Foxhunt Green WaldronEast Sussex, TN21 0RX

This stunning Victorian coach house forms part of the original estate of Foxhunt Manor, which was purchased in its entirety for the Visitation Monastery, back in the 1950's. The mansion on the estate was originally occupied and the coach house was mainly used for storage. Then, about fifteen years ago a decision was taken to downsize the accommodation by moving the into the coach house, which underwent a comprehensive refurbishment and adaptation to make it ready as the Convent. The mansion house was then sold and returned to a single residential use and also, currently as a showcase for the present owners’ antiques business. A decision has now been taken for the Visitation Monastery to move on again.

The property is a stunning Victorian structure, with impressive detailed brickwork to the elevations, attractively set under a substantial pitch tiled roof. The refurbishment and adaptation undertaken has been sympathetically in design and so the further work to residential looks to be able to go on from here, although of course, buyers will need to take their own professional advice over this. The property benefits from double glazing and gas fired central heating and there is already a modern kitchen and a utility room, as well as shower rooms en suite to all the bedrooms and a further two bathrooms. Also, a lift has been installed, as an alternative access route to the first floor bedroom suites, in addition to the oak main stairs and the secondary stairs.

Features of note outside the building include the brick block courtyard, with its arched, wrought iron gated entrance and also the raised rear terrace, facing west, with steps down to further terracing and directly onto the grounds, giving a delightful private outlook to the ancient woodland.
Inside, the layout downstairs is laid out as generous, well-proportioned rooms, leading off from a conservatory style entrance hall, which helps to fill the property with a feeling of space and light. The style is generally minimalist, with an emphasis on the quality finishes, including stone and oak flooring, oak doors and architraves, along with some exposed brickwork, which all work well with the ceiling downlighters. The chapel located in the right hand wing is of particular note, being double height with exposed roof timbers and features stain glass to some of the windows.

Outside there is a good secondary building called Patmos, which is a substantial oak framed meeting room, sympathetic in style, inside and out, with substantial glazing giving a wonderful outlook over the garden and grounds. The large principle room has an open plan kitchenette, oak flooring and central heating, with a wet room shower sink and w.c, ante room and boiler room.

In addition, there is a timber art studio building and summerhouse, a green house and two small sheds, which are next to a fence vegetable garden, plus a tractor store, with additional storage, a large garden shed and a brick built boiler house, which also serves to house the electricity supply.

The property is approached from its own gated entrance, with the backdrop of park like gardens and grounds amounting to about 28 acres in all. This includes large grassed areas, interspersed with a variety of impressive mature trees, as well as a delightful large, landscaped pond and a substantial area of ancient woodland.

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