Property description
SUMMARY Graybrook Farm is a super period house, which offered together with its separate annex and complete range of buildings and land is a rare opportunity within the Lower Peover area.
The farmhouse itself has been extended and altered over the years and is an attractive house enjoying lovely views over its own gardens and grounds. There are three ground floor reception rooms as well as a large kitchen/breakfast room with AGA and four first floor bedrooms with the master having a large dressing room which could be easily be an en-suite bathroom.
In addition to the main house is a useful Guest House/Cottage with lounge, bedroom and bathroom and the outbuildings are super being some distance from the house in a traditional L shaped range style with some two storey element and providing stabling and garaging.
Lower Peover is an attractive and sought after rural village on the southerly outskirts of Knutsford. It has several popular village pubs, a super primary school and an excellent village store/post office. Access from here to Knutsford town and the independent schools is close at hand, as are the other south Manchester towns of Wilmslow and Alderley Edge. Allostock is the adjacent rural parish and Graybrook Farm sits almost on the edge of the village boundary.
LOCATION Knutsford is the nearest town, well known for its quality houses, particularly within the Legh Road conservation area, which is famed for its Italianate architecture designed and constructed at the turn of the last century by Richard Harding Watt. There are many examples of the style throughout Knutsford town, which an extremely pretty market town with narrow part cobbled streets. It offers a range of day to day shopping requirements and has an abundance of restaurants, brasseries and other eateries to which people travel to, from far around. The M56 is about two miles away, providing access to Manchester City Centre, Manchester International Airport and to the west, Chester and North Wales.
COVERED REAR PORCH Via a stable door to the:
RECEPTION HALL Featuring internal stained glass window, timber window to rear, free-standing French cast iron stove with timber mantle over, cast iron radiator, built in storage cupboards, tiled floor, revealed beams and inner door to:
SITTING ROOM 21' 09" x 15' 08" (6.63m x 4.78m) An attractive central area featuring revealed brick fireplace with cast iron living flame gas fire on York stone hearth. Sash window to front with shutters and original front door. Revealed beams, four cast iron radiators and stairs to first floor.
REAR HALL Deep storage cupboard with hanging rail and shelving, revealed beams, part tiles flooring, original timber archways and further understairs storage.
DRAWING ROOM Exceptional main reception room with revealed beams, three sash windows to front elevation and timber window to side. The focal point of this room is a superb cast iron living flame gas fireplace with brick surround with timber mantle over, solid oak flooring throughout and built in cupboard with shelving below. Three double radiators and one single radiator.
ORANGERY 14' 06" x 15' 04" (4.42m x 4.67m) Vaulted ceiling with attractive glazed aspect over the gardens and French doors to the rear terrace and glazed double doors to dining room. Double radiator and ceramic tiled flooring throughout.
DINING ROOM 15' 0" x 13' 07" (4.57m x 4.14m) A wonderful dining room with dual aspect, french doors opening out onto the side terrance and large cast iron radiator.
DOWNSTAIRS WC 7' 03" x 11' 02" (2.21m x 3.4m) Featuring an antique style suite comprising of W.C with high level cistern, 'Sanitan' pedestal wash hand basin with antique style mixer tap over, walk in, fully tiled shower cubicle, cast iron radiator, double glazed window to rear elevation and tiled flooring throughout.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 21' 10" x 12' 01" (6.65m x 3.68m) A fantastic sized kitchen, ideal for entertaining.Well lit by sash window to front elevation with shutters and further timber window to side elevation. Fitted with a range of natural wood hand painted wall and base storage cabinets with granite work surfaces including central island with cupboards, shelving and pull out refuge bin below. Navy blue electric 'AGA' cooker with tiled splashback.Built in 'Bosch' dishwasher, fridge and freezer. Quarry tiled floor, halogen ceiling downlighters and exposed beams.
UTILITY ROOM 9' 0" x 8' 0" (2.74m x 2.44m) Fitted with a range of hand painted wall and base storage inits, built in 2 1/2 stainless steel sink and drainer unit with chrome mixer tap over, space and plumbing for washing machine, dryer and fridge. Cast iron radiator, timber window to side elevation and tiled flooring.
