Location

Old Bussage enjoys an elevated position overlooking the Toadsmoor Valley between the market town of Stroud and the village of Chalford. The village, together with neighbouring Eastington, offers many amenities including pubs, shops, churches, a Post Office, two primary schools and Thomas Keble School, the local comprehensive. There are excellent walking, riding and cycling routes from the doorstep, while nearby Stroud provides more comprehensive facilities including a Waitrose supermarket, cinema and an award-winning farmers market.

The larger centres of Tetbury, Cirencester and Cheltenham provide a wider range of amenities, recreational facilities and cultural activities. Communications are excellent with junction 13 of the M5 motorway being about 10 miles away giving access to Bristol and Birmingham. Trains from Kemble or Stroud London Paddington take approximately 80-90 minutes.

Sporting opportunities in the area include golf at Minchinhampton (two courses), racing at Cheltenham, sailing at the Cotswold Water Park, polo at Cirencester Park, gliding at Aston Down as well as local rugby and cricket clubs. There are lovely walks over Minchinhampton and Rodborough Commons where cattle freely roam in the summer months.

There is a wide choice of schools in the area including the highly regarded Marling School for Boys, Stroud High School, Westonbirt School and the colleges in Cheltenham, Wycliffe and Rendcomb. The renowned prep school, Beaudesert Park, is on Minchinhampton Common and there is a local primary school in Minchinhampton.

Description

In a lofty position within the large village of Old Bussage, this characterful former vicarage dates back to the early 18th century and offers masses of original features. The semi-detached home is Grade II listed and was extended substantially in 1854 by G F Bodley – perhaps the first domestic work of the Gothic Revival era's most influential architect – before being separated into two dwellings. Now updated for the modern day, the charming property offers light, airy and generously proportioned accommodation over four floors, with the added benefit of a detached outbuilding which is currently mid-renovation and offers great potential for a number of different uses. The refurbishment of the main house has included asbestos removal, rewiring and replumbing and adding a new kitchen and bathrooms.

The interiors are elegantly appointed and sympathetic to the age and original character features of the main home, which include an arched oak front door, stone fireplaces, wood and tiled floors and exposed beams.

The accommodation comprises an attractive vestibule leading to an internal hallway with doors to a large sitting room and dining room, a kitchen, coats area and cloakroom with WC, as well as a staircase leading down to the cellar. On the first floor there are three bedrooms and two bath/shower rooms (one en suite), with a further two bedrooms in the attic conversion.

Outside
Old Glebe House is set within mature gardens of about 2.5 acres, including paddocks, lawns, woodland, a vegetable plot with raised planters and formal landscaped areas that are the ideal place for alfresco entertaining, particularly the newly-installed terrace which is a sun trap in the warmer months. Within the garden there is a converted coach house which would make a great playroom or home office, with an adjoining lean-to wood store or covered seating area, and a separate brick-built storage shed. The driveway leading to the house is shared by the adjoining property, The Old Vicarage, with each house having its own private parking area.

Directions

From Cirencester, follow the A419 west towards Stroud. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Cowcombe Hill and continue on the A419. After 1.5 miles turn right onto Old Neighbourhood. Follow the road for about 0.5 miles and then turn left at the crossroads onto The Frith followed by a right onto The Ridge. As the road forks, take a slight left and continue for about 100 metres. The property will be on the left-hand side opposite The Ram Inn.

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