ORTON HOUSE LOWER PENN SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE

ORTON HOUSE LOWER PENN SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE

ORTON HOUSE SHOWELL LANE LOWER PENN WOLVERHAMPTON WV4 4UX A distinguished Grade II listed Georgian residence of immense appeal standing in a fine, semi rural location within grounds of just over four acres.

LOCATION The residence stands in superb grounds with a sweeping rear lawn with post and rail boundaries and large paddocks beyond in a beautiful South Staffordshire location with beautiful views over surrounding fields and farmland. Local facilities are provided by the nearby villages of Wombourne and Tettenhall with the more extensive amenities of Wolverhampton City Centre, Stourbridge and Dudley being within convenient travelling distance. The M5, M6, M6 (Toll) and M54 motorways facilitate travel to Telford, Birmingham and the whole of the industrial West Midlands. DESCRIPTION Orton House has been the subject of extensive works of refurbishment over recent years and now provides well balanced and well proportioned accommodation typical of its period with a high level of appointment throughout. The works have included rewiring, the installation of a new central heating system and the replacement of all sanitary ware. The Kitchen has been refurbished to an excellent, contemporary specification and a superb family room with mezzanine level above has been created from adjoining former outbuildings. The residence benefits from a delightful, formal elevation and is principally constructed over three storeys with white painted stone sills and lintels to the windows on the façade. There is an excellent frontage with a gravel driveway with secured parking provided by a detached brick and tiled double garage.

ORTON HOUSE LOWER PENN

ACCOMMODATION A heavy panelled front door with tile hung canopy porch leads to the HALL with stone flooring and an under stairs storage cupboard. The DRAWING ROOM has a light triple aspect with French doors to the rear garden, an open stone fireplace with slate hearth, beamed and part raftered ceiling. There is a DINING ROOM with a wide recessed fireplace with exposed brick chimney breast with herringbone panels and Clearview stove, inset beams, quarry tiled hearth and concealed down lighting together with bench seating to either side, wooden flooring and a beamed ceiling. The FINE DINING KITCHEN has an extensive range of contemporary Shaker style cherry wood units with granite working surfaces and coordinating central breakfast island with under mounted 1½ bowl stainless steel sink and electric socket tower and an integrated Tecnik dishwasher, space for a range style cooker with concealed filtration unit above, a housing unit for an American style fridge freezer, stone tiled floor, part integrated ceiling lighting, French doors to the garden together with a double glazed window to the front, a large walk in pantry and there is a CLOAKROOM with a white, Heritage suite, stone tiled floor, and built in cloaks and storage cupboards. There is REAR LOBBY with an external door and a door to the UTILITY. A door from the kitchen leads to the OUTSTANDING FAMILY ROOM which provides a superb informal reception room with double glazed oak framed doors and windows to the rear garden, a decorative fireplace and chimney piece, exposed ceiling rafter and central truss, an external ledged door and an open tread staircase rising to the MEZZANINE SITTING ROOM / STUDY with an oak frame double glazed side window, balustrading and radiator. An oak staircase rises from the hall to the LANDING with two windows to the front, oak flooring to part and two radiators. BEDROOM 1 has windows to two elevations, oak flooring with a BATHROOM ADJOINING with a superb contemporary suite of a freestanding double ended bath, wash basin set atop a vanity unit, WC, half tiled walls, oak flooring, side window, extraction fan, and a beamed ceiling. BEDROOM 2 has two windows to the front, original wooden flooring, cast iron fireplace with quarry tiled hearth, painted mantle piece with ceramic tiled slips and a beamed ceiling. BEDROOM 3 has two windows to the front, beamed ceiling and a built in wardrobe and cupboard. BATHROOM 2 with a fitted, contemporary suite of a panelled bath, WC and pedestal wash basin, half mosaic tiled walls, rear window, stone tiled floor, a chrome ladder radiator and an extraction fan. A further staircase rises from the first floor to the SECOND FLOOR LANDING with a window to the front. BEDROOM 4 has two windows to the front, a range of built in double wardrobes and BEDROOM 5 has two windows to the front, original wooden flooring and a white painted cast iron fireplace. There is a SHOWER ROOM with a window to the rear, a fitted suite of shower cubicle, WC and wash basin and a radiator. OUTSIDE Orton House is approached through a brick built entrance wall with a Georgian wrought iron white gate which leads to a large GRAVEL DRIVEWAY. There is a DETACHED BRICK AND TILED GARAGE 18' x 15'9" with an elevating door, concrete floor and electric light and there is also a range of CELLARS. There is gated access to the SUPERB SWEEPING REAR GARDEN which is principally laid to lawn with a raised patio garden, formal lawns with matured pine and willows and post and rail fencing to the EXTENSIVE PADDOCKS. There is a total area of approximately just over four acres. SERVICES We are informed by the Vendors that all mains water and electricity are connected, the drainage is to a shared septic tank with the neighbouring property and that the central heating is oil fired. COUNCIL TAX POSSESSION VIEWING Band: H - South Staffordshire DC. Vacant possession will be given on completion. Please contact the Tettenhall office. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Every care has been taken with the preparation of these Particulars but they are for general guidance only and complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Areas, measurements and distances are approximate and the text, photographs and plans are for guidance only. If there is any point which is of particular importance please contact us to discuss the matter and seek professional verification prior to exchange of contracts.

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