone hearth. Steps up to inner hall which opens onto the Kitchen/Breakfast Room with exposed stone wall and six pane glazed door to rear courtyard. Three steps up from Dining Room to: BOILER ROOM: 2.94m x 2.93m (9'8" x 9'7") Stone floor, Hoval Uno 3 industrial boiler providing domestic hot water and central heating to radiators. Two storage cupboards. Part glazed security alarmed door to rear courtyard. From entrance hall through archway and up main stairs with quarter landing with arched stained glass window up to mezzanine landing. Door into; CLOAKROOM: 1.18m x 1.71m (3'10" x 5'7") Window to side. Low level WC, wash basin with mixer taps, corner shelving. Steps up to storage cupboard and further steps up to; FAMILY BATHROOM: 3.34m x 2.03m (10'11" x 6'8") Sash window to side. Low level WC, wash basin and pedestal, panelled bath. Door into Bedroom Two. FIRST FLOOR LANDING: 7.60m x 1.10m (24'11" x 3'7") Doors leading to; KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM: 4.89m x 6.01m (max) 4.94 (min) (16'1" x 19'9" (max) 16'2" (min)) Picture window of very early origin with seat. Large arched fireplace with flagstone hearth and inset Villager woodburning stove with back boiler. Chamfered beams with iron hooks. Range of original Elizabeth Ann base and wall units. Laminated tops with inset stainless steel double bowled sink, drainer and mixer tap. Electric hob with extractor over. Built in electric oven. Plumbing for dishwasher and washing machine. Door to original rear stone staircase up to first floor with small feature witches window with deep stone sill and wooden lintel. Door and step down to; PANTRY: Single storey, windows to each side with glazed lower pane and vent. Shelving.

5 CLOAKROOM: 1.18m x 1.71m (3'10" x 5'7") Window to side. Low level WC, wash basin with mixer taps, corner shelving. BEDROOM TWO: 4.17m x 4.29m (13'8" x 14'1") Sash window to side with elegant swept canopy roof. Original fireplace with cast iron fire and marble-effect slate surround and mantle. Access to Family Bathroom. Steps from First Floor Landing to: INNER LANDING: 1.93m x 6.19m (6'4" x 20'4") Feature wide stained glass window with window seat depicting Socrates, Milton, Henry V, Shakespeare and Chaucer. Stairs to second floor, and doors into; MASTER BEDROOM: 4.08m x 5.41m (13'5" x 17'9") Bow fronted triple sash window to front with elegant cast-iron balconette, swept canopy roof and fine views. Original cast iron fireplace with marble-effect slate surround and mantle. BATHROOM: Window to front with far reaching views and swept canopy roof. Original large cast-iron bath with period taps, wall hung basin. BEDROOM THREE: 3.90m x 5.06m (12'10" x 16'7") Window to front with far reaching views. Original painted stone fire surround and mantle with cast iron inset. Cupboard with remains of spiral, stone staircase and small feature window (thought to be one of the oldest in the house). REAR LANDING: 5.01m x 2.15m (16'5" x 7'1") Window to the North. Access to roof space and back staircase down to Kitchen with wooden balustrades. Former doorway linking outbuildings. Doors into;

6 BEDROOM FOUR: 4.04m x 2.44m (13'3" x 8'0") Metal window to rear. BATHROOM: Metal window to side. Bath, wash hand basin, low level WC, bidet and alcove with lintel. Airing cupboard with hot water tank and immersion heater (fuelled by woodburner in Kitchen). Steps from Inner Landing to; FORMER CONFESSIONAL ROOM: 1.31m x 2.31m (4'4" x 7'7") High level internal window with grille. Winding wooden staircase with square newels and balustrading up to; SECOND FLOOR LANDING: (1.81m x 7.41m) max ((5'11" x 24'4" max) Window to rear. Opening into to substantial roof space. Doors into the following; BATHROOM: Semi-cicular window with cast-iron balconette. Hot water tank with immersion heater (run from woodburner in Drawing Room), low level WC, panelled bath and wash hand basin. BEDROOM SIX: 3.54m x 4.28m (11'7" x 14'1") Semi-circular window to front with cast-iron balconette and far reaching views. BEDROOM FIVE: 4.09m x 5.43m (13'5" x 17'10") Semi-circular window to front with cast-iron balconette and far reaching views. Raised floor area (former altar), and loft access. OUTSIDE: Set in approximately five acres, the grounds are mainly grassed and interspaced with planted beds, mature shrubs and trees including Chilean Pine (Monkey Puzzle) and Wellingtonia. Subject to the necessary planning permissions and listed building consent, the outbuildings could be converted to separate dwellings or annexes to the main house. Preliminary discussions have been started with CADW regarding this which have been positive. There is also a long-standing covenant to prevent building on the neighbouring fields to the immediate south and east of the house to ensure the views are protected.

