7 bedroom detached house for sale

Entrance Porch Cloakrooms Reception Hall Dining Room Sitting Room Drawing Room Billiards Room Snug/Bar Family Day Kitchen Laundry Master Bedroom Suite 6 Further Bedrooms 2 Bathroom/WC Garage

Stores Gardens and Grounds of circa 1.6 acres

This splendid detached property offers many features in terms of both size, standards of construction, the views, privacy, and established gardens within a well respected village in the Tyne Valley, allowing a first class family environment with excellent accessibility to city, business and town centres. During the present owners occupation, extensive refurbishment has taken place as well as repair, and in particular new kitchens and bathrooms.

Particular features include well proportioned rooms with the main rooms predominately facing south, versatile accommodation to suit either large family or family requiring additional space for a variety of uses; a quite but convenient position, and an elegance from a bygone era. Shaftesbury House is one of those gems that has been preserved. It still retains that serenity and both formal and informal ambiance that was obviously a major issue when designing, constructing and choosing the high quality materials.

Particular interest are the period stairs, coving, picture rails, architraves, plasterwork, wood panelled doors and walls, original brass door furniture and light switches, fanlights, a combination of leaded glass casements and sash cord windows, high ceilings, exposed tongue and groove flooring, superb period fireplaces, dressed stone external doorways with cathedral doors, timber fascias and service bells.

Riding Mill village lies within the Tyne Valley is surrounded by unspoilt countryside and has the benefit of a real village community should you wish to become involved, together with a successful inn with restaurant facilities, village store, sports clubs, bus and train service, direct access onto major road routes (A68, A695, A69 dual carriageway system), and superb country walks particularly along side the river Tyne.

Shaftesbury House is a property you would normally expect to see in the Southern Counties and is indeed a rare commodity within the South Northumberland area.

Services

All mains supply connected, the property has the benefit of gas fired central heating feeding radiators, a number of which are attractive 1930s period radiators; well placed TV and telephone points, security system, superb electrically operated main gates, external water supply, and outside lighting.

Tenure

We understand that the property is Freehold

Accommodation

entrance porch

7’ x 5’6 (2.13m x 1.67m). Through cathedral door with tiled flooring through wide single door in period framework into

Entrance vestibule

8’4 x 7’ (2.54m x 2.13m). With banded coving, wood panelled walls to three quarter height; access to east and west as well as concealed door to

Cloakroom

With coat hooks leading intoSeparate WC. With corner hand basin, splash tiling, WC and internal frosted window.

To the east

Reception hall

14’ x 26’3 (4.27m x 7.93m). A delightful room which is both formal and most comfortable with south facing aspect over sun terrace and grounds, period stairs with brass ornamental lamp upon newel post, north facing window at half landing, period coving and picture rail, access to south facing lobby with attractive garden door onto terrace; good sized store beneath stairs and a superb sitting area beside rear window, with period inglenook fireplace with panelled seating, lighting and open fire.

Dining room

13’6 x 16’ (3.96m x 4.88m). A well proportioned room with period fireplace including hand painted tile work, and Edwardian fire surround to west wall, picture rail, wide south windows, large serving hatch through to kitchen and wall lights.

Sitting room (West of entrance vestibule)

11’4 min 15’ max x 16’ plus bay window (3.46m min 4.58m max x 4.88m). Again a fine comfortable period room with superb fireplace and surround in west wall including tiled hearth, brass plate, hand painted tiled inset, dressed stone surround and overmantel, with wood panelled features and matching shaped shelves either side. There is banded coving, double-banded picture rail and fitted panelled window seat in south facing bay window.

Secondary hall

With fitted picture rail, internal leaded glass windows, period leaded fanlight to billiards room access and...

Drawing room

22’0 x 16’6 min 19’0 max (6.71m x 4.88m min 5.80m). A fine room facing south and west with exposed tongue and groove flooring, coving, picture rail, wall light points and period fireplace to west wall with tiled hearth, ribbed metal inset, mahogany surround inclusive of beaded shaped mantle.

Billiards room

16’0 x 14’2 plus square bay to west 9’ x 2’9 (4.88m x 4.32 plus 2.74m x 0.22m). With French door in large leaded glass bay window, coving, picture rail and Edwardian fireplace to north wall.

Cloakroom (2)

8’0 x 5’9 plus separate WC (2.44m x 1.75m). With corner hand basin and store housing central heating boiler.

Snug/bar

10’0 x 5’2 plus bay window (3.05m x 1.57m). Overlooking the main drive, bay window with fitted seat, internal window into secondary hall, recessed shelving and bar counter.

Lobby (Off main reception hall)

With lit pantry with period sliding door into

Family day kitchen

In two sections

Sitting area 16’0 x 11’3 (4.88m x 3.35m). Preparation area 9’9 x 13’2 (2.97m x 4.02m). Recently refurbished with an extensive range of country fittings including wall and floor cabinetry, wood work surfaces to three sides, sunken Belfast sink with period mixer tap, and combination of courtesy lighting complementing the splash tile work, and pelmet lighting in the cabinetry. Equipment includes twin oven oil fired Aga, ceramic hob, overhead lit extractor hood in canopy, built-in oven, plumbing for dishwasher, and well placed power points. There are two sets of generous window work to enjoy the morning sunshine, and the views over the gardens, and stripped pine door which leads to...

Laundry

8’0 x 12’9 (2.44m x 3.89m). Also with access from the afore mentioned lobby area with built-in period store, Belfast sink with brass hot and cold water taps, wood work tops, plumbing for automatic washing machine, splash tiling, built-in store with pine dressed double doors. Window facing west and stripped pine door with high level glass panels into

Attached outbuildings

14’8 x 12’2 (overall) plus passageway (4.47m x 3.66m).

