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£695,000

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BR/BA:

4 BR, 2 BA

Location:

Weedon, Bucks

Description:

Lilies is a fine country house built in 1870 by the celebrated architect George Devey for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. Twenty-five years ago, parts of the house were converted into eight dwellings of great character arranged around two private courtyards.
No. 4 Lilies is the largest of these houses, a unique home providing gracious and flexible accommodation over two floors. It comprises a galleried entrance hall, lounge, dining room/study, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, shower room, four bedrooms and a family bathroom.
It has a courtyard garden and a rear terraced garden with a grape vine and a jasmine arch. There is a single garage with hard standing for one other car, and additional guest parking facilities. Views of the surrounding countryside extend for miles.
The property also has a truly exceptional amenity in the form of a permanent legal right to use more than half an acre of tended lawns and more than three acres of ancient woodland that adjoin the house. The woodland contains mature cedar, beech, yew, horse chestnut, scots pine and plane trees.
Lilies is rich in history. The site has been occupied since the twelfth century and in the sixteenth century was owned by Queen Elizabeth's half-brother. In the nineteenth century Lord George Nugent lived there and entertained guests such as the Prime Minister and Charles Dickens.
Lilies is in the village of Weedon, a conservation area and one of the most peaceful and sought-after locations in Aylesbury Vale. It has a church, a village hall, an award-winning pub and for several years has been in the top three in the Bucks Best Kept Village competition. It is two and a half miles from Aylesbury and eight miles from Leighton Buzzard (train to London Euston 30 minutes).
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Description
Lilies is a fine country house built in 1870 by the celebrated architect George Devey for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. Twenty-five years ago, parts of the house were converted into eight dwellings of great character arranged around two private courtyards.

No. 4 Lilies is the largest of these houses, a unique home providing gracious and flexible accommodation over two floors. It comprises a galleried entrance hall, lounge, dining room/study, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, shower room, four bedrooms and a family bathroom.

It has a courtyard garden and a rear terraced garden with a grape vine and a jasmine arch. There is a single garage with hard standing for one other car, and additional guest parking facilities. Views of the surrounding countryside extend for miles.

The property also has a truly exceptional amenity in the form of a permanent legal right to use more than half an acre of tended lawns and more than three acres of ancient woodland that adjoin the house. The woodland contains mature cedar, beech, yew, horse chestnut, scots pine and plane trees.

Lilies is rich in history. The site has been occupied since the twelfth century and in the sixteenth century was owned by Queen Elizabeth's half-brother. In the nineteenth century Lord George Nugent lived there and entertained guests such as the Prime Minister and Charles Dickens.

Lilies is in the village of Weedon, a conservation area and one of the most peaceful and sought-after locations in Aylesbury Vale. It has a church, a village hall, an award-winning pub and for several years has been in the top three in the Bucks Best Kept Village competition. It is two and a half miles from Aylesbury and eight miles from Leighton Buzzard (train to London Euston 30 minutes).

VIEWING COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, CLICK BROCHURE LINK FOR FULL DETAILS.

Entrance

Solid wood casement door to:-

Entrance Hall

Double panel radiator. Hand-tiled return staircase rising to galleried first floor landing. Doors to:

Lounge 18'8 x 16'0

Dual double-glazed windows to the front aspect and courtyard garden. Part-glazed french style doors to terraced garden. Two double panel radiators.

Kitchen/Breakfast room 12'0 x 9'5

Double-glazed window overlooking courtyard and woodland beyond, kitchen fitted with a range of base and eye level units with roll-edged work surfaces. Inset single drainer. Stainless steel sink unit with cupboard under. Space for freestanding electric cooker with stainless steel canopy hood over. Space for freestanding fridge and freezer and space and plumbing for freestanding dishwasher. Complementary ceramic tiling to all splash sensitive areas and ceramic tiled floor. Door to:

Utility Room 9'5 x 6'1

Half-glazed stable door to side aspect. Plumbing for washing machine and tumbledryer. Eye-level units, Galleried hardwood shelving. Lazy Susan airer. Ceramic tiled floor and complementary ceramic tiling to walls.

