Property description
A charming circa 1862 detached cottage of excellent proportions affording 4 double bedroom, 2 en-suite accommodation with an outstanding living dining kitchen nestling in a favoured level setting between the historic town centre and The Butts.
Description
High Street within 0.25 mile. This much admired period home has been impressively extended and enhanced in harmony with its origins yet exudes a great sense of family space, present day living and character evidenced by the bespoke living dining kitchen with its lantern roof and fusion with the delightful enclosed garden. During the last decade, the present owners have also installed new double glazed sash windows, carefully re-planned the internal layout, added a second bedroom suite and renovated the exterior including the roof.
Description 2
Upon entering the property, you will discover heated limestone floors, higher ceilings with part vaulting upstairs and traditional recessed panelled internal doors with brass handles. Fireplaces have been retained with working fireplaces to the two main reception areas. This lovingly adored home features white sanitaryware, heating via a gas boiler serving thermostatically controlled radiators and an underfloor system, and a mains pressure hot water supply. The attractively stocked garden complements the cottage and has a good degree of privacy.
Location
All Saints Cottage nestles in Queens Road, a much favoured road originally known as All Saints Road, lying South West of the town centre, which is within a level walk. In addition to The Butts, a local landmark green, nearby facilities include The Butts Primary School, neighbouring All Saints Church, several inns, useful small businesses, and a network of intriguing town footpaths, which also lead out to the rolling Hampshire countryside surrounding Alton. Revered for its connections with Jane Austen, the English Civil War and walking, this old market town has varied shops, stores such as Waitrose, M&S and Sainsbury's, hotels and restaurants, a library, the Curtis Museum, Allen Gallery and the station with its commuter link to London Waterloo - minimum journey time 67 minutes. There are primary, senior and Convent schools, Alton College, fitness clubs, a sports centre and, on the outskirts, 2 golf courses.
Ground Floor
Entrance
Cobbled path and ironwork grate to rose clad portico with panelled front door including bevelled arched top window and single glazed transom to:-
Reception Hall
Limestone floor with underfloor heating and mattwell, latticework covered radiator. Ledged and slatted door to understairs store cupboard with light, electric consumer unit and meter.
Sitting Room - 14' 1'' x 12' 5'' (4.29m x 3.78m)
A twin aspect room presenting 2 sash windows and elegant limestone open fireplace with Tudor Rose detail, grate, hearth and mantelpiece, and impressive cream series of ornament/bookshelves, log store and low level cabinets either side with dedicated lighting. Point for flatscreen TV, 2 dimmer switches, 2 radiators, 5 amp lighting sockets.
Living Dining Kitchen - 28' 0'' x 16' 0'' (8.53m x 4.87m) overall
A fabulous, bespoke fitted and triple aspect room with numerous sash windows overlooking rear garden and pair of French doors opening to stone sun terrace. Featuring lantern roof, oak island unit and limestone floor with underfloor heating. Kitchen bespoke designed with soft closers, brushed chrome handles and concealed Neff dishwasher and freezer. Everhot electric range stove (2 hotplates, 2 ovens, warming compartment) and mantelpiece canopied extractor hood above. Downlighting on dimmers. Kitchen units affording generous supply of floor cupboards, wide pan and utensils drawers, corner carousel, slide out baskets, granite worktops with matching upstands. White twin bowl farmhouse style sink with swan neck mixer, and ceiling lipped wall cabinets with housing for microwave, ornament shelves and task lighting. Satin chrome power/light switchplates to kitchen area. Dedicated dining/sitting area with fireplace, log burner stove, brick surround, slate hearth and mantelpiece. Wide entrance area with heat detector, alarm control panel, digital heating programmer and automatically lit larder with ledged and braced pine door.
Study - 8' 1'' x 6' 5'' (2.46m x 1.95m)
Sash window. Fitted bookshelves, radiator.
Family Room - 12' 5'' x 10' 4'' (3.78m x 3.15m)
Sash window. Radiator.
Cloakroom
Limestone floor with underfloor heating, downlighting. White suite with chrome fittings to marble surrounded oval basin + mixers, shelved double cupboard below and dual flush WC + soft closing wooden seat. Extractor fan with isolator. Cupboard housing wall hung Vaillant gas boiler.
Utility Room - 10' 4'' x 7' 8'' (3.15m x 2.34m) main area
L-shaped & twin aspect. Limestone floor with underfloor heating, mat well. Downlighting. Fitted oakblock worktop, inset stainless steel single drainer sink, floor cupboard with drawers, fitted shelving. Plumbing for washing machine, space for condenser dryer. Fitted double broom/shelved cupboard, double cupboard above. Half glazed door to rear garden.
First Floor
Galleried Landing - 12' 8'' x 5' 9'' (3.86m x 1.75m) main area
Front aspect sash window. Spindle balustraded stairs to landing. Radiator, thermostat, smoke detector. Further sash window - rear aspect. 2 loft hatches.
Principal Bedroom - 14' 1'' x 12' 8'' (4.29m x 3.86m) overall
A twin aspect room with 2 sash windows. Including 2 double part shelved wardrobes. 2 radiators.
En-suite Shower Room
Sash window. White suite with Victorian style chrome fittings to tiled and glazed shower enclosure, wash basin + tiled surround and vanity cupboard, and WC. Downlighting, radiator, shaver socket.
Bedroom Two - 11' 9'' x 11' 1'' (3.58m x 3.38m)
Sash window. Radiator.
En-suite Shower Room
Sash window. Contemporary white suite with chrome fittings to double entry glazed and tiled shower enclosure, cantilever oval wash basin + mixers and mosaic style splashback, and dual flush WC + wooden seat. Chrome multiple heated towel rail, downlighting, shaver socket, extractor fan + isolator.
Bedroom Three - 12' 0'' x 11' 11'' (3.65m x 3.63m)
A twin aspect room with pair of sash windows and angled cast iron corner fireplace with mantelpiece. 2 radiators, dimmer switch.
Bedroom Four - 12' 8'' x 10' 4'' (3.86m x 3.15m)
Including built-in double and single wardrobes, part shelved. Front aspect. Radiator, dimmer switch.
Bathroom
White suite with chrome fittings to wood panelled bath with mixer/shower attachment and glazed folding screen, countersunk wash basin, vanity cupboard, and dual flush WC with hideaway cistern. Part tiled walls in white with mosaic style edging, marble effect utensils top, downlighting, extractor fan, shaver socket. Chrome multiple heated towel rail, woodstrip effect flooring. Cupboard concealing Megaflo type pressurised hot water system.
Outside
Parking Bay
Off-road with block paviours, adjoining peninsular stone raised flowering border with picket fence. Wisteria.
Delightful Garden
A broad floodlit sandstone sun terrace at the rear adjoins the living dining kitchen. Gently raised sleeper style surrounds with 2 matching flights of steps progress to the lawn with well stocked, rose, flower and shrubbery borders and 'stepping stone' path that leads to summer house which has strip lighting, power, fusebox and external floodlight. There is a wide variety of trees whilst a yew and holly screen shields a useful area beyond with composting facility and open storage. 13' x 8' (3.96m x 2.44m) timber garden shed with light and power. Adjoining the cottage is an outside tap and wide sandstone path leading to a ledged and braced one and half gate at the side with picket gate, pavioured path and gas meter box leading to the front.
Directions
From the M&S Simply Food store corner at the Western end of High Street, Alton, proceed away from the town becoming Butts Road. Turn 2nd right by All Saints Church into Queens Road. The cottage is first on the right.
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