One of Staffordshire’s most attractive locations awaits the new owners of an impressive and versatile property which has extensive outbuildings and land.
Hademore Farm is situated within the hamlet of Fisherwick, close to the attractive village of Whittington and just four miles from the centre of Lichfield, a beautiful and historic cathedral city.
It presents a superb opportunity to purchase a wonderful family , providing space for a number of pursuits, or for a buyer looking for a business premises. The property has been beautifully maintained, both inside and out, with the house measuring 4,219 sq ft plus outbuildings of 12,391 sq ft.
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The house itself was converted from a range of brick and tile outbuildings and now comprises well laid out accommodation over two floors. The ground floor is accessed through glazed double doors into an impressive, stone flagged reception hall with a bridged, galleried landing above. Off the hall is a cloakroom and to the right double doors open into the drawing room, which has a fine fireplace within which is a log burning stove. The dining room is to the left of the hall and has French doors opening to both the garden courtyard and the rear courtyard.
Double doors open from the dining room into the spacious kitchen/breakfast room, which has been very well appointed with an extensive range of base and wall cupboards and a matching island unit, all with granite work surfaces. Appliances include a range-style cooker and an eye-level oven with grill. .
Bi-fold doors open into the courtyard garden and double doors lead into the adjacent sitting room, which in turn has two sets of French doors opening into the garden.
A door at the far end of the sitting room opens to a hallway off which are a double bedroom and a shower room, ideal for guests or for anyone not able to use the staircase. The bedroom has a French door opening out to the garden. There is also a store room which has previously been used as a study.
Off the kitchen is a 35ft-long room which is currently used as a boot room-cum-games room. To the kitchen end is a range of base and wall units and plumbing for a washing machine, a walk-in store cupboard and a cloakroom. The remainder of the room is used as a billiards room but could have any number of uses, given its size.
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On the first floor are four bedrooms, two of which have en suite facilities. The master bedroom has been imaginatively split over two levels to maximise the space. The dressing room and a recently fitted shower room are on the lower level with the bedroom above. The remaining three bedrooms all have fitted furniture including wardrobes, drawers, dressing tables and bedside cabinets. One of the bedrooms has an en suite bathroom whilst the other two share the family bathroom. The landing is most impressive, with a central gallery overlooking the hall below and through the large barn picture windows.
Hademore Farm is approached through high electric gates mounted on brick pillars. Immediately to the left is the garage, which has three electrically operated, double, up-and-over doors and a rear door which opens to the garden courtyard. The building can accommodate six vehicles and has electricity and water connected. and views along the canal, which passes under the pretty Hademore House Bridge. To the far side of the bridge is an orchard.
The driveway continues past the house and courtyard garden on the left with the larger outbuildings to the right. It finally ends in the stable courtyard to the back of the house.
The courtyard garden is charming, with a central lawn surrounded by a paved walkway and raised flowerbeds planted with a variety of mature plants and shrubs. A wide terrace close to the house provides a secluded seating and dining area and to one corner is a timber pergola.
At the rear of the house is a spacious stable courtyard with a long, brick and tile outbuilding providing five loose boxes, a tack room and an office. The yard opens out to a wider area where there are further buildings.
There is a substantial, high level, multi-purpose building measuring more than 88ft by 53ft with an approximate eaves height of 18ft. This is constructed of a six-bay steel portal frame with concrete floors. Access is through either a high, roller shutter entrance or a pedestrian door. Within the building is a ground floor office and there is first floor mezzanine which covers half of the ground floor area, accessed by a steel staircase.
An industrial warm air convector provides heating. On the side of the building is a five-bay lean-to tractor shed measuring over 78ft. by 15ft. There is a further steel portal frame building measuring in excess of 60ft by 30ft, accessed via a roller shutter door.
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To the east of the house is a paddock which measures 1.94 acres and there is a larger field of just under five acres located to the south of the canal. Both are flat, laid to grass and stock proof. Fitted carpets are included within the sale.
Whittington provides good everyday facilities, including a doctor’s surgery, chemist, post office, village store and public houses. There is also a primary school which is believed to fall into the .
Other well regarded schools in the area include the Lichfield Cathedral School, Foremarke Hall, Repton School, Smallwood Manor, Denstone College and Abbots Bromley School for Girls.
VIEWING INFORMATION
AGENT: Fisher German
TEL: 01530 412821
WEB: www.fishergerman.co.uk
GUIDE PRICE: £1,400,000