House For Sale £4,000,000
Castle House is a large Grade I listed town house positioned on West Street in the centre of the historic county town of Buckingham. Whilst the main range of the house, which dates from around 1708, is built of red brick with limestone dressings, the much older east and west wings are of coursed limestone rubble to the ground floor with rendered timber framed construction to the first floor. The east range survives largely complete and evidently consisted of a large ground floor rooms, over a stone cellar with 2 chambers to the first floor, one being much larger than the other and with an open timber roof. The west range appears to have originally consisted of a large ground floor room over a cellar, with a first floor hall. It is believed both of these rooms were reduced by at least one bay.
Having been extensively renovated and restored by the current owner, over a period of a number of years, the house displays a range of character architectural features, including panelling, ornate chimney pieces, original windows and doors and cross beam ceilings. From the front door the reception hall has the sweeping main staircase to the first floor. To the west of the hall is a former dining room, now library, and a corridor leads to the outside courtyard, beyond a ground floor bathroom. To the east of the reception hall the former study, now a further library, leads to the dining room, within which there is an ancient window dating back from the 14th century and large fireplace.
The drawing room, formerly the Great Parlour, is an impressive reception room with a moulded ceiling with cross beams and wall posts, along with original windows with chamfered oak lintels with heart stops. There is distinctive 19th century woodwork to the doors and the bay window. The chimney piece is of particular note with the central panel inscribed anno 1619/ wl ML, initials of William and Mary Lambert, owners in the 17th century.
From the inner hall there is an office, breakfast room and kitchen with separate laundry/larder. Further rooms on the ground floor include another kitchen and breakfast room within the east wing. There are two separate, large cellars one beneath each wing.
On the first floor the stairs rise to a galleried landing. The principal bedroom is a fine room with its vaulted ceiling with cross beams, has 17th century panelling and fireplace with Jacobean overmantel, with vine trails to the columns. A door leads to a separate WC and this suite also has a large walk-in wardrobe and en suite bathroom. Two bedrooms share a Jack and Jill bathroom, with there being two further bedrooms, a family bathroom, a further bedroom with bathroom above, sitting room and study/bedroom on this floor. There is also a laundry room.
The second floor has an original open roof with tie beam trusses, with queen posts. The accommodation on this floor comprises a bedroom and bathroom and two bedrooms with en suite bathrooms (all interconnecting), attic room and attic storage. There are three staircases leading up to this floor.
Formally the stable block to the house, these Grade II listed cottages dating from the mid to late 18th Century, provide excellent guest accommodation or are equally suited to be used as a home office. The two cottages both have a kitchen/breakfast room and sitting room on the ground floor, with two bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor. There is ample loft storage. They have doors directly to the street as well as to the cobbled courtyard to the rear.
To the end of the cottages there is a gym with relaxation room and spa with a tub, shower and changing room.
With their Grade II listed boundary wall, dating from the 18th Century with older origins, the gardens at Castle House are laid out in principally lawned terraces, with a range herbaceous borders, hedging and mature trees.
Outbuildings at the house include two double garages a workshop and gardener's office with outside WC. There is also ample private parking off the road to th
Oxford 25 miles
Bicester 11 miles
Milton Keynes 13 miles (London Euston 35 minutes)
M40 (J9) 15 miles
M1 (J14) 16 miles
London 64 miles
Having been extensively renovated and restored by the current owner, over a period of a number of years, the house displays a range of character architectural features, including panelling, ornate chimney pieces, original windows and doors and cross beam ceilings. From the front door the reception hall has the sweeping main staircase to the first floor. To the west of the hall is a former dining room, now library, and a corridor leads to the outside courtyard, beyond a ground floor bathroom. To the east of the reception hall the former study, now a further library, leads to the dining room, within which there is an ancient window dating back from the 14th century and large fireplace.
The drawing room, formerly the Great Parlour, is an impressive reception room with a moulded ceiling with cross beams and wall posts, along with original windows with chamfered oak lintels with heart stops. There is distinctive 19th century woodwork to the doors and the bay window. The chimney piece is of particular note with the central panel inscribed anno 1619/ wl ML, initials of William and Mary Lambert, owners in the 17th century.
From the inner hall there is an office, breakfast room and kitchen with separate laundry/larder. Further rooms on the ground floor include another kitchen and breakfast room within the east wing. There are two separate, large cellars one beneath each wing.
On the first floor the stairs rise to a galleried landing. The principal bedroom is a fine room with its vaulted ceiling with cross beams, has 17th century panelling and fireplace with Jacobean overmantel, with vine trails to the columns. A door leads to a separate WC and this suite also has a large walk-in wardrobe and en suite bathroom. Two bedrooms share a Jack and Jill bathroom, with there being two further bedrooms, a family bathroom, a further bedroom with bathroom above, sitting room and study/bedroom on this floor. There is also a laundry room.
The second floor has an original open roof with tie beam trusses, with queen posts. The accommodation on this floor comprises a bedroom and bathroom and two bedrooms with en suite bathrooms (all interconnecting), attic room and attic storage. There are three staircases leading up to this floor.
Formally the stable block to the house, these Grade II listed cottages dating from the mid to late 18th Century, provide excellent guest accommodation or are equally suited to be used as a home office. The two cottages both have a kitchen/breakfast room and sitting room on the ground floor, with two bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor. There is ample loft storage. They have doors directly to the street as well as to the cobbled courtyard to the rear.
To the end of the cottages there is a gym with relaxation room and spa with a tub, shower and changing room.
With their Grade II listed boundary wall, dating from the 18th Century with older origins, the gardens at Castle House are laid out in principally lawned terraces, with a range herbaceous borders, hedging and mature trees.
Outbuildings at the house include two double garages a workshop and gardener's office with outside WC. There is also ample private parking off the road to th
Oxford 25 miles
Bicester 11 miles
Milton Keynes 13 miles (London Euston 35 minutes)
M40 (J9) 15 miles
M1 (J14) 16 miles
London 64 miles
