Property description
SITUATION This elegant country house is set in a quiet location on the outskirts of the highly regarded village of Hughenden Valley. Hughenden Valley benefits from several amenities including a community shop, doctors surgery, The Harrow public house, playing fields and a village hall. There is an active, friendly community with a variety of clubs ranging from toddlers to karate, and an annual village day. Buckinghamshire is renowned for its high standard of education which includes local Grammar Schools and independent schools catering for children of all ages. It is also just a 10 minute drive to the extensive and eclectic range of shopping facilities in High Wycombe, which also has access to the M40 and Chiltern Railways train service to London and Birmingham
Boss Lane House is set in a quiet and exceptionally idyllic location on the edge of the highly regarded village of Hughenden Valley, and designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The property is surrounded by beech woodlands with wonderful walks just a stone's throw away. Hughenden Valley benefits from several amenities including a community shop, doctor's surgery, The Harrow public house, playing fields and a village hall. There is an active, friendly community with a variety of clubs ranging from toddlers to karate, and an annual village day. Buckinghamshire is renowned for its high standard of education which includes local Grammar Schools and independent schools catering for children of all ages. Pipers Corner School is just a 10 minute walk up the bridle path from Boss Lane House. It is also just a 10 minute drive to the extensive and eclectic range of shopping facilities in High Wycombe, which also has access to the M40 and Chiltern Railways train service to London and Birmingham.
BOSS LANE HOUSE
Boss Lane House is an impressive brick and flint family home, originally built in the 17th century, with substantial later additions, into the 19th century. The property is steeped in history, rumour has it that Lillie Langtry, the famous British Music Hall singer and stage actress, known for her fashion and socialite friends, most notably the Prince of Wales, resided in the property in the late 1800's.Boss Lane House was also used as a cabinet war office during World War II and was frequented on a number of occasions by Winston Churchill.
The property is positioned on a quiet no-through lane in the sought-after area of Hughenden Valley, surrounded by beautiful countryside, offering farreaching views towards the Chilterns, and retains many original features including oak casement windows, numerous inglenook fireplaces, exposed oak flooring, decorative oak wall panelling, whilst externally, offers a fine blend of brick, flint, timber and Denner stone.
INSIDE
The property boasts flexible and character accommodation throughout with well-proportioned rooms over two floors. On the ground floor, the original oak front door opens up to a small entrance lobby with original flagstone flooring, with flanking doors to both the study and reception hall. The reception hall offering oak-framed casement windows, original twisting staircase, an elegant inglenook fireplace and wide original oak flooring.
The attractive study/playroom enjoys modern oak wooden flooring, inglenook fireplace with oak mantel, front and side aspect casement windows andthe advantage of extensive wooden shelving. There is also a classic-style "imperial" downstairs cloakroom with velux and limestone floor tiles.
Via the reception hall, is the striking "Tom Howley" kitchen/breakfast room, combining the original oak beams, with a fresh contemporary feel, the whole flooded with natural light from a large Westbury Garden Rooms orangery roof, as well as impressive internal lighting. The well-appointed painted oak kitchen, offers granite work surfaces, Miele built-in appliances including induction hob, steam oven and separate convection oven, Neff dishwasher, space for double fridge-freezer, beautiful central island with storage and breakfast seating, "Martin Moore" flooring with underfloor heating and built-in pantry cupboard. Integrated within the kitchen area is a fully-enclosed utility cupboard with bi fold doors, incorporating stainless steel work surfaces, plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, and a separate cupboard area housing "Megaflow" pressurised central heating system, oil boiler and water softener.
There is also the advantage of large patio doors onto the patio side gardens, as well as access off the immediate kitchen area into the adjoining family room. The cosy and intimate family room has the advantage of large box bay oak framed French doors, and offers original herringbone block flooring and an attractive brick fireplace with Yeoman wood burning stove.
The "pièce de résistance" of Boss Lane House has to be the opulent oak-panelled drawing/dining room, with its oak-panelled lined walls with interspersed original oak casement windows and large box bay French doors leading onto the surrounding gardens, the whole enjoying numerous original features such is an elegant Jacobean fireplace within the dining area, impressive oak flooring, integrated glass cabinet and later additions such as Bakelite light switches.
To the first floor, the spacious landing area offers a number of uses, currently used as an additional study area, with steps through to a second landing area, forming part of the later accommodation built in the 1800's. The light and airy master bedroom enjoys a dual-aspect of the pretty walled gardens, with two built-in double wardrobes and a refitted classic-style en-suite shower room.There are three further double bedrooms, two with well-presented en-suite facilities, as well
as a beautifully presented family bathroom with a wc, pedestal wash-basin, free standing cast iron roll-top bath and Fired Earth decorativeencaustic tiled floor with underfloor heating.
OUTSIDE
Boss Lane House is set in truly magnificent totally private grounds of approximately one and a half acres, with views across the Hughenden Valley and the hills beyond. These stunning tiered gardens include; well stocked herbaceous borders, rose gardens, knot gardens, ancient ponds, York stone pathways and patios for alfresco dining, the Italian Garden with espaliered fruit trees, Wysteria Avenue, large lawns all flanked by park fencing, ancient yew hedging with topiaries and a twenty foot Portland stone wall holding back the surrounding woodland. Quite magnificent! In addition to the immediate gardens of the house, is an additional private garden adjacent to the house attached to the garages.
The garden is mostly laid to lawn, interspersed with quince and silver birch trees, flower borders, a composting area, a chicken run and a vegetable and cutting garden. The garden is fenced and flanked in mature beech hedging. The large wooden detached double garage borders the gardens with side access and twin double doors to the front, with parking for 2/3 vehicles. There is also further recessed parking for three vehicles to the front of the detached gardens, opposite Boss Lane House.