4 bedroom house

Grade II listed family home with beautiful gardens.


Description

Originally three cottages located in a lightly wooded setting, Solesbridge House was constructed in the early 17th Century, the best of weathered antiques having hugged that lane from days of the horse and cart. Now it is a charming and elegantly
appointed Grade II listed family home surrounded by delightful gardens. Arranged over two floors the accommodation is well
balanced and beautifully presented, providing flexible living, perfect for an evolving family.

There is a wealth of period features on display including
delightful fireplaces, exposed timber frame and beamed
ceilings and, rather charmingly, the remains of the original bread oven which served the former three cottages.

From the brick and flagstone frontage you step into a large
and welcoming hallway with an elegant fireplace and useful
built-in cupboards. To the left of the hallway is a beautiful
drawing room with windows and French doors overlooking
the gardens.

A stunning spot for entertaining during the winter with a fire roaring or, in the summer, with the French doors left ajar to take in the breeze. Through the inner hallway to the east wing of the house is the dining room, a place where many happy family dinners have been enjoyed. With its substantial brick inglenook fireplace, perfect for warming the room on a winter’s
evening, this is a cosy but elegant room for entertaining on both a casual or grand scale. Adjacent to the dining room is a dual aspect sitting room with beamed ceiling which overlooks the gardens. An ideal place to relax with the family to watch TV or quietly while away the time with a good book.

The house has the benefit of two kitchens; one with a comprehensive range of fitted cabinets built around a oil fired
Aga, and benefitting from a breakfast bar, integrated dishwasher and built-in oven. The other, again with fitted
cabinets, has an inset electric hob with cooker hood, a built-in microwave and electric oven. There is space for a table to seat six, and a lovely farmhouse style Belfast sink. With a door leading out to the terrace, this is an ideal place to enjoy an early coffee or pot of tea.

Up on the first floor there is a good balance of bedroom and
bathroom accommodation with four bedrooms, each spacious enough for a double bed, with three of the rooms having fitted wardrobes. Each room has lovely views over the gardens with the two principal bedrooms being dual aspect. There are two bathrooms, one which is very large with separate shower and bath, the other with a three piece suite with shower over the bath.

The house benefits from a useful cellar which extends under the hallway and houses the central heating boiler and provides space for storage.

Outside
The gardens are a testament to the owners’ passion to create a beautifully laid out and pleasing useable space. There is a delightful assortment of trees, including a pair of unusual magnolias with dish sized cream blossoms, an ancient wisteria
which climbs the exterior of the house, and a rambling rose. The lawns surround the house on varying levels providing a hard to beat vista. There is a useful greenhouse and potting shed, with a secondary greenhouse attached to one side of the house, an ideal place for the herbs. Set to one side of the
garden is a kitchen garden with space for a multitude of
vegetables and fruit plants. To the rear of the house there is a
sheltered gravel patio area with ample space for table and
chairs and perhaps a sunbed or two. Accessed via a pair of
wooden gates, there is off-street parking both to the front and side of the house.

Location

The property is in a semi-rural setting approximately two miles from the lively centre of Chorleywood, which has a good selection of local stores, such as a butcher, baker, bookshop and newsagent, combined with a variety of independent cafés and restaurants.

For more comprehensive amenities, Rickmansworth is approximately 2.5 miles away and provides food halls for Waitrose, Marks & Spencer and Tesco.

There are also varied walks to be had around the Aquadrome and along the Grand Union Canal.

A few steps from the house is a footpath leading into the old
English estate of Chorleywood House with its beautiful
surrounding countryside and woodlands.

This opens up into the Chess Valley where the opportunities for further routes is varied and perfect for daily dog walks.

For the commuter the property is ideally placed for access to the M25 at junction 18 and for the rail traveler the mainline station is at Chorleywood and serves both the Chiltern mainline and Metropolitan underground.

Nearby schooling is of a high calibre, with the popular St
Clement Danes and The Royal Masonic schools approximately 1.2 and 2.1 miles respectively. York House School is a little further, approximately 2.3 miles.

Square Footage: 2,816 sq ft




Marketed by: Savills, Rickmansworth