Barton-on-the-Heath, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56

Characterful private period house, set in one acre, with potential

This charming Grade II listed detached farmhouse is believed to date back to the 17th century, with later additions in the 18th and 19th Century, with a mixture of traditional stone and brick with some external render

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
The house, on the market for the first time in over 50 years, comprises three floors of spacious and highly versatile accommodation, as well as numerous outbuildings including a loggia
The house is known to have belonged to the Dover Family, most notably Robert Dover, the founder of the Cotswold Olympick Games. His grandson Thomas Dover, ‘The Quicksilver Doctor’, was the Second Captain on the ship that in 1709 rescued Alexander Selkirk, the castaway who inspired the story of Robinson Crusoe
There are a multitude of period features on offer such as the sash windows, herringbone slate tiled flooring, inglenook and decorative fireplaces, exposed timbers, original window seats, traditional wooden doors and architraves, as well as many traditionally built stone outbuildings
The highly flexible accommodation offers a good variety of reception rooms and double bedrooms, with potential for further living accommodation in the adjoining barn, subject to the usual planning consents. The converted barn could work as independent accommodation, or be made to link seamlessly to the main house, creating an impressive space for family living, dependant relatives or work from home requirements
The property is approached by a large gravelled driveway leading to the main outbuilding with a double garage, numerous stables and a machinery store. An attractive loggia with slate and stone roofing forms a canopied open porchway to the kitchen, overlooking the raised terrace
The kitchen/breakfast room is particularly generous in size, with a selection of vintage Borge Mogensen pine base units, and a double stainless-steel sink unit, laminated work surface, AGA (cooking purposes only), central exposed ceiling beam, herringbone slate tiled flooring, and an adjoining utility/laundry room housing washing machine, tumble dryer and floor-mounted boiler
Off the kitchen is the dining room with a stunning inglenook fireplace, original window seat, numerous exposed ceiling beams, herringbone slate tiled flooring and an original recessed cupboard
The adjoining cosy sitting room also enjoys numerous period features, with a lovely open fireplace and a large window seat
The bright and airy hall, paved with original flagstones, links the front door to the garden door, and leads to the staircase with a tall window on the half-landing overlooking the garden and hills beyond
The formal drawing room has an elegant bay window, decorative open fireplace with wooden surround and marble inserts, and handmade fitted wooden book shelving to both recesses
To the first floor is a large landing, off which there are four generous double bedrooms. One of the larger bedrooms has the benefit of a connecting door to a neighbouring bedroom, providing the ideal space for an adjoining dressing room
The four bedrooms are serviced by two bathrooms
The largest bathroom has tongue and groove panelling and a large built in storage cupboard. Both bathrooms have baths with mixer shower attachment, low level wc, pedestal wash-hand basin and bidets
There are two further bedrooms to the second floor, which are particularly generous in size, with the largest bedroom measuring approx. 30 ft. in length with stripped wooden floorboards, exposed A-frame, beams and built-in book shelving

AGENT’S NOTE
There is structural movement and defects in the outbuildings, which have been stabilised with scaffolding. The sellers have commissioned a structural survey which can be shared with parties who are seriously interested. This may preclude being able to raise a mortgage against the property and the property is priced accordingly to take these matters into account

OUTGOINGS
Council tax – currently band G
Tax payable for 2024/25 - £3,675.23

SERVICES
Water, electricity and drainage are connected
Oil fired central heating

SITUATION
Barton-on-the-Heath is a delightful small village in the North Cotswolds consisting mainly of period houses and cottages situated around a village green with a 12th Century village church, situated on the borders of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire
The village is located between Moreton-in-Marsh (4 miles) and Chipping Norton (7 miles)
The award-winning Daylesford Farm Shop including the exclusive ‘Club by Bamford’ is about 6.5 miles away, and the Members’ Club Soho Farmhouse about 12.5 miles away
Rail services at Moreton-in-Marsh and Kingham to London Paddington from 92 minutes
The postal address is Gloucestershire, however the village is in Warwickshire

OUTSIDE
The extensive overall grounds extend to approximately one acre, affording a great degree of seclusion, with the curtilage of the property being surrounded by Cotswold stone walling and post and rail fencing. There is a large raised terrace and lawn with interspersed borders to the immediate front of the property, and the
delightful loggia provides the opportunity for covered alfresco dining
Siding onto the main house, is an attached barn, with great potential for conversion. To the front of the barn is a pretty walled kitchen garden with box hedging, a raised brick terrace and a dividing conifer archway leading to the gravelled driveway and the detached outbuilding/garaging
Beyond the gravelled driveway, the remaining gardens are predominantly laid to lawn. A mature orchard extends up to the rear boundary, including heritage apple trees, pears, mulberry, quince, cherry and walnut trees
There may be the possibility of building a separate dwelling in the garden, subject to the necessary consents