Your own English village: Sherbrook property with unique gardens for sale
Search online for a grand Tudor house with its own little village, and you’re likely to see pictures of England in the 16th century. But taken literally, it describes 6 Sherbrooke Road, Sherbrooke, where the grounds are as much of the attraction as the home itself.
The gardens were designed in 1932 by Edna Walling (1895-1973), one of Australia’s most influential landscape designers, who was known for her meandering paths.
At this 1.13-hectare Sherbrooke property, they take you past a pond, a glasshouse, a tennis court and a miniature village of 18 houses.
While the church and its steeple may reach to your knees, the remaining buildings stand barely 30 centimetres high as they line two pathways.
“It’s a replica township of that style of home,” says agent Hamish Clayton of Abercrombys, who is selling the property with a price guide of $2.3 million to $2.5 million.
“It is a unique home; a pretty special home that would suit a unique buyer who is interested in the landscaping.”
The Tudor-style house was designed by influential architect Harold Desbrowe-Annear (1865-1933) between 1925 and 1927.
It features four bedrooms – including a grand main suite and dressing rooms – as well as formal and informal living and dining areas, a billiards room or sunroom, and an indoor pool.
In addition, the small two-storey Wendy Cottage would suit guests or multigenerational living.
The vendors are moving on after being attracted by the gardens 15 years ago, and Clayton is expecting similar-minded buyers to provide the most interest.
“It would probably suit someone who lives in Melbourne and is looking for a bit of land, as it is not far out of the CBD,” he says.
“It also suits a local that enjoys the scenery and the gardens – it’s a unique garden and they will have to maintain it.”
Expressions of interest close at noon on Tuesday, November 18.
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