5 bedroom house

Built in the late 1990's The Garden House stands in the former walled kitchen garden to Flore House, with the parish church as a backdrop to the garden. It was designed by architect Tad Dobraszczyk for antique dealer Christopher Jones in the manner of an eighteenth century coach house. The mellow and intricate brickwork is enhanced by the large French windows facing south and north which give access to the garden and flood the house with light. Reception rooms are connected by double doors. Principal rooms are wired for a sound system with underfloor heating to the ground floor.

The large portico opens to a fine reception hall with a Portland stone flag floor and a curved cantilevered Portland stone staircase with an elegant brass and cast iron bannisters with a domed cupola above with roof lantern. Coat cupboard and cloakroom with wc and basin. The drawing room is nearly 30 feet long, with a Louis XVI marble mantelpiece and slate hearth, French doors and windows open to the gardens. The study takes full advantage of the views over the garden with built in bookcases, French door opening to the south and windows to the east and west. Through dining room with south-facing French doors and window to the courtyard. Sitting room facing south and east with a fireplace with gas fire with nineteenth century French pine and gesso fireplace. Air temperature control for air cooling and heating.

A fitted kitchen/breakfast room has painted base and wall units with timber worktops, Range cooker with extractor hood, integrated dishwasher, Portland stone floor, windows to two sides and door to the courtyard. A separate utility room has a washing machine and dryer, central heating boiler and outside door and access to the flat.

Door to the double garage which has two pairs of electric double wooden doors which open onto the drive. Unusual insulated wine store and a useful range of cupboards along the back wall. Electric car charging point with storage battery.

To the first floor, off a generous landing with Portland stone floor is the vaulted principal bedroom with windows on two sides to enjoy the garden, dressing room with hand made fitted wardrobes and en suite bathroom with nineteenth century style bath inset basin shower and wc, with Breche Violette marble panelling, tops and splashback. Vaulted bedroom two with a range of wardrobes to one wall and en suite shower room with marble top to the inset basin, wc and shower. Bedroom three faces south and east with fitted wardrobes and en suite bathroom with veined grey marble. South facing bedrooms four and five both with fitted wardrobes and family shower room.

A first floor flat is accessed from the utility room. The self-contained flat has a hall, sitting room, fitted kitchen, bedroom and bathroom

The Garden House is approached by a right of way from The Avenue to double electric solid teak gates The gravel drive with raised borders with herbaceous plants shrub roses, leads to a large gravel parking and turning area with raised beds to north and west with bamboo, hydrangeas, ferns and alchemilla. By the drive is an outbuilding with workshop, garden store and open fronted store housing the water tank for the garden irrigation system with electronic timing. he gardens are fully walled and have been beautifully professionally designed. They are very well-stocked with roses, shrubs trees and plants,. Wide gravel paths lead round the garden. Lawns with a formal canal water feature and a wide paved terrace. Against a backdrop of deep well-stocked borders and climbing roses and clematis to the garden walls. There is a trained hornbeam walk with arched openings, beyond which is an informal garden planted with roses trees and shrubs. Pergola decked with wisteria with a hedge of geraniums and Regusa roses beneath.Parterre garden to the east of the house with yew and box hedging and gravel compartments, ornamental pear trees. Nineteenth century Scandanavian style summer house.

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