Yarnton manor

Yarnton manorYarnton, oxfordshire

Mayfield House256 Banbury RoadOxford, OX2 7DETel: +44 (0) 1865 511 444Contact: Mark [email protected]

an historic Grade ii* listed Jacobean manor house with maGnificent Grade ii listed Gardens and a substantial portfolio of ancillarY houses, cottaGes and student accommodation.

Woodstock 4 miles, Oxford City Centre 5 miles, M40 (Junction 8) 12 miles,

Heathrow 50 miles, Central London 59 miles.

Currently in educational use but with potential for change of use to residential

and with further development potential.

3,284 sq m (35,376 sq ft) of excellent accommodation.

In all 11.9 hectares (29.5 acres).

Available as a whole or in lots.

Yarnton manorchurch lane, Yarnton, oxfordshire, ox5 1pY

1 Chapel PlaceLondonW1G 0BGTel: +44 (0) 20 7518 3200Contact: Jasper [email protected]

carterjonas.co.uk

LOCATION

The manor is the principal house in the attractive village of Yarnton

which is midway between the university city of Oxford and Woodstock,

famous for Blenheim Palace.

Yarnton Manor has retained a rural village feel, being situated in open

countryside and clustered around the village church. The village has

a number of local amenities including village shops, pubs, church

and primary school. A wider selection of local facilities can be found

in Woodstock whilst Oxford’s amenities include an excellent range

of shops, many leading independent schools, theatres and hospitals.

Communications are very good; London is easily reached by the

M40 with junction 8 (approximately 12 miles) giving direct access to

the motorway network and Heathrow airport. There are regular train

services from Oxford (London Paddington 1 hour). Oxford University’s

Begbroke Science Park and London-Oxford Airport are both located

within 3 miles. Sporting and leisure facilities include the David Lloyd

and Virgin health clubs in Oxford, golf at The Oxfordshire (Thame)

and Frilford Heath. The surrounding picturesque countryside includes

Blenheim Palace and its world renowned parkland providing attractive

scenery, wonderful walking and riding. There are many bridleways and

footpaths across the neighbouring open countryside.

HISTORY

The origins of Yarnton Manor go back to Norman times.

From 1580 to 1712 it belonged to the Spencer family. Sir

Thomas Spencer transformed it into a splendid mansion in the

Jacobean style rebuilding it in around 1611 to fill three sides

of a courtyard and making it one of the largest houses in the

country, with wings projecting from the ends of today’s house

towards the adjoining church of St Bartholomew. Sir Thomas

also added the Spencer chapel inside the church and rebuilt

the church tower, which is also dated 1611 and inscribed with his

initials. He was ready for attacks on his home; there is a ‘secret

room’ over the main doorway with circular apertures to either

side of the Spencer coat of arms providing musket loops for

defending the courtyard. During the Civil War (1642-1651) the

Manor was used as a military hospital for the King’s troops.

Forty Royalist soldiers are buried in the churchyard.

The Manor was purchased from the Spencers in 1695 by Sir

Robert Dashwood who demolished the original dancing gallery

and removed much of its stone to build his own mansion at

nearby Kirtlington. It may have been at this point that the

side wings were removed. The Manor was largely neglected

by the Dashwood family, who let it to a succession of families

as ‘Manor Farm’ for some 150 years. In 1893 a local historian

described it as ‘shorn of all its glory…alone in the farmyard’.

This neglect meant that the house escaped modernisation

in the Palladian style, remaining essentially a dilapidated

farmhouse but retaining many original features including fine

panelling and the fireplace in the Long Gallery, the screen and

fireplace in the Main Hall and rare examples of marbling and

graining.

It was bought from the Dashwoods in 1897 by H R Franklin, a

church and house restorer from Deddington. In the same year

Thomas Garner, a celebrated Victorian architect with whom

Franklin had collaborated previously, embarked on restoration

work, carefully copying new details from old and making

additions and repairs which, now that they have weathered,

blend in with the earlier fabric. Only a fragment survived from

Sir Thomas Spencer’s original 17th Century house. The north

and south wings flanking the forecourt had gone, as had the

arched gateway across the open side of the court. But the large

windows flanking the typically Jacobean porch are original.

