Brooklands House, 206 Hillmorton Road

Brooklands House 206 Hillmorton Road | Rugby | Warwickshire | CV22 5BB

Fine & CountryTel: +44 (0) 1788 [email protected] Regent Street Rugby Warwickshire CV21 2PE

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BROOKLANDS HOUSE A substantial detached home constructed originally in 1925 offering six bedrooms and occupying a 0.65 of an acre plot.

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FINE & COUNTRYFine & Country is a global network of estate agencies specialising in the marketing, sale and rental of luxury residential property. With offices in the UK, Australia, Egypt, France, Hungary, Namibia, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, The Channel Islands, United Arab Emirates and West Africa we combine the widespread exposure of the international marketplace with the local expertise and knowledge of carefully selected independent property professionals.

Fine & Country appreciates the most exclusive properties require a more compelling, sophisticated and intelligent presentation - leading to a common, yet uniquely exercised and successful strategy emphasising the lifestyle qualities of the property.

This unique approach to luxury homes marketing delivers high quality, intelligent and creative concepts for property promotion combined with the latest technology and marketing techniques.

We understand moving home is one of the most important decisions you make; your home is both a financial and emotional investment. With Fine & Country you benefit from the local knowledge, experience, expertise and contacts of a well trained, educated and courteous team of professionals, working to make the sale or purchase of your property as stress free as possible.


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Brooklands House was constructed in 1925 and was previously occupied by a renowned Rugby socialite, a lady well known for her pioneering of motorcycles locally, which accounts for the house name of Brooklands, the world’s first purpose built motor racing circuit. By all accounts the house was the scene of many parties and social gatherings during the late 1920’s. In recent times the property has been extended both in the 1970’s and 1990’s offering a double garage and a larger master suite to the first floor. The house has three storey’s of accommodation with 6 bedrooms, en suite bathroom, family bathroom drawing room, dining room, study, utility room, conservatory, cloakroom and breakfast kitchen. Outside there is ample off road parking and the home is delightfully screened from the road by several mature trees. The house has exceptional rear gardens and there are terrific views of the rear elevations from the rear lawns.


Accommodation Summary

Ground Floor The property has an entrance porch with original glazed timber double doors and an attractive, original leaded stained glass entrance door that leads to the entrance hall. This has original period doors leading to the study, drawing room, dining room and kitchen/breakfast room. The cloakroom is housed under the stairs with a leaded glazed window to the side, wash hand basin, low level WC and original tiles. The study is situated at the front of building with a unique bay window, providing views of the fore gardens and driveway. There is an original fireplace with tiled surround, hearth, intricately carved timber surround and mantle piece. The ground floor reception rooms include the drawing room, which has a bay window to the rear and further window overlooking the lawned gardens. There is also a double glazed window to the front and original picture rail, open fire with a raised hearth and timber mantle. From here there are double doors that open into the dining room which can also be accessed from the hall. This has an original fireplace with tiled surround and timber mantle and also a glazed bay window to the rear. A glazed door leads from the dining room to the conservatory which is of a timber construction and offers access to, and wonderful views of the rear lawns. The L shaped kitchen/breakfast room is situated at the front of Brooklands House, there are two large original cupboard spaces either side of the chimney breast which conveniently houses the fridge freezer, two windows to the front aspect and a variety of matching base and wall mounted units with stainless steel one and a half bowl sink and drainer, tiled splashback and a six ring range and double oven with stainless steel splashback and extractor hood. There is a built in dishwasher and windows and a door leading to the rear porch. A door also leads to the utility room which houses the recently replaced Worcester combination boiler, a stainless steel double drainer and sink, space and plumbing for a washing machine and a door to the rear garden.


The sitting room and dining room are separated by large sliding doors, so they can be pushed back to create a wonderful space for entertaining, or closed for everyday family life.


Seller Insight “We moved from North London to Rugby almost twenty years ago, first for work, but also for the excellent selection of schools,” says Ed. “After living in London we decided to look for a home close to town rather

than in the surrounding villages, as we had been used to having everything close at hand. We were also keen not to find ourselves perpetually ferrying the children back and forth around the county. When we came across Brooklands House it immediately attracted us. We loved the style, feeling and the size of the house. It was just the sort of house we wanted and in the right location.”

“The house was built in 1925 and designed for a renowned Rugby socialite, so it’s spacious, light and bright; the ideal family home. When we purchased it it was in need of some updating. We rearranged the kitchen and breakfast room and added a new utility room but the rest of the house suited our needs extremely well. The layout is traditional in a sense, but it has a large footprint, and therefore as well as generously proportioned rooms we also benefit from an unusually large entrance hall and spacious landings, so the whole house has a very open feel.”

This lovely home is set well back from the road and benefits from a large, south-facing garden. “Beyond the dining room we have a large garden room or conservatory, which we think is original to the house. It has glass panels all along one side, which open onto the garden, creating a really nice connection between inside and out. The garden itself is mainly laid to lawn, so not only has it been the ideal space for games; cricket, badminton or croquet in the summer. It is relatively low maintenance stretching to an area of mature trees, behind which is a really secluded ‘secret’ garden with some fruit trees and where we grew vegetables when the children were young. The whole space is really lovely and feels nicely secluded.”

We can walk into the centre of town in twenty minutes or so,” says Ed, “and five minutes away in the other direction, there is really a good selection of useful shops. We have an excellent choice of schools, the train station is just moments away and the motorway network will take you north, south, east or west. For us the location has been ideal.”

