Country Life magazine discovers more about The Yews, in Curry Rivel, Somerset, which is on the market with Jackson-Stops Taunton with a guide price of £1,950,000...
"A Somerset country home that unites the best of medieval, Georgian and Victorian under one roof. The Yews has changed many times over the centuries — and seemingly always for the better.
"The Yews started life as a medieval manor house — to which its original ceiling beams bear testament — but by the mid 18th century, a five-bay entrance façade had been added, with Hamstone dressings and quoins.
"The 19th century owners of this Grade II*-listed property thought that more could be done. They commissioned a 30½ft by 18¾ft ballroom to be constructed, which today forms a bewitching reception room with eye-candy items, including a carved-oak fireplace, decorative ceiling cornice, an arched top window and French doors that lead out to a loggia where mature grape vines and jasmine grow. It's wonderful.
"It's also eminently practical as a family home. The seven bedrooms mean that this is a house that's ideal for those with plenty of kids, or who love entertaining friends.
"A further bedroom can be found above the original coach house beyond the main house and an added ‘extra’ (or a feature not often found intact these days) is a glorious Victorian glasshouse — a haven for plant enthusiasts, who will also love the 2¼ acres of gardens.
"The location, Curry Rivel, is perched on a ridge above the Somerset Levels, and it isn’t only the landscape that is spectacular here: so, too, apparently, is the community spirit.
The Yews is on the market with Jackson-Stops Taunton with a guide price of £1,950,000.
https://www.jackson-stops.co.uk/properties/20864974/sales/taunton
https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/south-west/a-somerset-country-home-that-brings-the-best-of-medieval-georgian-and-victorian-under-one-roof