LANDING Provides access to all bedrooms and bathrooms. Featuring cast iron radiator and storage cupboard housing water cylinder.
MASTER BEDROOM 21' 04" x 12' 04" (6.5m x 3.76m) A charming dual aspect room with sash timber window to front elevation and timber window to side elevation. Ornate cast iron fireplace, walk-in wardrobe and door to dressing room. Two double radiators.
DRESSING ROOM 18' 0" x 11' 04" (5.49m x 3.45m) Currently linking into the master bedroom,this space could easily be used as an additional bedroom. Featuring a range of built in wardrobes and drawers, built in dressing table and vanity unit with sink and chrome mixer tap over. Timber sash window to front elevation, ornate cast iron fireplace and double radiator with ornate cover.
BEDROOM TWO 13' 09" x 15' 05" (4.19m x 4.7m) Well lit by uPVC double glazed window to rear elevation, feature vaulted ceiling, range of built in wardrobes, original natural wood floor and two cast iron radiators. Door to ensuite.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM White suite comprising of low level W.C, His and Hers wash hand basins set on marble plinth and fully tiled shower cubicle. Chrome ladder radiator, eaves storage and timber window to side elevation.
BEDROOM THREE 11' 10" x 11' 03" (3.61m x 3.43m) Large double bedroom with dual aspect, featuring UPVC double glazed window to front elevation and timber window to side elevation. Cast iron radiator and revealed floorboards.
BEDROOM FOUR Cast iron radiator, UPVC double glazed window to front elevation and 'Seagrass' flooring.
BEDROOM FIVE/STUDY 8' 02" x 7' 05" (2.49m x 2.26m) Featuring revealed beams, eaves storage accessed by wooded fronted doors with hanging space, feature circular window to side elevation and single radiator.
FAMILY BATHROOM 10' 10" x 6' 05" (3.3m x 1.96m) Featuring 'Sanitan' wash hand basin with antique style mixer tap over, free standing claw foot ceramic bath with mixer tap over, tiled shelving and cupboard. Cast iron radiator, tiled flooring and UPVC double glazed window to rear elevation.
SEPARATE WC Featuring tiled flooring throughout and extractor fan.
SHOWER ROOM Featuring fully tiled drop down shower cubicle, revealed beams, heated towel rail and fully tiled floor.
GUEST HOUSE/ANNEX A useful deatched single storey building.
RECEPTION ROOM 15' 06" x 15' 09" (4.72m x 4.8m) Offers a multitude of uses, either for annex space or potential work from home office. Timber windows to front, side and rear elevations, two electric storage heater, storage cupboard and loft access.
BEDROOM ONE 11' 02" x 8' 02" (3.4m x 2.49m) Double bedroom with dual aspect and electric heater.
SHOWER ROOM 5' 08" x 5' 09" (1.73m x 1.75m) Featuring low level W.C, wash hand basin with mixer tap over and cupboard below, fully tiled shower cubicle and timber window to rear elevation.
EXTERNALLY The house is accessed off Barkers Lane across a deep grass verge and through electric powered wrought iron gates. The shingle driveway provides fabulous parking facilities leading to the front and rear of the house and also to the Farm Building Courtyard. To the rear of the property there is also access to a former coal house and boiler room, offering excellent storage opportunity.
BRICK BUILT TWO STOREY STABLE BLOCK this useful range of outbuildings is currently configured to provide six superb stables and a large tack room and further feed store. One enclosed and one exceptionally large open fronted garage bay with potential for further stabling if required and archway leading to paddock areas. The first floor level in part of the building is a large Three Room Storage Facility which is suitable for conversion to various domestic uses (subject to the relevant planning consent).
THE GARDENS This property boasts remarkable gardens to all sides with well landscaped lawns, attractive flower beds and borders well stocked with plants, shrubs and interspersed with specimen trees and hedging. There is a further patio area to the rear of the property, perfect for alfresco dining and entertaining.
THE LAND The plot extends to approximately 9.5 acres in total (etched red on site plan), divided into several good sized paddocks at the side of the garden and to the rear of the outbuildings. There is additional road access down the lane.