Water transformation!
LABOUR OF LOVE AT RESERVOIR TOWER UP FOR SALE
A DILAPIDATED Victorian reservoir that used to supply water to homes and villages in the Soar Valley and was transformed by a labour of love into a stunning home is now up for sale, priced at just under £2 million.
The Reservoir Tower is nestled within five-and-a-half acres of gardens and a paddock, inbetween the villages of Cossington, Sileby and Ratcliffe on the Wreake.
It once sat atop more than a million gallons of water hidden underground but had fallen into disrepair.
On acquiring the property six years ago, Richard Harvey and Helen Brown remember it being a “complete wreck” – but the couple saw its potential and decided it would be ripe for renovating into a luxury home.
Richard and Helen spent the next two years doing up the building and the next four enjoying the fruits of their labour.
They said the time has come for them to finally move on, and it is now ready and waiting for its next occupiers.
“The Reservoir Tower was a complete wreck when we bought it and we spent as much money – if not more – doing it up as we originally paid for it,” said Richard.
“It was a labour of love to turn it into the house it is today, but it has been such a rewarding challenge and it has been the most beautifully unique home to live in over the past three-and-a-half years.”
The huge renovation project involved Richard and Helen creating a six-bedroom contemporary home.
It is now on the market with estate agents Savills, of Nottingham, with a guide price of £1,920,000.
Reservoir Tower offers a fantastic 7,000 sq ft of living space.
It is located on the edge of the Ratcliffe College school grounds, just off the A46 Fosse Way.
The property has a split-level design and boasts six bedrooms, an indoor swimming pool, six en-suite bathrooms, an open-plan living and dining room, breakfast kitchen and an impressive circular library.
A sophisticated ground source heat pump supplying the pool and domestic heating needs, the heat recovery ventilation system is an interesting feature.
The heat pump generates about £5,800 per quarter in government renewable heat incentive payments.
Richard said it will be with a heavy heart when the couple do finally say goodbye to the tower.
“We will be incredibly sad to leave but we have decided now is the time to move closer to our family in Northamptonshire, where we are from,” he said.
“We have made some fantastic memories here and it is our hope that the next owner gets as much pleasure out of it as we have.”
Ian Marriott, of Savills, said: “The conversion to this incredible family home involved major civil engineering works to include deep lightwells, cut through the reinforced concrete walls to allow natural light to flood into the property, along with light shafts in the roof. This, combined with its open-plan layout has created an incredibly light and airy living space, centred tastefully around the heated swimming pool.