A Development

By

Cox Vernacular Buildings Ltd

Situation.

Located between Maidstone and Ashford within 2 miles of Leeds Castle "reputedly one of the Worlds most beautiful Castles" and junction 8 of the M20 motorway giving easy access to the rest of the Country and Europe via The Channel Tunnel Terminus at Folkestone . The historic Village of Ulcombe is situated on the South facing escarpment of the Greensand Ridge that runs East to West through Kent’s Wealden Countryside,

Ulcombe boast’s some very popular local hostelries, garage and primary school.

The larger Wealden Village of Headcorn about 3 miles away, offers a good range of shops, doctors, dentists, primary schooling and main line station with fast trains to London Charing Cross approximately 1 hour and Europe via Ashford International Passenger Station.

The County Town of Maidstone approximately 6 miles to the west offers all the trappings of a modern Town aspiring to City status, some four miles from Ulcombe is the renound and very popular Sutton Valence School.

Street Farm is situated on the outskirts of the village in an attractive position with splendid views over the surrounding countryside yet with the added security of neighbouring properties.

Description

This Individual Farmstead Development is currently being constructed by Cox Vernacular Buildings from Challock creating Houses faithful to local architecture, with Oak Frames, hand made brick, stone, Oak weatherboard and hanging tile elevations, built by local craftsmen using mostly local materials. Attention has been paid to every detail from the brick paths through the cottage gardens to the massive exposed beams and inglenook fireplaces the end result being an authentic "Period" ambiance with the comforts expected in contemporary buildings. The development is bounded on two sides by a conservation strip protected by deed of covenant to protect the panoramic outlook and individual privacy.

Plot 1

The Farmhouse

This partly Oak framed design based on a grand hall house typical of the 15^th Century. The open hall to such houses was almost always floored over in the 16^th Century when a central chimney stack was inserted. The plan of the great hall is kept in the form of a Dining Room which has a typically massive inglenook fireplace. Such grand hall houses included at least one important first floor room called the solar, this is represented in the Master Bedroom with the great tie beam and carved crown post soaring up into the apex of the roof.

With a floor area of approximately 3000 sq.ft. it offers: Master Bedroom with En-Suite, 4 further Bedrooms, Family Bathroom, 3 Reception rooms, Farmhouse Kitchen, Utility, Cloakroom, Oil Fired Central Heating via radiators there is also approximately 2200sq.ft. of existing outbuildings with planning permission for Garaging and Ancillary uses in conjunction with the Farmhouse. Outside the House is surrounded by it’s own gardens.

The following room sizes are for guidance only and are approximate.

Drawing room 18’0" x 17’2"

Sitting room 19’0" x 13’4"

Dining room 18;0" x 15’9" reduced to 11’10" to front of inglenook fireplace

Kitchen 18’0" x 14’4"

Master Bedroom 18’0" x 17’2"

Bedroom 2 18’0" x 14’4"

Bedroom 3 13’5" x 11’9"

Bedroom 4 13’3" x 11’10"

Bedroom 5 16’7" x 11’10"

Landing 11’10 x 6’9"

Plots 2 and 3

The Cottages

These fully Oak framed Detached Cottages are based on a small hall house typical of the 14^th Century. They are aisled which means that the weight of the structure largely rests on the heavy Oak posts in the middle of the building leaving the aisles either side with delightful low eaves line.

Because such hall houses were difficult to convert to two storeys they were often much altered and used for much lower status uses over time. These examples have a later form of construction to the roof and the tie-beams have been cut through to allow for doorways through the first floor.

The rear aisle has been left intact and makes a very beautiful kitchen with the long braces of the aisle wall exposed. The front aisle is set back to allow for greater height to house the 18^th Century and Victorian windows, the central chimney stack allows for Inglenook fireplaces.

With floor areas of approximately 1700 sq.ft. each Cottage is finished to it’s own unique design, they offer: 3 Bedrooms, Bathroom, 3 Reception rooms, Kitchen, Utility and cloakroom, Oil fired Central Heating via radiators. Outside is a small 17^th Century restored Oak framed Barn converted and divided to provide Garaging and Storage for the Cottages and Gardens.

The Following room sizes are for guidance only and are approximate.

Sitting room 17’6" x 12’0"

Dining room 17’2" x 11’8" maximum

Study 10’8" x 9’4"

Kitchen 28’0" x 8’1"

Bedroom 1 19’3"max x 12’4"

Bedroom 2 17’0" x 8’7"

Bedroom 3 9’9" x 8’6"

Interior Finishes

Subject to the building stage reached, purchasers are able to choose wall colours, together with kitchen and bathroom finishes.

Services

Mains Water, Electricity and Drainage

Local Authority: Maidstone Borough Council

Freehold Prices

Plot 1. Five Bedroom Farmhouse  Sold subject to contract

Plot 2. Three Bedroom Cottage   Sold subject to contract

Plot 3. Three Bedroom Cottage £325,000

Buying a Cox Vernacular Home

Buying older properties can often lead to many uncertainties relating to repairs and constant maintenance to ensure your investment is protected.

Cox Vernacular Buildings have the benefit of being built with the latest energy saving devices and rigorous standards of insulation, which help to minimise fuel bills and add to your level of comfort.

These houses are all covered by the NHBC Buildmark 10 year warranty

Viewing

By appointment arranged by Cranleigh Heathcote & Co

Directions

From Junction 8 of the M20 proceed onto the A20 heading East towards Lenham & Ashford passing Leeds Castle on you right take the second turning on the right. (just before passing under the motorway bridge)

Follow this country lane for approximately 1.5 miles at the crossroads proceed straight over, down the hill passing Ulcombe Church on the right. Street Farm will be found at the bottom of the hill on the right hand side.

Caution

Written or verbal information regarding these properties is provided with care.

Unintentional human error is possible, however no such information must be relied

upon to constitute part of the contract.

The developer reserves the right to make variations to the specification and layout during the course of construction and any intending purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of any statement, plan, measurement or illustration contained within these particulars.