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Whatever dreams you may have about living in a grand Grade II listed country house could be realised at this property, hidden behind a walled garden just off the main road into the village of Monkton. A small part of this impressive seven-bedroom residence was constructed in the 14th century. In 1367, Archbishop Langham had his almoner residing here. The next period visible is the Tudor style and one of the entrances is into a remarkable Tudor porch and through the magnificent solid ancient monastery door with its original iron studs. Within the house only a few timber beams in the snug and kitchen denote its age. The larger part was built in the 1950s. From the moment you turn into the driveway and see the main house spread out before you, within almost an acre of grounds and outbuildings, you will be excited to see what it has to offer. Whether you enter through the original front door or the old porch and the monastery door you will be delighted by what you see, including an array of period features. The main door opens up into a 40ft dining hall with a Jacobean style staircase climbing up the two storeys to the top of the building, while through the monastery door is a charming 22ft snug/breakfast leading to the lovely country kitchen with its brick and bressemer beam fireplace. There is also a useful office and utility room, secondary staircase and external access to the outside. Leading directly off either side of the dining hall is the drawing room and a sitting room that, overall, makes a stunning space for entertaining and looks amazing at Christmastime when the stairs and fireplaces are ‘dressed overall.’ A fourth entrance is to an annex and leads into a lobby with a cloakroom (where a shower could be installed, making the annex self-contained), then to a kitchen/diner followed by a bed/sitting room, both of which have doors to the garden – however, a room to the right of the entrance could be included in the annex as a bedroom. The first floor consists of a large and well-proportioned master bedroom with an equally sizeable en suite shower room/dressing room. There are four further bedrooms on this floor including three en suite as well as a family bathroom.
“We moved here in 1997 when my husband retired and our children were young teenagers. We loved the story of the place and thought it was a beautiful home for us and our family and have thoroughly enjoyed the privacy, peace and quiet. At the same time, we are only a minute’s drive from the Thanet Way for Canterbury, London and the coastal towns and just a mile and a half from Minster with its shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants. Monkton is a friendly village with its own pub and village hall where a number of regular activities take place. I love this special home but, with the loss of my husband and the children having flown the nest, I feel it is time to move to something smaller. I am sure that anyone with a large family will be delighted with the space available and, if you have elderly relatives or adult children, the annex with its own front door would make a totally separate apartment. However, if you want to run your business from home there are plenty of rooms and outbuildings that could be made into offices and studios and, if you are thinking about creating a small and chic country house hotel, the property could provide everything you need. For any collector or water sport enthusiast there are excellent outbuildings where you can store your
classic cars or boats. On the other hand, if property development is in your mind there are pre-planning applications available to convert the swimming pool complex into a detached house and garden.
What the Owner says:
“We moved here in 1997 when my husband retired and our children were young teenagers. We loved the story of the place and thought it was a beautiful home for us and our family and have thoroughly enjoyed the privacy, peace and quiet. At the same time, we are only a minute’s drive from the Thanet Way for Canterbury, London and the coastal towns and just a mile and a half from Minster with its shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants. Monkton is a friendly village with its own pub and village hall where a number of regular activities take place. I love this special home but, with the loss of my husband and the children having flown the nest, I feel it is time to move to something smaller. I am sure that anyone with a large family will be delighted with the space available and, if you have elderly relatives or adult children, the annex with its own front door would make a totally separate apartment. However, if you want to run your business from home there are plenty of rooms and outbuildings that could be made into offices and studios and, if you are thinking about creating a small and chic country house hotel, the property could provide everything you need. For any collector or water sport enthusiast there are excellent outbuildings where you can store your
classic cars or boats. On the other hand, if property development is in your mind there are pre-planning applications available to convert the swimming pool complex into a detached house and garden.
Room sizes:
- Entrance Hall / Dining Area: 32'5 (9.89m) narrowing to 20'1 at narrowest point (6.13m) x 12'7 (3.84m)
- Viewing Gallery
- Cloakroom
- Family Room: 20'7 x 14'9 (6.28m x 4.50m)
- Lounge: 26'1 x 15'0 (7.96m x 4.58m)
- Sitting Room: 23'2 (7.07m) narrowing to 14'9 at narrowest point (4.50m) x 11'9 (3.58m)
- Kitchen/Breakfast Room: 16'5 (5.01m) x 14'8 (4.47m) narrowing to 11'5 (3.48m)
- Utility Room: 11'0 x 8'1 (3.36m x 2.47m)
- Study: 12'8 x 9'0 (3.86m x 2.75m)
- Cellar Room: 16'1 x 9'8 (4.91m x 2.95m)
- Wine Cellar
- Cellar Room 2 / Bar: 26'1 x 13'2 (7.96m x 4.02m)
- Landing
- Bedroom 1: 16'4 x 15'0 (4.98m x 4.58m)
- En-suite / Dressing Room: 14'7 x 13'8 (4.45m x 4.17m)
- Bedroom 2: 16'6 x 13'2 (5.03m x 4.02m)
- Bedroom 3: 16'8 x 14'9 (5.08m x 4.50m)
- En-suite Bathroom
- Bathroom: 16'6 (5.03m) narrowing to 13'4 (4.07m) x 12'7 (3.84m)
- Bedroom 4/Hobby Room: 7'3 x 6'5 (2.21m x 1.96m)
- SECOND FLOOR
- Landing
- Office / Bedroom 5: 12'6 x 10'4 (3.81m x 3.15m)
- Bedroom 6: 15'7 (4.75m) x 15'2 (4.63m) narrowing to 9'6 (2.90m)
- En-suite Bathroom
- Loft Room: 20'7 x 10'4 (6.28m x 3.15m)
- Entrance Hall
- Cloakroom
- Kitchen / Diner: 18'9 (5.72m) x 8'7 (2.62m) narrowing to 8'1 (2.47m)
- Lounge: 19'9 x 8'2 (6.02m x 2.49m)
- Bedroom: 13'8 x 10'6 (4.17m x 3.20m)
- Front Garden
- Driveway
- Garage 1: 19'3 x 12'0 (5.87m x 3.66m)
- Garage 2: 24'6 x 19'7 (7.47m x 5.97m)
- Outside Toilet
- Workshop/Coach House: 18'2 x 12'9 (5.54m x 3.89m)
- Wood Store: 17'7 x 9'6 (5.36m x 2.90m)
- Outside Office: 16'4 x 9'8 (4.98m x 2.95m)
- Cow Shed: 37'8 x 17'7 (11.49m x 5.36m)
- Barn: 34'8 x 17'7 (10.57m x 5.36m)
- Barn Store: 18'1 x 10'0 (5.52m x 3.05m)
- Dove Cote: 8'3 x 7'4 (2.52m x 2.24m)
- Shower Room
- Pool House/Room: 24'4 (7.42m) narrowing to 19'5 (5.92m) x 20'7 (6.28m)
- Kitchen: 9'9 x 8'3 (2.97m x 2.52m)
The information provided about this property does not constitute or form part of an offer or contract, nor may be it be regarded as representations. All interested parties must verify accuracy and your solicitor must verify tenure/lease information, fixtures & fittings and, where the property has been extended/converted, planning/building regulation consents. All dimensions are approximate and quoted for guidance only as are floor plans which are not to scale and their accuracy cannot be confirmed. Reference to appliances and/or services does not imply that they are necessarily in working order or fit for the purpose.