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6 bedroom detached house
Study
Detached house
6 beds
3 baths
Key information
Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Ask agent
Features and description
- Tenure: Freehold
Charles Wycherley Independent Estate Agents are please to introduce this most attractive house of brick and render with exposed wood frame, this spacious property was modernised in recent years with a woodworks kitchen, contemporary bathroom and ensuite wet room. However the original features are magnificent with an oak galleried staircase, beams and fireplaces.
The Gables is situated in a laid back position, protected from the Kingston Road, and opposite the Lewes Cricket and Rugby Grounds with superb walks beyond. The property is a 15 minute walk to the town centre with its individual shops, bars, and restaurants as well as the Railway Station (London Victoria 1 hour & London Bridge 90 mins).
ACCOMMODATION WITH APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS COMPRISES:-
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING
Oak galleried staircase with wood panels and uprights, oak newel posts and exposed wooden stairs. 2 metal framed windows with secondary glazing overlooking the garden. 2 double oak cupboards with fitted shelves. Alarm panel and fitted modern fuse box. Recessed spotlights with automatic sensor. Oak latch doors with architraving .
BEDROOM 1 (MAIN)
21'7 x 15'8 (6.58m x 4.78m) Double aspect room having leadlight window s with original oak uprights and outlook to the South and rear. Original stone fireplace with brick hearth and flue. Oak picture rail. Exposed floorboards. 4 brass wall lights. Double radiator.
BEDROOM 2
18'8 x 14'3 (5.69m x 4.34m). Oak leadlight window with cill. Double radiator. Telephone point. Picture rail. Original stone fireplace with brick flue and stone hearth. Door to:-
ENSUITE SHOWER/WET ROOM
Oak leaded light window. Glass screen to power shower with large shower head. Villeroy & Bosh wash basin. Low level w.c. to alcove. Mirrored bathroom cabinet. Chromium ‘ladder' towel rail. Tiled walls with mosaic decorative band. Tiled floor. Extractor fan. Recessed spotlights. Doors to bedroom 2 and landing.
BEDROOM 3
15'7 x 10'8 (4.75m x 3.25m). Original oak bay window with leadlights and cill. Radiator. Picture rail. Fitted double wardrobe cupboard with rail and fitted shelves .
SEPARATE W.C.
Oak leadlight window. Low level w.c. Contemporary wash hand basin with mixer taps. Tiled walls with mosaic decorative band. Tiled floor. Heated chrome towel rail. Recessed spotlights.
SECONDARY LANDING
Oak window looking south to the front garden. Recessed spotlights. Hatch to large insulated loft space.
BATHROOM
10'4 x 6'9 (3.15m x 2.06m). Oak leadlight window. Large deep bath with tiled panel, large head power shower and glazed screen. Villeroy & Bosh wash basin with mixer taps. Chrome ‘ladder' towel rail. Tiled walls with mosaic decorative band and tiled floor.
BEDROOM 4
10'10 x 6'10 (3.3m x 2.08m). Oak leadlight window. Oak study desk with drawer under. Fitted shelves. Radiator. Recessed spotlights. Telephone point.
BEDROOM 5
16' x 8'9 (4.88m x 2.67m) . Oak leadlight window with southerly aspect to the front. Radiator. Double oak wardrobe cupboard into corner. Oak picture rail.
BEDROOM 6
15'11 x 8'2 (4.88m x 2.67m). Oak leadlight window. Exposed pine floorboards. Radiator. Picture rail. Walk in storage cupboard to eaves.
GROUND FLOOR
ENTRANCE PORCH
Oak door to :-
ENTRANCE HALL
20' x 10'9 (6.1m x 3.28m). Oak stairwell to first floor landing with oak door to cupboard with window. Oak ceiling beams. Discreet spotlighting. Leadlight windows to entrance porch. Telephone point. Dimmer switch. Thermostat. Double radiator.
CLOAKROOM
Low level w.c. Wash hand basin with mixer taps and cabinet. Mirror with recessed spotlights.
