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The Hatton House Estate
Hatton Heath = Nr Chester Cheshire
The Hatton House Estate
An outstanding residential and
agricultural estate surrounded by
open countryside.
In 1989 work commenced and Shepherd
Construction who were also involved
in the re-building of York Minster were
commissioned. Throughout the build
materials of the highest quality were
sourced including handmade bricks by
Redland, slate from Greaves of Portmadog
and York stone to surface the driveway and
courtyards.
In recent years the entire house has
undergone a comprehensive refurbishment
and the layout reconfigured including the
addition of an Orangery and a circular
Atrium linking the house to the leisure
complex. This project was designed and
completed by Mark Gillette Interiors to
the highest of standards such that Hatton
House is undoubtedly one of the most
outstanding private houses in the county.
FeaturesHatton House• Reception Hall
• Drawing Room
• Music Room
• Library
• Dining Room
• Kitchen with Dining Area & Sitting
Room off
• Orangery
• Rear Hall with Butler’s Pantry/Bar
& Utility
• Wine Cellar
• Fernery
• Master Bedroom Suite with
Dressing Room & Bathroom
• 4 Further Bedroom Suites
THE HATTON HOUSE ESTATE is conveniently situated to the south of the historic
walled city of Chester in an attractive part of the county occupying a tranquil
position surrounded by open countryside. The estate supports an exceptional
country house complete with entrance lodge, 3 flats, comprehensive leisure complex,
landscaped gardens, lake, courtyard buildings and modern farm buildings standing
centrally within its own land extending to approximately 265 acres.
Originally a working farm, Hatton House was owned by Lord Woolley of Hatton and from
whom it was acquired in 1987. Thereafter plans were drawn up by Northwest Design
Associates of Kelsall to replace the farmstead with a contemporary country house, leisure
complex, traditional courtyard and new farm complex.
The Leisure Complex• Atrium
• Snooker Room
• Swimming Pool & Jacuzzi
• Gymnasium
• Treatment Room
• Steam Room
• Sauna
• Changing Room/Shower
• Cinema/Games Room
The Courtyard Buildings• 3 Self contained Flats
• Extensive Garaging
• Staff Room with Kitchen & W.C.
• Stabling & Stores
The Gardens & Grounds• Gate House Lodge
• Lawned Gardens & Lake
• Quarry Garden with Waterfall &
Pond
• Japanese Garden
• Floodlit Tennis Court
• Walled Kitchen Garden
The Farm• Extensive modern Farm Buildings • Railed Paddocks, Arable &
Grassland
In all about 265.50 acres (107.44 hectares)
For sale as a whole or in 4 Lots
Lot 1Hatton House with 3 Flats, Gate House
Lodge, Courtyard Buildings, Modern Farm
Buildings and arable & grassland.
In all about 62.50 acres (25.29 hectares)
Lot 263.50 acres (25.69 hectares) of arable
& grassland
Lot 366.00 acres (26.70 hectares) of arable
& grassland
Lot 472.50 acres (29.34 hectares) of grassland
LocationThe Hatton House Estate enjoys an
enviable location in rural south Cheshire
and yet is extremely convenient for the
surrounding areas of commerce with
excellent road & rail links and easy access
to 2 international airports.
The Estate is surrounded by open fields
and offers unrivalled privacy approached
via a long, virtually private, no-through
lane with wide grass verges lined with
Beech trees against mature hedges.
From the house there are views over the
immediate gardens with open aspect across
wooded countryside towards the Utkinton,
Peckforton and Bickerton Hills. Hatton
House is situated just beyond the popular
village of Tattenhall which is just a short
distance through the country lanes. The
village with its picturesque High Street
offers a good range of services with a
general store, butchers, chemist, doctor’s
surgery, church, pubs and restaurants. For
a more comprehensive range of services
the county town of Chester is 5 miles away
with shopping in The Rows, numerous
supermarkets and out of town retail parks.
On the recreational front there is a sports
club in Tattenhall offering football, cricket,
tennis and squash. At Carden Park there
are 2 championship golf courses and more
locally Aldersey Green and Eaton golf
clubs. Hunting is with the Cheshire’s and
there is horse racing at Chester, Bangor-on-
Dee, Haydock and Aintree. For the motor
racing enthusiasts there is a circuit nearby
at Oulton Park just beyond the village of
Tarporley.
