4 Bed Detached House For Sale

A period family house of great character providing accommodation across three floors including 3 first floor rooms, 3 attic rooms plus 3 reception rooms. Furthermore, good ancillary space includes well appointed bathroom and en suite, sizeable kitchen space and extensive grounds including an area of woodland.


Brook House is a substantial period house, timber framed and rendered externally, beneath a slate tile roof. Set back from the village road, beyond and above the brook running through the village, the house is discreet and easily missed as one drives through. To the rear lies a considerable area including parking and turning space, grassed garden and culminating in woodland before meeting with open farmland beyond. Internally, the extensive living space includes three ground floor reception rooms in addition to a long kitchen with utility and stylish bathroom/wet room. The first floor is arranged to provide three rooms in addition to an en suite shower room to the master bedroom. Above lies three attic rooms of which one is used as a study. All three attic spaces have limited headroom. The interior is heavily timbered and has been enhanced by the present owners by certain finishing touches including remaking of latch doors in oak complete with pewter door latches plus Jim Lawrence light fittings and switches. Interestingly, the owners being in the Fire Safety business world have a fondness for period related instruments incorporating into the heating pipework two period pressure gauges and will be included for new owners. Furthermore, the carpenter was put to further work adding many other features throughout the house, also in oak, and setting off for example the master bedroom, and en suite shower room. The present owners have also installed a new oil fired heating boiler supplying domestic hot water and radiators and created the aforementioned bathroom/wet room.

Location

Thornham Magna lies quietly to the south west of Eye within a most attractive landscape of woods and fields comprising in the main the Thornham Estate, a traditional country estate extending back through many generations. The combination of woods, fields and parkland create a timeless impression and one where the seasons can be easily recognised and enjoyed. The estate contains many footpaths across which access can be enjoyed even extending to neighbouring Parishes. The two villages, Magna and Parva combine, each with historic Parish Church and at Magna a Village Hall, Visitor Centre, restaurant and cafe at Thornham Hall plus popular dining pub, The Four Horseshoes. Neighbouring Mellis has a well regarded Primary School and nearby Eye provides a host of facilities including various shops, eateries and High School with Sixth Form. Nearby Diss, to the north, has mainline rail station providing a commuter service to London Liverpool Street in around 90 minutes.

Direction

From the A140 follow signs to Thornham Magna. Passing the Parish Church on the right continue into The Street where Brook House will be found, set back behind trees, midway on the left. Look for a low brick bridge and bear right along the track.