6 bedroom terraced house

Without doubt, 4 Queens Parade is a charming, versatile and very much loved family home, "rescued" by the current owners and the subject to a major restoration and refurbishment over the years of their ownership.

One of older houses on the terrace, it is believed to have once housed the Dean of Bristol Cathedral, and legend has it there is a tunnel from the house to the Cathedral itself.

That aside, the present house offers new owners an impressive footprint, with five floors of elegant and well-proportioned accommodation; ranging from the relaxed semi-open plan kitchen, breakfast and family room on the lower ground floor, to the two top floor bedroom suites, from which the current owners have enjoyed a regular income from lodgers (and taken advantage of the Lodgers "Rent a Room Tax scheme) .

Throughout, period features abound with a the lower ground floor boasting impressive flag stone floors, many of the sash windows having their shutters still in place and the fabulous canopied balcony stretching across the hall floor rear reception space.

From the entrance, steps lead down to the kitchen and family room, a wonderful space to congregate post-school and work, and in the winter months enjoying the warmth from a recessed wood burning stove. There is access for the rear onto a sun drenched (when it is out!) paved dining terrace, and steps lead down from here into the garden.

Above, over the hall floor are two charming reception rooms; the rear of which spans the full-width and has twin French doors with stained glass detailing opening out onto the south facing canopied balcony.

A folding-panelled door separates the two rooms, perfect for opening up on high days and holidays, but when closed presents a snug sitting room for the family to hunker down in and enjoy.

Both rooms have retained opened fireplaces, along with fully working wooden shutters, detailed ceiling plasterwork and refurbished stripped wooden floors.

The entrance hall itself is a delight; with stripped wooden floors providing access to the stairwell complete with its original turned balustrade Georgian staircase.

Upstairs, over the first floor lies the light-filled master bedroom to the rear, with the twin sash windows providing the views across to the top of the Cathedral, and across to Dundry in the south. To one end is a lovely retained period fireplace, and to the other access into a fitted en-suite shower room.

To the front lies a guest bedroom, creating the possibility of first-floor "master-suite" should space and circumstances allow.

Over the top two floors lie four further double bedrooms, one each to front and rear over both floors respectively, served by three bath / shower rooms. The main family bathroom is a fabulous space, again light filled and enjoying an oversize contemporary twin-ended bath, complete with rose bowl shower above. Over the top floor are two separate shower rooms, creating the perfect space for older children, or as is the case at present, guest / lodger accommodation.

Of particular note to No. 4 is the large cellar accessed below the kitchen and family room. The stairs to this have been retained, but day to day access is from the rear garden. The cellar provides a sequence of "rooms" currently used for storage, but subject to consent and a new owners could be re-purposed accordingly.

The south facing garden is a particular feature of the house and has been lovingly created and landscaped by the current owners to maximise the day's sun and provide an "indoors / outdoors" lifestyle. Being completely walled it acts a (relatively) wind-free sun-trap enabling several plants and shrubs to grow where one might think they should not.

As described, there is also a useful breakfast / dining terrace accessed from the breakfast room and above, a full-width canopied balcony; perfect for a morning coffee or evening sundowner whilst watching the balloons float by.