£2,500,000

8 Bedroom Detached House for Sale

Name: Cheffins
Address: Clifton House, 1-2 Clifton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 7EA, GB
Telephone: 01223 214 214
Rating: 4.74

Middle Street, Thriplow, Royston

£2,500,000

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Full Description

A substantial Grade II* Listed detached Elizabethan manor house of great historical importance and
immense charm and character. This splendid country residence has been sympathetically improved and extended in more recent times and retains many fine original features including a wealth of exposed beams and timbers, Inglenook fireplaces, panelled walls to the principal reception room and enjoys its own unique and rather special ambience. The property provides versatile and well-proportioned accommodation extending to about 6,238 sqft together with beautiful mature grounds of just over
10 acres and range of outbuildings.

Six Panelled Timber Entrance Door - into:

Entrance Hall - timber panelling, stone tiled floor.

Drawing Room - carved ceiling timbers, wood panelling, feature brand open fireplace with stone surround and wooden bressumer, brick hearth, exposed and sealed floorboards, two radiators, sash windows as well as a panelled and glazed door leading out to the garden.

Sitting Room - feature fireplace, log burning stove, brick hearth, timber panelling, radiators, casement window, panelled and glazed door to outside, door through to:

Orangery - pitched glazed roof, tiled floor, radiator, double glazed to three sides with twin French doors leading out to the gardens.

Dining Hall - feature Inglenook fireplace with bressumer, tiled and brick hearth, exposed red brick chimney breast, tiled floor, radiator, leaded casement windows.

Study - radiator, leaded casement window, panelled and glazed door leading to outside, storage cupboard.

Ensuite Cloakroom - low level w.c., pedestal wash hand basin, radiator.

Side Hall - rooflight, dado rail, tiled floor, coats cupboard, double storage cupboard, panelled door with secondary staircase rising to first floor.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room - Kitchen is fitted with a range of bespoke solid oak units with a mixture of oak and granite working surfaces, tiled floor, white two oven oil fired Aga (currently decommissioned), half bowl single drainer sink unit, mixer tap, a range of Miele appliances including dishwasher, warming drawer, fan oven, microwave oven, 4 ring Bosch gas hob, shelved pantry cupboard, fitted and concealed refrigerator, stone tiled floor, ceiling with inset downlighters, fitted breakfast bar, glazed fronted display cabinet, leaded casement windows and glazed door leading out to the garden.

Rear Hall - staircase rising to the upper floors, timber handrail, newel post and spindles and understairs storage cupboard.

Bathroom - fitted with white three piece suite with panelled bath, mixer/shower tap, wash hand basin with cupboard below, low level w.c., radiator, tiling, insulated hot water tank and slatted shelving, plumbing and space for automatic washing machine, space for tumble dryer, leaded window.

Door - with access to:

Cellar - with wine racks, brick floor, limited head height.

On The First Floor -

Landing - with staircase rising to the second floor, wall lights, panelling, radiator, sash window to the side.

Bedroom 1 - cast iron fireplace, wooden surround, timber panelled, fitted cupboards, exposed wide floorboards, radiator, leaded windows.

Ensuite - with three piece suite comprising panelled bath with mixer/shower tap, wash hand basin, heated towel rail/radiator, low level w.c., wide floorboards, timber panelling, leaded window to the front.

Bedroom 2 - radiator, wide floorboards, feature fireplace, moulded surround, leaded window to the front, Jack and Jill arrangement with ensuite.

Bedroom 3 - timber panelled room, wide floorboards, wash hand basin, sash window, radiator.

Bedroom 4 - fitted wardrobe cupboard, radiator, sash windows.

Bedroom 5 - feature cast iron fireplace, wooden surround, radiator, sash window, (interconnecting door to Bedroom 4).

Bedroom 6 - range of fitted wardrobes, radiator, leaded windows.

Bathroom - fitted with white suite comprising European panelled bath with mixer/shower tap, low level w.c. and wash hand basin, timber panelling, exposed wide floorboards.

On The Second Floor - consists of four further rooms comprising:

Bedroom 7 - exposed and sealed floorboards, panelling, dormer casement window and leaded window.

Ensuite Bathroom - three piece suite, panelled bath with mixer/shower tap, low level w.c. and wash hand basin with cupboard below, dormer casement window.

Bedroom 8 - radiator, leaded window. interconnecting door to Bedroom 7.

Family Room - access to:

Dark Room - with sink, pressurised hot water cylinder, timber panelled and glazed door with access to turreted staircase leading to the ground floor.

Bedroom 9 - radiator, leaded window.

Outside - The property is approached by 5-bar timber gate through a gravelled driveway turning right towards the Manor and left towards a range of outbuildings, brick and flint weatherboarded elevations underneath a pitched slate tiled roof incorporating a four bay GARAGE with eaves storage, power and light, pit with four sets of twin timber doors. Open fronted log store, workshop with bench, wall shelving, power and light, storage cupboards with garden toilet, low level w.c. and wash hand basin.

Stable 1 - currently used as a store, stable door, window.

Stable 2 - currently used as a store, stable door, power and light, window, further GARAGE with twin timber doors to the front.

Grounds - In all the grounds extend to 10.066 acres. The property is surrounded by well stocked formal gardens, fenced paddock, upland with a range of fine specimen trees, wildlife pond. Range of useful outbuilding potting sheds one housing boiler. Former dog kennels, fruit and vegetable garden, enclosed by post and rail fencing with greenhouse, flowering and shrub beds and fruit cage.

Front garden with brick and flint wall and enclosed rear garden. Gated access leading through to land.