An outstanding detached Georgian residence built c.1750 commanding a private plot in excess of one acre and located on the outskirts of the town of Broadstairs. The current vendors have maintained this beautiful property to an exceptional standard and offers stately living with substantial rooms for all the family. On the ground floor you will find a huge reception hall, drawing room, dining room, snug, cloakroom, kitchen and utility room plus five bedrooms and two bathrooms on the first floor. The lower ground floor has been converted into a fabulous games room and the adjacent stable block into a gymnasium. Outside are gardens in excess of one acre which are truly unbelievable.
Ground Floor
Entrance
Entrance to the property is via a period wooden front door with coloured leaded inserts which leads directly into the main reception hall.
Reception Hall
23' 6" x 16' 9" (7.16m x 5.11m) A grand reception hall with a leaded light period style window to the front and has a window seat beneath. This hall has solid wood panelling to the walls including a solid wooden staircase to the first floor. There is a period open fireplace, there are flagstone floors, feature beamed ceilings and doors to the principle lounge and inner hallway.
Principle Lounge / Drawing Room
20' 8" x 16' 6" (6.30m x 5.03m) A elegant room with period style french doors to the front and a further set leading into the conservatory at the side. This room has solid wooden floors, highly decorative coved ceilings, moulded panelled walls, an old school style radiator and a period open fireplace with tiled inserts, marble hearth and decorative mantle.
Inner Hall
17' 8" x 10' 2" (5.38m x 3.10m) At its longest point. An attractive 'L' shaped hallway with period black and white tiling to the floors, deep coved ceilings, glazed french doors to the rear garden and doors to the lower ground floor games room, the kitchen, cloakroom and dining room.
Kitchen / Diner
17' 5" x 14' 6" (5.31m x 4.42m) A beautiful farmhouse style kitchen / diner with windows overlooking the garden. This room has an extensive range of wooden wall, base and drawer units inset to granite worksurfaces and a double bowl butler sink with integrated granite drainers. There is a built in Aga and a seperate conventional oven with a four burner gas hob. This kitchen has space to incorporate a large family sized table and chairs to the centre of the room. The ceilings are coved with downlights, there are picture rails, quarry tiled floors, tiled splashbacks, a fitted dresser, fitted wine racks, old butler service box and doors to a walk in pantry and utility room.
Dining Room
21' 3" x 17' (6.48m x 5.18m) A fabulously dramatic room with large glazed windows overlooking the rear garden and two further high level arched top windows to the side. There is large period fireplace with tiled surround and solid wooden mantle. This room has a highly decorative panelled ceiling, picture rails, plate rails, two radiators and a door leading into the snug.
Snug
12' 3" x 12' 1" (3.73m x 3.68m) A lovely additional reception room off of the dining room which has a leaded light window to the side, picture rails, plate rails, a radiator and a period fireplace open fireplace with wooden mantle.
Cloakroom
8' 1" x 3' 8" (2.46m x 1.12m) A well appointed cloakroom with white panelling to dado height. This cloakroom has a white suite comprising w.C. With high level cistern and vanity wash hand basin. The ceilings are coved, there is a small glazed window to the rear and black & white tiled floors the same as the hallway.
Utility Room
13' x 12' (3.96m x 3.66m) A large utility room with ample space and plumbing for white goods plus free standing space for additional furniture and a free standing fridge / freezer. This room also has a fitted butler sink, filtered water tap, tiled floors, windows overlooking certains aspects of the gardens and doors leading to the garden and courtyard.
Pantry
12' 1" x 5' 8" (3.68m x 1.73m) A great additional storage room with tiled floors, a cupboard housing the meters and has a range of built in cupboards to one wall with a glazed window to the side overlooking the courtyard.
Lower Ground Floor
Games Room
22' 6" x 14' 1" (6.86m x 4.29m) A superb games room with tiled floors, integrated wall lights, a built in bar, storage cupboards and panelled walls.
