House For Sale £850,000
A rare opportunity to purchase the most beautiful stone house dating back to the 17th century with very generous rooms including seven bedrooms and three reception rooms. This substantial property sitting on circa 2 acres, also benefits from attractive stone outbuildings, a mature, walled garden, and a pony paddock, in total, approximately two acres.
In a private, secluded position in a conservation area on the edge of the Lincolnshire Cliff village of Welbourn, there is easy access to Lincoln to the north and Newark to the west, both about 12 miles away. Within walking distance of the village centre, with good primary and secondary schools very close by, and only 3 miles from well served Navenby, this is an extremely desirable location.
“Field House was originally just the middle section which dates back to the 17th century with the Victorians adding to it either side, constructed in a way that makes it indistinguishable from the original on the outside. Surprisingly and perhaps thankfully, it isn’t a listed building although we are in a conservation area.”
“We bought the property as a family farmhouse around 1982 but didn’t move in for about a year as we did a lot of work on the place that included re-wiring, re-plumbing with a new central heating system, and re-decorating. In 2008 we had the roof re-done so it is properly insulated, whilst fitting conservation rooflights to introduce more natural light in some areas upstairs. Although we never carried them out, we still have some proper plans for altering the layout of the house which involved moving the kitchen, that might be interesting for someone to see.”
“There are some lovely old features inside such as overhead beams in the middle sitting room, in the bedroom above and along the landing. This main sitting room is very large with a brick fireplace with storage areas for logs either side. It also has a hatchway into the kitchen which the previous owners enjoyed using; we boarded it over but it would be easy to open it up again. The hall has an Adams-style wooden fireplace and the east end sitting room has a nice one with carved fruit. This room is particularly light and bright as it has a dual aspect; its floor is renovated wooden floorboards whilst most of the rest of the house is carpeted. At the western end is the sitting room we used as the farm office; there’s a small stove in the fireplace. Adjoining this room behind, there is a huge pantry with shelving and a cupboard under the back stairs where we stored wine. An unusual feature is that the house still has working servants’ bells in the kitchen connected to almost every room.”
“The house isn’t short of entrance doors – there are four altogether – but the one most frequently used leads directly into the big utility room adjoining the kitchen. The kitchen has a solid fuel-fired Rayburn in the chimney breast although it needs some attention. We have an oil-fired boiler for the central heating which is situated in the big outbuilding where there is also a huge wood-burning boiler that can fuel the heating too which we used when we had a lot of old wood from the farm.”
“As there are so many bedrooms, we considered creating a lovely big en suite in the one that has a connecting door from the east end bedroom. With plumbing already in situ for the basin, presumably it wouldn’t be difficult to change it into a bathroom, subject to the correct approval.”
“Field House made a wonderful family home for us. There was plenty of space for the children and three dogs to run around in the garden, and we had a pony in the paddock. A gate in a corner behind the house opens onto a path that leads directly into the village which is perfect for children walking to and from school, as well as taking the pony out without having to go onto the main road. We had some fantastic parties for all ages with the annual Christmas Eve one almost becoming an institution - about fifteen children would congregate in the end sitting room leaving the adults in peace in the kitchen!”
Location
Welbourn is a small, attractive, conservation village lying along the Lincoln Cliff escarpment overlooking the Trent Valley with fabulous walking and cycling trails around the surrounding picturesque countryside. Its superb community centre acts as a hub for village activities, and there is a village store with post office, and a pub, whilst nearby Navenby (3 miles) offers shops and eateries including a Co-Op, a butchers’, a bakery, an antiques centre, a florist, a brasserie, takeaways and two pubs.
A wider range of shopping, leisure, and cultural facilities is also within easy reach in the market towns of Newark (12 miles/20 mins) and Grantham (14 miles/25 mins), or in the historic city of Lincoln (12 miles/20 mins) with its cathedral and castle high on the hill. For commuters, mainline train services to London or Leeds can be accessed from either Grantham or Newark – both on the A1 - where fast trains to Kings Cross take around 60 minutes and 75 minutes respectively.
Schools
The village caters for primary and secondary education, with Welbourn C of E Primary School in the centre of the village, and the Sir William Robertson Academy just south of the property along the Cliff Road, both rated Good by Ofsted. Two nationally recognised grammar schools are also within easy reach at Grantham 14 miles away, the Kesteven and Grantham Girl’s School and The King’s School (for boys). Lincoln has the Ofsted Outstanding The Priory Academy lsst and the Lincoln Minster Schools (Prep and Senior), excellent independent schools in the centre of Lincoln 12 miles away.
Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage; oil-fired central heating
Local Authority: North Kesteven District Council
Council Tax Band: F
Epc Rating: F<br /><br />
In a private, secluded position in a conservation area on the edge of the Lincolnshire Cliff village of Welbourn, there is easy access to Lincoln to the north and Newark to the west, both about 12 miles away. Within walking distance of the village centre, with good primary and secondary schools very close by, and only 3 miles from well served Navenby, this is an extremely desirable location.
“Field House was originally just the middle section which dates back to the 17th century with the Victorians adding to it either side, constructed in a way that makes it indistinguishable from the original on the outside. Surprisingly and perhaps thankfully, it isn’t a listed building although we are in a conservation area.”
“We bought the property as a family farmhouse around 1982 but didn’t move in for about a year as we did a lot of work on the place that included re-wiring, re-plumbing with a new central heating system, and re-decorating. In 2008 we had the roof re-done so it is properly insulated, whilst fitting conservation rooflights to introduce more natural light in some areas upstairs. Although we never carried them out, we still have some proper plans for altering the layout of the house which involved moving the kitchen, that might be interesting for someone to see.”
“There are some lovely old features inside such as overhead beams in the middle sitting room, in the bedroom above and along the landing. This main sitting room is very large with a brick fireplace with storage areas for logs either side. It also has a hatchway into the kitchen which the previous owners enjoyed using; we boarded it over but it would be easy to open it up again. The hall has an Adams-style wooden fireplace and the east end sitting room has a nice one with carved fruit. This room is particularly light and bright as it has a dual aspect; its floor is renovated wooden floorboards whilst most of the rest of the house is carpeted. At the western end is the sitting room we used as the farm office; there’s a small stove in the fireplace. Adjoining this room behind, there is a huge pantry with shelving and a cupboard under the back stairs where we stored wine. An unusual feature is that the house still has working servants’ bells in the kitchen connected to almost every room.”
“The house isn’t short of entrance doors – there are four altogether – but the one most frequently used leads directly into the big utility room adjoining the kitchen. The kitchen has a solid fuel-fired Rayburn in the chimney breast although it needs some attention. We have an oil-fired boiler for the central heating which is situated in the big outbuilding where there is also a huge wood-burning boiler that can fuel the heating too which we used when we had a lot of old wood from the farm.”
“As there are so many bedrooms, we considered creating a lovely big en suite in the one that has a connecting door from the east end bedroom. With plumbing already in situ for the basin, presumably it wouldn’t be difficult to change it into a bathroom, subject to the correct approval.”
“Field House made a wonderful family home for us. There was plenty of space for the children and three dogs to run around in the garden, and we had a pony in the paddock. A gate in a corner behind the house opens onto a path that leads directly into the village which is perfect for children walking to and from school, as well as taking the pony out without having to go onto the main road. We had some fantastic parties for all ages with the annual Christmas Eve one almost becoming an institution - about fifteen children would congregate in the end sitting room leaving the adults in peace in the kitchen!”
Location
Welbourn is a small, attractive, conservation village lying along the Lincoln Cliff escarpment overlooking the Trent Valley with fabulous walking and cycling trails around the surrounding picturesque countryside. Its superb community centre acts as a hub for village activities, and there is a village store with post office, and a pub, whilst nearby Navenby (3 miles) offers shops and eateries including a Co-Op, a butchers’, a bakery, an antiques centre, a florist, a brasserie, takeaways and two pubs.
A wider range of shopping, leisure, and cultural facilities is also within easy reach in the market towns of Newark (12 miles/20 mins) and Grantham (14 miles/25 mins), or in the historic city of Lincoln (12 miles/20 mins) with its cathedral and castle high on the hill. For commuters, mainline train services to London or Leeds can be accessed from either Grantham or Newark – both on the A1 - where fast trains to Kings Cross take around 60 minutes and 75 minutes respectively.
Schools
The village caters for primary and secondary education, with Welbourn C of E Primary School in the centre of the village, and the Sir William Robertson Academy just south of the property along the Cliff Road, both rated Good by Ofsted. Two nationally recognised grammar schools are also within easy reach at Grantham 14 miles away, the Kesteven and Grantham Girl’s School and The King’s School (for boys). Lincoln has the Ofsted Outstanding The Priory Academy lsst and the Lincoln Minster Schools (Prep and Senior), excellent independent schools in the centre of Lincoln 12 miles away.
Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage; oil-fired central heating
Local Authority: North Kesteven District Council
Council Tax Band: F
Epc Rating: F<br /><br />
