Country Life: May 11, 2022 Early Property Pages

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Banks of the River Thames, Cookham

7 main bedrooms | 8 bathrooms | 8 reception rooms | Indoor swimming pool & spa complex | Ballroom for 230 people Gym | Cinema | Tennis court | Pavilion guest house | Boat house with guest apartment | 2 staff flats | EPC B

A landmark new mansion of ambassadorial proportions located in a magical riverside position on the banks of the River Thames at Cookham.

Marlow 4 miles | Henley-on-Thames 11 miles | Central London 30 miles

Guide price £36,500,000 Knight Frank james.crawford@knightfrank.com 020 3930 2523

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CHACKMORE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Offers In Excess Of: £1,250,000

6 Bedrooms | 3 Reception Rooms | 2 Bathrooms | N/A EPC

A Grade II listed stone built property with driveway parking, an outbuilding, and 5.35 acres of land, situated in the village of Chackmore.

The property has a total of 3,759 sq. ft. of accommodation over three floors and including the outbuilding. The plot includes a south facing rear garden which is mainly laid to lawn with mature trees and shrubs. The garden leads to the adjoining paddock which is accessed via a five bar gate.

Michael Graham Buckingham Luke Jackson 01280 821100 Michael Graham London Bob Bickersteth 0207 839 0888

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Chewton Keynsham, Near Bath

5 bedrooms | 3 bathrooms | 4 reception rooms | Lodge | Roof terrace | Formal gardens | Parkland | Water Garden | Owl Tower Riverside walk | Additional cottage with potential for renovation & consent for a new coach house & flat | Approximately 7 acres

A magnificent Grade II listed landmark country house with exceptional south-facing views, currently being restored to an impeccable standard.

Keynsham 2 miles | Bristol 7 miles | Bath 7 miles

Guide price available upon request Knight Frank sarah.ka.brown@knightfrank.com 020 7590 2451

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Extremely Private Rural Estate Bowerchalke, Wiltshire Tisbury: 10 miles, Salisbury: 15.6 miles Handsome unlisted country house with far reaching views across the Cranborne Chase, Dorset and towards the South Coast. Principal house, tennis court, equestrian facilities with 8 stables and school, large oak barn, farm buildings, 6 ancillary properties, shoot, stalking, arable, pasture and woodland. EPC = D-E.

About 600 acres | Price on application

Alex Lawson Savills London National Farms & Estates 020 4579 3013 alawson@savills.com

Louise Harrison Savills London National Farms & Estates 020 4579 2971 lharrison@savills.com

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West Berkshire, Winterbourne

A magnificent Grade II listed Manor House in a fabulous setting surrounded by rolling countryside and conveniently located close to Newbury Newbury: 4 miles (London Paddington from 41 mins), Reading: 18 miles, Hungerford: 9 miles, M4 (J13): 3.5 miles, London Heathrow Airport: 45 miles Reception hall | Drawing room | Dining room | Sitting room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Family room | Utility room | Pantry | Cloakroom Wine cellar | 8 Bedrooms | 6 Bathrooms | Separate staff flat | Gardens and grounds | Swimming pool | Tennis court | Thatched barn Extensive outbuildings | Office | Stables | Garages | 2-Bedroom cottage and portfolio of attractive barn conversions also available About 32.18 acres

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Immaculate Amenity Estate Kirtlington, Oxford Bicester Village Station: 6.5 miles (London Marylebone from 44 minutes), Oxford: 11 miles Residential and sporting estate with extensive equestrian facilities. 6 reception rooms, 7 bedrooms, indoor swimming pool, tennis court, separate wings with guest cottage, garaging and office, 3 stud complexes, 67 boxes, 8 turnout barns and indoor school, 5 staff houses, 2 flats and paddocks. EPC = B-F

About 338 acres | Price on application

Louisa Batterbury Savills London National Farms & Estates 07972 000 042 louisa.batterbury @savills.com

