Property description
A spectacular Grade II* Listed wing to a major Country House, approached from the North over a long secure gated driveway across maintained parkland.
There is also a South Lodge entrance over the bordering River Stour. The property, formerly the seat of the Earls of Malmesbury, has over the years been tastefully subdivided into a handful of apartments of grand proportions. Fronting the approach courtyard, apartment number 8 offers a superb array of reception rooms and sizable bedrooms with modern facilities, the whole being set over a total of 4 levels affording a sense of grandeur with far reaching views over the Estate. The occupants have the use of the maintained communal grounds and tennis courts with areas of designated parking adjacent to the property in the main courtyard, as well as a separate garage in the ownership of number 8.
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, shower room, cloakroom, reception hall, drawing room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility, library/study for office use, studio, designated parking, use of communal gardens and groundsHURN Hurn Court is situated on the western periphery of the Avon Valley, north of the River Stour. The A338 lies approximately 1 mile east of the Estate and connects with the market town of Ringwood in the north. There is a mainline railway station at Bournemouth with trains to London/Waterloo (journey time approximately 1 hour 45 minutes). To the north of the property lies Bournemouth International Airport.
ACCOMMODATION IN MORE DETAIL
CANOPIED ENTRANCE PORCH With two shallow semi-circular stone steps ascending to a painted panelled door which opens through to:
ENTRANCE LOBBY Inset coir floor mat. Recessed ceiling light. Panelled door to:
CLOAKS LOBBY Cloaks store area. Base meter store cupboards. Recessed ceiling light.
RECEPTION HALL Turnaround stairs ascending to the first floor with shallow stairs descending to:
LOWER HALL Recessed ceiling lights throughout. Doors to:
LIBRARY/STUDY A spectacular room situated to the front of the property, which could be used as an office, with traditional ornate wood panelling throughout with feature plaster work. Deep projecting shuttered bay to fore overlooking the courtyard approach. Substantial open fireplace with painted cast iron and tiled insets surmounted by a stone capped hearth with an ornate contrasting marbled and painted wood surround..
STUDIO Situated to the rear of the property. Twin telephone points.
UTILITY Space and plumbing for washing machine. Recessed ceiling light.
ON THE FIRST FLOOR
LANDING Recessed ceiling light. Turnaround stairs incorporating various quarter landings ascending to the second floor. Classical painted reeded columns linked by a closed pediment opening through to:
INNER HALL Recessed ceiling lights. Painted reeded columns with a closed pediment. Concealed double doors with a short flight of steps ascends to the dining room. Further door to:
DRAWING ROOM A spectacular drawing room of grand proportions offering fantastic ceiling heights ( circa 15') with ornate plaster work. Deep shuttered small pane casements to the fore overlooking the driveway approach. Feature open fireplace with a raised blackened grate with tiled insets, marbled jambs having an ornate, carved marble surround with a projecting wood capped hearth. 2 wall light points. Telephone point.
DINING ROOM Affording southerly views across the parkland via shuttered casement windows. Range of discrete base / china store cupboards. Television aerial point. Picture rail. Fine ceiling plasterwork. Open access through to:
KITCHEN/BREKKFAST ROOM Fitted with a comprehensive range of carved natural wood store cabinets to both base and high level with discrete surface downlighting over the surrounding cream wood capped tiled worksurfaces with similar relief. Inset appliances in the form of a single drainer one-and-a-quarter bowl ceramic sink with monobloc tap. Adjacent concealed Hygena dishwasher. Further appliances comprising a 4 ring gas hob under a canopy extractor, with a corresponding eye level oven and grill. Further extensive range of part shelved lead light glazed china store cupboards with open areas of glazed shelving for display purposes, the whole having an extensive range of pan drawers and/or store cupboards with areas of open wine racking. Tiled floor covering throughout. Recessed ceiling lights. Ample unobstructed breakfast seating area. Return to a walk-in full height LARDER/PANTRY STORE.
CLOAKROOM Fitted with a traditional high-level WC together with a pedestal wash hand basin with mirrored relief. Extractor fan.
ON THE SECOND FLOOR
LANDING A split-level landing with recessed ceiling lights. The main landing has turnaround stairs ascending to the third floor.
