Property description

Sutton Kersh have been appointed to offer for sale a rare opportunity to purchase this elegant and substantial apartment situated within the wonderful Cressington Park Conservation Area. The property is set our over a ground floor of this remarkable Victorian Villa situated on Knowsley Road. The property was originally constructed by Mr Jack Sharp in the Victorian period and is one of the original brick built detached villas from the parks earliest years. The accommodation is spacious, bright and elegant in design and now forms part of a small development of just three dwellings comprising two apartments within the main dwelling house and a smaller property within the former coach house. Upon entering the property you are greeted by a beautiful vestibule with a 'Minton' tiled floor and quality joinery work to door frames and ceilings and decorative frescos at frieze height. A beautiful leaded light and stained glass entrance door leads into the reception hall which is inviting and elegant and offers an abundance of original features, character and charm. There are deep skirting boards, beautiful architraves to door casings and a coved, corniced and panelled ceiling with decorative roses and carvings. The formal drawing room is bright, spacious and elegant in design and offers triple aspect glazing overlooking the gardens and front aspect with many of the windows enjoying decorated stained glass panels associated to William Morris. A wonderful fireplace and quality joinery compliments the room further. An interconnecting door leads into a sitting room which is relaxing and again offers a similar selection of beautiful period features including fireplaces, decorative ceilings and quality craftsmanship through joinery and mouldings. The remainder of the accommodation is accessed via two inner hallways off the main reception hall and comprises a formal dining room, a fitted dining kitchen, a master bedroom suite with en-suite bathroom, two further bedrooms and a serving guest bathroom. Externally there are cellars, a courtyard with garden store and a double garage as previously mentioned. There is also an internal cellar with drying room, wine cellar which is accessible via the main accommodation. The gardens are substantial in size, mature and established with a combination of Beech hedging a and a selection of mature trees. The driveway provides off road parking for a number of vehicles and leads to a garage providing secure parking. This is a truly wonderful opportunity to purchase a somewhat unique apartment situated within one of Liverpool's most desirable residential addresses. Full details of the accommodation, of the original features are contained within and room-by-room descriptions are detailed within this brochure.

ACCOMMODATION
A deep driveway with Beech hedging to one side providing off road parking leads to the main entrance. The approach to the property is charming and the driveway enjoys sandstone piers.

OPEN CANOPY PORCH
With dressed stone and brick piers and carved pad stones shelter the entrance.

ENTRANCE DOOR
Six panels with decorative bevelled and etched glass and a trio of fan lights over, side windows, detailed stained glass blue panels totalling 54 to each window.

VESTIBULE ENTRANCE
A beautiful 'Minton' tiled floor greets you and the walls are finished in polished timber panelling displaying excellent joinery and craftsmanship leading to frieze height where there are decorative frescos set in wood panelling to either side. The ceiling is finished in high quality timber. A stunning internal entrance door with leaded light and stained glass windows to either side and a beautifully carved timber frame with three fan lights leads into:

RECEPTION HALL - 17' 7'' x 11' 9 (5.37m x 3.59m)
An inviting, elegant and stunning hall with original feature throughout including beautiful deep skirting boards, wonderful architraves to door casings and a simply stunning ceiling finished with decorative timber panelling, coved and corniced ceiling, decorative roses and carvings. The hall is an essential part of the property and connects the majority of the accommodation.

DRAWING ROOM - 28' 1'' x 19' 4 (8.55m x 5.9m)
Accessed via an original panelled door with wide architraves and crested top within the drawing room. A delightful, warm and charming room flooded with natural light and triple aspect glazing in the form of a five sectioned floor to ceiling splayed bay with beautifully decorated stained glass panels believed to be associated to William Morris. Two further windows with corresponding glass work to either side of the fireplace. The fireplace has been delicately carved and highly polished with detailed and intricate carving displaying the age of specialist craftsmanship. The hearth is tiled and there is an open fire with brass fender. The windows to either side are set in carved and panelled surrounds. Deep skirting boards and wide architraves. The ceiling is a work of art, beautifully panelled with decorative mouldings, coved and corniced with pierced relief consisting mainly of decorative floral work. Fitted book shelving to one wall as well as a number of central heating radiators. A beautiful polished door leads into:

SITTING ROOM - 18' 8'' x 18' 1 (5.68m x 5.52m)
A beautiful and relaxing room with triple aspect glazing, the main window being a four sectioned splayed bay with delicate stained glass again believed to be associated to William Morris and two further windows to either side of the beautiful fire surround with delicate carvings and mouldings, blue glazed tiles and a raised hearth with fitted gas fire. Again there are deep skirting boards and wide architraves, dado railing and panelled walls and a coved ceiling with an original rose and mouldings. Views are offered over the garden.