Richard Binning Savills Oxford 01865 521 691 rbinning@savills.com

George Windsor Clive Windsor Clive International 01672 521 155 gfwc@windsorclive.co.uk

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Enchanting Riverside Location Chiswick Mall, London, W4 Central London: 6 miles, Heathrow: 10.5 miles Walpole House is an exquisite Grade I listed house with spectacular views over the River Thames, standing in approximately 0.65 acres of historic walled gardens. 7 reception rooms, 3 kitchens, principal bedroom, 7 further bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 3 cloakrooms, 2 utility rooms, study, gym, cellar, patio, walled gardens, pond garden, greenhouse, double garage and gated parking.

Freehold | 8,719 sq ft | Price on application

Jonathan Hewlett Head of Savills London Residential 020 4579 2556 jhewlett@savills.com

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Home is in The Hartings East Harting, Hampshire Petersfield Station: 5.1 miles (London Waterloo from 65 minutes) South Downs setting with stunning views over its own land, on the market for the first time since 1937.

2 reception rooms, 5 bedrooms (2 en suite), 2 further bathrooms, cellar with store rooms, 2 two bedroom cottages, integral and double garages, walled garden, orchard and field.

About 12 acres | Guide £4.95 million

Phillippa Dalby-Welsh Savills London Country Department 07870 999 117 pdwelsh@savills.com

James Machell Savills Petworth 07989 697 216 james.machell @savills.com

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Exceptional New Forest Gem North Gorley, Hampshire Fordingbridge: 2.5 miles, Ringwood: 5 miles, Salisbury: 13.5 miles Beautiful Grade II* listed house with four bedroom lodge house. 4 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms (4 en suite), family bathroom, study, swimming pool with pool house, double garage, extensive outbuildings, stables, manège, wonderful gardens, woodland, paddocks, pasture and Forest Rights.

About 8.95 acres | Guide £4.75 million

Camilla Elwell Savills London Country Department 020 4579 2763 camilla.elwell @savills.com

James McKillop Savills Salisbury 01722 638 260 james.mckillop @savills.com

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Beautiful Former Rectory Winterbourne Stoke, Wiltshire Salisbury: 10.8 miles Beautifully restored former rectory in exquisite gardens and grounds. 4 reception rooms, 5 bedrooms, dressing room, 4 bathrooms, study, swimming pool, tennis court, garaging with office, professionally landscaped and designed gardens, kitchen garden with greenhouse, garden stores and woodland.

About 4.4 acres | Guide £3 million Camilla Elwell Savills London Country Department 020 4579 2901 camilla.elwell @savills.com

James McKillop Savills Salisbury 01722 638 040 james.mckillop @savills.com

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Immaculate Edwardian Home Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Great Bedwyn Station: 1 mile (London Paddington from 71 minutes) Country house with excellent secondary accommodation. 5 reception rooms, 7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms (4 adjoining), swimming pool, tennis court, 3 bedroom cottage, garage, outbuildings, gardens and grounds. EPC = E About 4 acres | Guide £4.5 million Liz McLean Savills Newbury 01635 277 700 liz.mclean@savills.com

Freddy Dalrymple Hamilton Savills London Country Department 020 7409 8823 fdhamilton@savills.com

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Unrivalled Forest Views Ulverscroft, Leicestershire Loughborough: 7.5 miles, Leicester: 11 miles Stunning Grade II listed thatched cottage nestling within the highly sought-after Charnwood Forest. 3 reception rooms, refitted kitchen/dining room, 5 bedrooms (2 en suite), further bathroom, utility, office, garage, landscaped formal gardens and paddock.

About 7 acres | Guide £2.25 million Ian Marriott Savills Nottingham 0115 778 9657 ian.marriott @savills.com

Clare Bingham Savills Nottingham 0115 778 9687 cbingham@savills.com

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Charming Former Rectory Hartfield, East Sussex Cowden Station: 4.5 miles (London Bridge from 53 minutes) Fine Grade II listed house steeped in history. 4 reception rooms, 7/8 bedrooms (2 en suite), 2 further bathrooms, home office, wine cellar, swimming pool, detached barn, garage building, park-like gardens and paddock. Detached bungalow available by separate negotiation.