SHOWER ROOM Fitted with a suite comprised of a substantial walk-in tiled shower cubicle with drencher style shower and matching pedestal wash hand basin.
UPPER LANDING A short series of stairs ascends to the upper landing. Recessed ceiling lights. Access to a walk-in BOILER STORE ROOM incorporating a Kingfisher 2 gas fired boiler for heating and hot water requirements throughout the property, with an adjacent pre-lagged hot water cylinder and program control panel.
BEDROOM 1 Situated to the rear of the property, a fine bathroom of good proportions featuring a stand alone ball-and-claw style bath with brass mixer taps, matching his-and-hers Heritage style pedestal wash hand basins with mirrored relief and a low-level WC. Self contained enclosed tiled shower cubicle with drencher style brass Edwardian style shower. Angled fireplace (currently sealed) with painted carved surround. Recessed ceiling lights. Heated Edwardian style towel rail.
BEDROOM 4 Situated to the rear of the property with an attractive outlook across the parkland. Angled fireplace incorporating a projecting hearth with a simple painted carved wood surround.
BATHROOM 1 Situated to the rear of the property, a fine bathroom of good proportions featuring a stand alone ball-and-claw style bath with brass mixer taps, matching his-and-hers Heritage style pedestal wash hand basins with mirrored relief and a low-level WC. Self contained enclosed tiled shower cubicle with drencher style brass Edwardian style shower. Angled fireplace (currently sealed) with painted carved surround. Recessed ceiling lights. Heated Edwardian style towel rail.
ON THE THIRD FLOOR
TANK ROOM Accessed from the landing.
BEDROOM 2 Situated to the front of the property, overlooking the courtyard approach, tennis courts and estate farmland.
BEDROOM 3 To the rear of the property with views across the parkland.
BATHROOM 2 Suite comprised of a panelled bath with a pedestal wash hand basin and low-level WC.
OUTSIDE Hurn Court is approached off Hurn Court Lane via the North Lodge, with brick piered electronic security coded entrance gates. The driveway runs through an area of light woodland and opens to an expanse of lawn, terminating with a walled gravelled courtyard adjacent to the property's principal northern elevation, with central rose bed. The courtyard provides designated areas for visitor parking with 8 Hurn Court having a designated area of parking adjacent to the property. The secondary drive off the courtyard sweeps around the property to ultimately link with the South Lodge approach. The grounds associated with Hurn Court are laid to lawns interspersed with a number of mature trees, including a flourishing Horne Beam over 250 years old and believed to be amongst the oldest in England. There are 2 TENNIS COURTS for the use of residents and their guests.
TENURE The freehold of the Manor House and common parts of Hurn Court Estate is owned entirely by the 8 units in the principal house. During the latter 1990's, following the sub-division, the Freeholders conveyed themselves the benefit of 125 year leases.
MANAGEMENT A Management Company has been formed (Hurn Court Management Company Limited) of which the eight freeholders are all equal £1 shareholders and pari passu directors of the company,
MAINTENANCE CHARGE We understand that the maintenance charge applicable to number 8 is approximately £6,000.00 per annum paid half yearly.
SERVICES All mains services connected, with separately metered supplies. The services and equipment remaining with the property have not been tested by John D Wood & Co. and we are unable to verify that they are in working order.
FIXTURES & FITTINGS All items usually denominated as fixtures and fittings, apart from those mentioned specifically in these particulars, are excluded from the sale, although we understand that white goods are included.
DIRECTIONS From London, continue south west on the M3 and M27 crossing the New Forest on the A31. Continue past the market town of Ringwood and at Ashley Heath bear left (south) signed Bournemouth signed A338. Continue a little over 5 miles bearing left at the Blackwater intersection for Hurn. On reaching the T-junction, turn right onto the B3078 towards Hurn. Continue along the road for approximately 0.2 mile. Just before the sign denoting Hurn, turn left into Hurn Court Lane. Follow this lane over the River Moors to a T-junction, turning left into Hurn Court Lane proper. After approximately 0.3 mile the approach driveway denoted by North Lodge will be seen on the left hand side.
VIEWING Strictly by Appointment via John D Wood & Co.
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