Description
DESCRIPTION The Coach House was formerly part of the Estate of the neighbouring property, Stondon Place, and is believed to have been built in the early 18th Century of mellow red brick beneath a tiled roof surmounted by a handsome clock tower. The house was substantially rebuilt and modernised some 20 years ago. The property has pleasing elevations facing east and west, those to the east enjoying an attractive prospect across the lawns to a spinney and pond beyond. A short distance from the house is The Cottage. The property is situated a short distance to the north-west of the village of Stondon Massey which in turn lies within the attractive gently undulating countryside of the Roding Valley between Chipping Ongar and Brentwood. There are Primary Schools in nearby Kelvedon Hatch, Doddinghurst and Bentley and Secondary Education in Shenfield and Brentwood. The Anglo-European School is in Ingatestone. In the private sector Brentwood School and Prep School, The Ursuline and Herington House School are all within easy reach. Brentwood has a busy High Street with a wide range of stores to meet dayto- day needs whilst Ongar is a smaller centre with more of a traditional High Street and supermarket. The property enjoys good access to main line rail and road services, having access to the A12 at Shenfield which in turns connects with the national motorway network at Brentwood whilst the rail commuter is served by a choice of stations including Shenfield and Brentwood.The conversion has retained many of the period features of the original structure, of particular note being the brick and flagstone floors over much of the house, the heavy stable doors and stable partitions in the library. Also of note is the first floor drawing room which also features a casing for the long drop stable clock weight. Above is the tower room from which can be enjoyed the pastoral views in three directions. The accommodation is versatile, all principal rooms enjoying excellent proportions and good ceiling heights. On the ground floor there is a well fitted kitchen/breakfast room, library and sitting room as well as a utility room and cloakroom. A staircase from the utility room rises to a guest bedroom with tiled shower cubicle. Off the principal staircase there are two bedrooms and a bathroom before entering the spacious drawing room from which a door continues through to the principal bedroom with en-suite bathroom. Upon the landing a folding staircase gives access to the tower room and in turn access to the roof. The house stands in beautiful established gardens and grounds which are a blend of lawns, shrubberies and mature trees, pond and within a mellow red brick wall, a former kitchen garden with greenhouse and an orchard. The gardens are serviced by a number of storage and other buildings. A short distance from the main house is the cottage, but forms the basis of a comfortable annexe. The cottage extends to about 650 sq.ft. The property is beautifully hidden from the road by and established belt of trees and shrubs from the drive sweeping up to the house from the north-east and forming a wide graveled parking area to one side of the property and in turn serving the double garage. In total the grounds extend to about 2.5 Acres
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