About 2 acres | Price on application Robert Jacobs Savills Tunbridge Wells 01892 346 685 rjacobs@savills.com

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A Burgundy Gem Gevrey Chambertin, France Dijon: 9.3 miles, Paris: 196 miles (TGV Train from 90 minutes) A former Maison de Maitre and winery, recently converted into a luxury boutique hotel.

4 reception rooms, dining room, 9 en suite guest bedrooms, principal and staff accommodation, extensive cellars, courtyard and gardens. Potential for alternative uses, subject to consent. EPC = D About 0.5 acres | Guide €4 million Guy Murdoch Savills Global Residential +33 (0) 6 29 38 26 68 gmurdoch@savills.com

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Ilkley, West Yorkshire 11 bedrooms | 8 bathrooms | 8 reception rooms | Self-contained wing | Yoga studio/garaging Landscaped lawned & formal gardens | Paddock | Woodland | Approximately 6.38 acres

An outstanding Grade I listed 16th century house in a superb south-facing position enjoying views of Ilkley Moor. The accommodation offers excellent flexibility for both family living and entertaining.

Skipton 9 miles | Leeds 18 miles (London King's Cross from 2 hours 10 minutes) | Bradford 16 miles

Guide price available upon request

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3 Hinton Blewett, Somerset 5-6 bedrooms | 3 bathrooms | 5 reception rooms | Barns | Outbuildings Double garage | 3 stables | Gym | Outdoor swimming pool | Orchard | Paddocks | Approximately 25 acres 3 bedroom cottage available by separate negotiation

Blacknest Farm is a fine country house located on the edge of the quiet Mendip village of Hinton Blewett. Situated in the desirable Chew Valley, the house offers stunning rural views.

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Wells 8 miles | Bristol 12 miles | Bath 13 miles | Bristol Airport 9 miles

Guide price available upon request

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Lullingstone Castle, Kent

6 bedrooms | 4 bathrooms | 3 reception rooms | Private garden | Garaging | EPC F

The South Wing forms a significant part of historic Lullingstone Castle. It is a characterful property providing versatile and elegant accommodation over three floors.

Eynsford Station 1.9 miles | M25 (Junction 3) 5.3 miles | Sevenoaks Station 9 miles

Guide price £1,750,000 Knight Frank matthew.hodder-williams@knightfrank.com 01732 807851

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Wantage, Oxfordshire

5 bedrooms | 3 bathrooms | 3 reception rooms | Garden room | Studio & extensive outbuildings | Paddocks | Gardens | Water features | Tennis court | Approximately 5.33 acres | EPC F

A secluded house situated within the popular market town of Wantage with great potential.

Full of character, this house was the former home of Sir John Betjeman.

Didcot 11 miles (London Paddington from 45 minutes) | Hungerford 13 miles | Oxford 18 miles | Swindon 19 miles

Guide price £2,250,000 Knight Frank mark.potter@knightfrank.com 01488 758437

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Edenbridge, Kent

5 bedrooms | 4 bathrooms | 4 reception rooms | Annexe | Swimming pool & pool house | Outbuildings | Garaging | Orchard Approximately 3.5 acres | EPC E

A handsome Grade II listed family home with secondary accommodation in an idyllic location.

Dating back to 1604, the property has plenty of original features.

Edenbridge Station 1 mile | Edenbridge 1.8 miles | Oxted 5.2 miles

Guide price £2,350,000 Knight Frank matthew.hodder-williams@knightfrank.com 01732 807851

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Tideswell, Derbyshire

7 bedrooms | 4 bathrooms | 4 reception rooms | Home office/studio | Coach house with double garage | Approximately 1 acre

A Grade II listed Georgian hall situated in a popular village within the Peak District National Park.

The property offers complete privacy surrounded by high walls and bordered by trees.

