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Bury St Edmunds 10 miles, Lavenham 11 miles, Newmarket 14 miles, Cambridge 27 miles (London Kings Cross from 49 minutes), Whittlesford Parkway Station 26 miles (London Liverpool St from 63 minutes), Stansted Airport 30 miles, Central London 78 miles. (All distances and times are approximate).

A MAGnIFICenT GRADe I LISTeD TuDOR MAnOR hOuSe In An exCePTIOnAL RuRAL SeTTInG.

Great hall, Sitting room, Dining room, Study, Kitchen, Breakfast room, Playroom, utility room, Pantries, Cloakroom, Cellar.

4 principal bedrooms, 4 attic bedrooms, 4 bathrooms (two en suite).

Detached 3 bedroom cottage.

extensive garaging and stores, Courtyard with a Traditional range of outbuildings including: 2 timber framed barns, cart sheds and loose boxes.

Mature formal gardens, heated swimming pool, tennis court, woodland, paddocks, double banks of the River Glem.

About 31 acres in total.

Your attention is drawn to the Important notice on the last page of the text.

ThursTon End hallhawkEdon • bury sT Edmunds • suffolk

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SITUATION

Thurston end hall is tucked away in the rolling Suffolk countryside in a small rural hamlet on the edge of the quintessential english village of

hawkedon. A designated Conservation Area, hawkedon is set around a village green and has a number of interesting medieval buildings, including

the 15th Century church and an award winning public house, The Queen’s head, which is very much at the centre of the rural community.

Thurston end hall offers easy access to many favoured Suffolk towns and villages including Clare (6 miles), Bury St edmunds (10 miles) and

Lavenham (11 miles), which are thriving local centres offering a range of shopping, cultural and recreational amenities. The city of Cambridge is 27

miles away with its world-leading university, well-regarded schools and science and technology parks. newmarket, the home of British horseracing is

14 miles away.

Stansted Airport is 30 miles away and both the A14 dual carriageway and M11 motorway are easily accessible for travel to London and further afield.

HISTORY

In his ‘Buildings of england’ Pevsner describes Thurston end hall as ‘quite a showpiece’- an accurate portrayal and the clear intention of its 15th and early 16th Century inhabitants. The hall is a superb example of a moated Tudor manor house and is believed to date from the late 15th Century with three sets of subsequent alterations. The hall is constructed on a brick base with a timber frame and exposed external studs in-filled with herringbone brickwork under a tiled roof. In his book ‘In search of the Perfect house, 500 of the best buildings in Britain and Ireland’ Marcus Binney points out that there is no attempt at precise symmetry; the gables are all of varying size and the timbers are close set, a clear sign of wealth.

The house is also detailed in eric Sandon’s ‘Suffolk houses – a study of domestic architecture’. Of particular note is the massive great hall chimney stack which has a set of blind castellations and is ‘tumbled-in’ in successive setbacks to a square with four tall ornamental shafts, each with hand-moulded brick patterns, above a ‘diamond-patterned frieze’. The three-storey porch is believed to have been added in 1607, this date being carved upon the ornate bressumer which adorns the porch itself.

The house was the subject of a restoration in the early 20th Century, with the addition of the delightful scalloped bargeboards on the gables and the carved woodwork embellishments to the porch. These have an acorn motif and feature Ceres, with her garland of corn, dolphins, cherubs and lion heads, and may have come from the family pew in the church. There is some matching carved woodwork in the ground floor snug, an elaborate carving on the main beam and corkscrew columns either side of the fireplace decorated with oak twigs and acorns.

Internally Thurston end hall retains much of its exquisite period character including exposed beams, panelling, two oak staircases and floorboards.

The property has had a number of interesting occupants over the years and from 1552 was vested in the everard family who were responsible for the 1607 alterations. One of the most famous visitors to the house was Will Kemp, who along with Shakespeare was a founding and leading member of the Lord Chamberlain’s men. he also helped to finance the building of the Globe Theatre and was cast in key roles in many of Shakespeare’s plays.

Finally the couple who probably carried out the latest alterations in the 1920s had royal connections, France-Doucha Garden being a direct

descendent of Caroline Bonaparte and the King of naples.

ACCOMMODATION

Please refer to the included floor plan for a full understanding of the

accommodation.

Ground Floor

The house is entered via an entrance porch with ornate carving dated

1607 and gates with barley twist spindles. From here a heavy oak door

opens into the Great Hall which is a magnificent space with a large

inglenook fireplace with a raised brick hearth and panelling above. There

are attractive exposed fluted beams, a pine floor and doors to the inner

hall.

