Hales House, Tunstall Road, Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent...

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Hales House, Tunstall Road, Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 1YQ

Hales HousePrice £1,250,000

Sittingbourne – 1.50 miles Canterbury – 24 miles Maidstone – 11 miles London – 46 miles Ebbsfleet International Station – 24 miles Ashford International Station – 27 miles Sittingbourne Station 2.0 miles/8 Minutes

A substantial and important 7 bedroom Grade II Listed family home originally dating from 1640 with red brick elevations under a Kent Peg tiled roof all set on a plot extending to 0.65 acres/0.26ha.

Reception Lobby, Reception Hall, Principal Drawing Room, Dining Room, Snug, Study, Cloakroom, Kitchen/Breakfast Room/Orangery, Utility Room, Cellars, First Floor Landing, 5 First Floor Bedrooms, 3 First Floor Bathrooms and 2 Second Floor Bedrooms.

Hales House is set in 0.65 Acres (0.26 ha)

SituationHales House is an important Jacobean house in the village of Tunstall built by Sir Edward Hales, Knight and Baronet, in 1640. Sir Edward Hales’s memorial tomb and full size effigy can be seen in Tunstall church. The third Baronet, also Sir Edward Hales, was Lieutenant of The Tower Of London, a friend of King James ll, who is believed to have been a frequent visitor to Hales House, and who was assisted by Sir Edward in his attempt to abdicate and flee to France in 1688. The house is mentioned extensively in Hasted’s History Of Kent and also in Nikolaus Pevsner’s Buildings Of England. The house is Grade ll listed and is one of the most interesting houses in the Swale area.

Particular features include an impressive reception hall with a feature original Inglenook fireplace, two further substantial reception rooms with open fireplaces, a large kitchen/breakfast room/Orangery with a comprehensive range of Oak units under granite work surfaces with an Aga for cooking, the Orangery has been added by the current owners and provides a triple aspect with three pairs of French doors opening on to a terrace overlooking the gardens, very useful and dry cellars, five large bedrooms on the first floor, a large principal bathroom and two large loft bedrooms. There are established, partly walled, private gardens with mature trees and established shrubs

Hales House is situated in the Village of Tunstall which lies about 1.50 miles south of Sittingbourne, where there are a full range of shops for day-to-day needs. A wider range of shops can be found in Maidstone, Canterbury and Bluewater all within about half an hour’s drive of the property.

There is a good range of schools in the area, with a newly built primary school in Tunstall, opening Summer 2016. Sittingbourne has boy’s and girls’ grammar schools. Nearby independent schools include The King’s School in Rochester, 15 miles, and Sutton Valence School, 11 miles, together with Kings School, St Edmunds and Kent College in Canterbury, 24 miles.

Transport communications are good with the M2 (junction 5) just over 2 miles away. Sittingbourne station provides services to Victoria, St Pancras, Cannon Street and London Bridge Stations in around an hour. Ebbsfleet International station is just 24 miles via the M2/A2, with services to London taking just 18 minutes and direct trains through the Channel Tunnel to Europe.

OutsideThe property is approached through automatic Oak double gates and along a sweeping gravel drive with parking for around 4-5 cars. The drive leads to a detached double garage and there is a second drive, also approached through automatic Oak double gates, to the west of the property.

Quealy & CoTimes Chambers

2 Park Road, SittingbourneKent ME10 1DR

Tel: 01795 429836

GeneralServices – Hales House has mains water, electricity and mains drainage. Postcode – ME10 1YQ Council Tax – Band G Local Authority – Swale Borough Council 01795 424341; Kent County Council 08458 247247 Method of Sale – Hales House is offered for sale as a whole with vacant possession on completion. Fixtures – Fitted carpets, curtains, blinds, garden ornaments and garden equipment are specifically reserved from the sale. These may be available to the purchaser, if required, at valuation. Directions – (FROM TOWN CENTRE) Start out on High Street, turn south into Central Avenue, after a short distance at crossroads turn left into Avenue of Remembrance. Continue along Avenue of Remembrance and turn right at the traffic lights into Bell Road. Continue for approximately 0.50 miles, and turn left into Woodstock Road at the mini roundabout. Continue for about 0.25 miles and a turning into Tunstall Road will appear on the right. Hales House is about 0.25 miles along Tunstall Road on the right hand side.

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Garage5.58 x 5.18

18'4" x 17'0"Store

2.60 x 2.568'6" x 8'5"

Sky

Study/Bedroom 65.30 x 4.63

17'5" x 15'2"

Bedroom 75.23 x 4.70

17'2" x 15'5"

Loft6.86 x 5.5522'6" x 18'3"(Maximum)


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16'10" x 14'11"

Seat

Drawing Room/Reception6.68 x 5.21

21'11" x 17'1"

Snug4.85 x 4.81

15'11" x 15'9"(Maximum)

Dining Room5.53 x 4.47

18'2" x 14'8"

Kitchen4.34 x 4.08

14'3" x 13'5"Study

5.57 x 4.6618'3" x 15'3"(Maximum)

Entrance Hall4.84 x 4.56

15'11" x 15'0"

Sky5.90 x 3.61

19'4" x 11'10"

Bar

Utility5.10 x 3.16

16'9" x 10'4"(Maximum)

Ground Floor

First Floor

Second Floor

Cellar

Hales House, Tunstall Road, Tunstall, SittingbourneApproximate Gross Internal Area

Main House = 5673 Sq Ft/526 Sq MGarage & Store = 396 Sq Ft/37 Sq M

Total = 6069 Sq Ft/563 Sq M

FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY - NOT TO SCALEThe position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only.

© ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/8248378/DWLDenotes restricted head height

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2.60 x 2.568'6" x 8'5"

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17'5" x 15'2"


17'2" x 15'5"

Loft6.86 x 5.5522'6" x 18'3"(Maximum)


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7"Bedroom 24.26 x 4.00

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21'11" x 17'1"

Snug4.85 x 4.81

15'11" x 15'9"(Maximum)


18'2" x 14'8"

Kitchen4.34 x 4.08

14'3" x 13'5"Study

5.57 x 4.6618'3" x 15'3"(Maximum)


15'11" x 15'0"

Sky5.90 x 3.61

19'4" x 11'10"

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2.60 x 2.568'6" x 8'5"

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17'5" x 15'2"


17'2" x 15'5"

Loft6.86 x 5.5522'6" x 18'3"(Maximum)


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21'11" x 17'1"

Snug4.85 x 4.81

15'11" x 15'9"(Maximum)


18'2" x 14'8"

Kitchen4.34 x 4.08

14'3" x 13'5"Study

5.57 x 4.6618'3" x 15'3"(Maximum)


15'11" x 15'0"

Sky5.90 x 3.61

19'4" x 11'10"

Bar

Utility5.10 x 3.16

16'9" x 10'4"(Maximum)

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