Bakewell 6 miles | Chesterfield (mainline station) 17 miles

Guide price £1,950,000 Knight Frank jamie.robson@knightfrank.com 020 4502 7203

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Dorset, Pilsdon

An impressive Grade II Listed farmhouse offering over 5,000 sq ft of accommodation, set in picturesque Dorset countryside Bridport: 5.9 miles, Beaminster: 6 miles, Lyme Regis: 8.8 miles, Dorchester: 20.6 miles Reception hall | 2 Sitting rooms | Dining room | Study | Kitchen | Utility | Cloakroom | Garden room Principal bedroom with ensuite bathroom | 5 Further bedrooms (3 ensuite) | Family bathroom Dressing room | Attic | Gardens | 3 Fields Approximately 30.3 acres

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Herefordshire, Ledbury

An attractive mixed Herefordshire farm set in a private position with far reaching views Ashperton: 1 mile, Ledbury: 6 miles, Hereford: 13 miles, Worcester: 17 miles, Gloucester: 22 miles Impressive farmhouse in an elevated position overlooking its own land with 7/8 bedrooms and 3 reception rooms | Attractive gardens, grounds and a former walled garden | Range of traditional and modern farm buildings including a former Hop Kiln with potential for alternative uses (subject to planning consent) | Productive and undulating Grade 2 and 3 arable land and pastureland | Woodland | Apple orchards About 201.22 acres (81 ha) For sale as a whole or in up to two lots

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Guide Price £4,000,000 (Whole)

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West Sussex, Angmering

A handsome newly constructed house in a popular West Sussex village Arundel: 7 miles, Brighton: 17 miles, Chichester: 17 miles, Gatwick Airport: 36.5 miles Reception hall | Drawing room | Dining room | Library | Cinema room | Study | Open plan kitchen/breakfast/family room Wine room | Media room | Indoor swimming pool with sauna | Lift | Principal bedroom suite with 2 bathrooms and 2 dressing rooms 5 Further bedrooms (4 ensuite) | 1-Bedroom cottage | Summer house | Gardener’s store | 2 Triple garages | Courtyard Walled garden | Tennis court | Formal gardens | EPC Rating C About 4.21 acres

Over 50 Offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

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Northamptonshire, Brixworth

A once in a generation opportunity to acquire a beautiful farm with outstanding views over Pitsford Reservoir Brixworth: 1 mile, Northampton: 9 miles, Market Harborough: 12 miles, London: 77 miles Stone built farmhouse with 9 bedrooms | Coach House | Extensive range of traditional stone and brick outbuildings Ancillary farm buildings | Walled garden | Stables | Arable land | Permanent pasture About 148.92 acres (60 ha) Available as a whole

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Wiltshire, Alderbury

A substantial, Georgian-style family home, with detached secondary accommodation, set in an idyllic edge of village on the banks of the River Avon Salisbury: 3 miles, Romsey: 15 miles, Southampton Airport: 25.5 miles, London: 89 miles Reception hall | Drawing room | Sitting room | Dining room | Office | Kitchen/breakfast room | Utility | 2 Cloakrooms Boot room | Principal bedroom with ensuite bathroom & dressing room/nursery | 5 Further bedrooms (2 ensuite) | Upstairs sitting room with kitchenette and south-facing balcony | Family bathroom | Shower room | Triple garage with floor above | Established garden | EPC Rating D Annexe comprising of lower level double garage, workshop & cloakroom, with first floor living/bedroom & shower room About 5 acres

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WEST SUSSEX, BOSHAM HOE

STAFFORDSHIRE, RUSHTON SPENCER

Beautiful main channel harbour views to Itchenor | EPC C £2,950,000 guide | Chichester: 01243 786316

Grade II Listed farmhouse with outbuildings and 8.33 acres £950,000 excess | Alderley Edge: 01625 540340

CORNWALL, HELSTON

KENT, CRANBROOK

Luxurious contemporary home with coastal views | EPC D £1,185,000 guide | Truro: 01872 261160

