A fully renovated, 18th-century manor house, 10 minutes from Poitiers, in 2-hectare grounds with a swimming pool - ref 858534
A fully renovated, 18th-century manor house, 10 minutes from Poitiers, in 2-hectare grounds with a swimming pool.
This property is situated in the countryside, surrounded by woods and meadows. It is 10 minutes from Poitiers, from whose station high-speed TGV trains put Paris or Bordeaux within 1 hours 15 minutes' reach. Poitiers is a city renowned for its architecture as well as history and with its many university establishments it seems blessed with eternal youth. In addition to museums and modern art galleries, the city also plays host to a nationally renowned theatre. It is a human-scale city that boasts both economic and cultural appeal. The nearest shops are 5 minutes away.
A small country road runs alongside the property and leads to its two entrances. The first is made up of an entrance porch with a wooden gate, while the second possesses a wrought-iron railing gate. After the first entrance, there are garages followed by a wing in front of which a patio has been installed. The main residence can be found at the end of this L-shaped building, enhanced by an ornamental garden. The façades of the main residence are rendered, with stone quoins as well as window and door frames, while the wing boasts exposed stonework. All the roofs are made up of half-round tiles, plus the entirety of the windows are double glazed.
Between the house and the garages, a pond, into which a stream flows, was created in the 18th century. The garden extends to the rear and below the house, with a swimming pool at the same height as the main residence and second entrance.
The manor house
The ground floor
The entrance, paved with stone slabs and taco tiling, leads to a large lounge, a snug and a cloakroom, followed by a lavatory. The large, dual aspect lounge has a fireplace, one made of marble and one made of stone, at each end. It boasts wood stripped flooring and opens onto the swimming pool and its decking. The snug is made up of similar features to the large lounge, with a marble fireplace and wood stripped flooring. Light also streams in through two windows. From the large lounge, a door leads to the wing, which has a second entrance paved with cement tiles and houses a staircase to the first floor. The second entrance opens into a dining room that has modern cement tile flooring and an imposing stone fireplace. Two windows overlook the small ornamental garden. Following the dining room, a kitchen opens out onto the patio via French windows. Lastly, a door opens into a third entrance hall, leading to a bathroom with an en suite shower room and lavatory, a separate lavatory and another staircase. The bedroom boasts laminate flooring, while the shower room is tiled.
The first floor
This level can be reached by two staircases. The one that climbs from the second entrance from next to the large lounge was built in the 19th century. Its stairwell boasts exposed stonework and wainscotting on the walls. The landing leads to a corridor which in turn leads to a bedroom with wardrobe space, a bathroom with a shower and lavatory, another bedroom with an en suite shower room and lavatory, a separate lavatory, a utility room and a staircase to the second floor. On the other side of the landing, there is a bedroom with an en suite shower room, followed by another bedroom with an en suite shower room and lavatory, as well as separate access via the second staircase, which also leads to a living room opening out onto a terrace. There is wood stripped flooring throughout this level.
The second floor
This level can be reached by the staircase from the first floor. It is made up of two bedrooms with en suite shower rooms and lavatories, as well as a room awaiting conversion. There is wood stripped flooring throughout this level and one of the rooms boasts a stone fireplace.