CommunicationsDespite its rural location The Hatton
House Estate enjoys good road links
being within easy reach of the Chester
Business Park, Wrexham Industrial Estate
and Deeside Industrial Park. Beyond
Chester access is gained to the M53 and
M56 motorways permitting daily travel to
Liverpool and Manchester. Both cities have
international airports which are 26 and
35 miles respectively and at Hawarden
there is a non-domestic airport for private
jets. Travel to London is available via train
from Chester and Crewe train stations
which both offer a sub 2 hour service to
Euston.
DescriptionLot 1 – Hatton House Hatton House is approached via a Gate
House Lodge with splayed entrance and
wrought iron gates opening onto a York
stone paved drive flanked by lawns and
shrubs. The driveway divides to access the
courtyard whilst the main drive sweeps
round to a gravelled turning circle beneath
the south front. The house is constructed
of brick incorporating a half timbered gable
beneath a slate roof with distinctive tall
chimneys. Internally, Hatton House is an
extremely elegant property with handsome
and well proportioned rooms overlooking
the gardens and grounds. All of the
principal rooms contain feature fireplaces
with decorative plaster ceilings, solid
hardwood doors & architraves, limestone
and polished oak floors, bespoke fitted
cupboards, drawers and bookshelves,
custom built Kitchen incorporating a
central island unit with granite work
surfaces and modern appliances. At first
floor level all 5 principal bedrooms are en-
suite with marble and limestone tiled floors
and wall coverings and the sanitary ware
is by Lefroy Brooks. The accommodation
which is finished to an extremely high
specification has the benefit of oil fired
under floor heating, double glazing,
sophisticated mood lighting, Linn sound
system, centralised telephone system,
wiring for all levels of technology including
Sky TV and broadband, fire alarm with heat
sensors and security system with closed
circuit television cameras.
Attached to the house and accessed via a
circular Atrium is a comprehensive leisure
complex and garaging within a Courtyard
range which also incorporates 3 self
contained flats.
Ground FloorBeneath the half timbered front gable is
an open porch with solid oak front door
opening into an impressive Reception Hall
having a central dividing staircase, plaster
panelled ceiling, part panelled walls, open
fireplace and limestone floor. Off the
Reception Hall double doors open into
the Drawing Room which is a particularly
elegant room extending into the Music
Room.
The Drawing Room contains a decorative
marble fireplace with gun metal grate and
an impressive plaster panelled ceiling. The
Drawing Room opens into the Music Room
overlooking the rear garden and lake with
5 sets of French windows and a lovely vista
along the rose walk. From the Music Room
double doors open to the Library which
is a warm and inviting room with built in
bookshelves, limestone fireplace with dog
grate housing a living flame gas fire and
French windows to the garden. Off the
Reception Hall is an inner hall accessing
the Dining Room and beyond which is the
Kitchen and family living accommodation.
Beyond the Kitchen is a rear hall with panelled walls containing a
concealed door to the Wine Cellar beneath the stairs. Off the rear
hall is a Utility Room and Butler’s Pantry having a built in bar with
marble top incorporating a circular sink, deep mirror, wine bins
and Sub-Zero wine coolers and fridges.
First Floor From the Reception Hall a dividing staircase leads to a galleried
landing, off which, are two of the principal bedrooms. The Master
Bedroom incorporates a Sitting Area in front of a decorative
marble fireplace with dog grate and living flame gas fire. French
windows from the bedroom open onto a veranda and open balcony
overlooking the gardens and lake. Within the Master Suite is a
stunning Dressing Room lined with wardrobes, cupboards and
drawers finished in a American black walnut with leather handles
together with matching oval shaped island unit and window seat.
The Dining Room has built in display cupboards with glass fronted
doors, stone fireplace with dog grate housing a living flame gas
fire and French windows to the garden. The Kitchen is a light
open plan space running the full depth of the house containing
bespoke hand painted units under deep granite work surfaces with
twin bowl Belfast sinks, wooden drainer, built in housekeepers
cupboard, American fridge freezer, central island unit, 4 oven gas
Aga with electric companion and hob, Fisher & Paykel dishwasher
drawers and limestone floor extending into the Dining Area. Off
the Dining Area is a family Sitting Room with built in bookshelves
and cupboards housing a flat screen television. On the opposite
side of the Dining Area French doors open into an air conditioned
Orangery which has built in bookshelves housing a flat screen
television, limestone floor and 3 sets of French windows opening
to a the front terrace.
The Leisure ComplexFrom the Fernery which links the front
and rear gardens access is gained into a
circular Atrium incorporating a domed
ceiling with hand painted mural, columned
and panelled walls and polished oak floor.
