Inside £1.9 million Grade II listed eight-bedroom house for sale in Walsall - with its own unique secret passages and priest holes
A Grade II listed Georgian Manor with origins in the 1600s situated in Walsall has come on the market.
House-hunters looking for a quirky property steeped in history and full of surprises may be drawn to The Moot House on The Green in Aldridge, providing they are not put off by the price tag.
Once known as Moss House, it has evolved over five centuries and now boasts eight bedrooms, five bathrooms, four reception rooms, a farmhouse-style kitchen and 0.62 acres of private landscaped gardens, more than enough to be excited about even before you get to the properties special features.
Estate agents eXp World UK have put the three-storey house on the market with an asking price in the region of £1,900,000.
Described as a 'magnificent Georgian masterpiece steeped in history,' The Moot House blends period grandeur with modern comfort and has a number of hidden gem features that sets it apart from all other properties on the market.
Inside the seven-figure home you will find three hidden priest holes, likely to have been built between 1570 and 1605 during the period when Catholics across England and Wales were persecuted by law following the accession of Queen Elizabeth I to the throne in 1558.
After several plots from Catholics to remove her from power were uncovered severe measures, including torture and execution, were taken against Catholic priests, forcing many to build hides in their houses to conceal priests from 'priest hunters.'
The Moot House's three priest holes are not the only surviving features of its religious past, however. There is also the remnants of a historic underground tunnel linking the house a nearby former chapel, as well as original flagstone floors, sash windows, carved fire surrounds, hand-blown crown glass panes, decorative ceiling roses and cornicing. The name 'Moot' [meet] is also a reference to its former role as a church meeting place.
The property is set over three floors, plus extensive cellars, attic rooms, and outbuildings, offering flexible living space to any potential buyers.
There are eight or nine potential bedrooms, including a principal suite with views over Aldridge Croft, a large dressing room, and en-suite bathroom.
The farmhouse-style kitchen has a gas-fired four-oven aga, original inglenook with bread oven, and huge window views over the garden, while the drawing room, dining room, snug and library continue the house's traditional Georgian feel.
Moot House has been modernised with the addition of a sauna, games room and two 'secret' attic rooms that offer buyers the chance of conversion, as well as the large cellar which is perfect for wine storage or creative spaces.
Outside in the 0.62 acres of private land, behind black wrought iron gates, the home sits proudly overlooking The Croft in the centre of Aldridge village.
With a walled front garden, a private rear lawn, a strawberry patch, a treehouse, a chicken run, a picnic area and a terrace there is plenty to keep you busy in the great outdoors
The house also has two garages and extensive outbuildings that have the potential for development into a home office or a gym.
