Main image: Compton Verney, Warwickshire £3,250,000
The Orangery is a magnificent two storey property set into the hillside built of Elm Park Bath stone for ashlar and decorative work and Clipsham stone for the plinth and base. The windows to the front are traditional hardwood sashes beneath a traditional slate roof. It is a fine example of the reconstruction of an historic building replicating many of the attractive original cornice, plinth and pillar details. The quality of craftsmanship is outstanding, highlighting great attention to detail. To the rear of the main façade is a contemporary dwelling built largely of dressed stone and glass with a mainly lead roof. On the west side of the property is a most attractive standalone coach house, built in a similar manner to the principal property, providing secure four car garaging with a luxurious self contained studio flat above, accessed via an external staircase. The Orangery, whose principal elevation faces south east, represents a beautiful contemporary house on a unique historical site offering energy efficient and eco friendly features such as rainwater harvesting and a ground source heat pump providing domestic hot water and underfloor heating systems throughout the main house. The arrangement and measurements of the rooms can be seen on the accompanying floorplans. The overall design provides generously proportioned rooms with much of the ground floor accommodation being open plan, divided by sliding doors which makes the property ideal for entertaining. The property will be attractive to buyers looking to move out of London, international buyers and regional buyers wishing to relocate from The Midlands conurbation into rural Warwickshire, accessible to The Cotswolds. (Pritchard & Company)