A 16th century presbytery 120 km from Paris, with farm buildings and swimming pool on around 5 hectares of land with unobstructed views, bordered by a
A 16th century presbytery 120 km from Paris, with farm buildings and swimming pool on around 5 hectares of land with unobstructed views, bordered by a stream.
In Normandy, more precisely the Seine Maritime, between Beauvais and Rouen, this estate is located in the Pays de Bray area, bordering Picardy, less than 10 km from Gournay-en-Bray, a small town with many essential shops, services and facilities. Paris is 2 hours away by rail from its station.
Forges-les-Eaux, with its casino and spa centre, is less than 20 km away. Gisors is 30 km away, Beauvais and its international airport is 35 km away, and Dieppe on the coast is 70 km away.
Not far from the estate, there are many local markets proposing local produce.
Small roads wind their way through the rolling countryside of the Pays de Bray, before arriving at the estate's gate. It opens onto the square courtyard of a former farmhouse with outbuildings made up of three barns on the left and right of the courtyard, preceded by thickets of pruned boxwood. The two-storey presbytery, with cellars and attic, stands opposite, adjacent to one of the barns. Its thick walls made of local stone are topped with a gabled roof of Pays de Bray tiles. The elevations are punctuated with small paned windows with brick facings. On the second floor, one of the pointed-arched windows features stained glass. A glazed wooden door leads inside. The building is adjacent to one of the old barns, which has been fully fitted out on two levels.
To the rear of the building lies the garden and around 50 metres away, two rooms have been fitted out in a building housing an old bread oven. In the meadow, after the tennis court and orchard, a stream, with about 200 metres of its banks in the estate, flows past below.
The presbyteryThe interior has a classic layout, with the first level reserved for the living and reception rooms, the second for the bedrooms and shower rooms, all under partially converted attic space with a further area to be converted. The kitchen stands above an old vaulted cellar. The floors on the various habitable levels are either paved with rectangular or hexagonal terracotta tiles, or wood stripped flooring. The double glazed windows are fitted with shutters.
The ground floor
The entrance door opens into a vast living room which is also used as a dining room. Both spaces benefit from the large brick fireplace with open hearth. One of the walls is made of exposed stone, while the ceilings have exposed beams and joists. A kitchen and a small room leading outside can be found on the left. From the living room, three stone steps lead to a landing and the stairs to the second storey as well as to a large bedroom with en suite bathroom. Lastly, a shower room, a toilet and a utility room make up the rest of the ground floor.
The first floor
A stone walled corridor leads to four bedrooms, a shower room, a bathroom and a toilet. On the left, above one of the adjacent barns, the space has been converted into a vast living room and can be used as a bedroom. This vast room has a mezzanine and access on the left to an attic that could also be converted. The attic above the four bedrooms is also suitable for conversion. There is sisal or wood stripped flooring on the upper storey.
Storage space is available in every room.
The attic
The only converted room, a large living room in the former stable, follows on from the second storey. The other part, with a remarkable roof frame, still awaits restoration. The same applies to the attic space above the gallery serving the four bedrooms. The attics on both sides offer great potential for accommodation.
The basement
The vaulted cellar dates from the 15th century and is located underneath the presbytery, below the kitchen to be precise, from which it can be reached.