Garner rebuilt the last bay on the southern end of the façade

and added the three elegant curlicue gables to the front.

Garner also restored the grounds in the Jacobean style,

creating a carriage drive and lawn to the front of the building

and a delightful west facing garden to the rear with a raised

lawn and walkway.

In the 1930s the property belonged to George Alfred Kolkhorst,

Reader in Spanish at the University and a passionate collector

who entertained liberally. John Betjeman was a frequent guest

and described the house as ‘..more fantastic than ever’.

Since 1975 the Manor has been home to The Oxford Centre

for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, the largest such research and

teaching institute in Europe.

DESCRIPTION

Currently a manor house campus, offering an unrivalled range

of education and accommodation facilities with 3,284 sq m

(35,376 sq ft) of accommodation standing in 11.9 hectares (29.5

acres), Yarnton Manor will have appeal to a number of different

end users (subject to the necessary consents) including those

from the education sector, private residential buyers and other

commercial operators/investors.

LOT 1 – THE MANOR

Yarnton Manor

The manor is approached through fine stone gate piers

adjacent to the church with a tree lined drive culminating

in a magnificent gravelled and lawn turning forecourt to

the front of the manor itself.

As one would expect of a Grade II* listing, the house

retains many distinctive period features internally

and externally. The magnificent architectural detailing

including shaped gables with obelisk finials, carved crest,

fluted spilasters and large mullioned windows. Internally

these details include fabulous carved and moulded stone

or timber fireplaces and overmantels, original flagstone

floors, elaborately panelled rooms, intricate carved

timber detailing and doors, plastered ceilings and a

substantial Jacobean style carved timber staircase.

Having been in institutional use recently the original

character of the rooms has been preserved and whilst

the manor house would benefit from some updating, it

would work extremely well as a family home and is ideal

for entertaining with a large reception/dining hall leading

to three generously proportioned reception rooms

overlooking the gardens to the front and rear. From the

hallway steps lead to further accommodation on the

ground floor, including a series of service rooms and

offices.

From the inner hall the staircase rises to a galleried and

part panelled landing off which doors lead to the original

saloon and bedroom suites. Two further staircases rise

to the second floor accommodation. Situated to the side

of the manor is the north wing which currently provides

further office accommodation but again would readily

convert to residential use if required.

Included within the brochure is a set of floor plans

detailing the layout of the accommodation. A planning

application has been submitted for change of use to

return the manor to residential use. Further information

is available from the selling agents.

the Cottages and Barn

In addition to the manor there are three two

bedroom detached cottages situated within the

grounds together with a large tithe-barn style stone

barn which has been converted to provide ancillary

library and office accommodation.

the gardens and grounds

The gardens at Yarnton Manor are particularly fine

and are listed in their own right and include elegant

walled gardens, terraces and walkways. There

is an orchard and to the rear of the gardens are

paddocks and woodland.

In all about 10.5 hectares (26.0 acres).

3.9m x 2.9m12'8" x 9'6"(Maximum)

Boiler Room5.2m x 3.1m17'2" x 10'3"

Pump Room4.4m x 4.0m14'6" x 13'0"

Sky9.7m x 5.2m

31'11" x 16'11"

8.0m x 6.3m26'3" x 20'8"

7.7m x 4.7m25'1" x 15'3"

6.3m x 2.5m20'8" x 8'0"

4.0m x 2.6m13'1" x 8'8" 7.9m x 4.7m

26'0" x 15'3"

4.5m x 4.0m14'7" x 13'0"

3.0m x 3.0m9'10" x 9'9"

Kitchen5.3m x 3.0m17'3" x 9'9"

3.3m

x 2

.4m

10'1

1" x

7'1

0"

Reception4.1m x 3.1m13'3" x 10'2"

5.6m x 4.0m18'4" x 13'2"

2.5m x 2.4m8'2" x 7'10"

ToLoft

F/P

F/P F/P

4.2m x 3.2m13'8" x 10'8"(Maximum)

