Boyce Court, Dymock, Nr Ledbury GL18 2BG

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Of interest to investors, developers and owner occupiers.

By order of the executrices. A grand Grade II listed, twelve bedroom country house and three bedroom attached annexe sitting on approximately 36.70 acres, in need of modernisation, benefiting from outbuildings, a garage, garden stores and a farmyard with a mix of period and modern farm buildings, with development potential (subject to requisite consents), well located for the amenities of Dymock and surrounding towns. Vacant.

Description

Boyce Court is a grand Grade 2 listed country house with a large attached ancillary wing coupled with an original farm yard, set in beautiful west Gloucestershire countryside. It is believed to date back to the 17th Century and has handsome Georgian architecture sporting dressed Ashlar stone under pitched slate roofs. A more modern and smaller two storey wing has replaced a former substantial 19th century western wing. There is also a further substantial rear wing, “Cedarville” of a similar age to the principal house with exposed Flemish Bond brickwork.

Boyce Court’s principal elevation features a symmetrical main block with a slightly projecting centre bay. This includes a run of tall sash windows with decorative surrounds and centred by an impressive entrance porch with substantial timber front door flanked by Doric pilasters and decorative panelled glazing. The main section of the property has three floors of accommodation. The more modern two storey section extends westwards and accommodates two ground floor rooms and two bedrooms. The Cedarville annexe backs directly onto the main section providing two storeys of good further accommodation with a dedicated entrance.

The property has been significantly altered from its original layout and accommodated multi-generational occupancy for many years. There are still elements of lovely period internal features.

Boyce Court includes original cornices, sash windows, decorative tiling and fireplaces. The ground floor has three reception rooms, conservatory and two staircases to different sections. The second floor has been largely unused since the turn of the 20th century. There is internal access to substantial cellars. Cedarville provides well-proportioned accommodation over two levels with dedicated entrance and internal access from Boyce Court. There is a dedicated garage and garden store within the side courtyard. 

Situated to the east side of Boyce Court is a farmyard comprising an array of period and more modern farm buildings in various states of repair.

Location

Boyce Court and farm is accessed from a private driveway off the B4215 which runs from Dymock to Newent. The property is located close to the charming village of Dymock which provides day to day facilities, Ross-on-Wye and Ledbury are close at hand providing regional shopping, restaurants and hotels with more extensive shopping and facilities found in Hereford and Cheltenham.

The location has fast access to regional and national communications including the A40, M50 and M5. The glorious countryside of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire and the Welsh Borders are within easy reach and excellent walks in the Malvern Hills and Brecon Beacons are only a short distance away. Superb fishing is also found on the beautiful River Wye. Worthy of note is the local “Daffodil Way” which enjoys a local circular walk through the fields of Dymock and Kempley.

Ledbury has a railway station and high speed trains can be taken from Hereford, Gloucester and Cheltenham, with direct journeys to London Paddington. A selection of leading preparatory and public schools can be found close at hand in Colwall, Monmouth, Malvern, Cheltenham and Hereford

Transport

Ledbury - National Rail

Accommodation

Boyce Court

Ground Floor - Entrance Hall, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Boiler Room, Secondary Kitchen, Sitting Room, Orangery, Staircase Hall, Side Entrance Hall, Former Office, Cloakroom.

First Floor - 6 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms.

Second Floor - 6 Bedrooms, Tank Room.

Cedarville (Attached Annexe)

Ground Floor - Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Bathroom.

First Floor - 3 Bedrooms, Jack and Jill Shower Room.