Reading clock tower country house up for £2.1 million

The Stable Clock House, a five bedroom former stables and coach house to the manor house, has a fully functional turret clock and period features throughout.

Included as part of the sale is an outbuilding which has planning permission granted to be converted for an ancillary guest accommodation, opening up the potential for an Airbnb venture subject to the necessary consents.

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The property is elegantly presented with a flexible layout centred around a charming sheltered courtyard. The sitting room is characterised by its high ceilings, original wooden beams, large open fireplace and mezzanine gallery.

To the one side is a bright and well-appointed bedroom, which has the potential to be used as another reception room.

An original spiral staircase leads to the bedroom in which the mechanical workings of the original 19th century clock is displayed. The same room also offers panoramic views of the gardens and the courtyard.

From the sitting room the accommodation flows naturally into the dining room and on into the kitchen with AGA and useful utility rooms beyond. The principal suite can be accessed either from the mezzanine gallery or the secondary staircase which also leads to two further bedrooms and bathroom.

Liz McLean, head of residential sales at Savills in Newbury, whose team are handling the sale, says: “This unusual conversion has created a quite unique house, with lovely big gardens and a sheltered courtyard.

"It is amazing to see the original clock mechanisms working in one of the first floor rooms, which only adds to the appeal of the house.”

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