Hill house, Inworth

GARDEN GLORY HILL HOUSE, INWORTH

INSIDE THIS HOME Landmark Property Five Reception Rooms Three Bed Annexe/Cottage Five Bedrooms in Main House Excess of 7 Acres Tennis Court Close to Kelvedon Station

FAMILY DAYS

AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A WONDERFUL LATE 19TH CENTURY LANDMARK, STANDING WITHIN MATURE GROUNDS IN EXCESS OF 7 ACRES, INCORPORATING A SELF CONTAINED ANNEXE, WHILST BEING WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO KELVEDON STATION. Inside the main house, versatile accommodation is arranged over four levels and amounts to 6577 sqft which includes; cellar, drawing room, library/office, morning room, kitchen, utility room, dining room, large family room/orangery and cellar. There are three double bedrooms on the first floor with en-suite and dressing room to the master bedroom, and two further family bathrooms.

The second floor offers two further double bedrooms. The annexe/cottage comprises a kitchenette, sitting room, bedroom/second reception whilst on the first floor there are three bedrooms and bathroom. Outside as previously mentioned the property stands within grounds in excess of 7 acres, with various useful outbuildings including, stable block/four stables/tack room, wood store and two workshops and detached double garage.

The garden is principally laid to well tended lawn, and offers a variety of mature trees.

Including oak, horse chestnut, copper beech and birch, and various fruit trees including apple, plum and pear. There is also a hard tennis court.

Relaxing on the roof garden over a quiet cup of tea and taking in the leafy views out across

their garden, the owners of Hill House think back to their move here some 18 years ago.

They were looking for a home that offered them space to spread out as a family, somewhere with a generous garden for their children to enjoy.

“We were living in a large house in Chelmsford at the time but it had a small garden and we wanted more outdoor space,” one of them recalled. “We bought this place because it had over seven acres and was surrounded by fields and woodland.

“It was incredible - we went from living somewhere that had a pocket handkerchiefsized garden to this.”

She added: “My husband works in the city and so he needed good access to London, which this house has. At the same time, however, it is also so peaceful and private here.”

EXTENSIVE LIVING SPACE Hill House originally was built in 1882 and for 10 years of its history was a children’s home.

“It had all the space we were looking for. We have five children and so we needed a house with many good-sized family rooms. We all fell in love with this house as soon as we saw it.”

The property had an interesting arrangement when they first bought it, with the main five bedroom house, which has traditional Victorian proportions, at the front, and then a three bedroom cottage at the back.

“The previous owners kept them separate but we knocked through to bring them together,” she said. “This arrangement did work very well for us, as the children were able to move into the cottage when they were older to have some independence.

“This could also be ideal for someone with an extended family or someone who wanted a separate section to the house for another reason.”

OUTSTANDING ORANGERY Improvements to Hill House made over the past 18 years have included replacing windows, resurfacing the roof garden and adding a lawn tennis court.

“We have redecorated and replaced a couple of the bathrooms. We have redone the kitchen and had wardrobes and a study fitted.”

Much of the family’s time at the house is spent in the orangery. This magnificent space is at the back and brings the house and garden together beautifully.

“This looks out on to the terrace and so is particularly nice in the summer months,” she said.

A PLACE FOR PARTIES Hill House has been simply magnificent for entertaining, she said, with the orangery serving as a backdrop for many happy occasions over the years.

“We have had numerous wonderful summer parties here, with people coming in and out of the house and playing croquet on the lawn or having a game of tennis. On occasion, we have had large marquees outside, with up to 250 people flowing between the orangery and the marquee.

“We have also had some lovely fireworks parties here, with everyone going up to the roof garden to watch the displays.”

