LORD’S WOOD

MARLOW | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

LORD’S WOOD

Viewing by appointment only.

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure.

Marlow 1.5 miles • Henley 8 miles • M40 (J4) 5 miles • M4 (J8/9) 7 miles • Central London 34 miles (All distances are approximate)

A handsome and historic Lutyens style country homeACCOMMODATION

Reception hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Kitchen/breakfast room • Boot room • Cellar

Principal bedroom suite with dressing room, bathroom and cloakroom • 2 bedroom suites • 5 further bedrooms 2 further bathrooms • Utility room • Hobby room

Studio • 2 detached barns • Outbuildings

Extensive grounds • Formal lawned garden • Wildflower meadows • Kitchen garden • Greenhouse Summer house • Outdoor swimming pool with sauna, shower and changing room

In all about 34.94 acres

For Sale Freehold

MARLOW COMMON | MARLOW | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE | SL7 2QS

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SITUATION Lord’s Wood is situated on the outskirts of the Chiltern town of Marlow, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The area is well served with road and rail links with easy access via the M40 and M4 to the national motorway network and Marlow town centre with all the amenities it has to offer, including a comprehensive range of shops and excellent public houses, cafes and restaurants.

There is a wide range of both state and public schools in the area for all ages, including the renowned Sir William Borlase School in the town itself. Recreational facilities include golf, racing at Windsor and of course many river pursuits for rowing, kayaking and leisure craft.

HISTORY “An outpost of Old Bloomsbury in Marlow Woods” – was how Frances Partridge CBE (1900-2004), the accomplished writer and diarist, described Lord’s Wood in 1958. Frances was a close friend of James Strachey (1887-1967) and his wife Alix (1892-1973), the renowned psychoanalysts who spent much of their time translating Sigmund Freud’s work at Lord’s Wood and it was here that they also entertained many of the Bloomsbury Group, including James’s brother Lytton Strachey, artist Dora Carrington, Virginia and Leonard Woolf, Mark Gertler and the economist Maynard Keynes among others.

Lord’s Wood artistic heritage continued under David and Millie Messums stewardship and since 1974 the house and garden have undergone a transformation, the five acres surrounding the house becoming a showcase for sculpture, water features and extensive mature borders in varying styles. There are flower and herb gardens, a thriving orchard with beehives and chickens and woodland walks with spectacular views over the Chilterns.

Built in the style of Edwin Lutyens by architect Granville Streatfeild (1869-1947), the house has a Queen Anne style about it, built with local bricks and roofed with Westmorland slates.

Adjacent to the house is the large Studio where Mary Sargant Florence (1857-1954), mother of Alex and for whom the house was built, worked as a muralist. A plaque over the door reads “It was here that the cartoons were prepared for her frescos at Oakham & Bourneville colleges” and it was here also that the artist Stanley Spencer received tuition from Mary Sargant Florence on mural painting.

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LORD’S WOOD A rare opportunity to purchase an historic Grade II Listed family home on the outskirts of the highly regarded riverside town of Marlow. Delightfully located in the Chiltern Hills, Lord’s Wood was built in 1899 and has been the present family’s home since 1974. The house retains many of the original features, which include high ceilings, classic cornicing, period fireplaces and elegant windows.

The ground floor comprises a very welcoming reception hall with a pillared archway to the main staircase. A fine drawing room has a feature wood carved fireplace with log burner, large bay windows overlooking the impressive garden plus French windows leading to the parterre garden. A hexagon shaped dining room, with open fireplace, fitted display units, parquet flooring and a large window overlooking the garden. There is a light and spacious kitchen/breakfast room with a range of painted wall and floor units, an Aga and a wood burning stove. Double doors lead onto the terraced area ideal for al fresco dining. There is a lobby with door to the outside, a boot room and stairs down to the cellar, ideal for storage.