When we first came here we thought we might stay for five, possibly ten years, but twenty years later we are still here, which says something in itself. The house and garden are fabulous, and Rugby is growing and improving all the time. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed the many happy years that we’ve spent here. Now that the children have left home, it is time for us to move on and the house deserves to be enjoyed by another, younger family again.*


The kitchen and breakfast room is where we tend to gravitate. It’s contemporary, bright and minimalist in

design, and we’ve tried to keep it as open as possible, so we can all come together without having the feeling of being on top of one another.


First Floor The first floor landing has an attractive leaded stained glass window to the side aspect and provides access to four bedrooms and a family bathroom with a separate WC. There is an airing cupboard with radiator and linen shelves and stairs that rise to the second floor bedroom accommodation. The master bedroom enjoys views of the garden via a bay window. There are two built in double wardrobes, a picture rail and a step up and a door that leads to the en suite bathroom which has a double glazed window to the rear, a letter box style window to the side and a fitted suite comprising a panelled bath, bidet, low level WC and wash basin. Adjacent to this is bedroom two, which enjoys similar views via a rear bay window, it is served by a pedestal wash hand basin and original fireplace with tiled surround and a picture rail. Bedrooms three and four are situated at the front of the property, bedroom three has double glazed windows to side and rear aspects

and has a wash basin and picture rail, original fireplace, whilst bedroom four has dual aspect views and an original fireplace and picture rail.

Second FloorThe second floor landing has a secondary glazed window to the side aspect and doors that lead to bedrooms five and six. There is also a small door that leads to the valuable under eaves storage space. The second floor does have opportunities to create, with some imagination, an additional bathroom suite if desired. Bedroom five has two double glazed Velux roof windows and a secondary glazed window to the front aspect whilst bedroom six has secondary glazed window overlooking the rear garden.


Outside

FrontAs previously described the front garden is very private with a variety of mature deciduous and non-deciduous trees shielding the property from the road whilst there is a large laurel hedge which also provides some ground level seclusion. The driveway provides off road parking for several vehicles and access to a double garage with up and over doors to the front whilst gated side pedestrian access is provided on both sides.

Rear GardenThe primary feature of Brooklands House is the extensive south facing gardens at the rear. The total plot is 0.65 of an acre and the rear garden is laid mainly to lawn and has a variety of well planted shrubs and hedges to both east and western borders. As you reach the end of the garden you get a much better appreciation of the volume of the property with views of the rear elevation and the wisteria draped across the conservatory. A surprise to the viewer is the meandering pathway that leads to the original summer house which unfortunately today is in need of some repair but more surprisingly is the gap in the rear hedge which leads to a second garden. This has previously, we understand in the 1920’s, housed a tennis court and at the moment has a variety of hedges, a small orchard with some fruit trees and further lawned areas; a perfect garden for a young family to grow up in.


Rugby is a thriving market town situated in North Eastern Warwickshire, providing excellent access to the national motorway networks, whilst Rugby railway station provides access to London Euston in under 50 minutes. The town centre plays host to an independent shopping quarter, a variety of high street shops, cafes, public houses and restaurants. Rugby has always had a range of popular schools, with both state and public options within the easy reach.

Rugby is most famous for the invention of rugby football, which is played throughout the world. The invention of the game is credited to William Webb Ellis whilst breaking the existing rules of a football match played in 1823 at Rugby School.

Rugby School is one of England’s oldest and most prestigious public schools, and was the setting of Thomas Hughes’s semi-autobiographical masterpiece Tom Brown’s Schooldays.

LOCATION


ServicesMains gas, electricity, mains water and broadband are connected.

Local AuthorityRugby Borough Council.Telephone (01788) 533533Council Tax Band G

Viewing ArrangementsStrictly by the vendors sole agents on (01788) 820062.

Opening HoursMonday to Friday 9.00 am - 5.30 pmSaturday 9.00 am - 4.30 pm

DirectionsLeave town on the A428 Hillmorton Road and continue for approximately 1.4 miles, Bowen Road can be found on the right hand side, continue past until you come to Brooklands House which is hidden behind the trees on the right.

Agents NotesAll measurements are approximate and quoted in metric with imperial equivalents and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure.

Registered in England and Wales. Company Reg No. 4018410Registered Office: Newmans Property Services Limited, 1 Regent Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2PEcopyright © 2015 Fine & Country Ltd


Agents notes: All measurements are approximate and quoted in metric with imperial equivalents and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure. * These comments are the personal views of the current owner and are included as an insight into life at the property. They have not been independently verified, should not be relied on without verification and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agent. Printed 16.06.2016


BROOKLANDS HOUSE A substantial detached home constructed originally in 1925 offering six bedrooms and occupying a 0.65 of an acre plot.

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FINE & COUNTRYFine & Country is a global network of estate agencies specialising in the marketing, sale and rental of luxury residential property. With offices in the UK, Australia, Egypt, France, Hungary, Namibia, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, The Channel Islands, United Arab Emirates and West Africa we combine the widespread exposure of the international marketplace with the local expertise and knowledge of carefully selected independent property professionals.

Fine & Country appreciates the most exclusive properties require a more compelling, sophisticated and intelligent presentation - leading to a common, yet uniquely exercised and successful strategy emphasising the lifestyle qualities of the property.

This unique approach to luxury homes marketing delivers high quality, intelligent and creative concepts for property promotion combined with the latest technology and marketing techniques.

We understand moving home is one of the most important decisions you make; your home is both a financial and emotional investment. With Fine & Country you benefit from the local knowledge, experience, expertise and contacts of a well trained, educated and courteous team of professionals, working to make the sale or purchase of your property as stress free as possible.


Brooklands House 206 Hillmorton Road | Rugby | Warwickshire | CV22 5BB

Fine & CountryTel: +44 (0) 1788 [email protected] Regent Street Rugby Warwickshire CV21 2PE


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