Overview
‘Hollywell House’ offers the unique opportunity of being able to acquire one of the finest Edwardian residences available in the highly desirable ‘Golden Triangle’.
Dorridge Village has a small square, Sainsbury's store, a doctors surgery and a railway station which is on the Chiltern line and provides commuter services between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill. Dorridge village park adjoins open green belt countryside yet Junction 4 of the M42 is within just two miles and leads to the Midlands motorway network, centres of commerce and culture. Knowle, the neighbouring village, is well known for its High Street and many period and character buildings, inns, restaurants, shops and historic church and Solihull town centre is within three miles and provides further and more comprehensive social shopping and recreational facilities.
Exuding character and immense charm with many original features from its construction in 1901, including corniced ceilings, original period fireplace, high ceilings etc the property has been very sympathetically and tastefully modernised by the present owner who has lived in the property since 1987.
Approached by an in and out driveway providing ample off road parking, the gas centrally heated accommodation offers immense potential for extension subject to planning permission. The accommodation briefly comprises covered porch entrance to impressive 20’10 x 10’8 reception hall with bay window seating, butlers pantry and truly spectacular staircase rising to the first floor. There is beautiful living room with Inglenook and open marble fireplace, elegant dining room, study/ snug, guests cloaks, kitchen/ breakfast room with Corian work tops, built in range cooker and dishwasher, large separate utility room with cloaks store and separate guests cloaks, boiler room housing annually serviced central heating boiler and larger double garage with electrically operated door completes downstairs.
On the first floor the magnificent staircase leads to a gallery landing with hatch and ladder to part boarded loft, a very good sized space with immense potential for loft conversion subject to planning permission. Six excellent bedrooms, bedroom one with fitted ensuite and bedroom one and two with oak Strachan bedroom furniture, lovely bathroom with separate shower and additional separate guests toilet completes the upstairs.
Wonderful mature and private grounds extend to an area of 0.34 acres having extensive lawn and numerous trees and shrubs.
Porch
Porch
Entrance Hall (3.29m x 6.13m)
Entrance Hall
Guest Cloakroom
Cloakroom
Dining Room (4.11m x 5.85m)
Dining Room
Living Room (4.11m x 7.96m)
Lounge
Kitchen Breakfast Room (5.88m x 3.54m)
Kitchen
Utility Room (4.48m x 3.38m)
Utility Room
Cloakroom
Cloakroom
Boiler Room (2.56m x 2.47m)
Utility Room
Study / Snug (3.35m x 4.72m)
Study
Landing
Landing
Bedroom One (3.99m x 4.85m)
Bedroom
En-Suite
En-Suite
Bedroom Two (4.69m x 4.57m)
Bedroom
Bedroom Three (4.11m x 5.85m)
Bedroom
Bedroom Four (3.08m x 4.18m)
Bedroom
Bedroom Five (3.29m x 3.72m)
Bedroom
Bedroom Six (2.83m x 3.11m)
Bedroom
Bathroom (2.44m x 4.08m)
Bathroom