6 Bed Detached House For Sale

PROPERTY A highly significant and imposing Grade II Listed village house with artistic connections. Mendham Hall is a substantial and impressive Grade II Listed village house in the heart of the peaceful village of Mendham. For a period of time it provided the lodgings for the important and highly renowned painter Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959) who was born in the village at Mendham Mill. Munnings is regarded by many as one of Britain's finest painters of horses.

Mendham Hall is believed to have been built in the early 1600s but potentially with earlier origins. It has been used in a variety of guises over the centuries and has been adapted and extended but at its heart is a home with a wealth of period features and an abundance of character. As well as the exposed original wall and ceiling timbers the house has an eclectic mix of additional features such as the decorative carved fire surround in the dining hall, attractive and unusual parquet flooring and decorative carved internal doors. Some of these features have an air of Middle Eastern influence and this is carried through in the Arabian styled family bathroom.

The dining hall is an impressive room and partially divided by open timbers to a higher level that could be a sitting area or music room. The double aspect drawing room has a decorative plaster ceiling, beautiful leaded light windows and a woodburning stove. With over 3500 sq ft of accommodation the 6 bedrooms on the first floor are all generously proportioned and each with its own character. A corridor runs through the heart of the first floor clearly demarcating the older parts of the house at the front to the later additions at the rear. The second floor is an outstanding space that is vaulted throughout with windows and currently used as storage but could be potentially adapted to form further accommodation.

To the side of the house is a driveway leading to a substantial detached garage. The rear gardens are an excellent feature of the house and laid predominantly to lawn with an array of mature trees. The gardens are accessed directly from the kitchen and the garden room giving the interiors a seamless flow into its immediate landscape. 

LOCATION Located on the Suffolk bank of the River Waveney is the attractive village of Mendham, The parish includes the hamlet of Withersdale Street. Central to Mendham is the Sir Alfred Munnings Pub. The thriving market town of Harleston is approx. 2.8 miles away with many historical buildings and an excellent range of independently owned shops along with a supermarket, doctors, dentists and veterinary surgery, a primary and secondary school both of which have Good Ofsted ratings, two hotels, a number of cafes, restaurants and pubs. There is a strong sense of community with many events going on within the town all year and lots of local clubs, organisations and activities. Diss which is 11 miles to the West has a mainline rail link to London, Liverpool Street. Norwich is about 20 miles to the North and is the principal shopping and commercial centre for the County. 

VIEWING Viewing is strictly by arrangement with the vendors' agent Durrants, please call . 

SERVICES Oil fired central heating. Mains drainage, water and electric. (Durrants have not tested any apparatus, equipment, fittings or services and so cannot verify they are in working order).  

LOCAL AUTHORITY Mid Suffolk District Council
Council Tax Band E