A truly handsome home in Burford
WHAT: The Great House is an historically significant and architecturally stunning Grade II* English Baroque town house in a highly-regarded market town.
WHERE: Burford, Oxfordshire.
INSIDE: The substantial pedimented front door opens to an imposing reception hall with oak floors and panelled walls, featuring paintings attributed to the Dutch painter, James de Witte. A charming drawing room and formal dining room are both beautifully proportioned, with panelling, large sash windows and handsome fireplaces. A spacious private library with a magnificent stone fireplace leads on to a study and large games room, while adjoining the dining room is a well-appointed kitchen. The first floor accommodates another sitting room, adjacent print room, and six beautifully-presented bedrooms, with the principle boasting three tall sash windows framing views over the garden. The bathroom with its blue wall panels and painted arabesques, is stunning. The ‘long gallery’ on the second floor is particularly impressive, providing flexible space, with a grand piano and is used as a music room. There are also extensive cellars, and a three-bedroom cottage, accessible from two floors of The Great House, completes the property.
OUTSIDE: Private gardens to the rear are enclosed by high stone walls, and have been lovingly landscaped to create a wonderful oasis, with manicured box borders between areas of lawn and a magnificent Wellingtonia.
HOW MUCH: Guide price of £4.25 million.
FIND OUT MORE: Call David Henderson at Savills Stow-on-the-Wold on 01451 832832.
