IN PICTURES: 17th century Stourbridge house for sale for a cool £3.5m
A spectacular 17th century home in Stourbridge has been put up for sale, with a price tag of £3.5 million.
Lawnswood House, in Wordsley, built by the famous Foley family, is on the market through land estate agents G. Herbert Banks.
The house, gardens and parkland, which total 35 acres in size, are up for are £2.5m.
While the entire 181-acre site with more land around the house is at £3.5m
The Foley family, who made their fortune by setting up iron foundries in Stourbridge, paid for the building of the picturesque home in 1813, which was built in the Regency style.
It remained in the family until 1851 when it was sold to a Colonel Fletcher, who then sold it to famous car manufacturer Jack Bean in 1924.
The property is now on the market after being in the Marsh family, of the well known meat business Marsh and Baxter, for nearly 50 years.
David Banks, senior partner at G.Herbert Banks, said: "We are very excited about bringing this property on the market.
"Lawnswood Estate is wonderfully situated for anyone working in the West Midlands.
"It occupies a unique position in an island of unspoilt countryside, with the 50 acre Ridgehill Wood giving it excellent protection to the north east.
"The house itself stands in an elevated position surrounded by mature specimen trees with uninterrupted views over its timbered Parkland and far reaching views to the West.
"It would be wrong not to point out, that things like the Bathrooms are old fashioned and that the property does need some modernisation.
"However, this handsome house, although impressive, is not unmanageable."
The house features four main reception rooms, kitted out with valuable fireplaces and ornate plasterwork.
The valuable main lodge acts as an entry with a winding driveway passing through the landscaped gardens.
There are mature trees such as cedars, beech, oak and others which adorn the large lawned areas, terraces, pathways and borders.
Little has changed since the house was built in the early 19th century, with the estate agents claiming some modernisation would be needed.
The home comes with four bathrooms, seven bedrooms and some attic bedrooms on the second floor, as well as plenty of garage space.
