Property description
This iconic period home is believed to have been built for Brigadier General BL Anley in the early 1920\‘s and to this day remains a most interesting and exceptional property. Approached via a long sweeping driveway with turning circle, the full facade and backdrop is revealed, set in an elevated position with views out towards Guildford and the North Downs.
A pillared entrance porch leads into an entrance lobby. Internally a wealth of character and charm is found throughout. Superbly proportioned rooms with large original windows were cleverly planned to enjoy the views. The drawing room is a beautifully proportioned bright double aspect room with a substantial bay window overlooking the side garden, a hugely attractive central fireplace and a further large window that gives a wonderful outlook to the rear garden. The adjacent dining room is likewise of an exceptional size and has a bank of sash windows as well as a door that leads out onto the beautiful sun terrace. In the dining room, there is a further fireplace as well as a rich wooden floor. Adjacent to the dining room, there is a spacious study/office again with a wood floor and sash windows that overlook the terrace and garden. Back in the reception hall, there is a door that leads into a Butler\‘s Pantry which has a large built in glass fronted dresser while a door leads on into the breakfast room. This area is open plan to the kitchen and creates a quite superb family living space as there is ample room for a large breakfast table with further space at the far end for a sitting area which again looks out onto the sun terrace and garden. This is a beautifully bright front to back room with an ornate wooden plate rail and the original bell system for the house.
Upstairs four well-proportioned double bedrooms all enjoy south facing aspects and views across the garden. The master bedroom has its own en suite bathroom in addition to a good size dressing room which could easily become a 5th bedroom if required. All other bedrooms benefit from built in wardrobes and are serviced by two additional family bathrooms. Separate self-contained secondary accommodation above the garage provides an open plan kitchen/sitting room and a double bedroom with own en suite. The property also benefits from state of the art solar panelling.
Garden & Exterior
The front garden is beautifully landscaped and creates an attractive approach to the house as well as giving it a private and secluded feel. Without question, the rear garden is part of what makes this such an exceptional home not only as it takes full advantage of its southerly aspect to catch the sun throughout the day but also as it has been so lovingly landscaped and tended over the years, with a pond and a bespoke vegetable garden with a handsome red brick retaining wall.
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