For Sale28 Bedroom Detached House in Apperley, Gloucestershire, GL19£3,600,000

A unique opportunity to own an impressive Country House in need of restoration and modernisation on the market for the first time since 1815. THE HISTORY The property originated from a modest 18th-century farmhouse and was much expanded in 1817 for sisters Julianna and Charlotte Strickland by the local renowned architect John Collingwood, whose previous projects included improvements to Gloucester Cathedral and The Precinct. The sister’s intention was to create a grand country house for their Gloucestershire Estate, which they had bought in 1815. Collingwood’s creation is a stuccoed south front of two storeys and five wide bays with a central ionic porch which was tactfully extended circa 1850 by H Rowe and Son in Worcester for Henry Eustatius, their brother, with additions including slightly extended bays at either end, a full-length cast iron veranda, window shutters and dormer windows. The result today is a stunning late Regency country house sitting in mature specimen gardens and grounds. THE MAIN HOUSE It has been in the same family for over 200 years, and today, it is being sold by close relatives as it is surplus to requirements. The house is now in need of complete modernisation and restoration and provides the new owner a huge opportunity to re create a wonderful piece of history. Of particular interest are grand reception rooms and entrance hallway, with much of the original period detail remaining, such as the beautiful elliptical staircase, finely carved fireplaces, ceiling cornices, door cases, timber floors and the former 19th and 20th-century kitchens and domestic offices. THE COTTAGE Located in the rear courtyard to the main house is the cottage which is arranged with the principal accommodation on the first floor with a secondary bedroom on the ground floor. THE OUTBUILDINGS An extensive range of traditional brick outbuildings comprising stabling, garaging and store rooms which, subject to planning, provide numerous opportunities for further residential accommodation or commercial uses. GARDENS AND GROUNDS The house sits in gardens of about 2 acres with 4.5 acres of woodland and 12.5 acres of paddocks. Planted and landscaped in the early Victorian era, the gardens have numerous specimen trees and were cleverly designed for the house to enjoy the spectacular southerly aspect with distant countryside views. SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Main House - Reception hall | Drawing room | Sitting room | Dining room | Study | Snug | Kitchen/breakfast room | Domestic offices | Comprehensive cellars | Principal bedroom with dressing room and bathroom | 12 further bedrooms | 4 further bathrooms | Secondary floor with 12 further bedrooms | 3 further bathrooms Cottage - Kitchen/living room | 2 bedrooms | 1 bathroom Outbuildings - Traditional range of brick outbuildings with garaging | 7 stables | Internal stables barn Open machinery shed | Numerous storerooms In all about 20.74 acres ( 8.39 hectares) PROPERTY INFORMATION TENURE: Freehold. SERVICES: Mains water, drainage and gas. LISTING: Grade II listed. LOCAL AUTHORITY: Tewkesbury Borough Council. COUNCIL TAX BAND: Band H. DIRECTIONS Postcode: GL19 4DH What3words: playfully.award.replying