Property description
Sowerbys are pleased to offer this striking Victorian town house, conveniently situated within a few minutes' walk from the centre of Dereham. Approached over a carriage style driveway with two pairs of wrought iron gates, Glendower House enjoys a handsome facade of red brick elevations, with sash windows flanking the porticoed front door. The property benefits from a substantial cellar and is adorned with authentic character features, including fireplaces, picture rails and the original staircase.
The accommodation briefly comprises sitting room, drawing room, dining room and kitchen arranged the spacious reception hall; with a games room and ground floor bedroom accessed through the drawing room. The games room is partially completed but offers adaptable space and the potential to create either a second annexe or increase the size of the existing annexe. Upstairs there are five bedrooms, four of which are generously sized double rooms. In addition to the main house there is also a self-contained annexe which includes an open-plan living area with kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. The property has successfully been used as a Guest House and Bed & Breakfast, with further income potential available from the annexe.
The gardens are predominantly to the rear of the main house, with parking available on the driveway to the front and in the adjacent double garage. It should be noted that the residents of Glendower Court have a right of way over the northern entrance to the house.
DEREHAM Dereham is a busy market town mixing both the new with the old. Free parking allows you time to stroll around seeking out the restaurants and cafes or for an afternoon shop. There are museums, a leisure centre, golf course and schools within the town, or for the nature lovers take a stroll along the Neatherd Moor and the Vicarage Meadow. Slightly further afield are the ruins of the Saxon Cathedral at North Elmham, the wildlife and Dinosaur Parks, Pensthorpe, a bird lovers paradise and Thetford Forest Park. Norwich has good local transport links with the town and has an international airport and a mainline rail link to Liverpool Street, London.
ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES:- A striking entrance portico with stone steps leading up to the original timber door with ornate stained glass panels which opens into
RECEPTION HALL A wonderfully spacious entrance area with original staircase serving as the main focal point. The Victorian features continue, with authentic ceiling cornice and the original skirting and architrave. To the front of the hall doors open to the sitting room and study, with an opening to the rear hall which extends throughout the remainder of the ground floor. From the rear hall, there are doors opening to the drawing room, kitchen, ground floor shower room and also to a useful built-in storage cupboard. Glazed rear entrance door opening to the rear garden.
SITTING ROOM 14' 0" x 13' 10" (4.28m x 4.24m) A pleasantly proportioned reception room with 10ft ceilings and a striking marble fireplace on one wall. A sash window with working shutter boxes overlooks the front garden, with other original features including a picture rail, decorative cornice and ceiling rose and a free-standing wrought-iron radiator. Television point.
STUDY 14' 2" x 14' 0" (4.34m x 4.28m) Of similar proportions to the sitting room and also enjoying a similar sense of character. A stained glass window on the gable wall provides an eye catching feature above a brick-built open fireplace. Sash window with shutter box on front elevation, stripped timber floorboards, picture rail, cornice and decorative ceiling rose. Radiator.
KITCHEN 14' 0" x 13' 1" (4.27m x 3.99m) A pleasantly appointed fitted kitchen with an extensive range of timber fronted base level and wall mounted storage units extending along three walls. A Rangemaster oven is set into the original chimney breast with a decorative surround. Timber work surfaces incorporate a single bowl butler sink with mixer tap beneath a sash window which looks out to the rear. Appliances include an integrated Neff washing machine, microwave, dishwasher, refrigerator and freezer. Travertine tiled flooring.
GROUND FLOOR SHOWER ROOM Comprising a tiled enclosure with curved glass screen and shower over, high level WC and wall mounted washbasin. Obscure glass window to rear.
DRAWING ROOM 29' 1" x 14' 5" (8.88m x 4.40m) A most impressive and highly versatile main reception room which is flooded with natural light by two large expanses of glazing on the south and west walls. The remainder of the internal walls are panelled, with a cast-iron wood-burning stove set into the original chimney breast. Exposed timber flooring, double doors opening to the garden, radiator and door to the games room.
