Wykes Manor

Grade ii* listed A HISTORIC GRADE II

Wykes Lane

LISTED MANOR HOUSE,

Donington Lincs FORMER HOME OF

THOMAS COWLEY, LOCAL

Grantham 20 miles, London ENTREPRENEUR AND

FOUNDER OF THE LOCAL King’s Cross one hour’s high

SCHOOL. NAMED IN THE speed rail journey DOMESDAY BOOK &

LISTED IN NICHOLAS

PEVSNER ON £595,000 LINCOLNSHIRE.

Freehold.

DATING FROM THE LATE 17TH CENTURY WITH GRADE II TRAP HOUSE, FURTHER OUTBUILDINGS & GROUNDS OF AROUND 1.25 ACRES (0.8 HECTARE) SET IN PASTORAL SURROUNDINGS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF RENTAL OF FURTHER ACREAGE

WYKES MANOR

BACKGROUND & DESCRIPTION Wykes Manor is an historic Grade II listed manor house dating back to 1680 with more recent additions. Enjoying total seclusion in rural South Lincolnshire countryside. The property retains many fine and original features centred around the impressive original oak staircase and inner hall. The drawing room, upstairs withdrawing rooms and master bedroom all feature fine wall panelling, and the main reception rooms have triple sash windows and French doors with window shutters. Other features include deep skirting boards, bolection moulded coving and open fireplaces to a number of rooms. The accommodation briefly comprises an entrance hall, inner hall, drawing room, dining room, library, study, kitchen, pantry and cloakroom on the ground floor. There are three bedrooms, one with a dressing room/nursery, two bathrooms and a study on the first floor. The second floor comprises three further bedrooms. Oil fired central heating and a security system are installed.

Drawing Room 20’0 x 18’0 Panelled walls, lime washed boarded flooring. Original Victorian fire insert, with impressive moulded surround. French doors to the garden and triple sash window, both with shutters, moulded coving. 2 radiators

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Entrance Hall Wide heavy panelled

entrance door, tiled floor light

point and radiator. Archway into the INNER

HALL with magnificent original

oak staircase to the first floor,

natural boarded flooring, half

panelled walls, dado rail, built-

in cloaks cupboard, under

stairs cellar area, radiator. Donington¼mileWykestothe iseastaroundofDonington, a r ural settlement surrounded by open countryside enjoying tremendous seclusion and privacy. Donington provides an excellent range of local facilities including shops, primary and secondary schools. library, and a choice of public houses and other services. The surrounding market towns of Grantham, Sleaford, Bourne, Boston and Spalding are all within 15 to 20 miles and offer further facilities. The property is located within a couple of miles of the A52 providing good road communication to the east and west of the country, with the A1 accessible at Grantham (approx 18 miles) providing excellent links for the commuter. There is also a superb rail link from Grantham to London King’s Cross which takes around an hour. This can also be accessed at Peterborough approximately 27 miles to the south Leaving the centre in an easterly direction pass the school green on your left and turn left immediately into Badgate. Take the first right continuing along Badgate, which runs into Wykes Lane. Travel for about a mile out of Donington and the road bends sharply to the right after which Wykes Manor is the first property on the left hand side.

Drawing Room 20’0 x 18’0 Panelled walls, lime washed boarded flooring. Original

Victorian fire insert, with impressive moulded surround. French doors to the garden and triple sash window, both with shutters, moulded coving.

Study 17’1 x 15’9 Moulded fireplace with tiled slips and hearth, triple sash

window and French doors with window shutters, deep arched recess, fitted shelves, dado rail, moulded coving. 2 radiators.

1st Floor Drawing Room/ 20’8 x 18’4 Pine panelled walls, decorative cast iron fireplace, Bedroom built in cupboard to recess. 2 radiators Dining Room 21’4 x 15’9 Solid oak flooring and part quarry tiled floor, deep fireplace

with inset wood burning stove set on terracotta tiled hearth, pine panelling to dado height, exposed beams, door to secondary staircase to the study, 2 radiators.

Kitchen 15’5 x 14’5 Oil fired Aga, cupboards and drawers with beech block

work½surfacebowlsinkoverwith.1 chrome mixer tap, plumbing for automatic washing machine/dishwasher, electric cooker point, quarry tiled floor, radiator. Original features include meat hooks in the ceiling and a Sheila Maid traditional laundry airer.

Pantry

14’5 x 4’2 With cold slab and fitted shelving.

Cloakroom 14’5 x 6’7 With suite

consisting of close coupled WC and wash hand basin with cupboard beneath, shaver point, fitted cloaks cupboard, radiator.

Master Bedroom with Dressing Room off

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