Grand reception hall, drawing room, dining room, banqueting hall, kitchen, 12 bedrooms (5 en suite), 2 further bathrooms, store rooms, cellars, detached annexe, gardens & grounds approx 7.13 acres
12 bedrooms, 4 reception rooms.
7 bathrooms (5 en suite).
Store rooms and cellars.
Detached 1 bedroom annexe.
Gardens & grounds: 7.25 acres.
Freehold
SITUATION:
Old Colehurst Manor stands surrounded by rolling North Shropshire countryside. Rural, but easily accessible, the house has excellent communication links with the medieval town of Market Drayton with a range of local amenities and schools close by. The town of Newport is also 5 miles noted for its Grammer and High School.The larger centres of Shrewsbury, Stafford and Telford are all within easy driving distance along with Midland centres for daily commuting. The house is well placed for the M6 and M54 with access to both Birmingham and Manchester with their international airports. The mainline station at Stafford has a direct service to London Euston Station (approx 1 hour 30 minutes).
DESCRIPTION:
HISTORICAL NOTESAs far back as the Romans, there has been a settlement at Colehurst. In the 12th Century William the Conqueror gave the area to Roger Culeculle where the name Colehurst originated from. Benedictine monks lived and worshipped at the original Manor through the 13th Century before the Barker family came to Colehurst in 1275. It then remained in their ownership until the beginning of the 18th Century. The manor you see today was built in 1580 with Charles I as one of its visitors.The Coton family came to Colehurst in 1704 and the manor got the status - Capital Manor - . Over the next two centuries the property changed hands through the Stillitoe family, by marriage to the Griffiths and later to Isabella Spencer, Great Great Aunt to Princess Diana. In 1875 the Manor was restored and remained in the Griffiths family until 1956 when it was sold with the farm. It was left empty from 1976 until 1986 when the current owners came to its rescue.GENERALOld Colehurst Manor is one of the most important Elizabethan manor houses in Shropshire. Grade II* listed being of great historic interest, the house has been lovingly restored to an exceptional specification preserving many of the fine historic features.Old Colehurst Manor was nearly derelict when purchased by the current owners before undergoing seven years of restoration work, working alongside English Heritage, to bring it back to its former glory. It has been painstakingly studied, taken apart and rebuilt only using traditional building methods, skills and materials wherever feasibly possible. The studwork and walls have been in filled with wattle and daub, the timbers have been pegged and features including oak panelling, finely carved chimney pieces, leaded oak mullion windows and fireplaces have been retained.The house is presently a much loved family home which combines as a successful wedding and entertaining venue with a drinks and marriage licences in place.
ACCOMMODATION:
Classically Elizabethan, Colehurst Manor is built to the then popular - E - shape ground plan of a timber frame under a slate roof. The central porch has a heavy oak door opening to the grand reception hall with its high ceilings, inglenook fireplace, oak panelled walls and flagged floor. This impressive room has under floor heating which extends throughout the house. The banqueting hall is an immense room which has now embraced the former kitchen and has been used for large scale parties and weddings with a seating capacity of 80. The drawing room has polished oak floors and panelling round a fireplace, while the dining room also has an open fireplace with an extraordinary intricately carved surround, undoubtedly the visual point to a wonderful room for entertaining.A wide oak staircase leads to the first and second floors. Many of the bedrooms have open fireplaces, polished oak floors and exposed beams and studwork. These include the Great Chamber, an enchanting room with a seating area above the porch from where views over the walled rose garden can be enjoyed, Sir Freds Room, Lady Catherines and the Princess room all with unobtrusive but well fitted en suite bathrooms.OUTSIDEColehurst Manor stands in beautifully laid out formal walled gardens. Rose and herb gardens are contained within attractive walkways and a medieval bridge spans an ornamental pond. This is a garden with a number of seating areas, vistas, a croquet lawn, summer and glass houses, providing an established and traditional setting for this stunning house. A gravel driveway leads to the side of the house and to a wide parking area with a detached double garage. A further detached one bedroom annexe is suitable for use as office space if required.
DIRECTIONS:
From the M54 junction 3 take the A41 heading North towards Whitchurch, bypassing Newport and Hinstock.Continue for approximately two miles and on reaching the sign for Rosehill, take the next turning to the right sign posted to Colehurst and Sutton. Continue for approximately one mile and the driveway to Colehurst Manor will be found on the right.