A 19TH-CENTURY property on the Powys/Shropshire border is up for sale, but will set you back by more than a million pounds.
The Old Vicarage, in Penrhos, near Llanymynech, is on the market with Knight Frank in Shrewsbury for £1.25 million.
Estate Agents Knight Frank says the property has undergone a period of renovation but still maintains its original state.
They said: “Believed to have been completed in the mid-19th century, The Old Vicarage is a beautifully presented country property reputed to have been designed by the well-known architect Sydney Smirke.
“The property has a number of handsome facades overlooking its beautiful gardens and surrounding countryside.
“In recent years the property has undergone sympathetic extension and renovation while retaining a wealth of original features, including tiled floors, large casement windows, fireplaces and wooden shutters.
“The impressive central hallway is flanked by the principal rooms; to the western side of the house is the large kitchen/breakfast room leading into the sitting room area, a wonderfully versatile space with an inglenook fireplace and views over the grounds.
“Beyond the sitting room is a large study utility/boot room, wet room and store. The eastern flank of the house is occupied by the more formal drawing room and dining room, linked by two sets of French doors. Accessed via the sitting room are the extensive cellars.
“The bedroom accommodation is spread over two floors consisting of a principal bedroom suite, four further bedrooms (one en-suite) and a large family bathroom. The smallest bedroom is currently utilised as a convenient dressing room.”
Gardens are accessed via two driveways, one impressive tree-lined primary drive, and a useful rear drive The Old Vicarage stands in an elevated position within 2.14 acres of beautifully planted mature grounds.
The grounds have some wonderful areas, including a productive kitchen garden, formal lawns, an orchard and a number of large herbaceous borders.
The spokesman added: “An impressive range of well-maintained outbuildings includes two separate garage buildings, garden stores and a greenhouse and games room with gardeners toilet found adjacent to the rear yard.
“The games room is of particular note and could be used for a number of purposes, including ancillary accommodation, subject to the necessary planning permissions.”
To view the property head to www.onthemarket.com/details/13586909/
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