The Atrium serves to connect the house
to the leisure complex and garaging. Off
the Atrium is a cloakroom with W.C.
and separate Boot Room beyond which
is a hallway with built in wardrobes and
backdoor to the courtyard. Half glazed
double doors open into a staircase hall
with dividing oak staircase leading to a
galleried Reading Area with false book
shelving and concealed door to the Snooker
Room. Beneath the staircase doors lead to
the Pool Room which contains a fully tiled
35’0” heated Swimming Pool with electric
cover. The surrounding floor to the pool
is finished in limestone extending into a
Seating Area and off which is a sunken
Jacuzzi and shower.
The en-suite Bathroom has a panelled
bath with marble surround, twin heated
towel rails, twin hand basins set in marble,
separate W.C. and shower. Bedroom 2
has built in wardrobes, cupboards &
bookshelves and an en-suite Bathroom
having panelled bath with limestone
surround, built in hand basin set in
limestone, tiled shower cubicle, heated
towel rails and W.C. Leading off the
galleried landing is a corridor landing with
domed plaster panelled ceiling serving
3 further Bedroom Suites. Bedroom 3 has
an en-suite Shower Room with marble
lined shower, separate W.C., twin hand
basins set in marble and heated towel
rail. Bedroom 4 has two sets of built in
wardrobes with glass fronted doors and
an en-suite Bathroom having an oval
shaped bath set in a marble surround,
free standing hand basin, W.C. and
heated towel rail. Beyond the backstairs is
Bedroom 5 containing built in wardrobes
with drawers below and an En-suite
bathroom having an oval shaped bath set
in wood surround, marble lined shower,
separate W.C., hand basin and heated
towel rail.
Drawing Room31'8 x 20'119.65 x 6.38
Music Room24'4 x 18'97.42 x 5.72
Hall26'8 x 19'58.13 x 5.92
Library19'4 x 17'75.89 x 5.36
Dining Room20'0 x 14'86.10 x 4.47
Sitting Room14'8" x 12'0"4.47 x 3.66
Kitchen/Dining31'5 x 17'79.58 x 5.36
Orangery30'0 x 13'109.14 x 4.22
Fernery26'1 x 19'27.95 x 5.84
Utility11'7 x 6'33.53 x 1.91
Rear Hall29'10 x 18'39.09 x 5.56
Bedroom 521'9 x 13'86.63 x 4.17
Bedroom 317'9 x 14'95.41 x 4.50
Bedroom 412'10 x 9'03.91 x 2.74
Bedroom 219'4 x 18'35.89 x 5.56
Open Balcony
Verandah
Bedroom 124'4 x 20'07.42 x 6.10Atrium
24'0 x 24'07.32 x 7.32
Store
Dressing Room
Ground Floor First Floor
Pool Room62'0 x 30'0
18.90 x 9.14
Atrium24'0 x 24'07.32x 7.32 Boiler Room
21'0 x 19'86.40 x 5.99
Garage 133'4 x 24'0
10.16 x 7.32
Courtyard
Garden Store
Bedroom
Sitting RoomCinema/Games Room
25'0 x 20'07.62 x 6.1016'2 x 14'10
4.93 x 4.52
Gym23'2 x 19'27.06 x 5.84
Garage 233'4 x 24'0
10.16 x 7.32
Kitchen
O�ce
Tack
Box 1
Feed/Bedding
Box 2
Store
Air Conditioning Plant
Vaulted Ceiling ToSwimming Pool
Snooker Room29'4 x 18'58.94 x 5.61
Sitting Room
Bedroom
Sitting Room
Bedroom
Store
StoreStore
KitchenKitchenTreatment
Sauna
Swimming Pool
SteamRoom
Roof VoidAbove Stables
Vaulted Ceiling ToAtrium
Flat 2 Flat 1Ground Floor Flat
Ground Floor First Floor
Hatton HouseApproximate gross internal area 812.34 sq m - 8744 sq ft
Leisure Complex & CourtyardApproximate gross internal area 1808.30 sq m - 19464 sq ft
The Pool Room has central lanterns, wiring for wall lights & uplighters and cantilevered
French windows opening to a covered veranda and garden terrace.
The Leisure Complex also incorporates a Gymnasium with full height mirror wall, built
in base unit set in granite with sink and cantilevered French windows to the garden. The
Spa Area off the Pool Room, which has the benefit of limestone flooring with under floor
heating and a sound system, incorporates a Treatment Room, Steam Room with mood
lighting, Sauna, built in twin hand basins with copper bowls set in stone and Changing
Area/Wet Room with circular shower. Beyond the Spa is the Cinema/Games Room with
housing for a flat screen television.