Architecturally designed with equestrian and annexe | EPC D £1,500,000 guide | Cranbrook: 01580 720000

GLOUCESTERSHIRE, CHIPPING CAMPDEN

TAUNTON, BRADFORD ON TONE

Beautifully presented four bedroom family home | EPC D £875,000 guide | Chipping Campden: 01386 840224

Distinguished edge of village house £1,850,000 guide | Taunton: 01823 325144

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NORFOLK, STOKE FERRY

DEVON, NR EXETER

Grade II Listed property in about 3 acres £850,000 guide | Burnham Market: 01328 801333

Gothic mansion in 30 acres of parkland Price on application | Exeter: 01392 214222

We continue to see sustained demand for country properties, so why not call us now for a market appraisal and make the most of the current conditions.

SUFFOLK, WOODBRIDGE

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, OLD

Classic Regency villa overlooking 7.5 acres £3,000,000 guide Ipswich: 01473 218218

Desirable equestrian property | EPC F £1,600,000 guide Northampton: 01604 632991

KENT, TUNBRIDGE WELLS

SURREY, WEYBRIDGE

Rural setting and located 2 miles from town centre | EPC D £1,800,000 guide | Tunbridge Wells: 01892 521700

Delightful Grade II Listed family home £1,250,000 guide | Weybridge: 01932 821160

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SU RRE Y, CAPEL NE AR DORKING An historic Grade II Listed farmhouse together with period outbuildings dating back to circa 1500. Set in about 10.8 acres and for sale for the first time in almost fifty years.

• Period Barn and Farm Buildings • Six Bedrooms • Two Bathrooms • Five Reception Rooms • About 10.8 acres • Further Land Available

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CHESHIRE , TUSHING HAM A compact country house estate in a picturesque setting with Grade II Listed residence, two cottages, three sets of buildings and agricultural land to about 101.33 acres. For sale as a whole or in 11 lots.

• Seven Bedrooms • Three Bathrooms • Four Reception Rooms • Outbuildings • Lake • Woodland & Parkland to about 21.42 acres

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BOURNE END, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GUIDE PRICE £4,500,000 FREEHOLD [5 bedrooms] [5 bathrooms] [5 receptions] An impressive restored Arts and Crafts country house set in just over five acres with views over neighbouring countryside and the Thames valley with a detached three bedroom lodge and tennis court. EPC D Hamptons Marlow 01628 878936

FRAMFIELD, UCKFIELD, EAST SUSSEX GUIDE PRICE £2,500,000 FREEHOLD [7 bedrooms] [5 bathrooms] [4 receptions] A substantial country home spanning over 4,700 sq ft that lies in a superb rural position sympathetically refurbished and set in 6.3 acres with southerly views and a separate Coach House. EPC E Hamptons Tunbridge Wells 01892 882984 HAMPTONS.CO.UK

GERRARDS CROSS, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GUIDE PRICE

£5,000,000 FREEHOLD

[7 bedrooms] [2 bedroom coach house] [1.5 acres] An impressive Edwardian house in a convenient and sought after location set in c.

1.5 acres with a two storey coach house, separate barn, swimming pool and the potential to extend and improve subject to the necessary consents. EPC G. 01753 307677

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Landrian House • 59-60 Lemon Street • Truro TR1 2PE • 01872 273473

ST AGNES, NORTH CORNISH COAST Commanding utterly exceptional far reaching sea and coastal views; a cleverly designed modern house of tremendous quality, craftmanship and attention to detail.

About 7,750sq.ft. of immaculate high quality architect designed accommodation with extensive living space set in 3 acres of cliff top gardens and grounds with glass fronted terraces, the whole designed to take best advantage of the setting and outlook, in an exceptionally coveted and special seaside location.