MAIN INNER HALLWAY - 25' 9'' x 4' 4 (7.86m x 1.33m)
Timber and etched glass door provides access from the reception hall. Panelled ceiling, wide architraves to door casings.

DINING KITCHEN - 14' 10'' x 13' 1 (4.51m x 4m)
Fitted with base, wall and drawer units, work surfaces incorporating a double bowl stainless steel sink unit and mixer tap, built-in oven and gas hob, plumbing for dishwasher, tiled floor, part tiled walls, open chimney breast. Open arch leading into:

FORMAL DINING ROOM - 13' 10'' x 15' 9 (4.21m x 4.8m)
Twin sash window overlooks the neighbouring garden, a wonderful fire surround with carved and turned pilasters and over mantle, original cupboards to one side, fitted shelving to the other, radiator, deep skirting boards, picture rail. Interconnecting door to inner hallway.

PRINCIPAL BEDROOM SUITE - 22' 2'' x 16' 9 (6.75m x 5.1m)
A beautiful, bright and spacious room with a three sectioned transom window enjoying leaded light and stained glass work associated to William Morris, Victorian finned radiator, deep skirting boards, wide architraves, stunning coved ceiling with decorative floral work and panelled mouldings, display niche with decorative mouldings. Open to:

DRESSING AREA
Mainly panelled with a linen drying cupboard.

EN-SUITE BATHROOM
A four piece suite comprising bath with tiled surround and shower over, integrated WC and bidet, an arrangement of vanity units with mirrors over, tiled surfaces incorporating a wash basin, part tiled walls, radiator, panelled ceiling.

SECOND INNER HALLWAY - 13' 6'' x 5' 4 (4.11m x 1.62m)
Off the reception hall. cloaks hanging rails. Borrowed light panels, wide architraves, radiator.

BEDROOM 2 - 17' 12'' x 12' 9 (5.48m x 3.88m)
A double glazed window, display niche, radiator.

BEDROOM 3 - 13' 5'' x 12' 3 (4.1m x 3.73m)
Double glazed window, radiator, fitted shelving.

BATHROOM - 10' 0'' x 6' 11 (3.06m x 2.1m)
A four piece suite comprising panelled bath of cast iron, low level WC, vanity surface finished in marble with a wash basin inset, bidet, shower cubicle, part tiled walls, tiled floor, twin leaded light and stained glass windows, linen shelving, heated towel rail, wall mounted mirror.

EXTERNAL CELLARS

CELLAR 1 - 18' 1'' x 13' 2 (5.52m x 4.01m)
Two single glazed windows, gas fired boiler, stainless steel sink unit, power points and lighting.

CELLAR 2 - 18' 0'' x 6' 10 (5.49m x 2.08m)
Door to front, hot water cylinder, one radiator.

CELLAR 3 - 18' 0'' x 5' 1 (5.49m x 1.55m)
Further storage. Service meters.

COURTYARD
Mainly paved with gated access to the front, communal bin storage and communal garden store.

INTERNAL CELLARS

INTERNAL HALL
Service hatch to sub-floor and pipe work.

WINE CELLAR - 14' 8'' x 6' 5 (4.48m x 1.95m)
Shelving, wine store, cool storage with slate surfaces.

CELLAR/DRYING ROOM - 14' 8'' x 6' 2 (4.48m x 1.87m)
Power and lighting.

DOUBLE GARAGE - 18' 0'' x 17' 4 (5.49m x 5.28m)
A double garage with electronic up and over door to front, switch located in the vestibule of the main building, power and lighting, water laid on.

OUTSIDE
The garden serving the property is situated at the front and side and accessed via a substantial driveway providing off road parking for a number of vehicles. A beautifully manicured lawn extends along the front curtilage of the property and partially to the side. The lawn is of a good size and surrounded by borders offering hedging and a wide variety of mature and established trees. Cressington Railway Station is situated next to the property but the main line is set into a deep cut reducing noise from the train operations.

LEASEHOLD INFORMATION
The Leasehold was created on 25th April 1977 and spans a 999 year period with a peppercorn rental where demanded

PLEASE NOTE
As of 1st April 2014 Hatton House will have full access to fibre optic broadband from the Cressington BT exchange BT infinity version two, allowing 80mbps down stream and 20mbps upstream.

Property Features :

• A Beautiful Ground Floor Apartment
• Situated Within An Original Victorian Villa
• Constructed By Mr Jack Sharp
• One Of The Few Original Park Villas
• Situated Within A Leaft Private Park