3.3m x 2.4m10'10" x 7'9"

ground Floor

BaseMent BaseMent Below reCeption

Approximate Gross Internal Area

Total - 11,472 sq ft (1,064 sq m)

For illustrative purposes only - not to scale

6.4m x 5.1m20'10" x 16'10"

Sky

7.2m x 5.0m23'6" x 16'3"

5.7m x 4.7m18'7" x 15'6"

16.5m x 4.7m54'3" x 15'6"

Store

F/P

4.5m x 4.2m14'10" x 13'10"

F/P

5.1m x 4.0m16'10" x 13'2"

Eaves

5.4m x 4.2m17'7" x 13'9"

4.1m x 3.8m13'5" x 12'6"

SkyEavesEaves

Eaves

7.3m x 3.8m23'11" x 12'6"

3.0m x 2.6m9'9" x 8'6" 3.

8m x

2.3

m12

'6" x

7'6

"

To Loft

4.2m x 2.6m13'10" x 8'4"

Eaves

SkySky

SkySky

5.8m x 2.8m19'2" x 9'2"

6.7m x 3.4m22'1" x 11'2"

8.1m x 6.5m26'8" x 21'2"(Maximum)

First Floor

seCond Floor

Garden Cottage

The Orangery The Apple Loft

The Library Barn

5.3m x 4.3m17'4" x 14'1"

5.2m x 3.7m17'1" x 12'3" 2.6m x 2.6m

8'8" x 8'5"

5.3m x 4.3m17'4" x 14'1"

Hatch

GARDEN COTTAGE


Total - 1,007 sq ft (94 sq m)


ground Floor

First Floor

4.7m x 4.4m15'6" x 14'3"(Maximum)

5.1m x 5.0m16'9" x 16'6"(Maximum)

Boiler

5.1m x 4.8m16'7" x 15'10"

2.3m x 2.2m7'7" x 7'1"

(Maximum)

Boiler

9.5m x 4.5m31'0" x 14'7"

Bedroom 14.5m x 3.1m14'9" x 10'0"(Maximum)

Bedroom 24.0m x 3.1m13'0" x 10'0"

Hallway

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

4.8m x 3.1m15'7" x 10'2"

LoftAccess

APPLE LOfT

ORANGERY





Total - 849 sq ft (79 sq m)


ground Floor First Floor

3.3

m x

3.0

m1

0'1

1"

x 9

'11

"

3.2m x 2.8m10'6" x 9'3"

5.0m x 3.7m16'3" x 12'0"

6.4m x 5.9m21'0" x 19'2"(Maximum)

4.5m x 3.7m14'9" x 12'3"

Main Library18.7m x 6.4m61'2" x 21'0"(Maximum)

4.4m x 3.7m14'4" x 12'3"

4.9m x 2.7m16'2" x 8'10"

4.6m x 3.4m15'1" x 11'3"

9.3m x 3.2m30'7" x 10'6"(Maximum)

5.8m x 3.2m18'11" x 10'6"

15.7m x 4.0m51'5" x 13'1"(Maximum)

Lower Level

Sky

LIbRARY




ground Floor

First Floor

seCond Floor

LOT 2 – 32 CHuRCH LANE

Situated to the north of the church is the grade II listed former vicarage dating from the mid 18th Century. Approached from Church Lane and enjoying a large walled garden to the front and side

the property has extensive accommodation over three floors together with potential to create a six or seven bedroom house with annexe style accommodation in an outbuilding to the rear.


