A comfortable home telling the story of a brewer, a widow and three generations of the Lander family
Tucked away on the edge of Wellington is this rare suburban villa and mini-estate. As you walk up the large avenue of Wellingtonia trees the red-brick villa is unexpectedly revealed offering a chance to immerse yourself in a past era.
The time capsule, which is furnished with original wallpapers, Maw’s tiles and gold medal winning fireplaces, transports you back to the pre-First World War ‘country house’ lifestyle. Packed full with everyday items belonging to the families who lived here, you are sure to feel the familiarity and comfort of this home despite all the features of a grander house, such as the Billiard Room, Drawing Room and impressive Staircase Hall.
The 5 acres of garden is complete with glass houses, conservatory, kennels, pigsties and stables and is perfect for a wander or a game of croquet. You are welcome to take refreshments in our Edwardian tea-room or out on the veranda.
What a beautiful looking estate.
It is a typical Victorian English House. It is great that it is intact with many things still in place from when it was lived in.
This must have been such a comfortable place to live, Cherie
Yes it is warm and welcoming inside
Oh, I like the look of that, CP; so many places, so little time! That said, ‘Sunny Croft’ is slightly reminiscent of a care home…like ‘Dunroamin’ – etc…
I know what you mean, however the inside tells a different story
What a beautiful home and great pictures. Can you imagine living here (and have enough money to do so??)I read the other two post and I wonder when the ‘continuing story of the heating’ will come to an end…. phew… I think I would not have been that civilized and I hope that this company is not getting rich by you…
I love to read your posts. Never a dull moment. Happy Anniversary and please say hello to Mr. C.
I lady I used to work with had visited the house when it was still lived in by the last lady of the house.
Whilst they have charged us for the pane of glass they will eventually be out of pocket from it because others who were going to commission them for work are now thinking twice about it.
We were going to have a special type of roller door for the garage from them, but now we are going to try and source another supplier.
And there’s the bench to rest awhile with you on too.
Sunnycroft has many ‘rest a while with me’ benches
What an interesting house and garden. I really must try and find the time to visit more local NT properties instead of just popping along to a favourite few!
I must admit to visiting my favourite ones often too
I would kill for one of those greenhouses! The house is lovely to.
It is wonderful isn’t it. A few special places that I visit have similar ones
I wonder how many are left of those kind of glass houses. One sees many in the country houses. I particularly like the photo of the pots through the window.
There are some lovely ones at Attingham Park and the one at Cragside is spectacular.