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This unique Country House was once part of the Duke of Devonshire Estate and is set in one of Buxton's most exclusive locations behind a deep avenue driveway and within beautiful landscaped gardens and woodlands of approximately 8 acres. This Freehold six bedroomed Country House has a rich history that can be traced back to 1511 and was built in a classical style with original fireplaces and features large high ceilinged rooms throughout.
Directly off the grand entrance hallway, the extensively equipped country style kitchen couples as a breakfast room and has a wealth of built in cupboards and features a modern Aga Rangemaster Induction Cooker. The Sun Room off the kitchen offers a perfect sanctuary with its own private inner courtyard. A utility room off the sun room has a butler sink and washer/dryer facilities. The principal double drawing room, custom built library/office and intimate dining room offer beautiful views over approximately one acre of victorian style gardens and 7 acres of woodland that host two secret hidden gardens and some very interesting megalithic stones that were once part of a Hermitage and stone circle. In all the house has five reception rooms on this level that include a large study that can be used as a formal dining room and which also leads onto the rear terrace. The large cellar is cool enough to keep wine and is fully ventilated. On the upper floors the master suite overlooks the gardens and has a bespoke fitted large bathroom. Within the property there are two further large bedroom suites with individually designed luxury bathrooms. The three additional bedrooms make six in total and share an additional bathroom and shower room.
A Superb Country House Set In 8 Acres of Woodland
Originally part of the Duke of Devonshire Estate
Six Double Bedrooms, Four En-Suite plus Bathroom and Shower Room
Four Reception Rooms, Dining Kitchen, Garden Room and Utility
Countryside Location Within Five Minutes Drive of Buxton
Directly off the grand entrance hallway, the extensively equipped country style kitchen couples as a breakfast room and has a wealth of built in cupboards and features a modern Aga Rangemaster Induction Cooker. The Sun Room off the kitchen offers a perfect sanctuary with its own private inner courtyard. A utility room off the sun room has a butler sink and washer/dryer facilities. The principal double drawing room, custom built library/office and intimate dining room offer beautiful views over approximately one acre of victorian style gardens and 7 acres of woodland that host two secret hidden gardens and some very interesting megalithic stones that were once part of a Hermitage and stone circle. In all the house has five reception rooms on this level that include a large study that can be used as a formal dining room and which also leads onto the rear terrace. The large cellar is cool enough to keep wine and is fully ventilated. On the upper floors the master suite overlooks the gardens and has a bespoke fitted large bathroom. Within the property there are two further large bedroom suites with individually designed luxury bathrooms. The three additional bedrooms make six in total and share an additional bathroom and shower room.
Originally part of the Duke of Devonshire Estate
Six Double Bedrooms, Four En-Suite plus Bathroom and Shower Room
Four Reception Rooms, Dining Kitchen, Garden Room and Utility
Countryside Location Within Five Minutes Drive of Buxton
Ground Floor | |
Entrance Hall | 20'8\" x 9'1\" max (6.3m x 2.77m max). Stripped and polished timber floorboards, spindled staircase to first floor, part glazed door to cellars. |
Entrance Porch | 8'3\" x 6'11\" (2.51m x 2.1m). With an open entry, leaded stained glass |
Kitchen | 16'9\" x 15'7\" (5.1m x 4.75m). Comprising of an ample range of base and wall mounted units, the base units being surmounted by wooden worktops and including an inset one and a half bowl sink unit with drainer and mixer taps and a rangemaster aga set in a brick background with a timber mantle over. Tiled splash backs surround the work tops and there is a radiator, a sash window to the side and a frosted stained glass leaded window to the rear. |
Garden Room | 9'10\" x 9'10\" (3m x 3m). Tiled floor, pitched roof with a velux double glazed skylight, glazed double doors to the courtyard, door to : |
Utility Room | 9'10\" x 4'9\" (3m x 1.45m). Belfast sink set in a wooden worktop with tiled splash backs, double glazed window to side, pitched roof with a velux double glazed skylight, space for a washing machine, tiles floor. |
Dining Room | 15'9\" x 10'10\" (4.8m x 3.3m). Original fireplace with two front facing sash windows either side, double radiator, stripped and polished timber floorboards, original ceiling cornice, ceiling rose, picture rail and plate rack. |
Living Room | 20'6\" x 16'2\" (6.25m x 4.93m). Original marble fireplace with cast-iron grate and an open flue, stripped and polished timber floorboards, sash windows to the rear and side, two double radiators, original ceiling cornice, picture rail and ceiling rose. |
Sitting Room | 15'9\" x 13'11\" (4.8m x 4.24m). Original marble fireplace with a cast-iron grate and open flue, original ceiling cornice, picture rail, ceiling rose, box window to side, connecting door to living room. |
Sitting Room | 19'10\" x 15' (6.05m x 4.57m). Stone fireplace with a cast-iron grate and open flue, window to side, glazed double doors to rear, two double radiators, stripped and polished timber floorboards, original ceiling cornice and plate rack. |
Cloaks | Coat rack, wash hand basin with tiled splash back, stripped and polished timber floorboards, opens to: |
WC | Close coupled wc, sash window to rear, stripped and polished timber floorboards. |
First Floor | |
Half Landing | Spindled balustrade, sash window to front, stairs to main landing. |
Landing | 20'11\" x 9' max (6.38m x 2.74m max). Spindled balustrade, original ceiling cornice, ceiling rose, access to roof space, doors and corridors to: |
Bedroom | 20'7\" x 16'2\" (6.27m x 4.93m). Sash windows to rear and side, picture rail, two double radiators, jacuzzi bath, separate shower cubicle with multi-jets, enclosed washroom with a low level wc, a bidet, a wash hand basin, recessed ceiling lights, extractor fan and heated towel rail. |
Bedroom | 15'11\" x 14' (4.85m x 4.27m). Stripped and polished timber floorboards, sash window to side, double radiator, picture rail, a claw footed roll top slipper bath with mixer tap, hand shower attachment and a thermostatic shower with curtain rail and shower curtain, a pedestal wash hand basin and an enclosed washroom with a close coupled wc, a bidet and a heated towel rail. |
Bedroom | 12' x 10'10\" (3.66m x 3.3m). Sash window to front, radiator, built in wardrobe. |
Bedroom | 15'1\" x 11'4\" (4.6m x 3.45m). Sash window to front, double radiator, built in bookshelf, enclosed bathroom including a roll top claw foot bath with mixer tap, hand shower attachment and a thermostatic shower over with curtain rail and shower curtain, a low level wc and a pedestal wash hand basin, recessed ceiling lights and extractor fan. |
Bedroom | 10'4\" x 8'6\" (3.15m x 2.6m). Window to side, radiator. |
Bedroom | 15'3\" x 10'2\" (4.65m x 3.1m). Stripped and polished timber floorboards, sash window, radiator. |
Bathroom | 11'1\" (3.39m) x 5' (1.53m) plus 6'8\" (2.02m) x 3'10\" (1.18m). Including a timber panelled roll top bath with hand shower attachment, a wash hand basin set in a vanity unit, a close coupled wc with timber seat, tiled splash backs, stripped and polished timber floorboards, sash window to rear, opaque window to side. |
Shower Room | Walk in shower enclosure with electric shower over, a wall mounted wash hand basin, tiled walls and floor, extractor fan and a velux double glazed skylight. |