BEERE MANOR

CANNINGTON • BRIDGWATER • SOMERSET

BEERE MANORCANNINGTON • BRIDGWATER • SOMERSET

An important manor house, Listed Grade II*, dating back to the sixteenth century with a beautiful interior and substantial barn

Porch • Reception Hall • Cloakroom • Great Hall • Reading Room • Drawing RoomKitchen with Aga • Parlour • Garden Room • Barn Dining RoomFirst Floor Studio / home office • Staircase Hall • Cellar • Laundry

Panelled Principal En Suite Bedroom • Guest Bedroom with Dressing Room / NurseryTwo Further Bedrooms • Solar / Study • Bathroom • Shower Room

Formal Gardens • Ha ha • Old-Fashioned OrchardWalled Garden • Kitchen Garden • Greenhouse

Open Fronted Three Bay Garage • Log Store Substantial Attached Barn / Original Stables with Large Loft Area Over

Gently Sloping Paddock • Water Meadows • Stream Frontage • Series of Ponds

In all about 4.318 hectares (10.669 acres)

Taunton Office8 Hammet Street

Taunton, Somerset TA1 1RZ

Telephone: 01823 325144 taunton@jackson-stops.co.uk

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SituationBeere Manor is set on high ground and has open outlooks over the surrounding landscape. Found at the end of a long country lane, shared by a neighbouring farm and a few other properties, the house is within easy reach of the nearby village of Cannington where there are several shops catering for most daily needs, five public houses, some with accommodation and restaurant facilities, a health centre, agricultural college, two churches and a village hall, as well as a primary school in the centre of the village. Bridgwater is to the west and has several well-known supermarkets and traditional shops within the town providing good day-to-day amenities and a college. Taunton, the county town of Somerset, is renowned for its independent schools, including Taunton School, King’s and Queen’s Colleges and the Richard Huish Sixth Form College. Taunton is also the home of the County Cricket Ground and there are good out of town stores and a cinema and bowling complex. The nearby Quantock Hills provide endless walking and riding countryside

• Bridgwater 6.5 miles

• Taunton 16 miles

• Bristol 43 miles

• Exeter 49.5 miles

(All mileages / times approximate)

and magnificent views can be enjoyed from heather topped beacons.

Communications and TransportThe M5 motorway can be joined at Bridgwater, North Petherton and Taunton. The nearest railway station is at Bridgwater with the main intercity line connection at Taunton with fast trains to London Paddington scheduled to arrive within an hour and forty five minutes. Cannington also has a bus service. Bristol airport is within an hour’s journey providing both national and international flights and Exeter airport is also within easy reach. For those wishing to travel to the continent by ferry, there are ports at Plymouth and Southampton.

The PropertyBeere Manor, in the parish of Cannington,

records that Johanne de Beere succeeded to the

Manor in 1336, passing to the Poulet family,

being one of their principal seats. Records

show that by 1409 the Manor belonged to

the Bonville family. The property descended

to Ivey Marquis of Dorset and ‘came to the

crown’ in 1553. Queen Mary granted it to

William Howring and Nicholas Cutler who

sold it to John Bowyer in 1557. It continued in

the possession of the Bowyer family for several

generations until it was purchased by Edward

Colston who gave it towards the maintenance,

clothing and teaching of one hundred poor boys

in Bristol. The Society of Merchants have some

forty documents relating to the property the

earliest being the grant from the crown in 1559.

With its majestic high chimneys and imposing

façade, Beere Manor is steeped in history and

would be among some of the most important

houses in this part of Somerset.

The interior, which is found beyond a formal

reception hall, has been restored by the present

owner who has created some beautiful panelled

rooms, restored fire places and archways. It is

the great hall that forms the central area of the

house, with steps up and double doors opening

into a beautifully proportioned drawing room

with a carved wooden fireplace and exquisite

ceiling cornice with an acanthus motif and

an original oil painting of the manor within

its landscape, set above the doors. Other

refinements include hand painted screens behind

the original shutters in the main drawing room,

and similar painted screens on the rear landing.

Measured in accordance with RICS guidelines. Every attempt is made to ensure accuracy, however all measurements are approximate. This floor plan is for illustrative purposes only and is not to scale.

