Ashley Court

Near TiverToN • DevoN

Ashley CourtNear TiverToN • DevoN

A fine, listed country house in the Exe Valley in need of renovation, set within extensive gardens and grounds.

reception and staircase hall • Sitting room • Drawing room • Dining room • Study Kitchen/breakfast room • Cloakroom • Pantry • Cellars

Principal bedroom/dressing room/nursery suiteStudy/bedroom • Six further bedrooms • Two bathrooms

Lodge cottage

Stable courtyard with coach house and stablesWalled kitchen garden • Mature formal gardens • Pasture paddocks

Woodland

In all about 7.48 hectares (18.5 acres)

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exeter office10 Southernhay West

exeter, Devon eX1 1JG

telephone: 01392 214222 exeter@jackson-stops.co.uk

Country houses and estates office 17c Curzon Street London W1J 5HU

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taunton office8 Hammet Street

Taunton, Somerset Ta1 1rZ

Telephone: 01823 325144 taunton@jackson-stops.co.uk

location ashley Court is situated within the small hamlet of ashley, just to the south of Tiverton, within the beautiful river exe valley, in the heart of Mid Devon, within easy reach of Tiverton Parkway Station and the M5.

The market town of Tiverton has a full selection of local amenities, including shops and restaurants, hospital, leisure centre, secondary and primary schools and supermarkets. a couple of miles down the valley, to the south, is Bickleigh, where there are two pubs/restaurants as well as Bickleigh Mill with shop and café. on the edge of the town there is also a golf course and private education with Blundell’s School and Preparatory School. This area of Mid Devon is renowned for its beautifully unspoiled rolling farmland bisected by wooded valleys and there are many and varied opportunities locally for walking, riding and fishing, including salmon and trout fishing on the river exe.

Within easy reach, to the north, is the exmoor National Park, renowned for its spectacular scenery, and also within easy reach along the a361 North Devon link road is the beautiful North Devon coast with its sandy surf beaches. about 20 minutes’ drive away, to the south, is the historic university and cathedral city of exeter, with its full and varied selection of cultural, recreational and shopping facilities.

CommunicationsThere is very quick access onto the a361 North Devon link road at Tiverton, leading west to Barnstaple and the North Devon coast and east to Junction 27 of the M5 motorway beside which is Tiverton Parkway station, providing regular mainline connections to London (Paddington) in a little over 2 hours. at exeter there is an international airport.

• Tiverton 1 mile

• exeter 13 miles

• M5 (Junction 27) and Tiverton Parkway Station 8 miles

(Distances approximate)

historyashley Court is Listed Grade ii, as being of architectural or historical interest, and is stated as being “a small country house, early 19th century, possibly incorporating remains of a 1657 house built by John Upcott, a Tiverton wool merchant, all built within part of what was once Henry ii’s hunting park”. The listing document then further states that ashley Court “was once the home of Thomas Cosway, an uncle of the Tiverton painter, richard Cosway”.

the Property • Fine, essentially early 19th century, country house, rendered

beneath a hipped slate roof and with 19th century French windows on the front and fine cast iron veranda with bowed centre and balcony above.

• Beautifully proportioned, high ceilinged rooms with many original period features, typical of the architectural period.

• Situated at the end of a long private entrance drive, within extensive mature and well-timbered gardens, including walled kitchen garden.

• enclosed stabled courtyard to the rear of the house, including coach house and stables.

• extensive area of woodland adjoining the gardens.

• range of pasture paddocks.

• Lodge cottage at the entrance of the drive.

• Now in need of renovation and modernisation throughout.

• very easy access to Tiverton, M5 motorway, Tiverton Parkway station.

Description as described in the listing document, this is a fine, small country house of typical early 19th century design and retaining many of its interior period features, including moulded and carved ceiling cornices, picture rails and ornate carved fireplace surrounds.

on the ground floor the reception hall consists of an entrance hall opening to a circular reception and archway to the staircase hall and with panelled doors to the sitting room with two sets of French doors with shutters opening to the gardens and terrace, the drawing room with wide bay window and two sets of French doors to the gardens, and the dining room, also with French doors with shutters to the gardens. Beneath the staircase is a cloakroom and the rear hall with original servants bells, has doors to the pantry, kitchen/breakfast room with massive fitted dresser and oil fired rayburn, scullery with fine slate sink, bathroom and inner hall with rear staircase.

The turned main staircase from the hall rises to the first floor and the landing, with roof lantern and panelled doors to the principal suite, including the main bedroom overlooking the gardens, the dressing room and nursery/bedroom 2. also off the main landing are two further bedrooms, bathroom and the study/bedroom 4 with French doors with shutters out to the balcony above the veranda. The rear landing at the top of the rear staircase has further doors to separate WC, box room and archway to the housemaid’s area and two further bedrooms.

