Manley Lane, Manley, WA6

AN IMPRESSIVE AND EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE PERIOD COTTAGE WITH POTENTIAL SELF-CONTAINED ANNEXE STANDING IN A MATURE GARDEN SETTING WITH DISTANT VIEWS TO THE WELSH HILLS.

ACCOMMODATION

- Entrance Hall
- Reception Hall
- Cloakroom/W.C.
- Drawing Room
- Kitchen with Dining & Sitting Areas
- Orangery
- Utility Room
- Back Porch
- Living Room
- Games room with Office Area
- Cloakroom/W.C.
- Master Bedroom with Dressing Room and En-Suite Bathroom
- Box Room
- 4 further Bedrooms (1 En-Suite)
- Family Bathroom

OUTSIDE

- Double Garage
- Log Store
- Summer House
- All Weather Tennis Court
- Lawned Gardens
- Well Stocked Shrub Borders
- Paved Patios & Seating Areas
- Pond & Orchard
- Woodland
- In all about 2.91 acres (1.17 hectares)

DESCRIPTION

Overton Edge is an extremely attractive and fully modernised 5 bedroom family home occupying an idyllic setting in mature gardens & grounds which are slightly elevated and from which there are far reaching view towards the Welsh Hills and spectacular sunsets. It is constructed of dressed sandstone and brick with new double glazed windows beneath a slate roof and incorporates an attached two storey wing with independent front door which is capable of being adapted to provide a self-contained annexe. The property benefits from being light & airy and has undergone a comprehensive refurbishment in recent years with a new open plan kitchen designed by David Lisle which connects to the Orangery overlooking the garden. At first floor level the bedrooms have fitted wardrobes which, in the case of the master suite, are by David Lisle, and all the bathrooms have been replaced. The attached wing with the master suit, as currently configured comprises a games room with office area and w.c. on the ground floor and at first floor level a double bedroom with en-suite shower room.

LOCATION

Overton Edge occupies a tranquil rural setting in the popular village of Manley adjoining Delamere Forest which has been long regarded as one of the most picturesque & scenic parts of the County. Despite the rural setting Overton Edge is extremely convenient for the county town of Chester which is full serviced with a comprehensive range of services and out of town retail parks including the Outlet Village at Cheshire Oaks. In Manley there is a primary school complemented by excellent secondary schools nearby including The Grange at Hartford, Abbeygate College at Saighton and The King’s & Queen’s in Chester. On the recreational front there is a tennis club at Manley, wind surfing and sailing nearby at Manley Mere, rowing on the River Dee in Chester and several golf courses locally at Pryors Hayes, Waverton, Delamere and Tarporley. There are scenic walks along the Sandstone Trail and nearby Delamere Forest which also offers mountain bike trails. For those with equestrian interests there is polo at Little Budworth near Tarporley, cross country rides & eventing at Kelsall Hill and horse racing at Chester. For the motoring enthusiasts there is a race circuit at Oulton Park on the edge of Little Budworth.

COMMUNICATIONS

The area enjoys excellent road communications being within daily traveling distance of all centres of commerce throughout the North West. Junction 14 on the M56 motorway is 5 miles distant and connects with the M53 motorway beyond Chester allowing for ease of access to both Liverpool and Manchester which are served by international airports. From Mouldsworth station there is a regular rail service to Chester & Manchester and travel to London is available from a number of stations locally including Runcorn and Hartford which are 7 & 9 miles respectively providing a sub 2 hr inter-city service to Euston via Crewe.

ACCOMMODATION

The front door opens into an entrance hall with oak style Karndean flooring and exposed sandstone walls. Off the entrance hall is the living room which could also serve as a study/home office with Karndean flooring and views down the garden. From the entrance hall a glazed door opens into the reception hall with cloakroom off with fitted low flush w.c. and handbasin. The reception hall has exposed beams, Karndean flooring, a central staircase and two storage cupboards. From the reception hall glazed double doors open to the drawing room which is a particularly attractive room with exposed beams, bay window incorporating seating, Karndean flooring and French windows opening to the garden. The drawing room has a stone fireplace housing a woodburning stove and to either side fitted cupboards & display shelving by David Lisle. The recently fitted kitchen is a particularly light room as it connects to the orangery. The kitchen which is designed by David Lisle of Macclesfield has fitted wall & base units under granite worksurfaces and separate central island unit with breakfast bar & bevelled granite worksurface. The kitchen appliances include a Rangemaster electric oven & hob, Bosch dishwasher, Bosch fridge freezer, Neff microwave, wine cooler and Quooker hot tap. The kitchen flooring is Amtico and it extends into the sitting & dining areas at the far end which contains a stone fireplace with woodburning stove, display shelving, built in cupboards and glazed double doors opening into the Orangery. The Orangery has a solid roof with central lantern, exposed sandstone walls, Amtico flooring and French windows opening onto a wide stone terrace. Accessed directly off the back of the kitchen is the utility room which has fitted wall & base units under granite worksurfaces incorporating a stainless steel sink with drainer, plumbing for washing machine and Amtico flooring which extends through into the adjoining Back Porch which has built in cupboards housing the Worcester oil central heating boiler and pressurised Megaflo hot water cylinder.