LIGHT FANTASTIC “THE COTTAGE COULD BE IDEAL FOR SOMEONE WITH AN EXTENDED FAMILY OR SOMEONE WHO WANTED A SEPARATE SECTION TO THE HOUSE FOR ANOTHER REASON.�

GROUND FLOOR ACCOMMODATION Accessing the property via the central door with pediment doorcase and moulded architraves, the hallway has stairs ascending the first floor, where a door beneath provides access to the cellar. From here doors lead off to various rooms and inner hallway. Taking the first doors to your left, you will find a well proportioned library/office with bay window overlooking the front gardens and driveway and double doors leading into the snug. The snug can also be accessed from the hallway and the inner hall. From the snug a door leads to the morning room where the secondary staircase ascends the first floor. The morning room also provides access to the pantry. A further door from the morning room leads to an inner lobby where access is gained to the ground floor cloak/wc and the kitchen. The kitchen is divided into two parts and is fitted with a range of matching wall and base units with complementary island. The utility room comprises the same style units and has a door providing access to outside. From the kitchen, double doors provide access to the largest room of the house which comes by way of the sun filled family room/orangery. This fantastic space is ideal for entertaining family and friends and perfect for parties. A large lantern window allows plenty of natural light to flow through whilst double doors provide access to the sun terrace and gardens. Located in one corner is the ground floor cloak room and a spiral staircase ascending the roof garden.

Moving back through the orangery and kitchen and into the dining room. This fine room has the dining capacity for up to twenty people and offers pleasant views overlooking the south facing tennis court. Moving back to the front of the property and the dual aspect drawing room with views over the front gardens, complemented with a dressed stone fire with matching hearth and wood burner.

FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION In the main house the first floor comprises three double bedrooms, Two of which have bay windows overlooking the front gardens and driveway, with the master bedroom coming with a complementary en-suite shower and dressing room with fitted wardrobe and access onto the roof terrace from which you can enjoy stunning views over the grounds. From the dressing room a false wardrobe door provides access to the secondary staircase which in turn provides access to a family bathroom and a second bedroom. Bedroom three sits above the drawing room and has another bay window sharing similar views to the master bedroom.

Completing the first floor is a family bathroom incorporating roll top bath, his and hers sinks and separate shower.

SECOND FLOOR ACCOMMODATION On the second floor your will find two equally sized bedrooms, offering elevated views over the grounds.

Annexe/Cottage The self contained annexe/cottage can be utilised as extra ground floor accommodation to the main house, but has its own private entrance vestibule. The ground floor accommodation comprises of a kitchenette sitting room and bedroom/further reception room. On the first floor there are three bedrooms and shower room, with a personal access onto the roof terrace from the master bedroom.

SETTING THE SCENE The property is nestled within the heart of the village of Inworth and is a true landmark property. Entrance is gained via two wrought iron gates which lead to a carriage driveway, which extends to the side of the property and outbuildings providing off road parking for numerous vehicles. The garden has a wide range of trees, plants and shrubs including an English Yew in the courtyard with is thought to possibly pre-date the house, Common Ash, Common Hazel,Common Hawthorn,Oak, Lawson Cypress tress, Scots Pine, a Weeping

Chamaecparis lawsoniana, a Golden Chinese Juniper, Horse Chestnut, Eucalyptus, Copper Beech. Also various fruit trees including pear, apple, damson, greengage and plum.

WHAT’S NEARBY Both Colchester and Chelmsford are reasonably accessed approximately 15 minutes and 20 minutes away. There are also regular bus services to Kelvedon, Witham and Tiptree, Tollesbury. The journey time to London is approximately 50 minutes from Colchester on the mainline railway station to Londons Liverpool Street and also access stations Marks Tey and Kelvedon for the same service. There is also easy access onto the A12 trunk road and Stansted airport is within easy reach too.

WITHIN EASY REACH Inworth is typical of today’s rural villages which have come to terms with modern living without losing their heritage or detailed beauty. You will find a church and a large garden centre. The villages of Feering, Kelvedon, Messing and Coggeshall are a short drive having primary schools and a local public houses. Kelvedon offers a wider range of local shops and amenties including doctors, dentists, butchers, delicatessen, village supermarket and restaurants. Kelvedon also offers a direct train service to London Liverpool Street. Nearby Coggeshall is a small historic market town with a selection of boutique shops, eateries including the renowned Baumanns Brasserie, local vineyard with coffee shop and

restauarant. Coggeshall also has the exceptional Honywood Secondary State school.

