Property description

* 4 bedroom detached house of considerablecharm and character * Tudor style with traditional ambience whilstboasting contemporary appointments for a modern lifestyle * Dining room * Excellent L shaped lounge * Fabulous extended kitchenbreakfast room * Rear lobby * Cloakroom * Master bedroom with stylishrecently fitted ensuite bath and shower room * 3 further doublebedrooms * Family bathroom * Integral garage * Partial double glazing(timber) * Gas fired central heating * Off road parking for severalcars * Lovely gardens in grounds of approximately 2/3 acre * Potentialfor development subject to planning permission * Excellentlocation for first class schooling of both sectors with the RoyalSchool and St Bartholmew’s within walking distance *

This fine example of a timbered blackand white property built in the 1930s and which style defined Pennsome years back, retains its original distinctive character andgracious bearing. Partially eclipsed by mature conifers and setbehind a lovely old stone wall, with its leaded panes glinting in thesunlight, it holds an immediate appeal and fascination. Enteringthrough the heavy front door, the square hall with a fabulous oakpanelled staircase having solid oakspindles and rail, remind one of the substantial build quality of theproperties from the early twentieth century. Numerous pretty leadedwindows all round afford more light than one might first imagine,illuminating the whole house and providing wonderful views of thegorgeous grounds. This house has a warm, welcoming feel and has beenvery much the family home, with the last owners in occupation almosta quarter of a century and whose 3 children have now fled the nest.Of course, the huge garden and the amount of spacious accommodationin the house, makes it ideal for a growing family. Certainly theproperty has been well maintained and improved in recent times;notably a superb cream Shaker style kitchen breakfast room, built onthe original footprint of the old outhouses between the main houseand the garage; stylishly fitted in a modern mono chrome colourscheme, it enjoys views front and back and rather spectacular, thosefrom the breakfast table through oak bifolding doors onto the patio.This wonderful room is evidently now the hub of the house providingthat desirable combination of function and comfort and with its largeisland and two sink areas, and plenty of space in between, it isperfect for anyone seriously into entertaining (with ample room for ateam of helpers!).

The gorgeous garden with a superbkitchen garden to one side, (incorporating raised beds, fruit treecages and a timber green house with brick foundations,), is largelylaid to lawn and flanked by mature hedging and showcases aparticularly impressive display of rhododendrons. The expanse of lawn is bordered at the bottom by a screen of maturetrees. With the space for access from theMuchall Road, on both sides of the grounds,it would certainly beworth pursuing a line of enquiry if of interest to a potentialpurchaser. From half way down the garden, the rear view of the houseis exceptionally attractive, just as commanding as the front with itsdeep Mansard roof and tall chimneys, and displaying an equal amountof attention to detail with regards its balance and architecturalform.