From the reception hall stairs lead to the front landing with exposed sandstone walls. Off the landing is Bedroom 5 which is the smallest of the bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, cupboards & drawers and the flooring is Karndean. The master bedroom is a spacious room with Karndean flooring, double aspect and lovely views of the garden and Welsh Hills. It is open plan to a dressing room with fitted wardrobes & cupboards designed by David Lisle beneath a sky light. Behind mirror fronted wardrobe doors access is gained to a very useful walk-in storage space. Off the dressing room is a fully tiled bathroom containing a Porcelanosa panelled bath with shower fitting, hand basin, low flush w.c. fully tiled wet room style shower with fixed head and hand-held shower fittings, heated towel rail, Velux window and tiled floor with underfloor heating. On the rear landing there are two further double bedrooms both of which have fitted wardrobes and they are served by a family bathroom. The bathroom has a panelled bath with shower fitting, built in hand basin with cupboards below, tiled shower cubicle with glazed screen, heated towel rail, part tiled walls and Karndean flooring.

The attached wing has an independent front door in the courtyard but is also accessed internally from the entrance hall leading into the games room which is currently used as a snooker room. It has exposed beams and Karndean flooring throughout which extends into an office space at the far end where there is a storage cupboard and separate cloakroom with low flush w.c. and hand basin. From the games room a door opens into the staircase hall with front door to the courtyard.

The stairs lead to a small landing with skylight and off which is a double bedroom. The bedroom has a vaulted ceiling with skylights, low windows at eaves level and a pine boarded floor. The adjoining en-suite has a tiled shower with glazed screen, low flush w.c. built in hand basin with drawers below, heated towel rail, sky light, tiled floor and fully tiled walls

OUTSIDE

Overton Edge is approached via a recently surfaced drive with resin bond finish and stone chippings which leads into an attractive courtyard flanked by a brick & slate double garage. The surface to the courtyard is finished with stone sets and the garage which is accessed via electric up & over doors has a concrete floor, power supply and pedestrian door to the side. Against the gable end to the garage is a York stone terrace with log store and bin storage area.

The gardens are arranged around the property and connected by a series of paved York stone paths and patios. Against the south west front and with direct access from the orangery is a wide terrace with space for sitting and dining which not only overlooks the garden but takes advantage of the afternoon and evening sun. Against the terrace is a sandstone retaining wall with central steps leading down to a formal lawn flanked by well stocked borders containing Hydrangea, Camellias, Rhododendron, Skimmia and Acers enclosed by a Beech hedge. Below the immediate garden further steps lead to a lawned area against the drive with Weeping Pear & Cherry trees and a carpet of daffodils in the Spring. From the York stone terrace a path leads to the tennis court and against the orangery a path connects to the back garden. Adjacent to the back door and courtyard is another patio area finished in York stone which provides an alternative seating area as it benefits from the morning sun. Against the patio is a further lawned garden with stream and ornamental pond with waterfall designed by Tabley and Chelsea gold medalist Peter Tinsley. The rear garden incorporates an orchard containing apple, pear, crab apple and plum trees. The sloping lawned garden which is planted with spring bulbs including daffodils and primroses rises up to a shelterbelt of amenity woodland against which is an octagonal summerhouse with French windows, power supply and wooden boarded floor. The summerhouse has a slate terrace to the front and from which there are lovely views of the countryside below and beyond towards the Welsh Hills. The adjoining woodland which extends across the rear boundary to the back drive is under planted with a mass of spring bulbs including snowdrops, daffodils, primroses and bluebells. The whole extends to 2.91 acres (1.17 ha) or thereabouts.

PROPERTY INFORMATION

Address: Overton Edge, Manley Lane, Manley, Cheshire, WA6 9HP

Tenure: The property is freehold with vacant possession.

Third Party Rights: A public footpath follows the line of the drive and there is a vehicular right of way along the back drive for a neighbour.

Services: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil central heating. Telephone line and Broadband connection. Burglar alarm system.

Local Authority: Cheshire West & Chester Council. Tel:

Council Tax: Band G - £3,754.52 payable 2024/25

Energy Performance Certificate: Overton Edge is rated E

Fixtures & Fittings: Unless specifically mentioned in these particulars all contents, fixtures and fittings, garden ornaments, statues, carpets and curtains are specifically excluded from the sale. Certain items may be available by separate negotiation.

Viewing: Strictly by appointment via the Chester office of Jackson-Stops. Tel:

DIRECTIONS (WA6 9HP)

From Chester travel east on the A51/A54 Manchester Road. Beyond Tarvin turn left onto the B5393 passing through Ashton and Mouldsworth. Having ascended the hill beyond the Goshawk pub take the next turning left into Smithy Lane and immediately right into Chapel Lane. Continue along Chapel Lane which leads into Manley Lane and travel for approximately ½ a mile. On descending the hill, the splayed sandstone entrance to Overton Edge will be seen on the right hand side just before the turning for Cobb Hall Lane. From the M56 travelling in a westerly direction leave at junction 14 and at the roundabout take the first exit signposted for Helsby and Frodsham. Continue for just over a mile turning right onto the A56 Chester Road and proceed for 1½ miles turning left onto Low Hill. After approximately 100 yards turn right at the grass triangle onto Narrow Lane and then immediately left onto Manley Lane. Follow the road passing Manley Mere on the left and into the village. The drive for Overton Edge will be seen on the left hand side immediately beyond the turning for Cobb Hall Lane.