7 GRAIG HOUSE: The Formal entrance is via a metal gate set into cut stone pillars. The sweeping gravel drive gives access to the Coach House and encircles a large level lawn in front of the main house. A substantial sixty meter screen wall separates Graig House and the outbuildings. To the North is an attractive walled and paved courtyard with alcove which can be accessed from the kitchen. There are also two former grassed tennis courts and a top terrace enjoying outstanding and far reaching views towards Monmouth. A ha ha wall to the south also provides further views concealing a slope that runs down to a small wooded valley with a meandering stream. THE WORKSHOP: Two storey and stone built with corrugated sheet roof, large single wooden door with adjacent metal sheeting, sashed and curved topped window inset into screen wall. WELL HOUSE: Set on the north side across the lane opposite the house, built of red brick with a pyramidal slate roof. Boarded window to front with timber sill. OUTBUILDINGS: Access to the six main outbuildings is from the formal entrance, a cobbled path at the rear of Graig House and an additional wrought iron gate out to the public highway. There is an extensive cobbled courtyard that connects them and they are as follows: SERVICES: Mains electricity and oil fired central heating. Private water supply and private drainage via a septic tank. THE COACH HOUSE: Largest of the outbuildings and adjoining the screen wall, it dates back to early 19th Century and is constructed in red sandstone with a slate tiled roof. Accessed from a pair of doors and arched doorway to the front and stone steps to the first floor door at the rear. Windows to front and rear, three main rooms downstairs with lobby, room and storage areas upstairs. There are many original features including a brick fireplace, flagged and bricked floor, wooden boarded horse stalls, cut iron stall posts with ornate horse heads, decorative glazed tiling, a cantering horse weathervane and a semi-circular window with views down to the stream and countryside beyond. DIRECTIONS: From Monmouth take the B4233 past the Rockfield estate. After two and a half miles take the right turning on the B4237 signposted Newcastle. Follow this road for approximately four miles and then take the left turning (on a sharp right hand bend) signposted Cross Ash. After two miles turn left at the T-junction signposted Cross Ash. Continue for one mile where you will enter the village of Cross Ash, pass the redundant petrol station (on right) and take the next right signposted Grosmont. After the village school (on left) turn right and continue alone this lane on your right the entrance to Graig House can be identified by the metal gate set into stone pillars with the property name plate on the left pillar. THE SALTING COTTAGE: Two storey stone built building with corrugated sheet roof and stone flagged floor. Consists of four areas, the first with two large Salting Stones on brick pillar bases, the second currently housing the oil tank with chimney, fireplace and similar Salting Stone and two further storage rooms, one upstairs with limited access. THE CRUCK BARN: A late medieval stone built barn with original cruck roof trusses and exposed timbers and part corrugated sheet roof. High level window to the rear and evidence of further blocked off windows including an arrow slit window. Adjoining two storey calf shed and further storage rooms. THE DAIRY: Stone built to three sides with a modern breeze block wall to the front and a single pitched corrugated sheet roof. Two windows to front and rear, door to side via stone steps, two doors to the courtyard, adjoining storage room with wooden door and metal window. Offers in the region of 750,000 Roscoe Rogers & Knight would like to draw your attention to the following notes: These particulars have been prepared for you in good faith and to the best of our knowledge. They are, however, for guidance purposes only. In no way whatsoever do they constitute part of an offer or a contract. Prospective purchasers should not rely on any information given as a statement or representation of fact of warranty that the property or services are in good condition. We would recommend that prospective purchasers verify for themselves that necessary planning permissions, building regulations or other consent regarding alterations have been obtained. None of the above services or appliances mentioned in these particulars has been tested by us. We recommend that prospective purchasers satisfy themselves as to their condition, efficiency or suitability. TOWN & COUNTRY PROPERTIES 3 Agincourt Square, Monmouth NP25 3BT Telephone: Francline Properties Ltd t/a Roscoe, Rogers & Knight Company Reg. No R461 Printed by Ravensworth Digital

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