Wykes Manor is a historic Grade II listed manor house dating back to the late 17th century located in rural South Lincolnshire, featuring many original features including oak staircases and panelled walls. The property has around 1.25 acres of land and includes the main house with accommodations on three floors, as well as additional outbuildings. Originally the home of a local entrepreneur and founder of the local school, Wykes Manor offers a secluded rural property with easy access to nearby towns and transport links.

1. Wykes Manor
Grade ii* listed
A HISTORIC GRADE II Wykes Lane DATING FROM THE LATE
TH
LISTED MANOR HOUSE, 17 CENTURY WITH GRADE
FORMER HOME OF Donington Lincs II TRAP HOUSE, FURTHER
THOMAS COWLEY, LOCAL OUTBUILDINGS & GROUNDS
ENTREPRENEUR AND Grantham 20 miles, London OF AROUND 1.25 ACRES
FOUNDER OF THE LOCAL King’s Cross one hour’s high (0.8 HECTARE) SET IN
SCHOOL. NAMED IN THE PASTORAL
DOMESDAY BOOK & speed rail journey SURROUNDINGS WITH THE
LISTED IN NICHOLAS POSSIBILITY OF RENTAL
PEVSNER ON
LINCOLNSHIRE.
£595,000 OF FURTHER ACREAGE
Freehold.

2. WYKES MANOR
BACKGROUND & DESCRIPTION
Wykes Manor is an historic Grade II listed manor house
dating back to 1680 with more recent additions. Enjoying
total seclusion in rural South Lincolnshire countryside.
The property retains many fine and original features
Drawing Room 20’0 x 18’0
centred around the impressive original oak staircase and
inner hall. The drawing room, upstairs withdrawing rooms Panelled walls, lime washed
and master bedroom all feature fine wall panelling, and boarded flooring. Original
the main reception rooms have triple sash windows and Victorian fire insert, with
impressive moulded surround.
French doors with window shutters. Other features
French doors to the garden
include deep skirting boards, bolection moulded coving and triple sash window, both
and open fireplaces to a number of rooms. The with shutters, moulded coving.
accommodation briefly comprises an entrance hall, inner 2 radiators
hall, drawing room, dining room, library, study, kitchen,
pantry and cloakroom on the ground floor. There are three
bedrooms, one with a dressing room/nursery, two
bathrooms and a study on the first floor. The second floor
comprises three further bedrooms. Oil fired central
heating and a security system are installed.
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3. Entrance Hall
Wide heavy panelled
entrance door, tiled floor light
point and radiator.
Archway into the INNER
HALL with magnificent original
oak staircase to the first floor,
natural boarded flooring, half
panelled walls, dado rail, built-
in cloaks cupboard, under
stairs cellar area, radiator.
Donington¼mileWykestothe iseastaroundofDonington, a r ural settlement surrounded by open
countryside enjoying tremendous seclusion and privacy. Donington provides an excellent range of
local facilities including shops, primary and secondary schools. library, and a choice of public houses
and other services. The surrounding market towns of Grantham, Sleaford, Bourne, Boston and
Spalding are all within 15 to 20 miles and offer further facilities.
The property is located within a couple of miles of the A52 providing good road communication to the east
and west of the country, with the A1 accessible at Grantham (approx 18 miles) providing excellent links for
the commuter. There is also a superb rail link from Grantham to London King’s Cross which takes around
an hour. This can also be accessed at Peterborough approximately 27 miles to the south
Leaving the centre in an easterly direction pass the school green on your left and turn left
immediately into Badgate. Take the first right continuing along Badgate, which runs into Wykes Lane.
Travel for about a mile out of Donington and the road bends sharply to the right after which Wykes
Manor is the first property on the left hand side.

4. Drawing Room 20’0 x 18’0 Panelled walls, lime washed boarded flooring. Original
Victorian fire insert, with impressive moulded surround. French
doors to the garden and triple sash window, both with shutters,
moulded coving.
Study 17’1 x 15’9 Moulded fireplace with tiled slips and hearth, triple sash
window and French doors with window shutters, deep arched recess,
fitted shelves, dado rail, moulded coving. 2 radiators.

5. st
1 Floor Drawing Room/ 20’8 x 18’4 Pine panelled walls, decorative cast iron fireplace,
Bedroom built in cupboard to recess. 2 radiators
Dining Room 21’4 x 15’9 Solid oak flooring and part quarry tiled floor, deep fireplace
with inset wood burning stove set on terracotta tiled hearth, pine panelling
to dado height, exposed beams, door to secondary staircase to the study, 2
radiators.

6. Kitchen 15’5 x 14’5 Oil fired Aga, cupboards and drawers with beech block
work½surfacebowlsinkoverwith.1 chrome mixer tap, plumbing
for automatic washing machine/dishwasher, electric cooker point,
quarry tiled floor, radiator. Original features include meat hooks in
the ceiling and a Sheila Maid traditional laundry airer.
Pantry
14’5 x 4’2 With cold
slab and fitted
shelving.
Cloakroom 14’5 x 6’7 With suite
consisting of close
coupled WC and
wash hand basin with
cupboard beneath,
shaver point, fitted
cloaks cupboard,
radiator.

7. Master Bedroom with Dressing Room off

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