BEERE MANORApproximate gross internal floor area

7783 sq ft / 723 sq metres(includes studio, loft & excludes outbuilding, roof space)

First Floor

Second Floor

First FloorOutbuilding

Ground Floor

Lower Ground Floor

In addition to the main house there is a substantial attached barn, which already provides an excellent barn dining room with a staircase leading up to a studio / home office. The remainder of the barn has been left ready for development and could provide a magnificent kitchen and further reception

space on the first floor. The traditional gardens

provide a lovely setting and have lawned areas

stretching out to the south bordered by iron

railings and brick piers with spherical stone

tops, an old-fashioned orchard and a good

amount of amenity land.

Gardens & Grounds A short drive leads into the property where there is a raised circular herbaceous border with many well-chosen plants and shrubs. The drive sweeps around to a Large Parking Area and the Three Bay Detached Open Fronted Garage. Also within the same area there is a useful Log Store. The gardens to the front of the property include an Old-Fashioned Orchard bounded to the north by a Ha Ha and traditional and imposing gates set between brick piers with spherical stones. The front gardens are lawned with a deep terrace at the front of the house, which is protected by the house and the Attached Barn found to the west. A Walled Garden with a central terrace and obelisk is surrounded by box and has a gate leading down to the Kitchen Garden, designed in a formal manner with a fruit cage, vegetable beds and is protected by a south and east garden wall. A further area of lawn is found to the north of

the house with two mature sycamores and gives access to the traditional Greenhouse. From the Parking Area a traditional door leads into a Cobbled Courtyard and into the rear garden and entrance.

A Substantial Barn is attached to the property and provides a characterful Barn Dining Room, which has a staircase leading up to a Studio / Home Office. The remainder of the barn provides ample scope for further development to create a large kitchen or further reception space with a Loft Area over. The grounds belonging to Beere Manor include a gently sloping Paddock, which lies to the north east and continues down to adjoin Water Meadows, which stretch out to the east bounded by the Stream and a series of small Ponds. In all the gardens and grounds amount to about 4.318 hectares (10.669 acres).

ServicesMains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating.

Local AuthoritySedgemoor District CouncilBridgwater HouseKing’s Square BridgwaterTA6 3ARwww.sedgemoor.gov.ukTelephone: 01278 435435

Council Tax Band F

Contents, Fixtures and FittingsUnless specifically mentioned as included in these particulars, all contents, fixtures and fittings, garden ornaments and statues, carpets and curtains are specifically excluded from the sale. Certain items may be available by separate negotiation.

Local Directions: (TA5 2PW)From the centre of Cannington proceed north, sign posted to Combwich and Hinkley Point. Continue along this road and look out to the left for a traditional square farmhouse and immediately after this look out again for a minor turning off to the left. Take this turning, over a small bridge and then take a turning immediately left into the driveway leading up to a farm.

Proceed along this driveway, past a small modern property on the right and on a little

further when you will see Beere Manor on your right. Turn into the drive and proceed to the parking area.

ViewingBy prior appointment with the sole agents Jackson-Stops & Staff, Taunton office: 8 Hammet StreetTauntonSomerset TA1 1RZ Tel: 01823 325 144

Based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with permission of the Controller H.M.S.O. Crown Copyright reserved.

Important Notice Jackson-Stops & Staff give notice to anyone reading these details:- (1) These particulars are set out for the interested parties and purchasers as a guideline only. They are intended to give a fair description but not to constitute an offer or contract. (2) All descriptions, dimensions, distances, orientations and other statements/facts are given in good faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement or representation of facts. (3) Nothing in these particulars shall be deemed to be a statement that the property is in good condition or otherwise nor that any services are in good working order. We have not tested the appliances, central heating or services. Interested applicants are advised to make their own enquiries and investigations before finalising their offer to purchase. (4) The photographs appearing in this brochure show only certain parts and aspects of the property at the time the photographs were taken. Certain aspects may have been changed since the photographs were taken and it should not be assumed that the property remains precisely as displayed in the photographs. Furthermore no assumptions should be made in respect of parts of the property, which are not shown in the photographs. (5) Any area measurement or distances referred to herein are approximate only. (6) Where there is reference in these particulars to the fact that alterations have been carried out, or that a particular use is made of any part of the property, this is not intended to be a statement that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consents have been obtained and these matters must be verified by any intending purchaser. (7) Descriptions of a property are inevitably subjective and the descriptions contained herein are used in good faith as an opinion and not by way of statement of fact. If there are any points of particular importance that need clarifying before viewing please do not hesitate to contact this office.

Details prepared June 2016. Photographs taken May 2016.

Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2016. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. This plan is published for the convenience of the purchaser only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract.

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