6.1m x 3.7m20'1" x 12'0"(Maximum)

Boiler

3.7m x 3.1m12'0" x 10'2"

4.6m x 3.7m14'11" x 12'0"

F/P

3.8m x 3.7m12'4" x 12'0"

3.7m x 2.7m12'0" x 8'8"(Maximum)

3.7m x 3.1m12'0" x 10'2"

4.6m x 3.7m14'11" x 12'0"(Maximum)

4.5m x 3.8m14'9" x 12'4"(Maximum)

3.8m x 3.2m12'4" x 10'6"(Maximum)

2.9m x 2.6m9'5" x 8'7"

Boiler

6.1m x 3.7m20'1" x 12'0"(Maximum)

Boiler

3.7m x 3.1m12'0" x 10'2"

4.6m x 3.7m14'11" x 12'0"

F/P

3.8m x 3.7m12'4" x 12'0"

3.7m x 2.7m12'0" x 8'8"(Maximum)

3.7m x 3.1m12'0" x 10'2"

4.6m x 3.7m14'11" x 12'0"(Maximum)

4.5m x 3.8m14'9" x 12'4"(Maximum)

3.8m x 3.2m12'4" x 10'6"(Maximum)

2.9m x 2.6m9'5" x 8'7"

Boiler

6.1m x 3.7m20'1" x 12'0"(Maximum)

Boiler

3.7m x 3.1m12'0" x 10'2"

4.6m x 3.7m14'11" x 12'0"

F/P

3.8m x 3.7m12'4" x 12'0"

3.7m x 2.7m12'0" x 8'8"(Maximum)

3.7m x 3.1m12'0" x 10'2"

4.6m x 3.7m14'11" x 12'0"(Maximum)

4.5m x 3.8m14'9" x 12'4"(Maximum)

3.8m x 3.2m12'4" x 10'6"(Maximum)

2.9m x 2.6m9'5" x 8'7"

Boiler

32 CHuRCH LANE




ground Floor

First Floor

seCond Floor

40 Church Lane

LOT 3 – RICARDO HOuSE AND 36, 38 & 40 CHuRCH LANE

An exciting development opportunity comprising a purpose

built student accommodation building, a pair of semi-detached

cottages, an attractive detached house and adjoining car

park. Ricardo House has sixteen large student bedrooms with

extensive communal facilities. A planning application has been

submitted for the redevelopment of the student building and

adjoining car park as three detached dwelling houses.


Ricardo House

36 & 38 Church Lane

Bedroom3.9m x 3.3m12'9" x 10'9"

3.9m x 3.3m12'9" x 10'9"

3.3m x 2.0m10'9" x 6'7"

3.9m x 3.3m12'8" x 10'8"

6.5m x 4.5m21'5" x 14'9"

3.8m x 3.3m12'6" x 10'9"

3.8m x 3.3m12'5" x 10'9"

3.9m x 3.3m12'8" x 10'9"

3.9m x 3.3m12'8" x 10'9"

3.9m x 3.3m12'8" x 10'8"

3.3m x 2.0m10'9" x 6'7"

3.9m x 3.3m12'8" x 10'8"

3.8m x 3.3m12'5" x 10'8"

3.7m x 3.3m12'2" x 10'9"

4.7m x 4.5m15'5" x 14'8"

4.5m x 1.7m14'8" x 5'9"

3.9m x 3.3m12'8" x 10'8"

3.3m x 2.0m10'9" x 6'7"

3.8m x 3.3m12'6" x 10'8"

BoilerRoom

3.9m x 3.3m12'9" x 10'8"

3.9m x 3.3m12'9" x 10'9"

3.3m x 2.0m10'9" x 6'6"

3.8m x 3.3m12'7" x 10'9"

RICARDO HOuSE



Total - 4801 sq ft (446 sq m)


Bedroom 24.0m x 2.7m13'0" x 8'11"

Bedroom 32.9m x 2.4m9'4" x 7'10"

Bedroom 14.0m x 3.6m

13'0" x 11'10"F/PSitting Room

4.0m x 3.3m13'0" x 10'11"

Dining Room4.0m x 3.6m

13'0" x 11'10"

Kitchen3.7m x 3.4m12'1" x 11'1"

40 CHuRCH LANE Approximate Gross Internal Area




Boiler

5.7m x 3.7m18'6" x 12'0"(Maximum)

3.0m x 2.6m9'11" x 8'6"

3.0m x 2.6m9'9" x 8'6"

5.7m x 4.7m18'6" x 15'3"(maximum)

Storage Storage

3.9m x 3.8m12'8" x 12'4"(Maximum)

2.8m x 2.6m9'3" x 8'4"

