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Ruabon: 'Characterful' Wynnstay Hall estate home up for sale
The five-bed property in Ruabon has been listed at a guide price of £900,000 by estate agents Savills.
The home overlooks its own mature and enchanting gardens designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, a famous English gardener and landscape architect.
In all, more than 140 estates were designed by him across the UK, and Wynnstay Hall Estate was his last.
'Temple Dairy', as it is known, has been occupied by its current owners for the past 23 years.
It is described by Savills as a 'charming country house situated within the grounds of Wynnstay Hall Estate, occupying an unrivalled position within the Capability Brown Grade 1 listed pleasure garden'.
Believed to date from 1783, the house is listed and was designed as an ornamental dairy, which has been extended over time.
Of note, is the 19th century front section addition and kitchen extension.
The front door opens into a welcoming entrance hall that is currently utilised as a dining room.
The feature drawing room has an original stone fireplace, a groined ceiling that is 14ft high, and double doors that open onto the doric temple terrace area with original porticoe, overlooking the enchanting garden.
There is an additional good sized sitting room and the kitchen/dining room was added in 2001.
The principal bedroom suite enjoys a dressing area, bathroom and fine views of the garden. There are two double bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, as well as two further bedrooms and a family bathroom.
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Wynnstay Hall enjoys a delightful tree-lined approach over a long private driveway with parkland to either side.
The property is set in approximately 4.5 acres, the gardens being beautifully designed and include a selection of mature trees, woodland and a pond extending to approximately 0.4 acre, all of which attracts a variety of wildlife.
The garage, having a barrelled ceiling, was the original subway that the cattle came through. The Estate includes a tennis court for use of the residents.
Wynnstay Hall was once the principal seat to one of the most powerful families in Welsh History, the Watkin Williams Wynns.
The family were major landowners and had great political and social influence in Wales.
The first recorded property on the estate known as Watsay and was built in 1616. Over the coming centuries, Wynnstay Hall was enlarged and developed by the family.
In 1944, the hall and 150 acres were sold to Lindisfarne College, a public school.
For further information, call Savills on 01244 988117.