From the inner hall the secondary (believed to be original) staircase rises

to the first floor and there is access through to the study with a range of

built in bookcases, exposed pine floor and beams and a leaded window

into the Great hall. There is also a door through to the sitting room

which has a large fireplace, with panelled mantel and decoratively carved

side columns, reflecting the woodwork on the entrance porch. There is

additional ornate carving to the central beam.

To the far side of the Great hall is the dining room which has a brick

fireplace with panelling above. It can also be accessed from the rear hall

which has an exposed pamment floor and the oak Jacobean principal

staircase to the first and second floors. There are doors to the wine cellar,

breakfast room and side porch.

The breakfast room has a built in pine dresser with glass panelled doors,

exposed beams and door through to the kitchen. The kitchen has a

superb range of floor and wall cabinets with granite worktops and a range

cooker. It opens further through to a playroom/second study, traditional

larder and utility/boot room with a quarry tile floor, a range of cabinets

and a door to outside.

First Floor

The principal staircase leads up to an open landing with built in

cupboards and a door through to bedroom 2 with a built in panelled

cupboard, moulded fireplace and an en suite bathroom with a bath, basin and WC. There is also access to the main family bathroom with a roll top bath, walk-in shower, hand basin and WC.

The landing leads down past a second bathroom, with bath, basin and WC, to bedroom 3 with a built in cupboard and wash hand basin and bedroom 4 which extends over the entrance porch and enjoys particularly fine views to the front of the house.

The master bedroom is off an inner landing accessed via the secondary staircase. It has a double aspect, a decorative wrought iron fireplace and fitted wardrobes. There is a cleverly designed en suite bathroom with exposed timberwork, a roll top bath, hand basin and WC.

second Floor

The principal staircase continues up to access the second floor which provides considerable further living space. There are 4 further bedrooms and a large open central landing which could provide a playroom, office

or sitting room.

Attic Bedroom 87.26 x 4.34m23'10" x 14'3"

Attic Bedroom 76.38 x 5.21m20'11" x 17'1"

12.78 x 4.34m41'11" x 14'4"

Bedroom 57.32 x 3.78m

24' x 12'5"

Bedroom 64.93 x 3.51m16'2" x 11'6"

VoidMaster Bedroom6.25 x 5.99m20'6" x 19'8"

Wine Cellar5.36 x 3.94m17'7" x 12'11"

Bedroom 47.29 x 3.15m23'11" x 10'4"

Bedroom 34.93 x 4.57m

16'2" x 15'

Bedroom 26.93 x 5.00m22'9" x 16'5"

Sitting Room6.15 x 5.46m20'2" x 17'11"

Study4.09 x 3.89m13'5" x 12'9"Great Hall

9.53 x 6.25m31'3" x 20'6"

Dining Room6.68 x 6.43m21'11" x 21'1"

Breakfast Room4.11 x 4.04m13'6" x 13'3"

Kitchen4.62 x 4.19m15'2" x 13'9"

Boot Room3.45 x 3.02m11'4" x 9'11"

Study3.48 x 3.12m11'5" x 10'3"Garage

6.40 x 6.22m21' x 20'5"

Garage7.49 x 6.55m24'7" x 21'6"

Store3.66 x 3.66m

12' x 12'

EntranceHallLarder

Down

Down

Down

Up

Up

LandingVoid

Total Gross internal area (approx):

Main House - 650.3 sq m (7,000 sq ft) Excludes restricted head height and voidFor identification purposes only. not to scale.

Ground Floor

First Floor

second Floor

lower Ground Floor

Barn16.24 x 7.79m53'3" x 25'7"

Barn19.26 x 9.10m63'2" x 29'10"

Store9.27 x 5.54m30'5" x 18'2"

Store3.94 x 3.43m12'11" x 11'3"

Store3.78 x 3.45m12'5" x 11'4"

outbuildinG 1 outbuildinG 3outbuildinG 2

OUTSIDE

Thurston end hall is approached

via a five-bar gate which opens onto

a gravel drive flanked by lawns and

a pond. The drive divides to access

the courtyard of outbuildings to the

south and the garages and Goose

Cottage to the north. A wide gravel

path with shaped Yew topiary leads

to the front door.

