Property description
A delightful Grade II Listed townhouse of commanding appearance occupying a prominent central location at the base of Lymington High Street.
Set within close proximity to the extensive local amenities, picturesque river and Public Quay, the property offers accommodation essentially arranged over 3 floors, benefiting from gas fired heating, save for the sizeable cellarage with basement utility room).
The ground floor provides for a through hall to serve a dining room and kitchen, with a private enclosed courtyard garden to the rear. Overhead at first floor level, accessed off the landing is a cloaks/shower room with a fine, well proportioned drawing room, bedroom and bathroom. A further 2 naturally well lit bedrooms are situated on the second floor.
The property is conveyed with the advantage of a garage located within easy reach of the house (Brunswick Place).
3 bedrooms, bathroom, cloaks/shower room, drawing room, dining room, kitchen, utility room, courtyard garden, garageLYMINGTON The Georgian market town of Lymington has a wide range of shops and boutiques, as well as having the benefit of excellent sailing facilities including two large marinas, a number of chandleries and moorings on the river and at the Town Quay for visiting Yachtsmen. Every Saturday there is a Charter Market which runs the entire length of the High Street. Lymington offers a branch line link to the Forest village of Brockenhurst (approximately 15 minutes), which is some 5 miles to the north by road, which in turn offers a mainline fast link to London (Waterloo 90 minutes approximately). Junction 1 of the M27 lies 12 miles to the north, and links with the M3 for access to London. Miles of open forest suitable for riding and walking can be accessed at Bull Hill, Pilley or the nearby hamlets of Norleywood and East End.
ACCOMMODATION IN MORE DETAIL Painted panelled door with traditional fan light over, opening through to:
ENTRANCE HALL A fine through hallway with painted exposed wooden floor. Dado rail. Turnaround stairs ascending to the first floor. Part glazed panelled door to rear courtyard garden. Further part glazed door opening to concealed stairwell descending to:
LOWER GROUND FLOOR Providing an area of CELLERAGE with full standing headroom. Twin windows to fore. Former fire surround with an area of open display shelving to side. Flagstone floor.
UTILITY ROOM Situated to the rear of the property with flagstone floor throughout. Fitted with a twin bowl single drainer steel sink. Access to a shelved general store cupboard. Gas fired Worcester Bosch boiler for heating and hot water requirements throughout the property. Space and plumbing for washing machine and various domestic appliances.
ON THE GROUND FLOOR
DINING ROOM Situated to the front of the property with sash style shuttered casements to the fore. Painted wood floor. Feature open register style grate with a projecting hearth and carved marble surround, with a range of shelved base store cupboards to the adjacent recess. Picture rail.
KITCHEN Fitted with a range of painted carved wooden store cabinets to both base and high level with discrete surface downlighting over the surrounding marble effect roll topped worksurfaces with contrasting tiled relief. Inset one-and-a-half bowl single drainer enamelled sink with monoblock tap with space for domestic dishwasher. Built-in appliances comprising a 4 ring Moffat gas hob under a recirculatory canopy fan, together with an eye level oven and microwave with pull-out warming drawer. Further space for a full height fridge/freezer. Recessed ceiling lights. Exposed painted wood floor.
ON THE FIRST FLOOR Accessed off a half landing:
CLOAKS/SHOWER ROOM Suite comprised of a tiled enclosed shower cubicle together with a low-level WC and wall mounted wash hand basin. Recessed ceiling lights.
LANDING Further stairwell ascends to the second floor. Areas of open display shelving. Door to:
DRAWING ROOM A fine reception room of good proportions with a feature flame effect gas fire set on a projecting marbled hearth with similar jams and simple painted carved Adam style surround, with mirrored relief to one side. Ornate decorative painted coving. Recessed ceiling lights.
BEDROOM 2 Situated to the rear of the property, affording an outlook over the courtyard garden. Recessed ceiling light.
ON THE SECOND FLOOR
LANDING Access to overhead roof void. Access to a deep full-height general cloaks store cupboard.
BEDROOM 1 Situated to the front of the property, affording glimpses across the rooftops to the head of the river towards the Isle of Wight. Access to a wide shallow wardrobe store cupboard with a further range of deep, purpose-built part-shelved wardrobe store cupboards to one corner. Recessed ceiling lights.
BEDROOM 3 Fitted with a range of his-and-hers part-shelved double wardrobe cupboards. Recessed ceiling lights.
BATHROOM Fitted with a white suite comprised of a wood clad panelled bath set in a contrasting tiled surround, together with an independent overhead Lefroy Brooks shower, adjacent low-level WC and wash hand basin set in a wood capped mosaic tiled vanity surround with a range of base store cupboards under and mirrored relief. Heated chromium style towel rail. Painted wood panelling to dado height. Recessed ceiling lights.
OUTSIDE To the rear, accessed off the hall, is a small enclosed area of COURTYARD GARDEN designed for ease of maintenance, enclosed by ornamental walls, being well screened with various ornamental creepers. Simple raised rockery style decorative borders incorporating a bench seat to one side.
GARAGE The property is conveyed with the Freehold of a garage acquired by the client some years ago in nearby Brunswick Place, therefore providing the all important ability to securely park a vehicle in this most central town location.
SERVICES All main services are connected. The services and equipment remaining with the property have not been tested by John D Wood & Co. and we are unable to verify that they are in working order.
FIXTURES & FITTINGS All items usually denominated as fixtures and fittings, apart from those mentioned specifically in these particulars, are excluded from the sale.
DIRECTIONS (On foot) From our office in the High Street, continue down to the bottom of the High Street where Oriel House will be seen on the left hand side, adjacent to the entrance to the Catholic Church.
VIEWING Strictly By Appointment through John D Wood & Co.
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