For health and leisure activities the local club is a short drive at Prested Hall, particularly respected as having two of only the 29 real tennis courts in the UK. The Essex Golf and Country Club, Benton Hall, Crown Plaza and Anglian Flight Centre at Earls Colne, all within easy reach. There are many options nearby for country walking. In particular, the Marks Hall Estate is enjoyable. Tiptree is a bustling close by village within 1 mile, with its most noticeable attribute being a large preserves company Wilkins and Sons, whose products are known and sold throughout the world. Tiptree village benefits from four primary schools and one secondary school which is also a sports college. You will find an array of local shops including a Tesco and Asda supermarket along with a Boots chemist. There is a good local doctors surgery at the Tiptree Medical centre and for health and beauty enthusiasts there is an Atlanis health and beauty spa. Tiptree Heath is an area of approximately 61 acres, perfect for long dog walks and a Sunday stroll. The site is the longest surviving fragment of heathland in the county of Essex and is an site of special and scientific interest under the Wildlife and Countryside Act.

Store 15'7 (4.57) max x 11'2 (3.40) max

Bedroom 14'9 (4.50)� x 14'1 (4.29)

Bedroom 18'1 (5.51) max x 12'5 (3.78) max

Loft Space 15'2 (4.62)� x 10'7 (3.23)

Wood Store

Store 15'6 (4.72)� x 11'2 (3.40)

Covered Area

OUTBUILDING Stables 15'8 (4.78)� x 11'2 (3.40)

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Bedroom 13'11 (4.24)� x 13'6 (4.11)

Hay Store / Tack Room 12'9 (3.89)� x 8'2 (2.49)

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Bedroom 15'6 (4.72) into bay x 14'11 (4.55)

Loft Space 13'8 (4.17) x 10'5 (3.18)

Bedroom 13'4 (4.06) max x 11'11 (3.63) Dressing Room

Bedroom 10' (3.05) x 8'8 (2.64)

Bedroom 13'4 (4.06) max x 11'10 (3.61) Stables 15'8 (4.78)� x 15'4 (4.67)

Roof Terrace

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Pantry

Stables 11'10 (3.61)� x 9'11 (3.02)

Utility Morning Room 12'1 (3.68)� x 10'11 (3.33)

Cellar 22'7 (6.88) max x 13' (3.96) max

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Kitchen 14'2 (4.32) x 10'6 (3.20)

Library / Office 15'6 (4.72) into bay x 15' (4.57) max

Snug 14'11 (4.55) x 10' (3.05)

Kitchenette 12'6 (3.81)� x 11'3 (3.43) Family Room 24'3 (7.39)� x 23'5 (7.14)

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Bedroom 12'6 (3.81)� x 9'10 (3.00)

Sitting Room 15'3 (4.65)� x 12'7 (3.84)

Garage 22'6 (6.86)� x 19'4 (5.89)

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Cellar 13' (3.96) max x 13' (3.96) max

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Dining Room 23'11 (7.29) max x 13'3 (4.04) max

GARAGE

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Drawing Room 25'4 (7.71) into bay x 13'4 (4.06)

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GROUND FLOOR

Hill House, Kelvedon Road, Inworth, Colchester, CO5

APPROX. GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 6577 SQ FT 611 SQ METRES (EXCLUDES RESTRICTED HEAD HEIGHT & OUTBUILDING & INCLUDES DETACHED GARAGE) Whilst every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of the floor plan contained here, measurements of doors, windows and rooms are approximate and no responsibility is taken for any error, omission or misstatement. These plans are for representation purposes only as defined by RICS Code of Measuring Practice and should be used as such by any prospective purchaser.

Specifically no guarantee is given on the total square footage of the property if quoted on this plan. Any figure given is for initial guidance only and should not be relied on as a basis of valuation.

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“ON OCCASION, WE HAVE HAD LARGE MARQUEES OUTSIDE, WITH UP TO 250 PEOPLE FLOWING BETWEEN THE ORANGERY AND THE MARQUEE.”

HOW TO GET THERE From the direction of London head south on the A12. At junction 23, exit onto London Rd/B1024 toward Kelvedon/Tiptree. Continue to follow the B1024. Turn right onto Inworth Road/B1023 Continue to follow B1023. The property can be found on the left hand side.

SAT NAV For those with satellite navigation the postcode is CO5 9SP.

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