THE SHIRE

The Shire, 606 Derby Road, Adams Hill was designed and built to a very high standard to take full advantage of the wonderful setting in this beautiful residential location. Set in just over half an acre of lovely private mature grounds and gardens backing directly onto and with direct access to Wollaton Park, properties of this calibre are rarely available on the open market.

The house has a strong arts and crafts influence and is set behind it’s own walled entrance with remote controlled in and out driveway. The house is of a most impressive scale with wide twin gabled frontage with Tudor influence.

The rear gardens are completely enclosed and have a generous paved York stone terrace area with two separate sitting areas and good sized main lawned gardens with mature well stocked borders. Within the garden is a heated outdoor swimming pool with a York stone surround, separate small changing room and pump/boiler room.

From the rear garden there is direct hand gate access to Wollaton Park. It does in fact border the eighteenth fairway of the Golf Course.

Ground floor – Panelled entrance door.

Reception hall, parquet and wood block flooring, minstrels’ gallery over, brick surround to open fireplace. Side hallway cupboard.

Cloaks with separate WC, leading off.

Sitting room, glorious main reception room with three-quarter panelled walls, including built-in matching corner cupboard, wide bay with window seat and cupboards beneath. Wide and deep inglenook with built in bookshelves, open grate with canopy and hearth. Glazed inner side door and panels to study.

Dining room, fine detailed cornice and ceiling, wide bay overlooking the front gardens, attractive high chimney piece to an art and craft style beaten copper canopy set above a stone hearth. Return door to kitchen/breakfast room.

Study with return doors to sitting room and side hallway, range of bespoke built in units including desk unit with fitted cupboards and matching library shelving. Deep glazed side windows and French door to paved terrace and gardens beyond.

Breakfast room with bay window and garden views, fitted cupboards.

Kitchen with inset sink, range of fitted cupboards , working surface, four oven built in Aga and Smeg two ring inset gas hob. Side entrance/lobby area with tiled floor finish and leading through to the front and rear gardens.

Utility room with sink unit and plumbing for washing machine.

Separate Gardens WC.

Workshop/store with door through to tandem garage.

From the ground floor reception hall, a wide dogleg staircase leads to half landing with fine views across the gardens to Wollaton Park beyond and thence is to the main galleried first floor landing area.

First floor – Principal bedroom, comprising double bedroom with lovely open views. En suite dressing area, an extensive range of fitted wardrobes and cupboards. En suite bathroom, refitted with fully tiled floor and walls, under floor heating, integrated low suite WC and bidet, twin inset wash hand basins to a granite surround with fitted cupboards beneath, two heated towel rails, large walk-in shower area with dual shower heads.

Bedroom two with bay window and fitted cupboards.

Bedroom three with a bay window, pedestal wash hand basin, fitted cupboards and fine views.

Bedroom four with a wide bay window. En suite shower room, cleverly conceived and fully tiled, low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin, separate shower cubicle, heated towel rail, separate built-in cupboard.

Bedroom five with fitted cupboards.

Family bathroom, refitted to a high standard with fully tiled floor and walls with under floor heating , panelled shower/bath with separate thermostatic shower, integrated wash hand basin to a granite surround with cupboards, low level WC and bidet.

A generous roof void / loft, plans have been drawn up for a potential conversion to create three additional bedrooms.

Outside – The property has its own private walls frontage of Adams Hill, which sits behind the main wall defining Wollaton Park. There are twin gated entrances providing a useful in and out driveway.

There is ample parking on the driveway and mature lawned gardens with mature trees.

There is access to a tandem garaging at the side with drive through facility to the rear and internal personal door.

To the side of the house is a small attached changing room and boiler and filtration system for the swimming pool.

Separate boiler room with gas fired boiler providing central heating and domestic hot water.

Immediately to the rear of the house is a generous paved terrace area with two separate seating areas leading through to the generous main lawned gardens with deep well-stocked borders and a variety of mature trees and shrubs.

Heated outdoor swimming pool with paved surround.

The garden backs onto the eighteenth fairway of Wollaton Park golf course and the Park itself beyond with a gated access.