4 Bedrooms Detached house for sale in The Street, Mortimer, Reading RG7 | £ 1,100,000

Property Description

Ladyfield House is a period, unlisted family
house. Formerly two farm workers’ cottages,
the property was converted into one house
some years ago. Over the years it has been a
much loved family home but would now benefit
from being updated. Rooms are generously
proportioned and light, with good ceiling
heights. The drawing room is particularly
appealing as it has two lovely bay windows
overlooking the front and side gardens, whilst
at the other end of the room French windows
open onto the rear lawn; making it ideal for
entertaining. There is a good size kitchen with
adjacent utility room, and another door leading
to the dining room. Stairs lead to the first floor
where the dual aspect study overlooks the
front garden, as does the master bedroom
next door. This bedroom has useful fitted
wardrobes and an en suite bathroom. A further
bedroom and family bathroom complete the
first floor accommodation. The second floor
comprises two further bedrooms, one of which
is particularly large and has a wash hand basin.

Ladyfield House lies in an enviable location in
the parish of Stratfield Mortimer, on the outer
edge of the village of Mortimer Common. There
is an excellent range of local facilities including
supermarket, post office, schools, library, and
doctor's and dentist's surgeries. Mortimer
station is only a few minutes’ walk away with
trains to Reading and Basingstoke easily
accessed, and subsequent links to London from
within the hour. With the arrival of Crossrail into
Reading in 2019, journey times and connectivity
to Canary Wharf and the City will dramatically
improve. Four services an hour during peak
times are currently being publicised, and a
journey time to Canary Wharf from Reading
from 68 minutes. There is also excellent access
to the M4 junction 11 and the M3 junction 5 with
links to the national motorway network, central
London, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. There
are several good schools in the area including
Elstree School, Bradfield College, Downe House
and Pangbourne College.

Sitting in its plot of just under one and a half
acres, Ladyfield House is in a unique situation.
Lying in an elevated positon at the side of
Foudry Brook, it overlooks its gardens and a
very large fish pond edged by trees and bushes.
To the other side of the house is the delightful
Church of St Mary the Virgin. The house is
approached via a 5 bar gate and a long private
tarmac drive leads across the partially fenced paddock to a double garage from where a pretty footbridge gives access to the house.

The large, historic Fish Pond to the east of the
house is a unique and very special feature. It is
thought to have been dug in past centuries to
supply fish to Stratfield Mortimer Manor (now
gone) and is home to a large head of Carp
(Common and Mirror) and is a wonderful haven
for wildlife. Due to its history and rarity it is registered as such with the Environment
Agency.

To the rear of the house a paved area leads onto
the lawn and a brick and timber outbuilding,
which houses separate workshop and storage
areas. Past the outbuilding a further area can be
found alongside the brook which has widened
out at this stage, and is bordered by mature
trees and open farmland.

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