Property description
Bedecked with characteristics from its historic past yet creating an atmosphere of fine contemporary living, an impressive detached converted coach house offering a 3/4 bedroom layout overlooking lovely South Westerly facing gardens.
Description
This captivating property of great individuality and character is highly convenient for not only access on foot to the town (High Street within 0.6 mile) and nearby countryside but also strategically for road routes leading to neighbouring major towns, the M3 and the Thames Valley. Believed to date from circa 1860 as the coach house to Westbank, a major period house nearby, the property was ingeniously converted to a dwelling in 1953. Important characteristics include fireplaces, high ceilings and stripped pine latch doors downstairs, exposed joinery and, upstairs, ledged and braced colour washed pine latch doors. The ground floor is designed for easy living and entertaining with 3 separate access points spilling out onto the fine broad landscaped gardens. For present day convenience, there is uPVC double glazing including fanlight top openers and a gas heating system with most radiators incorporating TRVs.
Location
Gently elevated away from the road and opposite water meadows, the property has direct access to the town centre and the Market Square via Lenten Street. There are footpaths through the meadows around the town and out to neighbouring countryside. Noted for its historic connections with the English Civil War and Jane Austen (nearing 200 year celebrations), Alton is a Hampshire market town nestlng in the Wey Valley and has High Street shops, stores such as Waitrose, M&S and Sainsbury's, primary, senior and Convent schools, Alton College of FE, a station (Waterloo Line) and a busy programme of town events and markets. There is also a retail park, sports centre and 2 golf courses on the outskirts. Private schools include Lord Wandsworth College and Churchers.
Ground Floor
Entrance Loggia
Cobbled floor, lantern and floodlighting. Heavy ledged and braced front door with wrought iron furniture to:-
Reception Hall - 11' 5'' x 6' 0'' (3.48m x 1.83m) overall
Front aspect. Slate floor, matwell, radiator, coving. Including open understairs storage/coats area with exposed joinery.
Sitting Room - 18' 0'' x 16' 0'' (5.48m x 4.87m) plus bay window seat
Twin aspect. Corner fireplace with multi-fuel burner stove, mantelbeam and raised brick hearth. Arched display alcove. Radiator, coved ceiling, TV aerial socket. Pair or French doors opening to rear gardens.
Studio/4th Bedroom - 17' 8'' x 10' 4'' (5.38m x 3.15m)
Twin aspect. Vaulted ceiling, radiator. French door to rear garden.
Dining Kitchen - 27' 6'' x 10' 0'' (8.38m x 3.05m) overall
A landmark room enjoying twin aspect with 3 windows and equipped in light oak with granite worktops and upstands, and Smeg stainless steel series of range cooker (6 burner gas hob, double electric oven - both with grills) and wide chimney style vented hood. Dedicated dining area at slightly lower level with arched display alcove, double uplighter points, coved ceiling, radiator and corner stove on cobbled plinth (decorative - not operational). Broad peninsular unit demarcating kitchen area with slate floor, downlighting, part coved ceiling and pair of part glazed entry doors from hall. Affording floor cupboards with top and pan drawers, concealed gas meter, and glazed wall cabinets. Countersunk large and small deep bowl sinks with chrome swan neck mixer, plumbing for dishwasher, space for fridge/freezer. Corner wall unit housing Worcester gas boiler. Carbon monoxide alarm. Radiator. Walk-in pantry - front window, slate floor, lighting, electric consumer unit and meter. From kitchen, doorway to:-
Laundry Room - 9' 3'' x 5' 7'' (2.82m x 1.70m)
Twin aspect with 3 matching side windows and French door to rear gardens. Also vaulted wood framed Velux window. Slate floor. Matching livery to kitchen with granite worktop/drainer, Butler sink and countertop swan neck mixer, cupboard below, downlighting. Plumbing for washing machine, space for condensor dryer. Radiator.
Cloakroom
Front and side windows with slate floor, lobby area, worktop, space for further appliance, downlighting and white suite of corner set dual flush soft closing WC and hand basin with mono mixer and Travertine detail. Radiator.
First Floor
Fine oak topped spindle balustraded stairs with split level half landing and front aspect returning to:-
Galleried Long Landing
Radiator. Two exposed roof timbers, 'borrowed lighting'.
Master Bedroom - 16' 0'' x 9' 7'' (4.87m x 2.92m) overall
Including dressing area. Rear garden aspect. Exposed roof timber. Radiator.
En-suite Wet Room
With remote control to Aqualisa shower in tiled area with mosaic vertical detail and shower floor. White soft closing dual flush WC and wash basin with mono tap, porcelain floor, chrome multiple heated towel rail, downlighting, extractor fan with isolator and small side window.
Bedroom Two - 16' 0'' x 8' 8'' (4.87m x 2.64m)
Rear aspect over own garden with view to Hungry Copse. Delightful angled corner fireplace to Claygate theme, mantelpiece and black and red quarry tiled hearth. Radiator.
Bedroom Three - 14' 2'' x 8' 10'' (4.31m x 2.69m)
Plus two built-in double panelled cupboards providing wardrobe and storage space. Front aspect. Exposed floorboards, radiator. Hatch to loft.
Bathroom - 9' 9'' x 6' 10'' (2.97m x 2.08m)
Lavishly equipped and enjoying rear aspect. Furnished in classic white livery with chrome/china finished fittings to rolltop clawleg bath with central mixers/hand cradle shower attachment, Savoy wash stand basin and traditional WC with tongued and grooved effect panelled surrounds, glass bricks, downlighting, granite sill, radiator and built-in double linen cupboard. Vinyl flooring.
Outside
Drive & Parking
To the front and side for multiple cars on shingle surface screened by wooden lap and closeboarded fencing with series of further lantern lights, outside tap, colourful shrubbery border and cobbled apron.
Delightful Westerly Gardens
Create a broad spectrum for the house. They feature two lawns with Jasmine archway and central stone sun terrace, part walled with matching circular island bed and apple tree. There are borders containing rhododendrons, acers and evergreens with stone steps leading to a timber garden shed. Outside tap and pair of lantern lights. On the far side is a rose archway to kitchen garden providing raised boxes and greenhouse. Adjoining storage shed/dog kennels. The lovely rear garden is unusually wide and fully enclosed.
NB
Under The Estate Agents Act 1979 'connected persons' section, we advise that one of the joint owners is an employee of Warren Powell-Richards.
Directions
From the row of Banks on High Street, Alton, turn right beside Boots the Chemist up Market Street and continue ahead off the one way system towards Basingstoke on Lenten Street. At the B3349 mini-roundabout, continue ahead towards Basingstoke and turn left into the third driveway directly before the green roadside services box.
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