(Maximum)

3.8m x 2.6m12'4" x 8'4"(Maximum)

3.9m x 3.9m12'8" x 12'8"(Maximum)

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Boiler

5.7m x 3.7m18'6" x 12'0"(Maximum)

3.0m x 2.6m9'11" x 8'6"

3.0m x 2.6m9'9" x 8'6"

5.7m x 4.7m18'6" x 15'3"(maximum)

Storage Storage

3.9m x 3.8m12'8" x 12'4"(Maximum)

2.8m x 2.6m9'3" x 8'4"

(Maximum)

3.8m x 2.6m12'4" x 8'4"(Maximum)

3.9m x 3.9m12'8" x 12'8"(Maximum)

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36 & 38 CHuRCH LANE

Cottage 38

ground Floor

Cottage 36

Cottage 38

First Floor

Cottage 36


Cottage 36 - 688 sq ft (64 sq m)

Cottage 38 - 775 sq ft (72 sq m)



LOT 4 – MANOR fARM

Lying to the south of Yarnton Manor and adjacent to the woodland and paddocks forming part of Lot 1 is a

courtyard of traditional stone barns recently converted to provide one three bedroom and six two bedroom

apartment-style cottages. Apartments 6 and 7 were converted as a single dwelling and could readily return to

being a single house. There is a further building currently used as a library/office annexe. A planning application

has been submitted for the redevelopment of the library as a detached dwelling.



4.8m x 2.6m15'8" x 8'8"

Sitting Room5.8m x 4.8m19'0" x 15'8"

Bedroom 13.8m x 2.9m12'6" x 9'7"

Bedroom 23.3m x 3.2m10'9" x 10'7"

Bedroom 24.8m x 2.6m15'8" x 8'8"

Bedroom 13.9m x 2.9m12'8" x 9'7"

Sky

Sky Sky

Sky


Sky

Sky

Kitchen2.9m x 2.6m9'6" x 8'8"

Sky

6.1m x 4.6m19'11" x 15'1"

Sitting Area

Kitchen

Bedr

oom

24.

5m x

2.1

m14

'8" x

7'0

"Bedroom 1

4.0m x 3.2m13'3" x 10'5"

6.4m x 4.5m21'2" x 14'7" Kitchen

Sitting AreaBedroom 23.4m x 2.4m11'1" x 7'9"

Bedroom 14.6m x 3.0m15'1" x 9'11"

Kitchen

Sitting Area

5.8m x 4.5m19'1" x 14'7"(Maximum)

Bedroom 23.4m x 2.6m11'1" x 8'4"


Bedroom 14.4m x 3.0m14'4" x 9'10"

Bedroom 23.3m x 2.5m10'10" x 8'3"

Bedroom 33.1m x 2.1m10'0" x 6'11"

5.7m x 4.8m18'8" x 15'10"(Maximum)

Sitting Area

Kitchen

Boile

r Roo

m4.

6m x

1.8

m15

'3" x

5'1

1"7.7m x 4.6m25'5" x 15'3"(Maximum)

Sitting Area

Kitchen

Bedr

oom

23.

6m x

2.3

m11

'9" x

7'6

"

Bedroom 14.6m x 2.9m15'3" x 9'8"


4.8m x 2.6m15'8" x 8'8"


Bedroom 13.8m x 2.9m12'6" x 9'7"

Bedroom 23.3m x 3.2m10'9" x 10'7"

Bedroom 24.8m x 2.6m15'8" x 8'8"

Bedroom 13.9m x 2.9m12'8" x 9'7"

Sky

Sky Sky

Sky


Sky

Sky

Kitchen2.9m x 2.6m9'6" x 8'8"

Sky

6.1m x 4.6m19'11" x 15'1"

Sitting Area

KitchenBe

droo

m 2

4.5m

x 2

.1m

14'8

" x 7

'0"

Bedroom 14.0m x 3.2m13'3" x 10'5"

6.4m x 4.5m21'2" x 14'7" Kitchen

Sitting AreaBedroom 23.4m x 2.4m11'1" x 7'9"

Bedroom 14.6m x 3.0m15'1" x 9'11"

Kitchen

Sitting Area

5.8m x 4.5m19'1" x 14'7"(Maximum)

Bedroom 23.4m x 2.6m11'1" x 8'4"


Bedroom 14.4m x 3.0m14'4" x 9'10"

Bedroom 23.3m x 2.5m10'10" x 8'3"

Bedroom 33.1m x 2.1m10'0" x 6'11"

5.7m x 4.8m18'8" x 15'10"(Maximum)

Sitting Area

Kitchen

Boile

r Roo

m4.