In front of the Leisure Complex is a covered veranda and York
Stone terrace providing a seating and barbeque area extending into
a Japanese themed garden with raised stone pond feeding a lower
pool with sunken hot tub and decked area enclosed by plantings
of Bamboo and Acer together with a raised rockery. Beyond the
immediate garden is a walled kitchen garden containing soft fruit
canes, flower beds for cutting, vegetables, potting shed and
2 greenhouses. To the side of the walled garden is an all weather
Astroturf Tennis Court with practice wall and floodlighting.
Within the grounds beyond the formal gardens is a woodland
walk which passes through a quarry garden containing Hebe,
Viburnum, Azalea, Magnolia, Skimmia and Laurel beneath
plantings of Scots Pine and Silver Birch. Within the quarry garden
is a water fall and crossing point over a small pool which feeds into
the lake. The path continues around the lake with several seating
areas and is borded by woodland trees under planted with spring
bulbs to include Daffodils, Bluebells and Cowslips providing a very
picturesque setting against the backdrop of the lake.
The Gardens & GroundsThe gardens and grounds were originally designed by Clewston &
Partners and are a notable feature of Hatton House. To the front
of the property which is covered in climbing wisteria is a lawned
garden with specimen Cedar tree and rill. Against the house is a
York Stone path which widens to form a terrace and seating area
with water feature and fountain outside the Orangery. The front
garden is enclosed by a low brick wall with stone copings and
wrought iron gate through which steps lead down to a mown
garden containing specimen trees and shrubs boarded by a mature
Beech hedge.
To the west of the house is a formal garden with symmetrical beds
edged in box containing Roses, Tulips and Lavender. Against the
garden is an avenue of pleached Lime trees with Roses trained over
to form an attractive arched walkway. The gardens extend across
the back of the house in the form of a sweeping lawn with central
mature Oak and Weeping Willow trees with circular bench seating.
The lawn extends to a large lake with island supporting a Gothic
Tower accessed via an arched bridge. Against the lawns are well
stocked flower beds and mature shrub borders providing an array
of colour throughout Spring and Summer. Within the grounds is a
sunken circular garden with sandstone retaining wall incorporating
a pond and seating area and adjacent to which is a circular dining
area with paths finished in granite setts leading to a series of
themed gardens.
The Courtyard Buildings & FlatsThe garaging is attached to the main house and is contained within
a courtyard range of outbuildings constructed of brick under a slate
roof with clock tower and driftway. The courtyard incorporates a
circular drive finished in granite setts arranged around a central
lawn with dressed stone edgings. The outbuildings contain a
boiler house with 4 oil fired central heating boilers and a separate
double garage and on the opposite side of the driftway 2 further
double garages with extensive first floor storage areas above. At the
end of this range is a Gardeners Office, Kitchen and separate W.C.
On the opposite side of the courtyard and attached to the main
house albeit accessed independently are 2 first floor flats and
1 ground floor flat. All 3 flats have open plan Living/Dining Rooms,
fitted Kitchens and double Bedrooms with En-suite Bathrooms.
Within the Courtyard is a detached timber clad range of stables
which have been adapted of late to provide a staff rest room,
implement shed, dog kennel and stores.
The Gate House LodgeA detached property constructed of brick with half timbered gable
under a slate roof. The property has the benefit of gas central
heating and at ground floor level has an Entrance Hall, Living/
Dining Room and separate Kitchen. On the first floor there are
3 Bedrooms and a Bathroom. The Lodge is accessed
independently off the lane with a parking and turning area and
has a small private garden enclosed by a mature Beech hedge with
lawn and York stone terrace incorporating a seating area.
The Farm Buildings & LandThe Farm Buildings are accessed
independently of Hatton House via a
splayed entrance with double gates flanked
by post and rail fencing. A concrete road
leads onto the yard which has the benefit
of security lighting and post and rail
perimeter fencing enclosing 3 principal
ranges as follows:-
An 8 bay steel portal framed building (120’
x 60’ approx) having brick walls beneath
Yorkshire boarding and a corrugated
concrete fibre roof. The building has a
concrete floor and 3 phase electricity
supply.
A series of 5 inter-connecting buildings
(125’ x 60’ approx) having rendered block
walls beneath plastic coated steel profile
side cladding with roller shutter doors
under a corrugated concrete fibre roof.