Guide price £6,000,000

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6 bedrooms

4 reception rooms

About 9 acres

6 bathrooms

1 indoor pool

Newly constructed only 13 years ago, Del�eld is a spectacular modern mansion, with accompanying gate lodge and extensive general-purpose shed, o�ering superb contemporary accommodation of a very high quality, extending to 10,042 sqft. The property is immaculately presented in every regard, approached via an impressive private driveway with automated gated entry. Quality and perfection run through every aspect of this outstanding property, with the result being a most substantial modern home of a standard seldom seen in Scotland.

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e u l a v w e o r g W space to We all reach the point where our aspirations outgrow what our home can offer. A new addition to your family, finding the right schools, or a desire to turn your garden into a private sanctuary. It’s not just about finding you your next home, it’s about finding the person who will fall in love with yours. We understand the value of a property, but it’s our appreciation of what is precious to you that makes us a valued partner, whether you are buying or selling.

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The perfect, countryside retreat providing privacy and luxury amenities. Set in approx. 12.12 acres, this property has an outdoor pool, tennis court, stables, gym and direct forest access.

Nestled in approx. 16 acres of grounds this late Victorian property is accompanied by a separate coach house, pool house overlooking the outdoor swimming pool and a seven box stable block.

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Stars of the North Two extraordinary properties encapsulate the very best of north-country living

Grade II*-listed Meldon Park, an elegant Georgian property sitting in 36 acres of historic wooded parkland in Northumberland. £3.5m

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OR sale for the first time since it was completed in 1835, secluded, Grade II*listed Meldon Park sits in 36 acres of historic wooded parkland overlooking an ancient deer park at the heart of the Cookson family’s 3,800-acre Meldon Park estate, six miles from the market town of Morpeth and 20 miles from Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Andrew Black of Savills (07967 555697) quotes a guide price of £3.5 million for the elegant Georgian house, built for Isaac Cookson, the younger son of a successful Newcastle banker, by the prolific northern architect John Dobson, with some internal alterations

by Sir Edwin Lutyens in the 1930s.

Best known for designing much of central Newcastle, Dobson was the pre-eminent architect of his day in the North-East of England, where he built or remodelled more than 60

churches and 30 country seats. According to his daughter, Dobson ‘never exceeded an estimate, and never had a dispute with a contractor’, a reputation that no doubt endeared him to the financiers, mill owners and industrialists of the region who commissioned him to build their grand new country houses.

Writing in Country Life (February 24, 1966), architectural historian Marc Girouard traces the history of the Meldon Park estate, from its ownership in the 14th century by a branch of the Heron family of Ford Castle until the early 17th century, when it was sold to Sir William Fenwick of Wallington. It later passed by marriage to the Radclyffes, Earls of Derwentwater, whose vast estates were forfeited when the 3rd Earl was executed for his part in the Jacobite rebellion of 1715. A large part of his property, including Meldon Park,

an enclosed deer park of 466 acres to the north and south of the River Wansbeck, was settled by the Crown as an endowment on Greenwich Hospital. In 1832, the Greenwich Hospital Trust sold the 2,070-acre Meldon estate for £55,000 to Isaac Cookson, who successfully ran his father’s glassmaking and chemical enterprises.

He was Mayor of Newcastle in 1809 and High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1838.

Having already worked with Dobson on an urban development project in Newcastle, Cookson lost no time in commissioning him to build a new country house on a ledge of a valley in the northern half of the former deer park that sweeps down to the River Wansbeck—a site chosen by the architect after months of walking the land. For Dr Girouard, the end result was ‘a straightforward, sensible house, beautifully built and in a beautiful

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setting. Its architectural detail is simple but elegant, its rooms are comparatively few, but very spacious. Indeed, a criticism that could be made of it is that they are too spacious; their high ceilings and generous proportions, both upstairs and down, are not altogether well adapted to a Northumbrian winter’. That, of course, was in 1966; since then, much has been improved and updated.

