Maison De Maitre With Courtyard Outbuildings

• Bedrooms: 5

• Condition - Partially Restored

A period Gascon Maison de Maitre well protected by its own grounds and with a fine collection of indigenous and imported trees. The main house, built in stone and half-timbering, faces east onto a courtyard flanked by two symmetrical outbuildings. Remodelled and restored in the 80's and 90's the accommodation has an old world charm and is now in need of some redecoration and updating. The scale of the outbuildings and grounds suggest a permanent home, with schooling nearby for a family and space for livestock. The outdoor dining and entertaining areas work particularly well and there are many appealing corners hidden in the grounds. 4kms to a market town. 25kms SW of Auch. Toulouse airport 75 minutes.

Ground Floor
Entrance hall, 2.7x5m, ancient terracotta floor, double doors within carved stone arch.
Study, 2.4x4.9m, period oak parquet floor, E window.
Living room, 5x3x4.9m, with exposed beams, pattern laid terracotta floor, medieval stone fireplace, two E windows.
Dining room, 5.4x4.8m, with plaster ceiling, period terracotta floor, wood burning hearth, french windows E, window S.
Kitchen/breakfast, 4x3.7m, oak cupboards below tiled worktops, gas hob, extractor, Bosch oven, glazed door to south terrace.
A passage runs the length of the house, connecting the service rooms.
Utility room, 3x5x2.4m. WC & basin. Boiler room, 4x5x2.5m, oil CH unit. Larder, 3.3x2.5m.
Many windows are double-glazed replacement.

First Floor

Galleried landing, 4.7x6.6m, above a handsome stair with turned balustrades.
Bedroom II, 4.4x5.3m, with marble fireplace, E window, built-in cupboard, communicating doors.
Family bathroom, with corner bath, pedestal basin, bidet, windows E & N.
Bedroom III, 4.5x2.7m, with W window.
Bedroom IV, 3.5x3.8m, half-timbering, N window.
Bedroom V, 4.5x2.7m, with W window.
Lobby leading to separate WC, potential for further shower room.
Main suite. Bathroom, 2x3.8m, with 80's bath, basin & bidet, S window.
Bedroom I, 5.8x5m, with double aspect, E & S.
The first floor has period pine floor boards and some fitted carpeting. 

Outside
Summer dining, 4.5x5.5m, open on the pool side.
South terrace, off kitchen, leading onto lawns surrounding pool.
Swimming pool, 10x3.8m, polyester shell incorporating steps & bench.
Former stables, 5.5x15m, providing garage & storage, immense upper level.
Store room, 5.5x5.5m, with stair to children's den above.
Carport. Workshop. Former pigsties & poultry buildings.
Free-standing barn, 9x9m, ideal for games.
Lean-to, in need of demolition or reconstruction. Drainage system to be updated.

Land
7.478ha. The main drive of 250m from east with cypress & cedars. A shorter drive connects with a lateral lane to the north. The grounds are entirely down to grass and particularly well treed with indigenous oak, poplar, acacia, willow and walnut with additional plantings of eucalyptus, silver birch, cypress and Mediterranean pine. To the west is an area left to grow wild and to the north a plantation of conifers and American oak. Nearly 5 hectares arable land under a limited farm tenancy and which become free at 31/12/2012.

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