The first building serves as a chemical
store and vehicle/machinery workshop
with inspection pit and raised gantry. The
4 remaining buildings are insulated and
suitable for grain storage with a capacity of
600 tonnes. On the end of the building is
an office, rest room/kitchen and cloakroom
with W.C.
An 8 bay steel framed monopitch building
(120’ x 20’ approx) having concrete block
walls beneath plastic coated steel profile
side cladding with roller shutter doors
under a corrugated concrete fibre roof. The
building has a concrete floor and houses a
diesel tank and water tank (now redundant).
The land attaching to Lot 1 extends to
the north and south of Hatton House.
Against the entrance and fronting the
lane is an orchard and on the opposite
side of the entrance a field sown as a
wild flower meadow with attractive pond.
Behind the Farm Buildings are a series of
railed paddocks laid to grass with field
shelter and beyond which are 2 fields
supporting arable cropping. To the south
of Hatton House is a further field in arable
production with frontage to the lane and
accessed via double gates.
Lot 1 to include the house, immediate
grounds, buildings and farm land extends
to about 62.50 acres (25.29 hectares) and
for identification purposes is coloured pink
on the sale plan.
Lot 2 – Arable & Grassland 63.50 acresA versatile block of land which is suitable
for grass and arable cropping being
relatively flat. The land has frontage
to the lane with gateway to the west of
Oak Cottages and is presently in arable
production save for a series or railed
grass paddocks against the east boundary
adjoining Hatton House. Lot 2 extends to
about 63.50 acres (25.69 hectares) and for
identification purposes is coloured blue on
the sale plan.
Lot 3 – Arable & Grassland 66 acresA productive block of land on the opposite
side of the lane to Hatton House. It is
arranged in 4 enclosures being suitable
for grass and arable cropping. The
land has road frontage to the lane with
2 sets of double gates and is presently
in arable production. Lot 3 extends to
about 66 acres (26.70 hectares) and for
identification purposes is coloured yellow
on the sale plan.
Lot 1
Lot 2 Lot 3
Important Notice Jackson-Stops & Staff, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulations or other consents and Jackson-Stops & Staff have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.
Lot 4 – Grassland 72.50 acresA large block of permanent pasture best suited to grass production
comprising a series of inter-connecting fields divided by mature
hedges with numerous ponds. The land has the benefit of road
frontage to the lane with 2 field gates and in addition to which
there are field gates onto the A41 and Chester Road. Lot 4 extends
to about 72.50 acres (29.34 hectares) and for identification
purposes is coloured green on the sale plan.
General Remarks & StipulationsAddress: Hatton House, Hatton Hall Lane, Hatton Heath,
Nr Chester CH3 9AP
Tenure: The property is freehold with vacant possession on
completion
Services: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil central
heating.
Wayleaves, Easements & Rights of Way: The property is sold
subject to all existing wayleaves, easements and rights of way,
public or private whether specifically mentioned or not. It should
be noted that there is an electricity wayleave traversing part of the
estate and No’s 1-4 Oak Cottages have a communal septic tank
situated on Lot 2.
Sporting & Mineral Rights: The sporting and mineral rights are
in hand.
Entitlements: The land is registered with the Rural Payments
Agency and as such qualifies for entitlements under the Single
Farm Payment Scheme
Local Authority: Cheshire West & Chester Council.
Tel: 0300 123 8123
Council Tax: Hatton House: Tax Band G - £2,625.45 payable 2016/17
The Lodge: Tax Band E - £1,925.33 payable 2016/17
Flats 1 & 2: Tax Band C - £1,400.25 payable 2016/17
Flat 3: Tax Band C - £1,400.25 payable 2016/17
Town & Country Planning: The occupation of Flats 1 & 2 are
limited to a person solely or mainly employed or last working in
the locality in agriculture or forestry.
Fixtures: Unless specifically mentioned in these particulars all
contents fixtures and fittings, garden ornaments, statues, carpets
and curtains are specifically excluded from the sale. Certain items
may be available by separate negotiation.
DirectionsFrom Chester travel south on the A41 towards Whitchurch. After
approximately 3½ miles having passed Richmond Auto Sales
on the left hand side take the next turning left into Hatton Hall
Lane shown as a ‘no-through road’. Hatton House will be found
towards the end of the lane on the left hand side.
25 Nicholas Street, Chester
CH1 2NZ
Tel: 01244 328361
Fax: 01244 310351
www.jackson-stops.co.uk
Hatton House Farm – Energy Efficiency Rating The Gate Lodge – Energy Efficiency Rating Flat 1 – Energy Efficiency Rating Flat 2 – Energy Efficiency Rating
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