Property summary
Reduced by €55,000 - Owner needs to sell due to ill health
A sweeping drive (entrance in and out) takes you to a very impressive House (306m²) built in 1884 (renovated in 1996 and 2000) with many original features covering 4 floors (306m²) with a great history, all set in Grounds of (8476m²) which include a Wedding Chapel and Heated Swimming Pool - everything is perfect for a Country retreat / Romantic Wedding Venue and much more, all facing fields and woodlands.
There are various entrances to the House from the driveway (one from the garden which I will describe later - known as Rez de Jardin), but I am going to start with the entrance from the driveway which is accessed via steps (Rez de Chaussee) with an ornate balustrading to a terrace in front of a Glazed door with Wooden Shutter and light over - there is room for a small table and chairs here - this leads to the..............
Kitchen: (26m²)
Fully equipped which includes a Hob, Oven and Extractor unit. Tiled Floor, Beams, working fireplace, window (double Glazed), Wooden Shutters and a Radiator, there is ample room for a Farmhouse size table if required - door on right and step to ............
Utility Room: (9.5m²)
Which includes a sink, Tiled Floor, Radiator, window (Double Glazed), Wooden Shutters, a range of shelves and space for a washing machine, and freezer if required. A door at the back leads to a..........
Cloakroom: (2.5m²)
With Toilet, Wash Hand Basin, Radiator with tiled floor, from the Utility area there is a glazed door (Double Glazed) to the right which leads to a ............
Patio:
Tiled with a working Bread / Pizza Oven - fabulous feature, the area is finished in Charentaise stone - going back to the kitchen, the door on the left takes you to a .........
Lounge: (50m²)
Very Spacious with working fireplace, Parquet flooring, 2 Radiators, Beams, 2 windows (Double Glazed), wooden shutters and a Wooden Stairs with an ornate stone surround to the 1st Floor - a door to the left takes you to the............
Library: (20m²)
Lots of shelving, Carpeted, Radiator, Beams plus an Extra Large Velux Window with Shutter. Wooden Stairs lead to the Lower Floor (Rez de Jardin) to ......
Bedroom 1: (14m²)
Tiled Floor, Beams, Fitted Wardrobe, Radiator, Glazed Double Doors to the front Garden, a door from this room leads to...........
Bedroom 1 En-Suite: (5m²)
Tiled Floor, Radiator, Shower Cubicle, Wash Hand Basin and Toilet. Going back to the Library a door leads to a Galleried Mezzanine which is used as an............
Office: (15m²)
Carpeted, Shelving, Large Velux Window with Shutter and wooden stairs to the Lower Floor (Rez de Jardin) where you will find...........
Bedroom 2: (17m²)
Gallery above, Tiled Floor, Fitted Wardrobe, Radiator, Very Large Patio Glazed Door (Double Glazed) leads to the front Garden with Sun Canopy over, beams, fabulous stone pier is featured in this room, a door from this room leads to...........
Bedroom 2 En-Suite: (6m²)
Tiled Floor, Radiator, Shower Cubicle, Wash Hand Basin and Toilet. There is a door from this room to the ..........
Wedding Chapel: (55m²)
This is an unbelievable room with Charentaise Stone walls complete with an Altar with a Vaulted, Beamed ceiling, glass block window - it is very unusual and very large, there are double Wooden doors with a glazed surround from the garden with an ornate stone pier. A beautiful place to remember forever for that special moment - so Romantic and of course very different . A door from the Chapel here takes you to.......
Storage Room: (8.5m²)
Stone walls, stone floor and a window.
Going back to the lounge (Rez de Chaussee), take the wooden stairs to the 1st Floor and the..............
Landing / Hallway: (12m²)
Carpeted, a Glazed door takes you to the Swimming Pool level Garden plus a door on the right to..........
Bedroom 3: (20m²)
Carpeted, Window (Double Glazed) with Wooden Shutters, Double Fitted Wardrobe, Beams and a Radiator. Squared entrance leads to.........
Bedroom 3 En-Suite: (26m²)
Very Large area, Carpeted, Down Lights, Built-in Bath Tub with Tiled surround, Towel Radiator, 3 Windows (Double Glazed), Beams, Wall to Wall Wardrobes - step down to..........
