The Causeway, Dunmow, Essex

Property Details: • Type: Detached • Tenure: N/A • Floor Area: N/A

Key Features: • Seven bedrooms • Four reception rooms • Kitchen/breakfast room • Cellars • 1.3 acres walled gardens • Double car port • Attic rooms • Close to Town Centre.

Location: • Nearest Station: N/A • Distance to Station: N/A

Agent Information: • Address: Suite 1022, 1 Cambridge Square, Milton Avenue, Cambridge, CB4 0AE

Full Description: Believed to date to mid-C16, The Clockhouse is one of the most iconic properties in the town. A wealth of period characteristic features include exposed rustic, embellished and more recent timbers, wall panelling and vintage fireplaces. The property does however benefit from contemporary interior styling to provide an elegant home suited to present-day lifestyles.On the ground floor, the entrance porch leads through to a spacious sitting room, with doors linking through to the adjacent drawing room and the formal dining room. To the rear of the house, the kitchen/breakfast room offers a sociable hub with features including parquetflooring, an excellent range of contemporarycabinetry topped with stone work surfaces, anda range stove set within a stone-framed chimneybreast. A light-filled, adjoining family room hasa vaulted ceiling with painted rafters offering asunny setting for relaxation with French doorsopening onto the garden providing a seamlesslink from the inside to the outside environment.The bedroom accommodation is arrangedacross the first and second floors, with astaircase rising to the first level where there isaccess to a balcony and to three of the sevenbedrooms. The principal bedroom benefits froma walk-in wardrobe with link through to a vastfamily bathroom and the second room featuresa free-standing bathtub positioned within thebedroom. Four further bedrooms are situated onthe second level, along with a modern showerroom, and a further stairway gives access to theflexible-use attic level rooms.Iron railings enclose the front gardens andpedestrian gates are set within an elaboratebrick-built archway which mirrors thearchitecture of the building. At the grandentrance porch, a plague commemorates theresidence of Sir George Beaumont in the earlyC19 and a driveway to the rear provides parkingand a link to the timber carports and garage.The gardens and grounds are particularlynoteworthy, being well-maintained anddesigned with parterres of clipped hedging,pergola walkways and areas to sit and enjoy theal fresco environment. Borders are filled with apleasing selection of architectural and colourfulshrubs and perennial plants, with specimenand mature trees throughout the gardens. Asheltered, lawned corner is the ideal setting forchildren’s play and a pond feature provides amagnet to wildlife.Iron railings enclose the front gardens and pedestrian gates are set within an elaborate brick-built archway which mirrors the architecture of the building. At the grand entrance porch, a plague commemorates the residence of Sir George Beaumont in the early C19 and a driveway to the rear provides parking and a link to the timber carports and garage. The gardens and grounds are particularly noteworthy, being well-maintained and designed with parterres of clipped hedging, pergola walkways and areas to sit and enjoy the al fresco environment. Borders are filled with a pleasing selection of architectural and colourful shrubs and perennial plants, with specimen and mature trees throughout the gardens. A sheltered, lawned corner is the ideal setting for children’s play and a pond feature provides a magnet to wildlife.Dunmow has a broad range of amenities, including a busy high street of independent shops, pubs and restaurants. A wide selection of excellent schools can be found in the area with both state and private including Bishops Stortford College and The Felsted School. Dunmow is well placed for communications with the A120 and junction 8 of the M11 and Stansted Airport. Access to London Liverpool Street can be gained from either Bishops Stortford or Chelmsford with a journey time of approximately 47 minutes and 35 minutes respectively.BrochuresWeb DetailsParticulars