A GOTHIC folly that dates back 191 years with octagonal towers and spiral staircases and gone on the market for £1.25million.

Cinder Hall is a striking Grade-II listed Tudor-style folly with brick walls, spacious rooms, large windows and Tudor-style chimneys.

Cinder Hall is a striking Grade-II listed Tudor-style folly

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Cinder Hall is a striking Grade-II listed Tudor-style follyCredit: Bournemouth News
This dining room also features one of the two spiral staircases in the house

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This dining room also features one of the two spiral staircases in the houseCredit: Bournemouth News
This conservatory can seat a party of friends

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This conservatory can seat a party of friendsCredit: Bournemouth News
The Gothic folly has five bedrooms

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The Gothic folly has five bedroomsCredit: Bournemouth News
The home boasts of modern-day features such as indoor gym

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The home boasts of modern-day features such as indoor gymCredit: Bournemouth News
There are solar panels in the garden

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There are solar panels in the gardenCredit: Bournemouth News

The sprawling property is believed to date back to 1830.

It boasts of more than 30 brick-built arches throughout, two spiral staircases, Gothic-style windows and vast inglenook fireplaces, which all add to the drama of the house.

The house also has modern-day features such as a indoor gym, solar panels in the garden and updated appliances.

The property, near Saffron Walden, Essex, is on the market for the first time in 40 years with Cheffins.

In total there is 3,713 square-feet of living space with a kitchen, dining hall, bar, sitting room with trap door to the cellar, snug, study, garden room, gym with sauna, five bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Owner Lionel Briggs bought the house from his father 18 years ago and he had bought it in 1984 for £120,000.

The current owner has added a conservatory and garage and updated the kitchen and bathrooms since he bought it.

The gym also comes with a sauna and shower

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The gym also comes with a sauna and showerCredit: Bournemouth News
The property boasts of an outdoor dining room

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The property boasts of an outdoor dining roomCredit: Bournemouth News
This is one of the two bathrooms in the home as this one has a large bathub with neon lights

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This is one of the two bathrooms in the home as this one has a large bathub with neon lightsCredit: Bournemouth News
The new owner will access to the roof where they can enjoy stunning views of the countryside

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The new owner will access to the roof where they can enjoy stunning views of the countrysideCredit: Bournemouth News
The kitchen has a sleek breakfast bar with two ovens and two microwaves

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The kitchen has a sleek breakfast bar with two ovens and two microwavesCredit: Bournemouth News

Mr Briggs, 55, said: “I bought Cinder Hall from my father back in 2003 and am only the fourth person to have owned the house.

“The house has a way of putting a smile on your face whenever you come home and even though I have lived here for 18 years, it constantly surprises me with some tiny architectural detail or nook and cranny which I hadn’t previously noticed.

“The roof terrace has to be one of the most special features of the house, and when up there in the evenings you really feel as though you are sitting amongst the treetops.

“Cinder Hall is also a fantastic party house and has the ‘wow factor’ in spades.

“Anyone who visits loves the bar area in the dining hall and we have had countless parties on the roof terrace.

“We will be incredibly sad to leave Cinder Hall and hope that whoever buys it will have as much enjoyment out of it as we have.”

The dramatic dining hall, which has a separate bar area, has a sweeping spiral staircase and there is an inglenook fireplace in the sitting room.

The modern kitchen is on the ground floor of the octagonal tower, with the luxurious master bedroom above.

At the top of the house is a roof terrace which has views over the garden and surrounding countryside.

A partly-walled orchard and a river on one side sit on just under an are of land outside the house.

Bruce King, director at Cheffins, said: “Cinder Hall is one of the most iconic houses in the local area and it could make the most fantastic family home.

“Like something from a period drama, the house is sure to spark the imagination of anyone who comes to view.

“An added plus point is the internal layout which is such that part of the property could easily be sectioned off to create a separate annexe perhaps for live-in staff or another family member.”

The grounds feature an partly-walled orchard

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The grounds feature an partly-walled orchardCredit: Bournemouth News
It boasts of more than 30 brick-built arches throughout

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It boasts of more than 30 brick-built arches throughoutCredit: Bournemouth News
The home has a cosy study with a sofa and large windows

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The home has a cosy study with a sofa and large windowsCredit: Bournemouth News
Outside the conservatory is a hot tub

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Outside the conservatory is a hot tubCredit: Bournemouth News
This living room has polished brown tiles on the floor with brick walls

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This living room has polished brown tiles on the floor with brick wallsCredit: Bournemouth News

This post first appeared on thesun.co.uk

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