Developer Helps House Buyers To Move In To New Homes By Christmas

Award-winning independent developer, C G Fry & Son, is offering house buyers assistance to help them move in to their new home by Christmas.    The autumn windfall includes various offers on selected C G Fry properties for sale at developments across the South West including Hillcrest at Exmouth.

Withycombe House from the gardens

At Hillcrest C G Fry is offering price reductions of up to £50,000 on a number of properties in this unique development, including the majestic and stately Withycombe House set amidst unspoilt gardens and grounds if buyers complete on the purchase on or by the 19^th December 2014. 

A beautifully restored grade II listed period manor house which dates from c.1850, Withycombe House enjoys many unique architectural features.  Originally constructed in a Gothic villa tradition, the unique property has been painstakingly restored to its former glory by the skilled craftsmen from C G Fry & Son with attention to detail   had has been converted to individual, luxurious and spacious homes.  The high ceilings and many beautifully designed windows including Gothic arches reflect this much loved architecture often attributed to castles, palaces, churches and Cathedrals with classic and timeless beauty. 

The £50,000 reduction includes Plot 1, an imposing four-bedroom dual aspect town-house with many authentic features and extensive level south facing gardens and paved patio.  The property retains many of the original features including striking quarry-tiled mosaic floor and sweeping staircase with ornate oak newel posts leading off from the grand main entrance hall.  The restored ‘egg and dart’ cornicing and plaster ceiling roses in the large sitting room add to the feeling of grandeur.  The property has garage and parking. 

Caroline Hill, Head of Sales & Marketing C G Fry & Son says: “With the current economic climate, house buyers are finding it more and more difficult to purchase their dream home.  We have listened to our customer’s feedback and wanted to offer this opportunity to help them move quickly and easily into their new home in time for Christmas.  C G Fry is a family-owned company and we want to give a helpful hand to make things easier for our buyers.  It is a fantastic opportunity for purchasers who will need to act straight away to take advantage on our developments across the South West including the chance to buy a property at the unique Withycombe House.”

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Restored Gothic Villa in Exmouth opens to the public this weekend

Withycombe House, the former Hillcrest school in St. John’s Road has been painstakingly restored to form luxurious homes as part of a new housing development by C G Fry & Son.  The multi award-winning independent developer is holding an open-weekend to view this magnificent house on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8^th June from 10 am – 4 pm.

 This is a unique opportunity for locals and visitors alike to view the Gothic style villa built c. 1850 which was Grade II listed in 1949 and retains many unique architectural features.  Latterly the period manor was converted into a school for day pupils and boarders by Devon County Council and since the school’s closure; the site has remained derelict for several years before its recent renovation.

The majestic house occupies a lovely sylvan setting amidst unspoilt woodland and parkland setting in a delightfully secluded location not far from the East Devon coast and the centre of this popular estuary town.  Withycombe House offers a rare opportunity to live in quality, well designed homes with real character and all the convenience of being in town with local amenities and close to the coast.    It offers a choice of luxurious and spacious three and four-bedroom houses, three-bedroom cottages and two- bedroom apartments.

The event will be in Plot 2 Withycombe House, a magnificent three-bedroom west facing period home boasting beautifully presented spacious accommodation, a superb drawing room and fabulous kitchen.

For more information please contact the C G Fry & Son sales team on: 01395 282982 or email: hillcrestsales@cgfry.co.uk

Photographs by Jonathan Gooding   

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Mayor officially opens new show home on Exmouth development

Councillor John Humphreys; Mayor of Exmouth carried out an official ribbon cutting ceremony to open the new show home, a four-bedroom Town House, at a development in Exmouth.  Built by independent builders C G Fry & Son, ‘Hillcrest’ is located in the desirable St. John’s Road on the site of a former school. 

Jamie Bettsworth – C G Fry Sales Team / Kevin Murch, Construction Director - C G Fry / Councillor John Humphreys, Mayor of Exmouth / Caroline Hill, Head of Sales and Marketing – C G Fry / Karen Spiller - C G Fry Sales Team

C G Fry & Son an independent family-run business is renowned for its excellent reputation and extensive portfolio of high-quality projects ranging from private individual houses to major developments.  The company has received numerous regional design and quality awards throughout the South West for developments including the prestigious urban extension known as Poundbury in Dorchester for The Duchy of Cornwall and the triple award-winning Wyvern Park located in Barrack Road, Exeter. 

Hillcrest comprises 49 homes set within generous grounds with a woodland landscape and spring flowers are in abundance.  The development design is carefully planned with streetscapes of detached and semi-detached homes in brick, stone and render with slate and tiled roofs properties to be in keeping with the local area.  It consists of spacious three and four bed houses and the new show home is a four-bedroom town house.

The properties are set in the grounds of the Withycombe House built in the early nineteenth century.  The property was Grade II listed in 1949 and in later years converted into a school by Devon County Council before its closure a decade ago.

Cllr. John Humphreys says: “It is great that a company like C G Fry & Son can have the vision to build such fantastic family homes.  It is exactly what Exmouth wants and needs and will become a community within itself.

Kevin Murch Construction Director – C G Fry & Son Ltd says: “We are very excited about this site located in a prime position of Exmouth, a popular and lively town.  This development offers people the opportunity to live in quality, well designed homes with real character in what feels like a parkland setting yet located by the coast with all the convenience of being in town.  Sales are flourishing and we only have a few properties remaining on the current phase.”

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Office solutions company celebrates 10 years as official service & repair centre for Brother UK

Office stationery and equipment supplier Cartridge Line with branches at Exmouth, Exeter and Plymouth celebrates 10 years in business by expanding its services as official approved service and repair centre for Brother UK in the South West.

Owned and operated by local businessman Craig Collins, Cartridge Line was awarded the status after meeting certain criteria set by Brother, including location and appropriate experience. The company’s employees are fully trained by Brother Engineers to carry out repairs in order to meet the necessary specifications to become an approved repair centre. As part of the approved status, the company will be given access to updated service materials with a full back up support system by experienced Brother staff.

Cartridge Line supplies a full range of office solutions including printer consumables; stationery, office supplies; banners/ posters and in-house computer sales and repairs. As a result of expanding the services it provides, the company has grown by 26% in the last 12 months and today has a turnover in excess £1m with ten staff.

Craig Collins Managing Director from Cartridge Line says “Brother UK approached us direct and we are delighted and privileged to be chosen as their official repair centre for the region. To have public recognition of being affiliated with such a high profile and reputable company is a great way to celebrate ten years in business. Each member of the team has local knowledge and a feel of what our customers want. As an approved repair partner for this blue chip company, we will now be able to target resellers in the South West and work with them to carry out warranty repairs on a more local basis. In addition, it will enable us to offer a more complete service to our loyal customers.”

Rob Bridges, Head of Reseller Sales, Brother UK says “Adding Cartridge Line to our list of approved repair centres means that we can continue to offer our customers a better choice in their service process – ensuring that the work is done by trained personnel. This will help to increase customer satisfaction levels in the South West region, as well as the overall customer experience with Brother.”

For further information please visit www.cartridgeline.co.uk