Jane Austin inspired lifestyle at Apley Park’s Clock Tower

In the month which celebrates Jane Austen’s 250^th year since her birth, Balfours has launched a 4-bed property one imagines Miss Austen might have found quite fascinating, if not entirely to her taste! The Clock Tower at Apley Park, East Shropshire, was a new build in 1811 when Jane was 36 years old.

Its grand Gothic style elegance was designed for visual impact, featuring vaulted ceilings and ornate plasterwork. In essence, the Apley Hall Clock Tower, originally built as the imposing entry archway to the stable block serving the Hall, is a surviving piece of a significant English country estate’s history.

Now Grade II listed, this 4-bedroom home enjoys in equal measure timeless appeal and modern sophistication. It would be true to say with 17 acres of communal grounds, approached by a mile-long picturesque driveway through parkland, utopian lifestyle abounds.

Thoughtfully arranged over 4 floors, after all, this is a “Clock Tower,” the entrance echoes the gothic architecture, with 21^st century larger than life glazing billowing light into the spacious dining hall. To the far end access is found to the well-equipped and stylish kitchen. A cloakroom is to be found on the ground floor too.

Move upward to the first floor to a bedroom and the family bathroom. Ascend a little further into The Clock Tower where the lounge benefits from a picture book gothic window. A further flight reveals 2 more bedrooms, while the top floor provides an atmospheric en-suite bedroom thanks to 4 gothic crucifix windows, one in each direction and 3 Velux skylights from which to admire stars, defined by coveted dark skies.

Balfours agent, Amy Meldrum Beechey, says: “This is a unique opportunity to immerse in a dual Universe: Bridgnorth and Telford are both less than ten miles, while Wolverhampton and Birmingham are some 16 and 37 miles respectively. Modernity include Hive heating, EV charging and Starlink superfast broadband.

“Yet it is also true that this magical setting with magnificent views, historic communal gardens and idyllic grounds enable the incumbent of The Clock Tower to draft the scripts of an enchanted Austen lifestyle too,” she adds. Balfours are marketing The Clock Tower with a guide price of £595,000. For more information call 01743 353511.