Through the pillared arch up the main staircase with leaded window and galleried landing, the first floor offers the principal bedroom suite – a bright room with feature fireplace and door leading on to the Juliet balcony, a dressing room with fitted wardrobes, a bathroom, plus a separate cloakroom.

There are also two double bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, a further double bedroom, upstairs utility room and a separate shower room with walk in shower and WC.

Up a staircase the second floor comprises three more double bedrooms, a single bedroom, hobby room and bathroom. An ideal area for teenagers.


Reception Rooms/General Circulation Areas

Bedroom/Dressing Rooms

Bathrooms

Storage

Kitchen/Workshop/Utility/Plant

Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area:

House - 461 sq m (4,964 sq ft)

Total - 1,082 sq m (11,656 sq ft)(Including House, Studio and Barns)

For identification only, not to scale.

FLOOR PLANS

Ground Floor

First Floor Second Floor

Cellar


GARDENS AND GROUNDS Lord’s Wood is accessed up a secluded tree lined avenue through an electric gate into the gravel driveway. There are extensive grounds which feature richly planted herbaceous borders, mature trees, yew tree hedging and topiary, a parterre garden planted with box, flagstone terrace, a formal garden mainly laid to lawn. A lightly wooded area leads onto a pergola walkway. This takes you to the wildflower meadows with wonderful views over the

Chilterns. A special kitchen garden houses an Alitex Greenhouse, a summerhouse, raised beds and a cutting garden. A lovely herb garden enclosed by yew hedges has a raised circular pond. A private area reached through a brick arch houses the outdoor swimming pool, sauna, shower and changing room. This is a splendid place for entertaining whilst taking in the wonderful garden.

THE STUDIO A second driveway leads to The Studio, which presently is being used as an art gallery studio/office. The front door leads into a large reception hall, with two cloakrooms and on to a large reception area with feature fireplace and wonderful arched sash window and an oak floor. This leads into a large, impressive gallery with a library/office off to one side.

Upstairs comprises office/bedroom with feature fireplace, an office/media room, a small kitchen area and another office/bedroom.

Ground Floor

First Floor


The Studio - 222 sq m (2,393 sq ft)

Total (including House, Studio and Barns) - 1,082 sq m (11,656 sq ft)


The Studio



OUTBUILDINGS The Workshop/Estate Office with power housing a small kitchen/office.

Lytton Barn which has extensive storage and could be suitable for conversion, subject to planning permission.

James Barn on two floors again has extensive storage and could be converted, subject to planning permission.

There is an Estate Yard with various outbuildings, composting bays, and an enclosed orchard with fruit cage.

James Barn Ground Floor

James Barn First Floor


Lytton Barn - 190 sq m (2,047 sq ft)

James Barn - 209 sq m (2,252 sq ft)

Total (including House, Studio and Barns) - 1,082 sq m (11,656 sq ft) )


Buildings not in actual location/orientation.

Lytton Barn Ground Floor

James Barn


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GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONSBOUNDARY PLANMETHOD OF SALEFor sale freehold with vacant possession.

SERVICES Mains water and electricity. Drainage - two large cesspools and separate septic tank for the studio. Oil-fired central heating.

FIXTURES, FITTINGS AND GARDEN STATUARY Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others such as fitted carpets, curtains and light fittings and garden statuary are specifically excluded from the sale, but may be available by separate negotiation.

LOCAL AUTHORITY Wycombe District Council.

VIEWING Strictly by appointment only with the sole agents Knight Frank LLP.

DIRECTIONS Postcode - SL7 2QS

From Marlow town centre on West Street proceed towards Henley (A4155), before Platts Ford Garage turn right onto Oxford Road continue towards Bovingdon Green. Passing the Royal Oak pub, proceed past the left fork to Marlow Common. The road rises gently and passes woodland on the left. The next drive on the left is for Lord’s Wood. Proceed down the tree-lined avenue and take second drive entrance into Lord’s Wood.

Connecting people & property, perfectly.

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