4 bedroom property for sale

* PRICE GUIDE £600,000 TO £625,000 *
Shalem House comprises a fine Grade II* Listed early 17th Century town residence, providing 3 or 4 bedroomed accommodation with rooms useable and adaptable for home office accommodation, spacious living space and a wonderful sitting room with a vaulted ceiling. The property has south facing, private, walled and enclosed garden areas, a garage and domestic outbuildings. The property has the use of managed gardens within the historic stone walled Friary complex which was restored and re-modeled some years ago incorporating Shalem House, a town cottage and four high value apartments.

The Friary is situated in the central core of Newark town centre and the conservation area. The excellent town centre facilities, the wonderful Georgian market square, the fine St Mary's Church and 12th Century castle and riverside areas are all just a small walking distance from the property.

A summary of the accommodation includes on the ground floor; the reception hall, office previously used as a 4th bedroom, dining room, inner hall, snug, a spacious 18ft x 13ft kitchen/breakfast room, lower reception with a Victorian influence, utility room and cloak room.

A winding open tread staircase leads to a galleried landing, where to the right there is the principal bedroom suite with shower room. A winding corridor leads through to the magnificent upper reception with stone fireplace inscribed 1635, shuttered mullion windows, a vaulted ceiling and Bolection molded wall panels in the fireplace recess.

To the left of the galleried landing (the Victorian Wing) there is a double bedroom, single bedroom ans shower room.

Central heating is gas fired. We estimate the gross internal floor area 203 sq.m (2,185 sq.ft) approximately.

The Friary has a wealth of history, it is situated on the site of a vanished house of Observant Friars circa 1507 and then the Austin Friars circa 1554. The property is described in some detail by Nicholas Pevsner in his book entitled The Buildings Of England. Pevsner wrote his article prior to the conversion of the property in the late 1980's and describes the building as 17th century in its earlier part, remodelled in 1770 and further alterations carried out between 1868 and 1877. The building is in part blue lias stone with Victorian part built in brick under a tiled roof.

Newark On Trent is situated on the A46, A1 junction with the main East Coast railway line rail services to London Kings Cross in just over 75 minutes. Newark Castle Gate railway station provides regular rail services to Lincoln and Nottingham. The property is within walking distance of both stations. The A46 is a dual carriageway road to the outskirts of Leicester and the M1 motorway. The town has excellent shopping facilities including vibrant town centre boutiques, cafes, restaurants, together with a Waitrose store, Aldi, Morrisons, Asda and most of the multiples represented in the retail parks.

Shalem House comes to the market, for the first time in over 40 years and is undoubtedly one of the finest, unique and most interesting properties in Newark-On-Trent.

Ground Floor -

Reception Hall - 2.82m x 2.92m (9'3 x 9'7) - With oak entrance door, tiled floor, exposed stone wall, finlock radiator, beamed ceiling and built in cupboard.

Office - 4.45m x 2.44m (14'7 x 8') - With cast iron radiator, 2 built in cupboards and vaulted ceiling.

Dining Room - 4.06m x 3.20m (13'4 x 10'6) - With York stone floor, heavily beamed ceiling, stone mullion windows with leaded lights and also a shuttered casement window. Oak panelled walls and oak door to the inner hall.

Inner Hall - With staircase and finlock radiator. 3 steps to the sitting room area.

Snug - 4.65m x 2.64m (15'3 x 8'8) - With south facing patio doors, exposed brick wall, velux roof light and 2 finlock radiators.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room - 5.46m x 4.06m (17'11 x 13'4) - With heavily beamed ceiling, base units, wall cupboards, working surfaces and integrated 1.5 sink unit with drainer. Integrated appliances include; gas 5 ring hob, oven, dishwasher and fridge. Cork tiled floor, radiator and shuttered casement windows.

Lower Reception - 5.31m x 5.00m (17'5 x 16'5) - With a box sash window, picture rail, dado rail, 2 radiators, mahogany fireplace surround and tiled inset with fitted gas fire. Built in cupboards and shelving either side.

Utility Room - 3.86m x 1.50m (12'8 x 4'11) - With Belfast sink, fitted wall cupboard and the gas fired central heating boiler.

Cloak Room - With low suite WC, basin, half tiled walls, built in cupboard and radiator.

First Floor - A winding open tread staircase with a mullion stained glass window in the stairwell leads to:-

Galleried Landing - With velux roof light.

Inner Landing - With radiator and flight of 4 steps to the bedroom accommodation.

Shower Room - With shower, basin, WC, fully tiled walls and airing cupboard containing the hot water cylinder.

Bedroom Two - 5.03m x 3.66m (16'6 x 12') - With casement and box sash windows, fitted wardrobes and double panelled radiator.

Bedroom Three - 3.66m x 3.10m (12' x 10'2) - With build in double wardrobe, hatch to the roof space and radiator.

Corridor - With oak floor, timbered wall and ceiling, leading to the principal bedrrom, shower room.

Principal Bedroom - 5.56m x 4.22m (18'3 x 13'10) - With leaded and mullion window, vaulted ceiling, oak floor and 2 finlock radiators.

Further Shower Room - 3.05m x 2.01m (10' x 6'7) - With 6' wide shower with glazed screen, pedestal basin, low suite WC, exposed wall beams and chrome heated towel rail.

Winding Corridor - Leading to the Upper Reception Room

Upper Reception - 8.74m x 3.18m (28'8 x 10'5) - With stone fireplace, panelled surround, oak beam inscribed '1635', 2 settles either side of the fireplace, stone floor and part raised oak floor, 4 fin lock radiators, shuttered and mullion windows and a vaulted ceiling beam.

Door to a stone back staircase leading down to the hall.

Outside - There is a courtyard area and communal use with Friary Cottage. Stone steps and a retaining wall.

Private Garden Area - With lawned area, pine tree, stone flagged patio and a retaining wall surround.

Walled Garden - With low Boxwood hedging and blue brick stone flagged area.

Brick & Slate Outbuilding -

Potting Shed - 4.06m x 2.67m (13'4 x 8'9) -

Store - 4.57m x 2.13m (15' x 7') -

Open Bay Loggia - 3.73m x 2.08m (12'3 x 6'10) -

Greenhouse - 7.01m x 4.27m (23' x 14' ) - (In a dilapidated state) with an adjoining compost area.

Garage - 5.11m x 4.88m (16'9 x 16') - Of brick and pantiled construction with electric remote door.

Communal Grounds -

Viewing - Strictly by appointment with the selling agents.

Tenure - The property is Leasehold for a term of 999 years from 01 January 1982. Subject to a ground rent and service charge. A Deed of Variation 15 February 1989 includes the greenhouse as part of the 999 year lease. The second enclosure of the garden area/potting shed is registered under Title Number NG315159, this part is freehold.

The Friary Management Company Limited maintains the grounds and communal area. This includes the communal garden and walled area. The service charge currently approximately £500 per quarter. The buildings insurance is separately assessed as the leaseholders responsibility.

Services - Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage are all connected to the property.

Possession - Vacant possession will be given on completion.

Mortgage - Mortgage advice is available through our Mortgage Adviser. Your home is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or other loan secured on it.