Storage area / Toy Room: (12m²)
Carpeted, Beamed with radiator. Going back to the landing, a door to the left takes you to...............
Bedroom 4: (14m²)
Carpeted, window (Double Glazed) with Wooden Shutter, Radiator, Beams and a Double Fitted Wardrobe. Back to the landing and take another door on the left to..........
Family Shower Room / After Swim Shower for the Swimming Pool: (10m²)
Shower Cubicle, Wash Hand Basin, Towel Radiator, Tiled Floor, Window (Double Glazed) and Beams. Back to the landing, a sliding Glass door takes you to Wooden Stairs leading to the 2nd Floor landing where you will find..........
Bedroom 5: (50m²)
Vaulted ceiling with beams, Carpeted, currently used as a very large bedroom (could be split easily to 2 bedrooms and a Family Bathroom or 3 bedrooms) if required - providing a 6/7 bedroom house. 2 Windows (Double Glazed) plus 2 Velux Windows with Shutters, Wall to Wall fitted Cupboards on 2 walls. 2 Radiators.
This completes the interior.
Key Features of the House
All Windows are Double Glazed (Upvc)
New Roof on Main House plus new Chimneys
Gas Central Heating
4 Bedrooms with En Suites
Wooden Shutters and Velux Shutters
Fast Broadband connection
Chapel
Exterior: and access to other areas
There are various doors from the Lower Garden (Rez de Jardin) including the Chapel, but there is also a Double Wooden Door to ................
Large Room: (50m² - Multi Purpose)
Tiled, 2 Windows (Double Glazed) the Central Heating Boiler (Gas) is on one side with a Bio System for Water Purification, shelving along one wall and a very large area for games, etc. Table Tennis, snooker for example. Outside you follow on to an area under the steps which lead to the Main door of the house, there is a wooden door to......
Storage Room: (10m²)
Concrete Floor. At the rear of this room there is a door to a .............
Vaulted Cellar: (17.5m²)
Concrete Floor. Also outside you come to an open fronted...........
Vaulted Barn and Lime Kiln:
Easily housing 2 vehicles and log storage, there is a historic feature at the rear of this area which is an Original Lime Kiln which is 6m high and operated from 1881 - 1926 - this area originally was against the quarry. As you enter the grounds to the left is a............
Petite Maison:
2 Rooms, concrete floor, 2 windows - currently used for storage and a wood store. Also in the grounds there is a working well as well as.......
2 Storage Rooms:
2 Separate Wooden Doors, 2 windows and concrete floors. A Metal Staircase takes you to the upper Garden (Rez de Chaussee) this is the main area of the grounds and here you will find the................
Heated Swimming Pool: (7m x 3m)
With a rigid Pool cover solar powered, there is a Pool Heater plus a Cupboard housing the Pool Filter, etc. A tiled Terrace surrounds the Pool and there is a Glazed door to the House and After Swim Shower. Facing the pool area is your land and fields beyond mainly laid to lawn long Lavender borders. From the pool, the land rises to the right where the start of the Lime Kiln can be seen, this is covered by a Metal Latticed cover as it goes down 6m to the Open Barn area. To the side of this is a pathway to the Lower Garden (Rez de Jardin).
Grounds: (8476m² 2.1 acres)
Although the grounds with the property are Tantalus, it is also possible to purchase a further 15000m² facing the property if required - perhaps for Horses.
Location:
2 minutes from the Village of Pressigny - there is a Nursery (Preschool) - older children attending College or Upper schools - a bus will collect them from the Village and return them.
The nearest Major Town is Poitiers (40 minutes)
Villages nearby are Aubigny and St Loup-Lamaire
Parthenay (19 minutes)
Bressuire (30 minutes)
Poitiers Airport - 30 minutes
Poitiers Tgv Station - 40 Minutes
Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse Station - 90 minutes
Nearest Ferry Ports are St Malo, Roscoff and Caen - if traveling on Brittany Ferries I can offer my Membership Card to you (discount 10%) - just ask me.
Taxe Fonceire: TBA
Notaire Fees to pay.
I have floor Plans and the North and South Elevations - just ask me.
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Price 290,000 €
Not including notarial fees, registration and land registration fees.
Price / sq metre: €/m² 947.71
other currency
Reference:
87803
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