6m x

1.8

m15

'3" x

5'1

1"7.7m x 4.6m25'5" x 15'3"(Maximum)

Sitting Area

Kitchen

Bedr

oom

23.

6m x

2.3

m11

'9" x

7'6

"

Bedroom 14.6m x 2.9m15'3" x 9'8"

ground Floor

First Floor


Apartments 1-5 - 3,325 sq ft (308 sq m)

Apartments 6-7 - 1,918 sq ft (178 sq m)

Total - 5,243 sq ft / 486 sq m


MANOR fARM

apartMent 7

apartMent 6

apartMent 5

apartMent 1

apartMent 2

apartMent 4

apartMent 3

8.6m x 4.3m28'1" x 14'3"

8.9m x 8.7m29'3" x 28'6"

8.7m x 3.1m28'5" x 10'3"

Sky

Sky

Sky

Sky

Sky

Sky8.6m x 8.6m

28'1" x 28'1"

MANOR fARM LIbRARY Approximate Gross Internal Area




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A34

A34

A34

A34

A4142

A418

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A329

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A4183

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Note: For identification purposes only. Not to Scale

Drain

Guest House

Path (um)

Manor House

Path

SD

St Bartholomew's Church

The Barn

Apple Loft

40

Cross

50

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Gravel Pit

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Pond

CHURCH

LANE

26

36

Path (um)

34

Path

WB

MP 67.25

WB

Yarnton

Cemetery

38

52

Mead Farm

MP 67.5

28

The Orangery

Pond

Track

Path (u

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LOT 1

LOT 4

LOT 3

LOT 2

Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. © Crown Copyright 2014. Carter Jonas LLP ES100021719

ADDITIONAL INfORMATION

tenure

Freehold.

town & CountrY planning

Parts of the property are currently in institutional use (use class C2) whilst parts remain in residential use (use class C3). Planning

applications have been submitted for change of use and redevelopment of parts of the site. Further details are available upon

request from the selling agent’s Oxford office.

rights, Covenants & restriCtions

Parts of the property are subject to rights of way, restrictions or covenants within the title. If the property is sold in lots

arrangements will also need to be made with regards shared boundaries and services. Further details are available upon request

from the selling agent’s Oxford office.

viewing

Strictly by appointment through the selling agents Carter Jonas, Oxford, T: 01865 511444 or London, T: 020 7518 3200

direCtions

From Oxford take the A44 towards Woodstock. Continue over

the first roundabout and turn left, at the second roundabout,

signposted Cassington. Go straight over the mini roundabout

and continue into the village. Take the first turning on the left,

into Church Lane. Yarnton Manor will be found on the right

towards the end of the lane.

iMportant inForMation

Our property particulars do not represent an offer or contract, or part of one. The information given is without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s) and you should not rely on the information as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Carter Jonas LLP nor anyone in its employment or acting on its behalf has authority to make any representation or warranty in relation to this property. We have not carried out a detailed survey, nor tested the services, appliances or fittings at the property. The images shown may only represent part of the property and are as they appeared at the time of being photographed. The areas, measurements and distances are approximate only. Any reference to alterations or use does not mean that any necessary planning permission, building regulation or other consent has been obtained. The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice.

Note: For identification purposes only. Not to Scale

apartMent 1riCardo house

36 ChurCh lane

38 ChurCh lane

apartMent 2

apartMent 3 apartMent 4

apartMent 5 apartMent 6

apartMent 740 ChurCh lane

LOT 3 LOT 4

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