Property description

Brimming with charm and retaining characteristics of its late Victorian/Edwardian origins, a 3 bedroom end terraced cottage in a high quality location also offering 2 reception rooms, an upstairs bathroom, a parking space and delightful garden.

Description
The undoubted character of the property is evidenced by the eclectic collection of fireplaces, retention of sash windows, pine internal doors with some exposed joinery and floorboards, and,upstairs, higher ceilings. Garden vistas are enjoyed from the dining room, semi-open plan farmhouse kitchen and utility room, and two of the bedrooms as well as the bathroom. The principal bedroom and sitting room claim a South Westerly aspect. The subject of an ingenious loft conversion in previous years, the accommodation is laid out over three floors with the bathroom serving the three bedrooms upstairs and a cloakroom handily placed for the ground floor rooms. There is also the benefit of a gas heating system with the majority of the radiators incorporating individual thermostatic valves, and part secondary glazing.

Location
Bordering onto individual detached homes, the cottage is at the end of a terrace of 4 bay fronted properties within Queens Road which contains mainly older style houses strategically placed for a level walk to the town centre and The Butts, a historic green. The road is considered one of the foremost in the town within a network of 'access only' roads with on-street parking also available. The neighbourhood has The Butts Primary School, All Saints Church and a network of footpaths leading across the town, also to Flood Meadows and countryside including Ackender Wood. This South Western side of the town also has the sports centre, French Horn Inn, the Watercress Line, an indoor bowls centre and the Hawkins Guide Headquarters. There are multiple shops, M&S and Sainsbury's stores, further churches, library, the Curtis Museum (charting the town's captivating history) fitness clubs, restaurants and inns, and a station (Waterloo line). Nestling in the Wey Valley, Alton also has weekly and specialist market events, further primary schools, 2 senior schools and the Convent, Alton College and, on the outskirts, 2 golf courses.

Ground Floor

Recessed Porch
Black and red quarry tiled threshold, lantern light. Part leaded light glazed and wood panelled front door with transom window to:-

Reception Hall
Exposed pine floorboards. Radiator, smoke detector.

Sitting Room - 12' 2'' x 10' 6'' (3.71m x 3.20m)
Including fluted bay window with fitted wooden seat, secondary glazing and sash window. Front aspect. Delightful cast iron open fireplace, hearth and mantelpiece. Corniced ceiling, 3 wall light points, 2 radiators, phone socket. Electric consumer unit and meter.

Dining Room - 12' 0'' x 11' 0'' (3.65m x 3.35m)
Sash window - rear garden aspect. Natural brick fireplace, fitted shelved pine double cupboard at side. Exposed pine floorboards, painted tongued and grooved wood panelling to one wall with ledged pine door to deep built-in understairs coats/store cupboard. Radiator. Doorway to:-

Farmhouse Style Kitchen - 9' 6'' x 7' 9'' (2.89m x 2.36m)
Green slate floor with under floor heating. Twin aspect to side garden and to rear garden via utility room. Individually crafted and fitted with natural pine fronted units and large table top designer sink providing large and small bowls with brass finished swan neck mixer taps, tiled splashback and shelf/storage below. Affording floor cupboards, top drawers and corner larder with woodblock worktops, also with open shelving below. Subtle track ceiling lighting. Space for range style cooker, gas point. Pine stable door with bulls eye opening to cobbled side courtyard and rear garden.

Semi-Open Plan Utility Room - 6' 0'' x 5' 4'' (1.83m x 1.62m)
Twin aspect to rear and side garden. Green slate floor with underfloor heating. Woodblock worktop inset with stainless steel deep bowl sink with chrome swan neck mixer tap, storage below with plumbing for dishwasher and washing machine. Downlighting, radiator, digital heating control, space for fridge/freezer. Wall hung Ravenheat gas condensing boiler, digital programmer. Ceiling hatch. Folding pine door to:-

Cloakroom
Rear window. Victorian style white suite with chrome fittings to Savoy wash basin and wc. Green slate floor with underfloor heating, downlighting.

First Floor

Galleried Landing
From reception hall, stairs with natural pine panelling to one wall to wood spindle galleried landing. Painted tongued and grooved wood panelling to one wall. Smoke detector.

Principal Bedroom - 13' 7'' x 10' 6'' (4.14m x 3.20m)
2 sash windows enjoying South Westerly aspect with secondary glazing. Adorable cast iron fireplace with hearth and mantelpiece. Radiator.

Bedroom Two - 12' 0'' x 8' 5'' (3.65m x 2.56m)
Sash window enjoying rear garden aspect with secondary glazing. Elegant cast iron fireplace with mantelpiece. Phone point.

Bathroom - 9' 6'' x 8' 0'' (2.89m x 2.44m) overall
Sash window with secondary glazing overlooking rear garden. Equipped to a Victorianna theme presenting white suite of rolltop clawleg bath with mixers/hand cradle shower attachment and pumped separate shower fitting with white tiled surround, Savoy wash basin with towel rail and tiled splashback, and wc, all with chrome fittings. Exposed pine floorboards, rustic silver coloured brickwork to one wall, radiator. Fitted airing cupboard in lime washed pine also housing hot water cylinder and immersion heater. Part glazed stripped pine entry door.

Second Floor
From landing, fire door to lobby with pine spindle ballustraded paddle staircase and further pine handrail to:-

Studio / Bedroom Three - 18' 11'' x 10' 11'' (5.76m x 3.32m) overall floor dimensions
Twin aspect and double glazed - 2 rear angular windows enjoying rooftop garden views - pair of Velux windows at side. Of varying ceiling height due to sloping ceilings. Featuring glass gallery. 2 electric wall heaters, smoke detector, phone point. Access to eaves.

Outside

Car Parking Bay
Block pavioured at the front.

Colourful Gardens
The front has rose/flower border with paths and external gas meter box. Side path with arched wooden gate. The cobbled side courtyard area has raised sleeper style shrubbery border with floodlight and outside tap adjoining the kitchen stable door. The cobbling progresses as a path to the charming rear garden with its lawn, continuing raised borders containing a variety of shrubs, flowers and fruiting plants. Also raised vegetable box adjoining the paved and cobbled sun terrace beautifully sheltered and capturing the South Westerly sun at the foot of the garden. The adjoining timber garden shed 12' x 6' including light and power may be available by negotiation. NB Wendy house excluded from the sale.

Directions
From the M&S Simply Food store, at the South Western end of High Street, Alton, proceed away from the town becoming Butts Road towards Winchester. At All Saints Church on the right, turn immediately right into Queens Road. The house is on the right just before the rise.


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