A beautifully presented seven bedroom house with extensive garden and off street parking.

Description

Bathwick House is a wonderfully historic Grade II Listed house, built c1726, originally thought to be Bathwick Manor House. It is believed that esteemed architect, John Pinch and his brother Charles lived at the property for some time in the early C19th.

The house is double fronted and double depth, providing a wonderful four room footplate over the three principal floors. A very attractive house from front and back, with symmetrical five window front and a central porch with fluted Doric columns.

The property has been beautifully refurbished by the current owners and is arranged with seven bedrooms, three receptions and a large family kitchen overlooking the rear garden.

The house is entered via a central hallway off a vestibule which provides storage for coats and shoes. The hallway is much as it would have been originally, with beautiful stone floors, original plasterwork and architraves, and an attractive cantilever staircase at the rear. The front two rooms provide a sitting room and dining room, both with fireplaces and shuttered sash windows. The rear two rooms consist of a delightful drawing room, with bay window overlooking the rear garden, complete with original plasterwork and working fireplace; and a beautiful family kitchen, with handmade bespoke cabinetry and a range cooker set within an original fireplace. The kitchen is a wonderfully impressive room with views over the garden, original stone slab floors and space for a large kitchen table and chairs, as well as a pretty banquet seat in one of the old fireplaces. Leading from the kitchen at the rear is a two section utility room with plenty of storage.

The bedroom accommodation is expansive, with seven bedrooms in total. The first floor comprises three generous bedrooms, and two bath/shower rooms, one of which acts as a 'Jack and Jill' en suite to two of the rooms. The principal bedroom is located on this floor and measures an impressive 21ft x 13ft, with a charming bay window at one end providing views of the garden. Also on this floor is a large family bathroom with underfloor heating and a separate study. The second floor provides a further four bedrooms, one of which is currently utilised as an office, another bathroom and a separate WC. The generous footprint of the house provides large proportions in all the principal rooms of the house, making this a wonderfully spacious family home. A spacious cellar, comprising three rooms, one of which has stepped access from the front of the house, provides ample storage and completes the internal accommodation.

Outside
The rear garden is very special indeed. Rarely are gardens of this size and nature found in the city centre. A large patio garden, perfect for relaxing and al fresco dining, is immediately accessible from the rear of the house, with mature tree cover and attractive borders. Adjacent is a garden store and a former ice house has been restored to make a lovely seating area with mood lighting. A section of lawn then leads to an old wrought iron fence with gate, which separates the garden in two. The rear section is also laid to lawn, with a range of mature trees along the borders providing privacy and shelter. At the rear of the garden is a gateway which leads to ample parking for up to five cars and a garage, which is accessed from Powlett Road behind.

Location

Bathwick House is located on Bathwick Street directly opposite Henrietta Road, with views to Henrietta Gardens. Bathwick Street is under half a mile level walk of the centre of Bath and approx one mile level walk to Bath Spa railway station, through the beautiful Henrietta Gardens or via Great Pulteney Street and over the world-famous Pulteney Bridge.

Located in the historic heart of Bath, the area is close to The Holburne Museum, Sydney Gardens and its canals as well as very well-regarded schools; these include Bathwick St Mary's junior, Widcombe Junior School, King Edwards, Kingswood, The Royal High School and The Paragon.

A local general store and newsagent are conveniently located on the road and The Pulteney Arms pub is located at the end of Daniel Street.

Bath is a World Heritage Site famed for its Georgian architecture and Roman heritage and provides an extensive range of business, entertainment and cultural facilities along with two universities. There are well-regarded schools in both the state and independent sectors and a mainline rail link to London Paddington (journey time from 75 mins) and Bristol Temple Meads (journey time from 15 mins). Junction 18 of the M4 motorway is about 9 miles to the north and Bristol International Airport is some 20 miles to the west.

Square Footage: 4,488 sq ft



Additional Info

History
At the centre of old Bathwick Village, Pevsner's guide describes the house as "Bathwick House, which incorporates an earlier building, probably Bathwick Manor House... remodelled and extended to the rear c. 1800, presumably by Pinch The Elder, the house is three storeyed, five windows wide (three only at second floor) and has a Greek Doric doorcase. Window surrounds of plain dressed ashlar, formerly projecting but now tooled off and chamfered."