OUTbUIlDINGS

The traditional range of

outbuildings are arranged around a

courtyard and include:

The Great Barn- timber framed

under a pitched, thatched roof with

large double wooden doors

Triple bay store- timber framed

under a pitched, pan tile roof

Cart shed- with two open bays and

a loose box. Timber framed with a

pitched pan tile roof.

Timber framed barn- timber framed

under a pitched slate roof with

double sliding doors.

Tractor shed- red brick with a

corrugated roof

Four bay cart shed- red brick with a

pan tile roof

Two loose boxes

Garages and Stores - The garages

are located to the north of the hall

and constructed of brick under a

pan tile roof with five sets of double

wooden doors. There is a garden

store to one end with a cloakroom.

Total Gross internal area (approx):

Outbuildings, Garage & Store - 443.5 sq m (4,774 sq ft)For identification purposes only. not to scale.

Bedroom 23.63 x 3.61m

11'11'' x 11'10''

Bedroom 13.89 x 3.61m12'9'' x 11'10''

Bedroom 33.61 x 2.31m11'10'' x 7'7''

Down

Sitting Room3.61 x 3.61m

11'10'' x 11'10''

Dining Room3.91 x 3.61m

12'10'' x 11'10''

Utility3.00 x 2.24m9'11'' x 7'4''

Up

Kitchen5.13 x 1.96m16'10'' x 6'5''

Total Gross internal area (approx):

111.3 sq m (1,198 sq ft)For identification purposes only. not to scale.

Ground Floor First Floor

GOOSE COTTAGE

Goose Cottage is located to the north west

of the principal house and is a delightful

timber clad cottage under a tiled roof. It has

two reception rooms, a kitchen with a range

of units, cloakroom, three bedrooms and a

bathroom. It has its own fenced garden, laid

to lawn and a private driveway.

GARDENS AND GROUNDS

Thurston end hall is surrounded by

gardens to all sides with sweeping lawns to

the south, a raised brick terrace and mature

beds and herbaceous borders. The lawns

to the south are enclosed by a magnificent

shaped Yew hedge whilst to the north the

lawns are protected by a mature belt of trees.

The north gardens incorporate a productive

kitchen garden, an Astroturf tennis court and

a heated swimming pool.

The further grounds extend to the north

west of the property and include five fenced

water meadows and paddocks and some

attractive woodland running along the banks

of the River Glem.

GENERAl REMARKS AND STIPUlATIONS

directions

From london: Travelling from London, take the M11 north to Junction

9, continuing onto the A11 towards newmarket. Turn onto the A1307

towards haverhill. Before haverhill, turn left towards Withersfield

and Great Thurlow. After the church at Withersfield, turn left towards

Great Thurlow. At the junction at Great Thurlow, turn left and then

immediately right and continue to Sowley Green. At Sowley Green turn

left onto the A143 towards Bury St edmunds. About a mile after the

junction with the B1063, take a right turn towards Denston, Stansfield

and hawkedon. Follow this road to hawkedon. On reaching the church

and village green at hawkedon, turn right at the crossroads, following the

signpost for Thurston end. After just under a mile, pass through or over

the ford and a few hundred yards further on and up the hill, Thurston

end hall will be found on the right-hand side of the road.

From Cambridge: From Cambridge, take the A1303 to newmarket.

From newmarket, take the B1063 towards Clare. At the junction with

the A143, turn left towards Bury St edmunds and then follow the

directions as detailed above.

From bury St Edmunds: From Bury St edmunds, take the A143

towards haverhill. After the village of horringer and on entering

Chedburgh, turn left onto the road signposted Rede. Continue through

Rede and into hawkedon. On entering hawkedon, pass The Queen’s

head on your left and continue past the church, also on your left. At the

cross-roads, go straight over, following the signpost for Thurston end

and then follow the directions as detailed above.

tenure

The property is offered freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

services

Mains water and electricity, Oil-fired central heating, Private drainage.

Postcode

IP29 4LQ

Fixtures and FittinGs

unless otherwise stated, fixtures and fittings that are not specifically

described in these particulars are not included in the sale, although

certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Further

information should be obtained from the selling agent.

viewinG

Strictly by appointment with the sole selling agents. Prior to making an

appointment to view, the agents strongly recommend that you discuss any

particular points which are likely to affect your interest in the property

with a member of Savills staff who has seen the property, in order that

you do not make a wasted journey.

local authority

St edmundsbury Borough Council

Contact number: 01284 763233

imPortant notice

Savills and their clients give notice that:They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact.Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.Details prepared: April 2014Photographs taken: March 2014 by Justin Paget Photography Ltd.

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