Central to the family’s enjoyment of the estate has been the running of the Morpeth Hunt Meldon Park is built on a convenient plan adopted by Dobson for at least four of his houses. The main block is roughly square, with the entrance on the west and a central bay window on the south. A large service wing (much reduced in 1962) stretches out to the north, with a conservatory wing at right angles to the west. The principal reception rooms run along two sides of the main block—a library and two drawing rooms to the south, a dining

Top: The vast staircase hall at Meldon Park, described by Pevsner as ‘the size of one in a London club’. Above: Generous proportions and high ceilings are a feature throughout room to the east. The entrance hall on the west side leads into a vast staircase hall, ‘the size of one in a London club’, according to Pevsner.

Dobson’s estimates for the construction, dated June 26, 1832, came to £7,188 1s 11d (not including the stables) and even allowing for the purchasing power of the pound in those days, the sum is still a modest one.

The heart of Meldon Park has always been the main estate house, which has seen extensive improvements since 1930, when Lutyens replaced the original metal balustrades on the main staircase with the present mahogany ones and added the decorative plaster panels. Dry rot was removed and a new roof fitted in the 1980s, when the east wing May 11, 2022 | Country Life | 201

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Dating from the 13th century, Myddelton Lodge stands on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park in West Yorkshire. £4.95m

was converted into two separate apartments. The billiard room and orangery were also re-roofed in the 1980s and a new oilfired heating system was installed. The astronomical cost of heating the house with oil eventually led to the recent fitting of a biomass boiler, fed with timber from the estate—a far more sustainable way to heat the hall and its surrounding properties, as James Cookson, the present custodian of Meldon Park, sagely observes.

For Mr Cookson and his wife, Emily, who moved to Meldon Park at the height of the footand-mouth epidemic in 2001, the 14,000sq ft house, which has 10 bedrooms arranged over two floors, with further accommodation in the north wing, has been both a challenge and a wonderful family home. Central to the family’s enjoyment of the estate has been

Dobson’s listed stable block—one of few still used for its original purpose—and the running of the Morpeth Hunt, founded in 1818 by the Cooksons, who have since provided many of its masters.

For Mr and Mrs Cookson, the decision to sell has been an agonising one—and one about which they have thought long and hard.

‘It’s been a battle between head and heart and, in the end, the head came out on top,’ Mr Cookson admits, as he continues to preside over the dynamic community that is the wider Meldon Park estate.

In West Yorkshire, Toby Cockcroft of Yorkbased Croft Residential (01904 238222) and Edward Welton of Knight Frank’s country department (020–7861 1114) are joint agents in the sale of Grade I-listed Myddelton Lodge at Ilkley, on the southern edge of the Yorkshire

Dales National Park, nine miles from Skipton and 18 miles from Leeds.

They quote a guide price of £4.95m for the imposing stone-built house, which dates from the 13th century and was long the home of the devoutly Catholic Middleton family before becoming a seminary, monastery and retreat house. It stands in just over 6¼ acres of landscaped gardens and woodland, with direct access to the surrounding Wharfedale countryside, yet less than a mile from historic Ilkley’s thriving town centre.

Although neglected in the late 1990s, the 10,661sq ft main house, with its morning room, library, family room, six bedrooms, annexe and adjoining 1830s chapel, was later restored by private owners, and further refurbished by its present custodians during their 10-year tenure.

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Carla Passino

Gloriously 125 As COUNTRY LIFE celebrates its 125th anniversary, we have the pick of properties that were built at about the same time the magazine was launched

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LMOST exactly 125 years ago, on May 15, 1897, Messrs Walton & Lee had the full run of COUNTRY LIFE’s first advertisement page, featuring seven properties for sale and to let that ranged from ‘the noted sporting and residential estate known as Hargham Hall’ in Norfolk to the splendours of Pyrgo Park in Havering (then Essex, now London).

These figures reinterpreted the country house as a home for modern domestic living It’s fascinating to see how many properties were advertised as being situated in ‘healthy’ suburbs or having ‘salubrious air’, in obvious contrast with the fumes that enveloped London then even more than they do now. But it’s a marker of how much times have changed that a ‘unique specimen of an early English country house’ half an hour from Charing Cross was described as ‘not on large lines’ because it only had 12 bedrooms and four reception rooms.

