Nethergate Street, Clare

Five Bedrooms, Four Reception Rooms, Two Bathrooms, Enormous Potential, No Onward Chain

An important and deeply impressive enlarged hall house, steeped in period grandeur and warmth and set at the heart of one of the area's most desirable and historic towns.

Clare is a truly lovely historic Suffolk town, famous for its many fine period houses and cottages, magnificent parish church, picturesque back waters and former market place. This charming town which is located in the Stour Valley close to the Essex/Suffolk borders also provides an extensive range of local amenities which thrive thanks to a flourishing community, these include a Co-operative supermarket, restaurants, hotels and guest houses, a library, doctors' surgery, primary and middle schools, and for walkers there is the delightful country park which includes an ancient moated Norman castlemound. Further facilities including a mainline rail station are available in Sudbury (10 miles). The City of Cambridge is around 26 miles away and London Stansted Airport some 28 miles.
15 NETHERGATE STREET
'Netheridge' is offered to the open market for the first time in over forty years and is a truly enchanting Grade II Listed residence with a wonderful sense of history. The property faces south, well back from the highly desirable Nethergate Street and stands proudly amongst some of the town's most impressive homes, yet it remains notable itself for its interesting architecture. The early part of the house is 15th Century and is of heavy oak frame with later additions in brick and flint all under a peg tiled roof. Externally it is distinguished in particular by its fine pargetting work, depicting trailing vines and foliage in high relief, an admirable and disctinctive example of East Anglian craftsmanship. Internally there are obvious signs of the importance that the property holds, in particular the beautifully moulded ceiling beams in the dining hall and the interesting octagonal king post in the largest bedroom. Whilst relatively unspoilt inside and comfortably habitable, there is excellent potential for sympathetic improvement throughout.
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The west part of the property, including the Drawing Room and Bedrooms 4 and 5, was a separate cottage and has been integrated into the main house in a way that would allow it to be separated once more without significant alteration (subject to the relevant consents) to provide a two bedroom annex to the main house. This lends the property and excellent degree of flexibility for those possibly seeking to accommodate an extended family. The house stands just 250 yards from the town's High Street yet is a similarly short walk from the river and country park and still close to many footpaths into open countryside. In detail the accommodation comprises :
GROUND FLOOR
Broad, oak door to :
LOBBY
Open to :
DINING HALL 6.53m (21'5) x 4.47m (14'8) max
A magnificent reception room with tall ceilings and impressive moulded beams, door to garden, leaded windows to front and side, radiators, staircase rising to first floor with coats cupboard under and access through to :
WC
Window to side, fitted WC and wash hand basin, radiator.
BREAKFAST ROOM 3.77m (12'5) x 3.28m (10'9)
Leaded window to front, radiator, door to :
KITCHEN 4.11m(13'6'') x 2.57m(8'5'') min
Windows to rear and side, door to rear, basic fitted units with sink unit and space for appliances. Door giving access to rear stairs with storage cupboard under, radiator.
SITTING ROOM 7.42m (24'4) max x 4.27m (14')
Leaded windows to front and side, open fireplace, radiator, door to:
DRAWING ROOM 6.19m (20'4) x 4.34m (14'3)
Window to front, door and windows out to garden, radiator, staircase to first floor.
FIRST FLOOR

MAIN LANDING
Window to front, doors giving access to bedrooms 1, 2 and 3 and bathroom 1, secondary staircase down to kitchen.
BEDROOM 1 7.48m (24'7) x 4.27m (14')
An exceptional room with tall vaulted ceiling, exposed tie beams and interesting octagonally moulded king post. Windows to front and side, two radiators. Presently a through room linking to bedroom four, but probably straightforward to alter to provide a landing and smaller bedroom, subject to Listed building consent. Door to:
BEDROOM 2 4.46m (14'8) x 3.14m (10'4)
Windows to side and to rear, radiator.
BEDROOM 3 3.63m (11'11) max x 2.51m (8'3) max
Windows to rear and to side, radiator.
BATHROOM 1
Window to front, airing cupboard, fitted panelled bath, wash hand basin and WC, radiator.
SECOND LANDING
Giving access to bedrooms 4 and 5, WC and bathroom 2.:
BEDROOM 4 6.19m (20'4) x 3.16m (10'4)
Window to rear, dormer window to front, radiator.
BEDROOM 5 3.08m (10'1) x 2.88m (9'6)
Window to front, built in cupboard, radiator.
WC
Window to rear, fitted WC.
BATHROOM 2
Window to rear, radiator, built in cupboard, fitted panelled bath and wash hand basin.
FLOOR PLAN - GROUND FLOOR

FLOOR PLAN - FIRST FLOOR

OUTSIDE
The property stands back from Nethergate Street behind a grass verge area with a gravel access way in front providing casual parking space. A pedestrian gate gives access to a courtyard front garden. A shared side access leads to the rear with a pedestrian gate into the back garden. Immediately to the rear of the house is a pleasant, paved and enclosed courtyard area with some attractive planting. This leads on to the main garden which is well over 100 feet in length and is divided in two with a handsome old brick wall. It is predominantly lawned with pretty, well stocked borders, gravel pathways and mature trees. There is a timber store shed and a greenhouse.
VIEWINGS
By appointment through the Agents.
NOTE
The red door garage is not part of the property.
ENERGY PERFORMANCE GRAPHS


These particulars are believed to be correct, but their strict accuracy is not guaranteed, neither do they constitute an offer or contract. Dimensions shown have been measured in imperial units and are approximate to within +/-3 with the metric dimensions being automatic conversions from the imperial dimensions. None of the fixtures and fittings are included in the sale unless specifically mentioned in these particulars. None of the appliances or the services at this property have been checked and we would recommend that these are tested by a qualified person before entering into any commitment. Floorplans are produced for identification purposes only and are IN NO WAY a scale representation of the accommodation.

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