SITTING ROOM
24'6 x 14'7 (7.47m x 4.44m). Secondary glazed oak window to front southerly aspect. Magnificent fireplace with brick hood and uprights with working grate and tiled hearth. 2 delightful arched windows to fireplace with exposed brick surrounds and oak mantlepiece. Exposed oak holding and ceiling beams. TV and telephone points. Oak door to :-
WET/SHOWER ROOM
16'7 x 12'1 (5.05m x 3.68m). Double aspect with oak bay secondary glazed windows to west and single window to rear. Wide bowl wash basin with tiled splashback. Mira electric shower unit. Recessed spotlights and contemporary wall light. Airing cupboard with oak door and slatted shelf. Stone fireplace with tiled inset. Exposed oak beam. N.B. This huge room was formerly a study and was adapted for incapacity but could easily be converted back to original.
DINING ROOM
18' x 14'10 (5.49m x 4.52m). Double aspect room with ornate leadlight to entrance porch and oak secondary glazed window to front garden to the south. Stone fireplace with hearth and cast iron wood-burner. Exposed ceiling and holding beams. 3 Wall lights. Radiator.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM
19'3 x 14'9 (5.87m x 4.5m). Oak window with easterly aspect. Fitted solid oak kitchen with full range of cupboards, drawers and granite worktops. Fitted gas Aga with 2 hot plates and 2 ovens. Fitted oak dresser with cupboards and drawers. Ceramic Butlers style twin bowl sink with lever mixer taps and grooved drainers, drawers and worktops to each side. Pull-out bin and drawers over and to side. Neff fitted dishwasher. Neff 4-ring gas hob. Neff stainless steel hob with worktops to sides and corner cupboards. Fitted Miele fridge and freezer with oak doors. Oak hood with extractor and light. 2 Glazed wall cupboards. Walk-in larder with cold slab and fitted shelves and room for fridge/freezer, electric light and fuse box. Clay tiled floor. Telephone point.
INNER HALLWAY
Clay tiled floor.
SEPARATE W.C.
Leadlight window. High-level w.c. Clay tiled floor. Oak doors to internal recess.
The second entrance has double glazed and side windows to the front garden with a decked floor and lych style gate.
UTILITY ROOM
6'3 x 5' (1.9m x 1.52m). Oak leadlight window to rear garden. Exposed brick floor. Space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer. Door to:-
DOUBLE INTEGRAL GARAGE
19' x 16' (5.79m x 4.88m). Up-and-over oak door with side external window. 4 External store cupboards. Fitted shelf with light. Wood store. Tank cupboard with modern hot water cylinder.
OUTSIDE
GARDENS & OUTBUILDINGS
Shared pebble drive to 2 wooden 5-bar gates leading to large sweeping pebble drive, providing parking for several cars. Good size lawned gardens to both sides with a variety of trees including apple and bay trees with exquisite flower beds. The garden has great width to the west and privet hedge and shrubs provide privacy with shaped miniature trees with bluebell and wild garden to the north-west with steps down to the western terrace. The drive leads to an elegant front stone terrace with brick and stone holding walls and external lighting. Attractive open porch with oak pillars and escutcheons to the archway and stone floor to a seating area. The terrace leads to a banked rear garden with sleeper and bearer walls. To the east there is a Victorian style conservatory ( used as a greenhouse) 18'10 x 9'9 (5.74m x 2.97m), with central grating and shelving, glazed arched ceiling, 2 water butts and exposed brick walls. To the rear of the garage are 3 outbuildings including an all-purpose store, a coal/wood store and a boiler housing with Worcester Combi gas fired boiler and pump. To the east of the garage is a workshop housing the electric meter. A pebbled pathway leads to a garden shed 10' x 7'9 (3.05m x 2.36m). The east garden is lawned with trees and hedge to the east and north boundary.
Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.
The Gables is situated in a laid back position, protected from the Kingston Road, and opposite the Lewes Cricket and Rugby Grounds with superb walks beyond. The property is a 15 minute walk to the town centre with its individual shops, bars, and restaurants as well as the Railway Station (London Victoria 1 hour & London Bridge 90 mins).
ACCOMMODATION WITH APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS COMPRISES:-
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING
Oak galleried staircase with wood panels and uprights, oak newel posts and exposed wooden stairs. 2 metal framed windows with secondary glazing overlooking the garden. 2 double oak cupboards with fitted shelves. Alarm panel and fitted modern fuse box. Recessed spotlights with automatic sensor. Oak latch doors with architraving .
BEDROOM 1 (MAIN)
21'7 x 15'8 (6.58m x 4.78m) Double aspect room having leadlight window s with original oak uprights and outlook to the South and rear. Original stone fireplace with brick hearth and flue. Oak picture rail. Exposed floorboards. 4 brass wall lights. Double radiator.
