House For Sale £1,750,000
Wine Office Court, London EC4A

A three bedroom, three bathroom freehold house, built in 1828 in the Georgian style of the period, with character features throughout.

Located on this historic City thoroughfare off Fleet Street, the house is well located for anyone wanting to be close to the offices of the financial district, the City's legal quarter as well as all the attractions of the West End.

On entering the property there is a large hallway with wooden floors and high ceilings.

On the raised ground floor is a dual aspect, cosy reception room with large sash windows, original shutters, wall panelling, dado rail and a feature fireplace.

The lower ground floor has a contemporary kitchen with a stone tiled floor, integrated appliances include a washer/dryer, dishwasher, oven, grill, fridge/freezer, 5 ring gas hob with extractor above.

A large dining area is adjacent to the kitchen, there is also a large sash window and door to the exterior with two cupboards and stairs to the street.

There is also a separate wc on the lower ground floor.

The upper three floors have large bedrooms with fitted storage and en-suite bathrooms, sash windows and high ceilings.
There is also a boarded loft area.

A little history and background.

The restoration of the building was carried out by Broadland Properties in 2006, they have overseen projects of many large country estates in the UK including Hever Castle the family home of Anne Boleyn wife of Henry 8th . At one point 1 Wine Office Court was a bookshop whose sales included 1st Edition books by Charles Dickens which they obtained directly from the writer as he was a regular in the Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub until his death in 1870.

A Christmas carol mentions the pub and some say was written in the pub. Samuel Johnson, who wrote the first English dictionary, and also visited the pub. Samuel Johnson lived on Gough Square just around the corner and his house is now a museum. Every King or Queen of England have visited the pub since 1685 starting with James 2nd . The pub was burnt down in 1666 (it was called the Old Horn at that time) in the great fire of London and rebuilt in 1667. The River Fleet which flowed behind the pub was wider than the Thames and was where the trading ships would dock. The ones bringIng in sherry and wine from Europe had to pay the duty before it could be sold. The duty office was in a lane by the river which was renamed Wine Office Court.
Nearest transport is available at; City Thameslink (0.17miles), Blackfriars (0.26miles) and Chancery Lane (0.32 miles) stations.