Dining Room 12'11 x 12'7

Vaulted ceiling. Double-glazed window to rear aspect overlooking the terrace garden. Double panel radiator.

Shower Room

Window to side aspect. Three piece suite fitted to comprise a pedestal wash hand basin, close coupled WC and step-in shower cubicle. Complementary ceramic tiling to all splash sensitive areas. Heated towel rail. Ceramic tiled floor.

Galleried Landing

Window to front aspect. Access to loft space. Doors to:-

Bedroom One 16'0 x 12'11

Windows to side and rear aspect, including historic oval window. Fitted double wardrobe. Stripped wood floor. Single panel radiator. Fireplace recess.

Bedroom Two 12'3 x 9'5

Historic oval window to rear aspect, overlooking gardens. Single panel radiator. Fireplace recess.

Bedroom Three 10'0 x 9'0

Window to side aspect. Eaves storage. Double panel radiator.

Bedroom Four 13'6 x 12'11

Window to front aspect overlooking courtyard. Single panel radiator.

Family Bathroom

Window to side aspect. Four piece suite fitted to comprise pedestal wash hand basin, close couple WC, bidet and panelled bath, complementary ceramic tiling to all splash sensitive areas. Ceramic tiled floor. Double panel radiator. Heated towel rail.

Outside

Front Courtyard

A beautiful gated cobbled courtyard leading to the front entrance.

Rear Courtyard Garden

A delightful secret garden comprising west-facing raised patio; beds and borders planted with old roses, flowering shrubs, fruit trees, and a grape vine extending the length of the house; path to side. Jasmine arch access to the manor house lawns, serpentine bed and woodland.

Visitor Parking

A separate enclosed and gated parking area solely for the use of guests of all residents.

Garaging

First left off the private drive to Lilies is a graveled area flanked by two blocks of four single garages with wooden up and over door and served with power and light. 4 Lilies has Garage 1 and hard standing space for one further vehicle.

Gardens/ Spinney

The property enjoys the right to use a large proportion of the stunningly appointed gardens and woodland of the manor house.

This includes over half an acre of lawns and over three acres of ancient broadleafed mixed woodland underplanted with snowdrops and bluebells, with winding paths, stone benches and a large treehouse.

Spinney

Some of the trees were planted by friends of Lord Nugent, who owned Lilies in the 1800s. Plaques were set to commemorate each planter in a unique and historic stone circle. These bear names such as the Duke of Somerset, Lord John Russell (Prime Minister in 1846), the sculptor Richard Westmacott, the novelist Harrison Ainsworth and the poet Robert Browning.

The property benefits from breathtaking country views across rolling hills and is located in Weedon village, a designated conservation area and one of the most desirable rural locations in the Aylesbury Vale. Weedon has 169 houses and is a haven of tranquility and peace. It is 2.5 miles from Aylesbury (train to London Marylebone in 55 mins) and 8 miles from Leighton Buzzard (train to London Euston in 30 mins).

Directions From Our Tring Office

Depart B4635 / High Street toward Akeman Street
0.9 mi

At roundabout, take 3rd exit onto A4251
0.3 mi

Take slip road left for A41 toward Aylesbury
5.6 mi

Pass through 3 roundabouts, remaining on A41
1.7 mi

Turn right onto Oakfield Road
0.4 mi

Keep straight onto Douglas Road
0.5 mi

At roundabout, take 2nd exit onto Elmhurst Road
0.8 mi

Turn right onto A413 / Buckingham Road
0.1 mi

Pass through 2 roundabouts, remaining on A413
2.3 mi

Turn right toward High Street
0.4 mi

Bear left onto High Street
106 ft

Arrive at HP22 4NS on the left

The last intersection is A413. If you reach Northcroft, you've gone too far

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Property Type:

Single-Family Houses

Amenities:

Fireplace, Gated, Parking, Patio/Deck, Refrigerator, Storage, Wood Floors

For sale by:

Agent/Broker

Phone:

01442 828222

Posted:

November 24 2011 on Facebook

Contact:

01442 828222