BEDROOM 2
18'8 x 14'3 (5.69m x 4.34m). Oak leadlight window with cill. Double radiator. Telephone point. Picture rail. Original stone fireplace with brick flue and stone hearth. Door to:-
ENSUITE SHOWER/WET ROOM
Oak leaded light window. Glass screen to power shower with large shower head. Villeroy & Bosh wash basin. Low level w.c. to alcove. Mirrored bathroom cabinet. Chromium ‘ladder' towel rail. Tiled walls with mosaic decorative band. Tiled floor. Extractor fan. Recessed spotlights. Doors to bedroom 2 and landing.
BEDROOM 3
15'7 x 10'8 (4.75m x 3.25m). Original oak bay window with leadlights and cill. Radiator. Picture rail. Fitted double wardrobe cupboard with rail and fitted shelves .
SEPARATE W.C.
Oak leadlight window. Low level w.c. Contemporary wash hand basin with mixer taps. Tiled walls with mosaic decorative band. Tiled floor. Heated chrome towel rail. Recessed spotlights.
SECONDARY LANDING
Oak window looking south to the front garden. Recessed spotlights. Hatch to large insulated loft space.
BATHROOM
10'4 x 6'9 (3.15m x 2.06m). Oak leadlight window. Large deep bath with tiled panel, large head power shower and glazed screen. Villeroy & Bosh wash basin with mixer taps. Chrome ‘ladder' towel rail. Tiled walls with mosaic decorative band and tiled floor.
BEDROOM 4
10'10 x 6'10 (3.3m x 2.08m). Oak leadlight window. Oak study desk with drawer under. Fitted shelves. Radiator. Recessed spotlights. Telephone point.
BEDROOM 5
16' x 8'9 (4.88m x 2.67m) . Oak leadlight window with southerly aspect to the front. Radiator. Double oak wardrobe cupboard into corner. Oak picture rail.
BEDROOM 6
15'11 x 8'2 (4.88m x 2.67m). Oak leadlight window. Exposed pine floorboards. Radiator. Picture rail. Walk in storage cupboard to eaves.
GROUND FLOOR
ENTRANCE PORCH
Oak door to :-
ENTRANCE HALL
20' x 10'9 (6.1m x 3.28m). Oak stairwell to first floor landing with oak door to cupboard with window. Oak ceiling beams. Discreet spotlighting. Leadlight windows to entrance porch. Telephone point. Dimmer switch. Thermostat. Double radiator.
CLOAKROOM
Low level w.c. Wash hand basin with mixer taps and cabinet. Mirror with recessed spotlights.
SITTING ROOM
24'6 x 14'7 (7.47m x 4.44m). Secondary glazed oak window to front southerly aspect. Magnificent fireplace with brick hood and uprights with working grate and tiled hearth. 2 delightful arched windows to fireplace with exposed brick surrounds and oak mantlepiece. Exposed oak holding and ceiling beams. TV and telephone points. Oak door to :-
WET/SHOWER ROOM
16'7 x 12'1 (5.05m x 3.68m). Double aspect with oak bay secondary glazed windows to west and single window to rear. Wide bowl wash basin with tiled splashback. Mira electric shower unit. Recessed spotlights and contemporary wall light. Airing cupboard with oak door and slatted shelf. Stone fireplace with tiled inset. Exposed oak beam. N.B. This huge room was formerly a study and was adapted for incapacity but could easily be converted back to original.
DINING ROOM
18' x 14'10 (5.49m x 4.52m). Double aspect room with ornate leadlight to entrance porch and oak secondary glazed window to front garden to the south. Stone fireplace with hearth and cast iron wood-burner. Exposed ceiling and holding beams. 3 Wall lights. Radiator.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM
19'3 x 14'9 (5.87m x 4.5m). Oak window with easterly aspect. Fitted solid oak kitchen with full range of cupboards, drawers and granite worktops. Fitted gas Aga with 2 hot plates and 2 ovens. Fitted oak dresser with cupboards and drawers. Ceramic Butlers style twin bowl sink with lever mixer taps and grooved drainers, drawers and worktops to each side. Pull-out bin and drawers over and to side. Neff fitted dishwasher. Neff 4-ring gas hob. Neff stainless steel hob with worktops to sides and corner cupboards. Fitted Miele fridge and freezer with oak doors. Oak hood with extractor and light. 2 Glazed wall cupboards. Walk-in larder with cold slab and fitted shelves and room for fridge/freezer, electric light and fuse box. Clay tiled floor. Telephone point.
