Berkeley - £300,000
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Berkeley, Gloucestershire
£ 300,000
Townhouse
Resale
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Private
Street Parking
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Our Thoughts
“…The Georgian period of architecture has always appealed to me personally. It could be the well thought out internal proportions or it may be the attention to detail in the elevations but, for whatever reasons, this delightful town house has that certain “je ne sais quoi” that, although difficult to isolate, will be experienced by all who visit. Houses also have “characters” and, after a couple of hundred years, this one certainly has a wonderful feeling to it; from the moment I stepped over the threshold I was enveloped in a tranquillity seldom experienced in modern houses, a feeling that lasted the whole time I was [or have been] inside. Features within the house are too numerous to list but, if I were to name just a few of my favourites they would have to include the beautiful cast iron and tiled fireplace in the front room; the lovely garden room giving on to the cottage garden; the faux windows at the front and the amazing “nautical bathroom” with its fully functional “porthole”. These houses also offer versatility and many neighbours have taken a stairway into the roof [up through the airing cupboard] and created additional bedrooms on the second floor. Berkeley is one of those towns that never cease to amaze. The Berkeley family continue to live in the Castle which has been occupied by the family for over 900 years; it may interest readers to know that the family used to own all the land between “Berkeley Square” in London and Berkeley Castle on the banks of the Severn and this vast tract of land was once all known as Berkshire. Sir Edward Jenner lived and developed the life saving vaccination for Smallpox in Berkeley and, much more importantly to me, as a member of the Pearce family, is the fact that the last recorded Court Jester of England, one “Dickey Pearce” died and is buried in the Castle cemetery. You might have guessed by now that I love this house and I urge you to view it before my lottery ticket wins the jackpot after which, I promise you, it will be too late…”
Directions
Canonbury Street is the main route into Berkeley from the east and No 18 is at the top of the slight hill on the left.
Detailed information
Entrance Via –
Wooden door with obscure glazed panels to –
Entrance Hall –
Stairs to first floor accommodation, dado rail, radiator, smoke detector, tiled floor, understairs cupboards, doors to all ground floor accommodation.
Sitting Room -
15' 1" (4.6m) x 10' 10" (3.3m)
UPVC double glazed sash window to front aspect, double radiator, built in shelving units, built in display cabinet, feature fireplace with inset cast iron coal effect fire.
Utility Room –
6' 10" (2.08m) x 5' 2" (1.57m)
Wall mounted Vaillant combination central heating boiler, plumbing for washing machine, space for tumble dryer, tiled floor, coat rack, door to –
WC –
Obscure window to rear aspect, wash hand basin, WC, tiled splash backs, double radiator, tiled floor.
Kitchen/Diner –
21' 4" (6.5m) X 10' 3" (3.12m) max
Window and double doors to garden room, range of handmade wall and base units with solid wood work surfaces over, feature fireplace with stone hearth and exposed beam mantle over, tiled splash backs, tiled floor, space for a range-style cooker, belfast-style sink unit with mixer tap, telephone point.
Garden Room –
14' 11" (4.55m) x 5' 7" (1.7m)
Double glazed windows to rear aspect, double glazed french doors to rear garden, tiled floor, double radiator, wall light points.
Landing –
Velux window, smoke detector, dado rail, radiator, walk-in storage cupboard with radiator. Access to loft space, doors to –
Bathroom –
9' 0" (2.74m) x 7' 9" (2.36m)
Wooden door with obscure glazed feature porthole, double glazed window to rear aspect, feature tongue and groove paneling, white suite comprising paneled bath, WC, pedestal wash hand basin, fully tiled walk-in shower cubicle, double radiator, shaver point and wall light point.
Bedroom 1 –
18' 11" (5.77m) x 11' 4" (3.45m) narrowing to 8' 9" (2.67m)
UPVC double glazed window to rear aspect, double radiator, built-in wardrobe with shelving and hanging rail, feature cast iron fireplace with mantle over, telephone point.
Bedroom 2 –
10' 11" (3.33m) x 9' 9" (2.97m)
UPVC double glazed sash window to front aspect, radiator, built-in wardrobe with shelving and hanging rail, feature cast iron fireplace.
Bedroom 3 –
10' 11" (3.33m) x 9' 2" (2.79m)
UPVC double glazed sash window to front aspect, shelving, telephone point, double radiator.
Rear Garden –
Enclosed by fencing, steps to patio seating area, raised shrub borders, steps to lawn with further shrub borders and pebble pathway to decked seating, pond, outside lighting, tap & power sockets.