With lobby area into sheltered exit. There are two large stores (one of which has been turned into a useful wine store) and garden WC.

First floor reception landing

With views over main driveway through leaded glass window upon half landing, fine period stair furniture, fitted picture rail, eaves store cupboard, coving and three archways leading to bedroom areas.

Master bedroom

13’2 x 19’(3.96m x 5.80m). Facing south over the gardens, a glorious room with fine detail including period fireplace inclusive of painted wood surround, mantel and mirror, arches through to sitting, bathroom and dressing rooms. There is floor to ceiling fitted furniture one side of the chimney breast inclusive of fitted wardrobes and drawers as well as a TV storage unit.

En suite facilities

Separated into

Dressing room

9’4 x 12’8 (2.84m x 3.86m). South facing with an excellent range of floor to ceiling ladies and gentleman’s fitted wardrobes inclusive of an additional unit to one side of the chimney breast, period coving.

Bathroom/WC

Adjacent to the north wall, this has been recently refurbished to include a classical suite in white by Sanitan with chrome accoutrements and wood fittings, including large double shower cubicle with fitted power shower, combination shower extension and mixer tap to bath, vanity unit, bidet, fitted ceiling downlighters, combination heated towel rail and radiator, and matching contemporary tile work to walls and floor. The windows face east and there is an independent access from the main landing.

Double bedroom (North)

13’8 x 10’ plus 4’6 x 5’6 recess (4.17m x 3.05m plus 0.76m x 1.67m). This also could be incorporated into the main suite as a further dressing room or indeed perhaps a baby’s room as it lies to the rear of the master suite. An attractive ‘cottage’ style room facing north and east with interesting shapes including picture rails, period fireplace and fitted hand basin.

Bedroom (South)

10’ x 13’ (3.05m x 3.96m). With laminate flooring (used as a gym at present) with picture rail and coving.

Bathroom/WC (2)

6’4 x 9’4 (1.93m x 2.84m). Again refurbished this is an interesting room with three steps down from the main landing into an almost ‘cottage’ style with good storage recess, tiled walls and floors, and a new suite by Sanitan including panelled bath with combination tap and shower extension, hand basin, WC, and fitted ceiling downlighters.

Passageway (Off main landing)

With shaped pitched roof, which leads to a secondary landing.

Double bedroom (South)

14’8 x 13’0 plus square bay (4.47m x 3.96m). With coving, picture rail and period fireplace and excellent views over the main grounds to the south. Fitted hand basin with courtesy lighting.

Secondary landing

8’2 x 8’0 (2.44m x 2.44). Through attractive framework with part frosted glass and panelled door and glass fan lights, loft hatch, extensive under eaves storage cupboard, as well as linen cupboard, and east facing window.

Bedroom/study

8’4 x 13’0 (2.54m x 3.96m). South facing with elaborate coving and picture rails.

Double bedroom

13’1 plus door recess x 16’0 (3.99m x 4.88m). A fine room south facing with attractive period fireplace including stripped pine surround, picture rail, banded coving and exposed tongue and groove flooring.

Double bedroom

15’8 x 13’9 (4.78m x 4.19m). Facing west and north with fitted period style hand basin one side of the original fireplace which is in duck egg blue tile work, built-in cast iron inset with brass canopy and pine surround. There is coving, picture rail and exposed tongue and groove flooring.

Bathroom/WC (3)

8’1 x 8’10 plus small door recess (2.44m x 2.44m). Again reappointed with a traditional style white suite which includes large shower cubicle with fitted shower, panelled bath, hand basin, WC, heated towel rail, built-in ceiling downlights, and north facing window.

External

garaging

Which lies to the north of the main building, timber clad with clay tiled pitch roofing, double doors into main area 17’0 x 11’0 (5.18m x 3.35m) with attached single garage to the north. To the east there are three-part timber and brick stores ideal for gardening tools, logs and summer furniture.

The Grounds

Approached from the north through impressive gateway onto tarmac drive, which leads to the main entrance area, this has ample car parking, and gravelled areas either side of the main door.

To the west is a raised wooded and shrub area with the advantage of water supply with access leading to the gable of the main building with a two tiered mainly lawn area adjacent to the study French door, including shrubs and attractive west boundary dry stonewall.

Immediately in front of the main south facing elevation is a substantial stone paved sun terrace ideal for either entertaining or lazy Sunday afternoons with fine aspects over the attractive timbered and dressed stone elevation as well as a vista over the main lawns, rhododendrons, shrubbery and magnificent trees. There are rose borders; stone steps leading down to the upper lawn area where in turn are period steps leading down to the main lawns. These are bordered by yew hedging, shrubs and a variety of trees, and a cast iron period gate which leads into a

Secret garden beautifully secluded and enjoying sunshine for most of the day with gently tiered sloping lawns supported by feature shrubs with sunken ornamental pond to the southern perimeter with gravelled stone steps leading up to a delightful summer house.

There are various access points through both hedging and amongst trees, which lead onto a copse area, which eventually borders onto Sandy Bank. This is an excellent area for kids to play or perhaps an afternoon stroll with the dog, & to every boundary point there is screening.

To the east behind the secret garden and to its side there are delightful walkways through a variety of shrubs and trees leading to an excellent lawn area which lies adjacent to the north east boundary and east gable of the main house.

The site is elevated from the main thoroughfare, which means total privacy, and seclusion is assured. However excellent views over the Tyne Valley may be enjoyed with a certain amount of management to the mature trees.

There are varying paths, formal and informal steps and secret paths to enjoy within this tremendous garden, which measures c.1.6 acres.

Agents notes

Council Tax Band - H