INNER HALLWAY
Clay tiled floor.
SEPARATE W.C.
Leadlight window. High-level w.c. Clay tiled floor. Oak doors to internal recess.
The second entrance has double glazed and side windows to the front garden with a decked floor and lych style gate.
UTILITY ROOM
6'3 x 5' (1.9m x 1.52m). Oak leadlight window to rear garden. Exposed brick floor. Space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer. Door to:-
DOUBLE INTEGRAL GARAGE
19' x 16' (5.79m x 4.88m). Up-and-over oak door with side external window. 4 External store cupboards. Fitted shelf with light. Wood store. Tank cupboard with modern hot water cylinder.
OUTSIDE
GARDENS & OUTBUILDINGS
Shared pebble drive to 2 wooden 5-bar gates leading to large sweeping pebble drive, providing parking for several cars. Good size lawned gardens to both sides with a variety of trees including apple and bay trees with exquisite flower beds. The garden has great width to the west and privet hedge and shrubs provide privacy with shaped miniature trees with bluebell and wild garden to the north-west with steps down to the western terrace. The drive leads to an elegant front stone terrace with brick and stone holding walls and external lighting. Attractive open porch with oak pillars and escutcheons to the archway and stone floor to a seating area. The terrace leads to a banked rear garden with sleeper and bearer walls. To the east there is a Victorian style conservatory ( used as a greenhouse) 18'10 x 9'9 (5.74m x 2.97m), with central grating and shelving, glazed arched ceiling, 2 water butts and exposed brick walls. To the rear of the garage are 3 outbuildings including an all-purpose store, a coal/wood store and a boiler housing with Worcester Combi gas fired boiler and pump. To the east of the garage is a workshop housing the electric meter. A pebbled pathway leads to a garden shed 10' x 7'9 (3.05m x 2.36m). The east garden is lawned with trees and hedge to the east and north boundary.
Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.
About this agent
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Formally a partner of Messrs A. Wycherley, Charles has chosen to set up a new exciting venture as Charles Wycherley Estate Agents and Surveyor. As a specialist in Lewes, a town that he loves, and within a ten mile radius including the local villages and hamlets that he knows so well, Charles has unsurpassed knowledge of Lewes property over 30 years of valuing, selling and surveying in the town and area over these many years. Charles was within a fifth generation of estate agent in the Wycherley firm, starting in 1853 in Keere Street, previous generations dealing with Leonard and Virginia Woolf purchasing The Round House, Pipe Passage and most famously Monks House in Rodmell. Three generations alone are mentioned in the popular historical book ‘Mrs Dudeney’s Diary’. Charles Wycherley Estate Agents incorporates the skill, experience and knowledge of 30 years property work in Lewes and being a qualified Chartered Surveyor. This expertise combines with a new clear-cut modern image with new website, particulars, advertising campaign and property portals including Rightmove, to continue strong links with London, Brighton and Hove and throughout the country, to continue to sell in this highly attractive town and area. Charles Wycherley has a B.Sc in Estate Management from South Bank University, working for St. John Smith, Chartered Surveyors, Uckfield in his ‘sandwich’ year, including auction work. He worked at Lewis & Tucker in the West End, doing a full range of property management and then was 2nd Surveyor for Barnard Marcus carrying out full surveys, rent reviews and mortgage valuations in south and west London. Charles returned to the family firm in 1986, qualifying as an Incorporated Valuer in 1985 and then as a Chartered Surveyor in 1990. Charles was Junior Chairman of the RICS Sussex Branch and has won two national auction competitions. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors have now established the qualification of RICS Registered Valuer. Valuations underpin nearly all financial decisions from home mortgage to major investment and corporate finance. We provide probate valuations instructed by Banks, Solicitors, Executors and Beneficiaries,Registered Valuers giving added experience and credence to valuations and indeed his other servicessuch as Structural Surveys,Homebuyers Reports or indeed as agents giving qualifications in aid of the sale of property. Charles Wycherley holds the qualification of RICS Registered Valuer which, where necessary, can be used at the same time as a structural survey, Homebuyers Report or becoming agents for the sale of the property.
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