Arts and Crafts-style home set in 11 acres of prime land.ROECLIFFE Lodge is just minutes from the centre of the popular Northumberland village of Corbridge yet is in an extremely private position. The nine-bedroomed Edwardian house on Prospect Hill was built in 1911 for the Bainbridge family and is set within 11 acres. It follows the Arts & Crafts style and has an abundance of character features. It has a prominent elevated position with acres of prime land, including stabling for the family's four horses, garaging and a tennis court. The ground floor has four main reception rooms. The tone is set on entering the large formal hall which has a monk's seat, grand ornate fireplace, leaded window and panelled staircase. The drawing room and dining room, both at the front of the house, boast beautiful leaded bay windows and there is an additional sitting room with built-in bookcases. Original cast-iron fireplaces are in the drawing and sitting rooms. There is also a substantial country-style breakfasting kitchen with Aga AGA American Gastroenterological Association. AGA abbr. appropriate for gestational age and French doors to the garden. Completing the ground floor are a utility room, cloakroom cloak·room n. 1. A room where coats and other articles may be left temporarily, as in a theater or school. Also called coatroom. 2. A private lounge adjacent to a legislative chamber. and toilet. Another bonus is the cellar room which leads to a gym with sauna sauna Bath in steam from water thrown on heated stones. Known in ancient times in various places, saunas are most closely identified with the Finnish people, who made saunas a national tradition. . Five bedrooms are on the first floor, two with en suite facilities and three with cast iron fireplaces. There is also a family bathroom on this floor. Four bedrooms are on the second floor. Roecliffe Lodge, Ladycutter Lane, Corbridge, is for sale through Smiths Gore at pounds 1.8m, tel: (01434) 632404. CAPTION(S): Unique: Roecliffe Lodge in Verb 1. lodge in - live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor" occupy, reside move in - occupy a place; "The crowds are moving in" stay at - reside temporarily; "I'm staying at the Hilton" the popular village of Corbridge was built for the Bainbridge family. |
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