A Historic Edwardian Country House in Oxfordshire
The Queen Anne style property is approached via a lovely lime-tree allee, and nestled in 11.47 acres of grounds with impressive formal gardens designed by famed British landscape architect Thomas H. Mawson. Of note is the Victorian brick-walled garden, containing a variety of fruit trees and garden plots.
Poundon House was built in 1908 by local firm Lewis Penn for the Col. John Heyward Lonsdale on the occasion of his marriage to a local, Miss Parker Bowles.
The property was requisitioned for war efforts in 1939 and Poundon House was used as a base for Sir Winston Churchill’s Special Operations Executive throughout the war and by intelligence services until the 1970s.
The Edwardian country house has been a private family home since 1979, when the Roscoe family purchased the estate and lovingly restored the property.
The charming mansion offers 13,263 square feet of living space across 3 floors, with several authentic Edwardian reception rooms, various formal living spaces, and 12 bedrooms.
Poundon House comes with a 2-bedroom garden cottage and additional accommodation in the mansion’s 3-bedroom garden wing.
The country estate includes a large, Roman-style swimming pool set within a hedged garden and a large hard tennis court.
Additional amenities include a traditional red-brick stable yard with 12 stables and extensive garages.
The property is located 15 miles north of Oxford, near the charming shopping district of Bicester Village.
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