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9 bed property, in Melcombe Bingham, £8,750,000
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9 bed detached house

Melcombe Bingham, Dorchester DT2
Planning
£8,750,000

Our Summary

  • The Dower House is currently used as offices and will require modernisation and the relevant planning consents to be returned to a private residence

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Description

The historic house is a 14th Century Gate House, which serves as an entrance to a courtyard, and features a medieval reception hall extensively remodeled in the 18th Century with an oriel and an arda stone stair, as well as 17th and 18th Century panelling and elaborate chimney pieces. The property includes a grand reception hall, a panelled drawing room, a sitting room with high ceilings, a dining room, a kitchen/breakfast room, and a garden hall. The house has five bedrooms and four bathrooms on the first floor, and a further four bedrooms and two bathrooms in the south wing.

The property also includes a pair of semi-detached cottages, a Grade II listed Dower House, and expansive gardens and grounds attributed to Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, featuring a series of terraces, a kitchen garden, and a romantic summer house. The estate covers approximately 174 acres, with arable land, pasture and downland, and woodland.