Property description

Price: O.I.R.O £790,000

Tenure: Freehold - Grade II Listed

William Charles Sales & Lettings are delighted to offer to the market this handsome Grade II listed, Queen Anne property set in the sought after CHALK Village. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to purchase a truly impressive, substantial family home which provides an ideal space for entertaining family and friends. Dating back to 1706, The Manor House is brimming with character and history. Although a nearby property is widely believed to have been the place where Charles Dickens spent his honeymoon, others (including a local historian) considers it more likely to have been in The Manor House.

The property features three spacious and elegant reception rooms, kitchen, cellar (complete with sauna), seven double bedrooms and two bathrooms. It is tastefully decorated throughout, with a wealth of original features making this truly one of a kind!

Outside

Outside there is a mature, secluded garden extending to approximately 84ft by 45ft and an attractive courtyard of approximatly 48ft by 35ft, complete with two wells, entered via a wrought iron gate. In addition, there is a large outbuilding which could be used as garage for up to three cars or re-styled to cater for a range of other uses such as an outdoor gym or studio.

Accommodation Comprises of:

GROUND FLOOR:

Entrance Hall: 22`7 X 7`10 A grand place to receive guests, beautiful old fashioned doorbell with handle, storage cupboards.

Morning Room: 16` x 15`11 Beautiful sunny room, two sash windows and fireplace. French doors leading to the patio and garden.

Drawing Room: 19`4 x 16 Spacious room with wooden flooring, sash windows to the front and a stunning ingle nook fire place almost big enough to walk into.

Dining Room: 19`5 x 13`9 Lovely large reception room with wooden floor and views of the garden and French doors leading to the patio and garden.

Kitchen: 14`8 x 12`10 Range of wall and base units, this room is ready to use. An island could easily be added to provide a more contemporary space.

Wet Room: 8`1 x 5`6 Fully tiled, W.C, shower, sink.

CELLAR

Large, full height room with spa-sized sauna and separate wine cellar area.

FIRST FLOOR:

Bedroom 1: 16`1 x 15`7 Light and airy, this double aspect, master bedroom suite has built in storage and a door to a dressing room.
Dressing Room: 6`10 x 5`11 Currently used as a dressing room, this could also be re-modelling to provide a Jack and Jill bathroom.

Bedroom 2: 14`9 x 12`07 Good sized bedroom with built-in storage.

Bedroom 3: 18`3 x 13`10 Beautiful room, with three sash windows overlooking the garden

Bedroom 4: 16` x 16` Double aspect room, overlooking the garden.

Bathroom: 12`7 x 10`2 Ornate carving around the bath gives this elegant, spacious bathroom a unique look.

The property is centrally heated with radiators in place throughout the ground and first floors.


SECOND FLOOR:

Traditionally used as the servants` quarters, these three upper rooms have great character and wonderful views towards the River Thames.

Bedroom 5: 14`3 x 11`3 Wooden floor, dormer window, leading to:

Bedroom 6: 13`3 x 10`10 A lovely quirky room at the rear of the property. Wooden floor and dormer window.

Bedroom 7: 18`4 x 14`5. Wooden floor, dormer window.

Location:

Mainline Rail Services: Gravesend to London Bridge, Charing Cross in about 45 minutes. Gravesend to St Pancras on High Speed link in 24 Minutes. Ebbsfleet International Station (4.3 miles) to London St Pancras in 17 minutes.

Primary Schools: Shorne Primary School is a popular village school situated in Shorne Village. Others are situated in Gravesend & Northfleet.

Grammar Schools: Gravesend Boys, Mayfield Girls Grammar. Rochester Maths.

Private Schools: Gad Hill - Higham, St Joseph`s Convent, Bronte School, Kings in Rochester.

Communications: The A2 Gravesend East junction provides access to London, M25, Dartford Tunnel, Gatwick, Stansted and Heathrow airports. Canary Wharf is only 24.4 miles. The A2 provides access into Central London and to the O2 arena in Greenwich as well as to Ebbsfleet International Station with its high speed rail links into Central London and Europe.


Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.

Property Features :

• IMPRESSIVE 7 BEDROOM HISTORICAL PROPERTY
• GRADE II LISTED
• RETAINS A WEALTH OF CHARACTER & ORIGINAL FEATURES
• GRAND PROPORTIONS ALL DOUBLE BEDROOMS
• CLOSE TO HIGH SPEED LINK & LONDON CONNECTIONS IN UNDER 30 MINUTES
• 3 RECEPTION ROOMS
• TASTEFULLY DECORATED
• VILLAGE LOCATION