First Floor
Landing
Stairs lead to a grand split level landing with English Rose cornicing, picture rails and various doors leading to different aspects of the house. Once on the main landing, there is a large central window to the front and doors leading to two bedrooms. On the lower part of the landing, there are a few steps leading up to further bedrooms and a feature oak archway leading to the master bedroom and bathroom.
Bedroom 1
22' 9" x 16' 4" (6.93m x 4.98m) A spectacular master bedroom suite with an extensive range of bespoke fitted wardrobes, cupboards, glass display units, bedside cabinets and drawers units. The radiators are also incorporated behind complimenting panelling along with the walls. This room has a beautiful open fireplace with a carved wooden mantle, there are deep coved ceilings, picture rails, ceiling rose and a door to the far end leading into the ensuite bathroom.
Ensuite Bathroom
12' 4" x 12' 2" (3.76m x 3.71m) A classical style ensuite bathroom with a protruding panelled bath with shower attachment to mixer taps, bidet, close coupled w.C. And two pedestal wash hand basins either side of a leaded light window overlooking the gardens with a window seat beneath. This room has a large fitted cupboard, wall mirrors and coved ceilings.
Bedroom 2
20' 9" x 16' 9" (6.32m x 5.11m) A beautiful dual aspect room with windows to the front and side. There is an old school style radiator, a range of fitted wardrobes and dressing table, a feature cast iron fireplace with decorative mantle, deep coved ceilings with ceiling rose and picture rails.
Bedroom 3
15' 2" x 15' (4.62m x 4.57m) Another beautiful room with a glazed window to the front with fitted shutters. This room has a feature cast iron fireplace with decorative surround and wooden mantle, access to some loft space, coved ceilings, picture rails, wooden floors and an old school style radiator.
Bedroom 4
17' 4" x 14' 5" (5.28m x 4.39m) A well appointed bedroom with stunning views over the rear gardens. This room has a large window to the rear, a radiator, painted white panelling to dado height, two double built in cupboards either side of a cast iron fireplace with tiled surround and mantle. This room inter-connects with bedroom 5.
Bedroom 5
19' 1" x 12' 7" (5.82m x 3.84m) An inter-connecting room with bedroom 4. Another beautifully presented bedroom with various sash windows to the side and rear with window shutters. This room has a period cast iron fireplace with a decorative mantle and mirror, a built in cupboard and two radiators.
Bathroom
10' 1" x 8' 6" (3.07m x 2.59m) A period style bathroom comprising roll top claw foot bath with shower attachment to mixer taps, a corner walk in shower cubicle, wash hand basin and w.C. With high level cistern. There is a glazed sash window to the rear, ceramic tiled floors, decorative coved ceilings, tiled splashbacks, an extractor fan and an old school style radiator / towel rail.
Exterior
Front Garden
A large and private front garden with high walled boundaries and double gates leading into the driveway which provides off road parking for many cars.
Rear Gardens
Extensive highly manicured gardens in excess of one acre. These extremely private gardens are bounded by high flint and brick walls and incorporate a horticultural delight of lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers and structured hedging. At the foot of the garden is an acropolis style folly with water feature and pond. This garden also has hot a tub, barbeque and seating area covered by an arbour and flows round to the side of the property where there are shingle areas to the conservatory.
Side Courtyard
A cobbled enclosed side courtyard with access to the gymnasium, workshop, garage and storage areas. This courtyard can also be accessed from the utility room.
Conservatory
16' 8" x 16' (5.08m x 4.88m) Approx. A beautiful hexagonal Victorian conservatory with tiled floors and a door leading to the garden.
Gymnasium
Approx 30' in length. The original stable block adjacent to the courtyard at the side has been converted into a gymnasium. This room has mirrored walls, laminate floors, power and light plus there is a double glazed door and window to the front cleverly made discreet by shielding them behind the original stable door fronts.
Garage
A double pitched roof garage accessed via double wrought iron gates to the right hand side of the property.