A grand Victorian home overlooking Wymondham Abbey has come up for sale complete with its very own turret.
The five-bedroom property on Middleton Street is for sale with Warners estate agents for £800,000. It has been carefully restored over the past seven years and commands a fine position in the centre of town, offering a combination of original Victorian charm and more modern additions.
The house was originally built in 1847, although it was reconstructed in 1891 using a much lighter-coloured brick. Ornate chimneys were added at the same time, as well as a turret, before Georgian-style additions were made to the rear later on.
Despite the changes, the property is still packed with period detail and oozes charm.
Original features include its ornate fireplaces, 9ft ceilings and moulded plaster coving, as well as heavily-moulded skirting and door frames, impressive ceiling arches and mosaic-tiled pamment.
The staircase is also moulded and the stairwell itself lit by a large Victorian stained glass ceiling light.
The more modern additions include the spacious and contemporary kitchen/diner on the ground floor, which is fitted with underfloor heating and a good selection of wall and base units, as well as work surfaces, some integrated appliances and space for a range-style oven and an American-style fridge/freezer.
Accommodation extends to over 2,900 sq ft, making it a sizeable family home. Highlights include the impressive reception hall, which features mosaic floors and leaded lights, and the sitting room, which has a window overlooking Vicar Street and the town green and French glazed doors leading out on to a patio.
The adjacent dining room is of a good size and has a marble fireplace as well as a wall-height sash window to the front, while the breakfast room overlooks the patio and features a walk-in butler’s pantry.
Upstairs, the master bedroom enjoys panoramic views over the town thanks to a deep bay window, and a second window overlooks the nearby abbey.
Most of the bedrooms offer lovely views, including the turret room on the corner, which has two sash windows and overlooks the green.
Also on this floor is a shower room, bathroom and laundry space, all of which are modern.
The fourth bedroom is currently used as a hobbies room, but with a spiral staircase down to the kitchen, it could even be used as an annexe.
The entire property has also been re-wired and re-plumbed, and a new heating system has been installed.
To the rear of the property there is a gravelled driveway, which leads to a carport and fully powered garage, and there is a walled brickweave courtyard for additional parking.
The whole area offers considerable privacy, being flanked by matured yet pollarded lime trees. There is also a patio garden.
For more information, contact Warners.
PROPERTY FACTS
Middleton Street, Wymondham
Guide price: £800,000
Warners, 01953 604431
www.warnersprop.com
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