Frittenden House, Cranbrook, Kent TN17, 7 bedroom detached house for sale -

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£5,500,000

Frittenden House, Cranbrook, Kent TN17, 7 bedroom detached house for sale -

Price:

£5,500,000

Location:

Kilndown, Kent

Description:

A picturesque, rural village, close to Cranbrook in the Weald of Kent, is the idyllic setting for this impressive 19th-century century house. It lies in exquisite private parkland and formal gardens of over ten acres, with woodland, several outhouses and garaging, a tennis court and equestrian facilities. The main house exceeds 12,000 sq ft internally, with eight bedrooms, multiple receptions and a wonderful extended portion incorporating an indoor swimming pool and substantial winter garden room. Setting The Scene The current form of the house replaced an earlier Rectory, when in 1838, Edward Moore arrived as curate in Frittenden, later assuming the role of Rector. He was the grandson of John Moore, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1783 to 1805, and earned a legacy within the parish for the advancement of education. Between 1839 and 1842, Moore and his similarly well-funded wife, Harriet, undertook a complete modernisation of the ‘old red house’, creating the Georgian/early Victorian classical building that stands today. The house was built to the highest of standards with advancements in plumbing allowing for internal water closets and waste drainage. The Moores also undertook great landscaping of the parklands including the creation of an ornamental pond, providing welcome labour for the afflicted of the long post-Napoleonic War depression. The Grand Tour The house lies close to the centre of the village and opposite the village park and recreation area. Grand pillared gates lead onto a long private driveway that cuts through the mature trees of the parkland, providing a wonderful approach to the house. The driveway arches into a large turning area at the foot of the front façade and veers right into a wide forecourt, beautifully laid in French limestone, separating the main house from the stables. The front façade is an imposing symmetrical display of three canted bay windows at first-floor level and two bays flanking a glazed central. Still available at ListedBuy!

Posted:

January 28 on ListedBuy