STOCK HILL HOUSE NR GILLINGHAM DORSET

STOCK HILL HOUSE NR GILLINGHAM DORSET

STOCK HILL HOUSE NR GILLINGHAM DORSET On the market for the first time in nearly 30 years, this fine period country house sits within beautiful gardens and grounds in a highly sought after location, with excellent communication links. Gillingham 1.2 miles (London Waterloo 2 hours) A303 3 miles Shaftesbury 6 miles Wincanton 6.5 miles Bruton 9 miles Castle Cary 13 miles (London Paddington 92 minutes) Sherborne 13 miles All distances and times are approximate Stock Hill House Entrance hall Sitting room Dining room Drawing room Study Cloakroom with WCs Kitchen Butler s pantry Storeroom Laundry room Wine cellar Staff room Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom 6 further bedroom suites Sauna Store rooms Coach House 3 further bedroom suites Conservatory 1 bedroom flat Mature gardens and grounds Tennis court Garages Walled kitchen garden Woodland In all about 10.46 acres (4.23 hectares) Knight Frank LLP 15 Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3PU Tel: +44 1935 812236 luke.pender-cudlip@knightfrank.com Knight Frank LLP 55 Baker Street, London W1U 8AN Tel: +44 20 7861 1552 james.mckillop@knightfrank.com www.knightfrank.co.uk 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.

Situation and Amenities Stock Hill House is situated in a rural setting to the north west of the market town of Gillingham, located within the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset. Gillingham has an excellent range of facilities including a wide range of shops, restaurants, schools and leisure amenities. S More shopping, business and recreational facilities are available in Shaftesbury, Wincanton, the Abbey town of Sherborne and Bruton. M Access to the A303 is just 3 miles to the north, linking with the M3 to London and the wider national motorway network. T Regular services run from the mainline railway stations at Gillingham (London Waterloo from 2 hours) and Castle Cary (London Paddington from 92 minutes). G Golf at Blandford, Sherborne, Yeovil, Rushmore Park and Wincanton. s Water sports, sea fishing and sailing are available on the Dorset Coast. K National Hunt racing is at Wincanton and Taunton; flat racing is at Bath and Salisbury. E The area is served by excellent schools both in the public and private sectors. These include Hanford, the Sherborne Schools, St Mary s in Shaftesbury, Leweston, Bryanston, Port Regis, Hazlegrove, Sandroyd and Canford.

Stock Hill House Stock Hill House was once the summer residence of Sir Osbert Laucaster CBE and is offered to the market for the first time in nearly 30 years. Stock Hill House sits well within its land, with an impressive tree-lined approach to the front of the house. The original part of the house dates from about 1860 and is constructed of stone elevations under a tiled roof. This fine country house is not listed and provides a wonderful private family home in an established and mature setting. Whilst the property is in very good order, there is plenty of scope to adapt the existing layout, if required The house flows very well, with wide hallways leading into generous sized reception rooms with great proportions and large windows. The dining room and sitting room in particular have an excellent outlook over the gardens with big bay windows. The drawing room is a fine room, with intricate detail on the ceiling and a large fireplace. The kitchen at present is fitted out to provide commercial-scale facilities, with the butler s pantry, staff room with a bathroom, store room and laundry room nearby. The main bedroom accommodation is on the first floor of the main house with a fine master bedroom and large en-suite bathroom. There are six other bedrooms, all with en-suite bath or shower rooms. There is also a sauna and stairs lead to a further room and shower room on the second floor.

Coach House and Stable Flat Linked by a conservatory at ground floor level, the old coach house forms a single storey wing to the west of the main house. The coach house is arranged around a central courtyard and has independent access from the main house, providing three further bedroom suites, the boiler room and a gardener s WC. Stable Flat forms one part of the wing and is a self-contained annexe with a bedroom, sitting room, dining room and kitchen. The coach house would be ideally suited to holiday lets, extended family accommodation, letting units or ancillary home office space. Please see the floor plans for the layout of the accommodation.

Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Stock Hill House: 776 sq.m. / 8,285 sq.ft. (including Cellar) Coach House: 222 sq.m. / 2,396 sq.ft. Storage Second Floor First Floor Cellar Ground Floor Coach House 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.

Gardens and Grounds The long driveway winds through some magnificent mature specimen trees, past a large pond and the tennis court, arriving at a gravelled turning circle to the front of the house. A further spur continues on to the coach house and garaging. The gardens and grounds form a major part of this wonderful property, with a balance of formal gardens and large areas of lawn, intersected by Box hedge borders and floral beds. A wide terrace wraps around the south and west facing elevations. To the south of the coach house is a large productive walled kitchen garden. The hard tennis court lies to the east of the house.

Fixtures and Fittings All fixtures, fittings and garden statuary are excluded from the sale, although some may be available by separate negotiation. Local Authority North Dorset District Council: 01258 454111 Directions (SP8 5NR) From London, take the M3 south and at Junction 8 follow signs onto the A303 towards Salisbury / Andover. Go straight over the Countess Roundabout, passing Stonehenge on your right and continue straight on at the next roundabout. Follow the A303 for about 24 miles and then take the left turn, heading south towards Gillingham down the B3081. Follow this road for about 3 miles, passing signs for North Dorset RFC. After about 200m, you will see the entrance to Stock Hill House clearly marked on your right hand side. STOCK HILL HOUSE Note: This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES100017767. GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS Method of Sale The freehold of Stock Hill House is offered for sale by private treaty with vacant possession on completion. Services Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil-fired central heating. BT broadband. Fire alarm. Planning In September 2014, planning permission was granted (Ref: 2/2014/0519/PLNG) for a Change of use from mixed use as restaurant / hotel and flat to a single dwelling house. Stable Flat is Band A for Council Tax purposes. VAT Please note that part of the property is registered for VAT. Viewing By prior appointment only with the selling agents Knight Frank LLP. Rights of Way Part of the driveway is shared by a neighbouring property to the east of the house. There are no public rights of way across the property. 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 OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members names. Particulars: May 2015. Photographs: August 2014. Property Number JKL/LPC/345096 Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.