Brook House, Hammingden Lane, Ardingly, West Sussex, RH17
£1,250,000
Guide price
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Under Offer
Bedrooms: 4
Superbly located in a tranquil rural setting and within 16 acres of parkland and formal grounds. The North Wing is the major portion of the house and located on the side with its own private entrance at the front of the property but spanning the whole depth of the house to the back.
On entering you are greeted by a bright entrance hall with cloakroom and 5 stained glass windows depicting birds; believed to be by the famous Victorian stained glass window artist Charles Eamer Kemp and which are a feature throughout the house. Continuing up there is a larger reception hall with seating area and dramatic oak and painted staircase and the reception rooms lead off from here. A superb drawing room is located at the rear of the property with stunning built in bookcases and cabinets and a huge floor to ceiling bay provides patio doors to the large private terrace and garden. The ceiling of the drawing room is painted with an original period fresco depicting cherubs and there is an impressive fireplace. To the front is a snug TV/sitting room with large built in period cupboards and high ceilings. A further cloakroom is situated off the large reception hall. The kitchen dining room is a striking room with a large stone mullion bay window with original oak seating and 10 Kemp stained glass windows in the form of virtues; like honesty and wisdom. As well as the incredible bay window there is the original ornamental plasterwork ceiling which is a very unique feature of this otherwise modern kitchen/dining room. The kitchen is Clive Christian oak and painted with a large central oak island and black granite top. There is integrated Sub-Zero fridge freezers, dish washer, hob, Miele/Gaggenau microwave, steam oven and coffee machine. The kitchen also has a black economical electric Aga for additional cooking. Patio doors lead onto the private terrace. On the first floor there is a master bedroom with built in Clive Christian wardrobes and a beautiful modern marble ensuite bath/shower room with Lefroy Brooks fittings. There are 3 further double bedrooms all with fitted wardrobes and lovely views; 2 share a modern bathroom and the other has its own en suite and, again, period stained glass windows.
There is also a modernised light lower ground floor with windows housing the utility room and store rooms and is also currently being used as an office, gym, playroom and large darkroom with sink/art room.
Outside
Brook House is approached through a pillared gateway and along a rhododendron flanked long private driveway which opens to a circular gravel driveway with ample communal parking. The property benefits from its own large secluded private garden and terrace and is also surrounded by approximately 6.5 ha (16 acres) of beautiful communal gardens and grounds, with extensive areas of lawn, shrubbery, rose gardens, paddock, woodlands, ponds, stone paths, terraces and tennis court. There is an extensive amount of wildlife, bird species, animals and deer on the grounds. To the very rear of the gardens is a cricket oval and pavilion owned by Brook House.
pSituation
Brook House is situated on the outskirts of the idyllic rural village of Highbrook, located between the larger villages of Ardingly and Lindfield both offering a variety of village facilities and High Street Shopping. Comprehensive shopping can be found in Haywards Heath, East Grinstead, Crawley, Brighton and Tunbridge Wells. The property is conveniently situated (4 miles distant 10 mins drive) from Haywards Heath mainline station offering fast and regular services to London (Victoria and London Bridge 40 mins). The A23 provides access to the M23, M25 the rest of the motorway network and airports at Gatwick and Heathrow. There are many highly regarded schools in the area (Ardingly College is 5 mins away), both state and private and local primary schools in both Ardingly and Lindfield.
Additional Information
Tenure: Share of Freehold
Service Charge: £3596.20 P.A.
Ground Rent: N/A
Road/Sewage/Gardens: £3293.80 P.A.
Services: Oil CH/HW; Mains electricity;
Private drainage.
Local Authority: Mid Sussex District Council
Council Tax: Band F
N.B. Planning was approved in 2014 for erection of three double garages with offices over two of the garages REF:14/01397/FUL but has lapsed. This does not guarantee future approval.
On entering you are greeted by a bright entrance hall with cloakroom and 5 stained glass windows depicting birds; believed to be by the famous Victorian stained glass window artist Charles Eamer Kemp and which are a feature throughout the house. Continuing up there is a larger reception hall with seating area and dramatic oak and painted staircase and the reception rooms lead off from here. A superb drawing room is located at the rear of the property with stunning built in bookcases and cabinets and a huge floor to ceiling bay provides patio doors to the large private terrace and garden. The ceiling of the drawing room is painted with an original period fresco depicting cherubs and there is an impressive fireplace. To the front is a snug TV/sitting room with large built in period cupboards and high ceilings. A further cloakroom is situated off the large reception hall. The kitchen dining room is a striking room with a large stone mullion bay window with original oak seating and 10 Kemp stained glass windows in the form of virtues; like honesty and wisdom. As well as the incredible bay window there is the original ornamental plasterwork ceiling which is a very unique feature of this otherwise modern kitchen/dining room. The kitchen is Clive Christian oak and painted with a large central oak island and black granite top. There is integrated Sub-Zero fridge freezers, dish washer, hob, Miele/Gaggenau microwave, steam oven and coffee machine. The kitchen also has a black economical electric Aga for additional cooking. Patio doors lead onto the private terrace. On the first floor there is a master bedroom with built in Clive Christian wardrobes and a beautiful modern marble ensuite bath/shower room with Lefroy Brooks fittings. There are 3 further double bedrooms all with fitted wardrobes and lovely views; 2 share a modern bathroom and the other has its own en suite and, again, period stained glass windows.
There is also a modernised light lower ground floor with windows housing the utility room and store rooms and is also currently being used as an office, gym, playroom and large darkroom with sink/art room.
Outside
Brook House is approached through a pillared gateway and along a rhododendron flanked long private driveway which opens to a circular gravel driveway with ample communal parking. The property benefits from its own large secluded private garden and terrace and is also surrounded by approximately 6.5 ha (16 acres) of beautiful communal gardens and grounds, with extensive areas of lawn, shrubbery, rose gardens, paddock, woodlands, ponds, stone paths, terraces and tennis court. There is an extensive amount of wildlife, bird species, animals and deer on the grounds. To the very rear of the gardens is a cricket oval and pavilion owned by Brook House.
pSituation
Brook House is situated on the outskirts of the idyllic rural village of Highbrook, located between the larger villages of Ardingly and Lindfield both offering a variety of village facilities and High Street Shopping. Comprehensive shopping can be found in Haywards Heath, East Grinstead, Crawley, Brighton and Tunbridge Wells. The property is conveniently situated (4 miles distant 10 mins drive) from Haywards Heath mainline station offering fast and regular services to London (Victoria and London Bridge 40 mins). The A23 provides access to the M23, M25 the rest of the motorway network and airports at Gatwick and Heathrow. There are many highly regarded schools in the area (Ardingly College is 5 mins away), both state and private and local primary schools in both Ardingly and Lindfield.
Additional Information
Tenure: Share of Freehold
Service Charge: £3596.20 P.A.
Ground Rent: N/A
Road/Sewage/Gardens: £3293.80 P.A.
Services: Oil CH/HW; Mains electricity;
Private drainage.
Local Authority: Mid Sussex District Council
Council Tax: Band F
N.B. Planning was approved in 2014 for erection of three double garages with offices over two of the garages REF:14/01397/FUL but has lapsed. This does not guarantee future approval.
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