Property size aside, COUNTRY L IFE itself was an agent of change, helping usher in a new approach to architecture by championing, during the building boom of the late-Victorian and early-Edwardian era, the work of notable architects, including Sir Edwin Lutyens, who created the magazine’s offices in Tavistock Street.

These figures reinterpreted the country house as a home for modern domestic living and many of the properties that now grace the pages of the magazines were a product of those evolving times.

Here are five homes that share COUNTRY L IFE’s launch date, give or take a few years.

Buckinghamshire, £4.5 million Built in the mid 1890s and completed in 1904, High Trees, in Chalfont St Peter, shares more with COUNTRY LIFE than age—the magnificent formal gardens are thought to have been designed by Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll. The 20-acre grounds, which include an arboretum studded with cherry trees and Japanese acers, would be reason enough to make this Grade II-listed house—designed by architect Claude W. Ferrier for his father, neurologist Sir David Ferrier—highly sought after. However, the interior, with its wood panelling, stately fireplaces and light-flooded orangery, is not short of charm either. There are eight bedrooms, six reception rooms, an open-plan kitchen and family room, and a spectacular leisure wing, complete with cinema, gym and indoor swimming pool. Savills (01494 725636) Suffolk, £825,000 As the name implies, The Chapel, in Moulton, on the Suffolk to Cambridgeshire border, didn’t start life as a house.

When it was built, in 1897, it was intended as a place where the village’s Methodist congregation could gather.

The later conversion preserved many of the ecclesiastical features, such as the arched stained-glass windows and vaulted ceilings, as well as creating a home well suited to contemporary living, with mod-cons such as part underfloor heating and an in-built sound system. Outside is a pretty garden with paved terrace and mature trees.

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Properties of the week Bedfordshire, £2.75 million The youngest of the group, The Grange was built in 1906 as the home for a local landowner. However, the fortunes of this magnificent country house would soon change, seeing it become a school, a base for the Armed Forces and a block of flats.

Eventually restored as a family home, it now has 12 bedrooms and eight reception rooms. The 12,595sq ft interior features intricately decorated plaster ceilings, a grand staircase and fine fireplaces, but also a contemporary open-plan kitchen and breakfast room with custom-built units and a cinema room that doubles up as a gym. The Grange comes with a range of outbuildings and just over three acres of gardens and grounds.

Michael Graham (01234 220000) Northumberland, £1.995 million It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when West Grange Hall was built—it doesn’t feature in the 1863 Ordnance survey map of the area, but it appears in the 1891 census as the home of land agent Thomas Gow. As he seems to have lived elsewhere in the previous census, it’s likely the house was built at the dawn of the 1890s. Once part of the Wallington estate, it was used by the RAF during the Second World War. Thoughtfully restored, it now makes the most of the period details—from the sash and case windows with working shutters to the eye-catching staircase—as well as of the long, leafy views across the grounds. The reception rooms, with their imposing fireplaces, are ideal for entertaining and the 10 bedrooms provide plenty of room to accommodate guests. West Grange Hall also comes with a three-bedroom cottage, a two-bedroom annexe, equestrian facilities and more than 20 acres of gardens and grounds. Sanderson Young (0191–223 3500) East Sussex, £1.995 million The title register shows 1895 as the conveyancing year for the Garden House, so, taking construction times into account, this Victorian house in Eastbourne should be about the same age as COUNTRY LIFE. Much like the magazine itself, it sensitively combines old and new—original plasterwork and a striking kitchen with bespoke units, fine fireplaces and bold paint colours in the vast sitting room.

The 5,408sq ft of accommodation include seven bedrooms—the master suite has its own bespoke dressing room—and two studies, as well as a drawing room and a family room. Outside, the lawned garden has a large terrace for alfresco dining and entertaining. Strutt & Parker Lewes (01273 407027) 206 | Country Life | May 11, 2022

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