Shackerley Lane, WV7

INTRODUCTION
Shackerley House provides an excellent opportunity to acquire a Grade II listed, traditional family home with interesting historical features within the house, including exposed beams and a cellar. Local historical connections in the paddock include the more recent addition of a young oak tree grown from an acorn from the Royal Oak at nearby Boscobel House.

LOCATION
The property is situated about 1.5 miles north of Albrighton, a thriving, small town with very good connections to the motorway network via junction 3 of the M54 motorway, also connections to the rail network with a station at Albrighton, which connects to Wolverhampton, Telford and beyond.

DESCRIPTION
Shackerley House offers substantial residential accommodation in a house of elegant proportions on three floors. The house is mainly late 18th century built around the earlier 16th century farmhouse. It features high ceilings, sash windows, exposed beams and floorboards, stylish décor, being re-roofed in 2010.

The accommodation on the ground floor includes a spacious entrance hall, a dining room, living room, a snug with French Doors to the garden, a well-appointed farmhouse kitchen / breakfast room, utility room, WC and an Endless swimming pool. There is a cellar with access from the kitchen. The rear hallway leads to the attached garage and garden. Upstairs are a further two floors, with the first floor offering five bedrooms, two with en-suite, a spacious landing with exposed beams and access to the second floor. The main staircase continues to the second floor where there are two further bedrooms, a family bathroom and plenty of storage space.

GARDEN AND GROUNDS
The garden and grounds extend to about 1 acre and provide a small pony paddock, parking areas, lawned gardens with shrubbery borders and a kitchen garden area.

HISTORICAL NOTE
Shackerley House is a substantial Grade II Listed country house. It was originally a farmhouse dating back to 1600s and is thought to have included timbers from the White Ladies Priory, which was dissolved in 1536 during the reign of Henry VIII. In 1651 the house was occupied by Margaret, sister to the Penderell brothers who were living at White Ladies and Boscobel House. All the family were involved in giving aid to Charles Stuart, future Charles II, in the days immediately after his defeat and escape from the Battle of Worcester.

The front of the house was extended with a new façade and slightly projecting central gable break in the late 18th and early 19th century.

SERVICES
The property benefits from mains water and electricity while a biomass boiler provides heating alongside the oil-fired Rayburn cooker/boiler. The property has septic tank foul drainage.

TENURE
We are advised that the property is freehold and that vacant possession will be available on completion

COUNCIL TAX
Shropshire Council
Council Tax Band F

EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES AND RIGHTS OF WAY
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing rights of way whether public or private, light support, drainage, water and electricity supplies, together with all rights of way, obligations, easements and wayleaves whether referred to in these particulars or not. An easement will be required to enable the vendor to install and repair, maintain and replace a water supply pipe to the adjacent residential barn through the parking area and drive. The current supply to the barn will be terminated by the vendor.

VIEWING
Strictly by prior appointment with the selling agent. Viewing days will be arranged as marketing progresses.

METHOD OF SALE
The property is to be offered for sale by Private Treaty