The back door from the rear hall opens to a rear courtyard with door to store room and range of store sheds and steps up to a further building adjoining the rear of the house, consisting of stores on the ground floor and steps up to the apple store with fittings and bell tower with working bell.

First FloorGround Floor

outbuildingGround Floor

outbuildingFirst Floor

outbuilding 1

outbuilding 2

Ashley Courtapproximate gross internal

6317 sq ft / 586.8 sq m (excludes outbuildings)

For identification purposes only. all dimensions approximate. Not to be relied upon.

lodge Cottageat the bottom of the drive beside the entrance gate is the Lodge

Cottage with three ground floor rooms and kitchen, now in need

of renovation and restoration throughout.

the stable yard and Coach houseShortly before reaching the house, the carriage drive forks to the

right and climbs up to the beautiful, traditional, enclosed stable

yard to the rear of the house. along one side is the coach house

and stables, built of stone beneath a slate roof, and consisting

of two coach houses, stables and tack room, with their original

fittings and stairs up to a hayloft.

on the other side of the yard is a further stone built stable

building with loose boxes, tack room and feed room.

From the yard, high double wooden gates open to the road and

steps descend to the rear courtyard of the house.

the Gardens and GroundsThe entrance gate between stone pillars opens to the carriage

drive leading up to the forecourt in front of the house.

immediately around the house are formal lawned gardens, edged

by a variety of mature shrubs and trees. a path from the garden

leads to a door into the fine, extensive, traditional walled kitchen

garden, still possessing some of its fruit trees, clipped hedging

and plants and surrounded by high slate capped walls.

There are a fine variety of mature trees and an under canopy

of shrubs around the edge of the gardens, giving an arboretum

effect and leading into an extensive area of sloping, deciduous

woodland with many further fine mature trees. a path leads

from here and the gardens through the woods, providing a lovely

woodland walk.

Below the entrance drive is a gently sloping pasture paddock,

and adjoining the woodland to the south of the house and

gardens are further pasture paddocks incorporating the former

tennis court area.

lodge Cottage

Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2014. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432.

NOT TO SCALE

ProPerty InformAtIon

servicesMains electricity. Private drainage (this is an old system and,

therefore, may need updating to comply with present day

standards and regulations). Private water. oil fired heating and

hot water from oil fired rayburn.

local AuthoritiesMid Devon District Council

Phoenix House, Phoenix Lane

Tiverton. eX16 6PP.

Tel. 01884 255255.

www.middevon.gov.uk

tax BandG

fast find 58471

Directions: (Post Code eX16 5PD)From Junction 27 of the M5 motorway follow the a361 dual

carriageway to Tiverton. Proceed through Tiverton and follow

the a396 towards exeter. after about a mile turn right into

ashley and at the T-junction immediately turn left. The gate to

the entrance drive of ashley Court will be seen on the left hand

side beside the Lodge Cottage, after about 100 yards.

Contents, fixtures & fittingsonly those mentioned in this brochure are included in the

sale. all others such as carpets, curtains, light fittings, mirrors,

garden ornaments etc. are specifically excluded but may be made

available by separate negotiation.

Viewingonly by appointment with Jackson-Stops & Staff’s exeter office:

01392 214 222 and Taunton office: Tel: 01823 325 144.

Details prepared: September 2014

Photographs taken: august 2014

important Notice Jackson-Stops & Staff give notice to anyone reading these details:- (1) These particulars are set out for the interested parties and purchasers as a guideline only. They are intended to give a fair description but not to constitute an offer or contract. (2) all descriptions, dimensions, distances, orientations and other statements/facts are given in good faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement or representation of facts. (3) Nothing in these particulars shall be deemed to be a statement that the property is in good condition or otherwise nor that any services are in good working order. We have not tested the appliances, central heating or services. interested applicants are advised to make their own enquiries and investigations before finalising their offer to purchase. (4) The photographs appearing in this brochure show only certain parts and aspects of the property at the time the photographs were taken. Certain aspects may have been changed since the photographs were taken and it should not be assumed that the property remains precisely as displayed in the photographs. Furthermore no assumptions should be made in respect of parts of the property, which are not shown in the photographs. (5) any area measurement or distances referred to herein are approximate only. (6) Where there is reference in these particulars to the fact that alterations have been carried out, or that a particular use is made of any part of the property, this is not intended to be a statement that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consents have been obtained and these matters must be verified by any intending purchaser. (7) Descriptions of a property are inevitably subjective and the descriptions contained herein are used in good faith as an opinion and not by way of statement of fact. if there are any points of particular importance that need clarifying before viewing please do not hesitate to contact this office. Kingfisher Print and Design 01803 867087.

Based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with permission of the Controller H.M.S.O. Crown Copyright reserved.

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