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GAMES ROOM 25' 4" > 12' 8" x 19' 9" (7.74m > 3.88m x 6.02m) The games room is a highly versatile space which had been planned to be incorporated as part of the annexe, or indeed as an additional annexe. The large L-shaped space has an independent access from the front of the property via a partially glazed UPVC door and also a pair of fully glazed double doors which open onto the rear garden. Door to ground floor bedroom.
GROUND FLOOR BEDROOM 12' 6" x 9' 2" (3.83m x 2.80m) Double bedroom with fully glazed double doors opening onto the rear garden with windows to either side and timber flooring.
FIRST FLOOR LANDING Split-level landing area with doors opening to all five first floor bedrooms, the family bathroom and the spacious airing cupboard. Access to loft space.
BEDROOM ONE 16' 4" x 13' 10" (4.98m x 4.24m) A pleasantly sized double bedroom with a sash window on the front elevation, picture rail and feature fireplace. Radiator.
BEDROOM TWO 14' 2" x 13' 10" (4.34m x 4.24m) Another well-sized double bedroom with two pairs of fitted wardrobes at either side of an original feature fireplace. Sash window to front, free-standing radiator and television point. Interlinking door to bedroom three.
BEDROOM THREE 14' 6" x 13' 1" (4.43m x 4.0m) Original fireplace, pedestal washbasin and sash window to rear. Picture rail and radiator.
BEDROOM FOUR 14' 7" x 13' 0" (4.45m x 3.97m) A fourth large double bedroom with sash window overlooking the rear garden, wall mounted washbasin and television point. Picture rail and radiator.
BEDROOM FIVE 9' 10" x 6' 1" (3.02m x 1.86m) A well-lit single bedroom with sash window overlooking the front garden. Bedroom five could equally be suitable for use as a study or indeed be incorporated into one of the other front bedrooms as a dressing room or en-suite. Telephone point and radiator.
FAMILY BATHROOM Comprising a panel sided bath with tiled surround and shower over, pedestal washbasin and close coupled WC. Partially tiled walls, heated towel rail, radiator and sash window to rear.
OUTSIDE The property is approached from commercial road over an in & out carriage-style driveway with wrought iron gates to either side. The remainder of the front boundary is defined by a mature laurel hedge. The driveway extends in a semi-circular fashion to the front of the property with an arc of lawn incorporating a delightful boxed hedged area with a water fountain. To the side of the house is a double garage of brick construction with timber doors. The rear garden is generous in size and predominantly laid to lawn and interspersed with mature trees. Within the garden, there is also a paved terrace, enclosed working area and a large greenhouse, not to mention a miniature Victorian folly under a domed roof.
ANNEXE The annexe is attached to the main house but enjoys its own independent access via a covered entrance canopy which also houses an oil-fired combination boiler and a small utility space.
ENTRANCE HALL With doors opening to the bedroom, bathroom and main living area. Velux roof light, access to loft space and radiator.
BEDROOM 12' 4" x 6' 9" max (3.78m x 2.07m max) A neatly presented double bedroom with 11' ceilings incorporating a Velux roof light. Television point and radiator.
MAIN LIVING AREA 20' 11" x 10' 5" (6.39m x 3.19m) Open-plan living area with fitted kitchen which includes a U-shaped selection of base level storage units under fitted work surfaces which incorporate a single bowl stainless steel sink unit, with a further range of wall mounted units and appliances which include an electric cooker point and washing machine. The remainder of the room provides generous reception space with a radiator and television point. UPVC double glazed windows to the side and rear and a pair of fully glazed double doors opening onto the garden.
BATHROOM Comprising panel sided bath with mixer tap and shower attachment over, close coupled WC and pedestal washbasin. Radiator.
AGENT'S NOTE The residents of Glendower Court have a right of access over a section of the driveway to the north of the plot.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATING Glendower House: F. Ref:- 8794-7429-3169-5026-0922
Annexe: C. Ref:- 8354-7429-3319-1036-0922
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