House For Sale £895,000
Memory House is a charming and characterful detached house with a Listing dating around the late 17th Century to the early 18th Century, with attractive painted brick, tiled roof with three hipped dormers, three casement windows and porch.
There are six bedrooms and five bathrooms/shower rooms. There are many original internal features including an inglenook fireplace with bressummer, along with a beautiful hand-painted inscription above. Beautifully crafted wood panelling to the walls in the drawing room, painted exposed beams and attractive leaded light windows (some with stained glass inserts) are a few of the features in this enchanting home. The property has been in the same family for over 40 years with the current family member having sympathetically refurbished the property in 2019 to a particularly high standard, along with the separate lodge.
Features
- Entrance, brick tiled floor, stairs to first floor.
- WC, low level with hand basin in vanity unit, painted wood panelling quarry tile flooring.
- Drawing Room, wood panelling to walls, inglenook fireplace, oak door, concealed secondary staircase leading to Bedroom 3
- Sitting Room, double room with leaded light windows and French doors opening to the gardens.
- Dining Room. Painted beams to ceiling, feature fireplace with wood burner, wood panelling to half the walls and leaded light windows.
- Kitchen, contemporary fitted kitchen to include Aga, dishwasher, washing machine, electric oven and ceramic hob, larder cupboard with slate shelving, painted beams to ceiling, leaded light windows.
- Conservatory, glazed construction on a brick plinth with glazed pitched roof and tile flooring.
- First Floor landing
- Three double Bedrooms
- Two Bathrooms and a Shower room
- Cottage
- Gardens.
Outside
The property is approached via a shared private lane and timber gates onto a private drive, which sweeps to the parking area beside the side of the house.
The gardens are mainly laid to lawn with well stocked herbaceous borders and mature trees and shrubs. To the rear of the house is a beautifully secluded, walled sun terrace with mature yew hedging.
Lodge
The lodge is a pretty weatherboarded detached building, which currently operates as a successful holiday cottage (along with the house). It is arranged as three bedrooms with two bathrooms, sitting area and kitchenette.
The lodge also has its own electricity supply with storage heaters.
Situation
Memory House is situated in a Conservation Area between the delightful and picturesque villages of Ickham and Wickhambreaux with many fine period buildings, village green, Little Stour River, The Rose and Duke William public house/restaurant and primary school. The nearby lakes and marshes of the Stodmarsh Nature Reserve provide an abundance of aquatic flora and fauna to enjoy. A good selection of local shops and amenities in the larger villages of Littlebourne and Wingham can be found about one and two miles distant respectively. The Cathedral City of Canterbury with its many cultural interests, excellent shopping centre and wide range of schools in both the private and state sectors, colleges and universities is about 6 miles. High speed train services run from Canterbury West to London St. Pancras in just under an hour, the Channel Tunnel Terminal at Folkestone and the Port of Dover provide regular Cross Channel services to France. There is a wide choice of sporting facilities in the locality with the home of Kent Cricket at The Spitfire Ground, St. Lawrence, a good selection of golf courses in the area and the Polo Farm Sports Club nearby.
Directions
Leaving Canterbury via the New Dover Road follow signs for the A257 Sandwich Road. Proceed to Littlebourne and turn left into Nargate Street, signed Wickhambreaux. Continue and as you enter the village of Wickhambreaux opposite the imposing Mill building, turn right passing “The Rose” public house and continue into The Street. Take the first right into Seaton Road and follow the road for about 0.3 of a mile. Turn left opposite Seaton Farm following the private drive and Memory House is the first drive via timber gates.
Property information
- Services: Main water, electricity, drainage, lpg central heating.
- Local Authority: Canterbury City Council
- Council Tax band (2020/21): ‘E’
- Fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation.
There are six bedrooms and five bathrooms/shower rooms. There are many original internal features including an inglenook fireplace with bressummer, along with a beautiful hand-painted inscription above. Beautifully crafted wood panelling to the walls in the drawing room, painted exposed beams and attractive leaded light windows (some with stained glass inserts) are a few of the features in this enchanting home. The property has been in the same family for over 40 years with the current family member having sympathetically refurbished the property in 2019 to a particularly high standard, along with the separate lodge.
Features
- Entrance, brick tiled floor, stairs to first floor.
- WC, low level with hand basin in vanity unit, painted wood panelling quarry tile flooring.
- Drawing Room, wood panelling to walls, inglenook fireplace, oak door, concealed secondary staircase leading to Bedroom 3
- Sitting Room, double room with leaded light windows and French doors opening to the gardens.
- Dining Room. Painted beams to ceiling, feature fireplace with wood burner, wood panelling to half the walls and leaded light windows.
- Kitchen, contemporary fitted kitchen to include Aga, dishwasher, washing machine, electric oven and ceramic hob, larder cupboard with slate shelving, painted beams to ceiling, leaded light windows.
- Conservatory, glazed construction on a brick plinth with glazed pitched roof and tile flooring.
- First Floor landing
- Three double Bedrooms
- Two Bathrooms and a Shower room
- Cottage
- Gardens.
Outside
The property is approached via a shared private lane and timber gates onto a private drive, which sweeps to the parking area beside the side of the house.
The gardens are mainly laid to lawn with well stocked herbaceous borders and mature trees and shrubs. To the rear of the house is a beautifully secluded, walled sun terrace with mature yew hedging.
Lodge
The lodge is a pretty weatherboarded detached building, which currently operates as a successful holiday cottage (along with the house). It is arranged as three bedrooms with two bathrooms, sitting area and kitchenette.
The lodge also has its own electricity supply with storage heaters.
Situation
Memory House is situated in a Conservation Area between the delightful and picturesque villages of Ickham and Wickhambreaux with many fine period buildings, village green, Little Stour River, The Rose and Duke William public house/restaurant and primary school. The nearby lakes and marshes of the Stodmarsh Nature Reserve provide an abundance of aquatic flora and fauna to enjoy. A good selection of local shops and amenities in the larger villages of Littlebourne and Wingham can be found about one and two miles distant respectively. The Cathedral City of Canterbury with its many cultural interests, excellent shopping centre and wide range of schools in both the private and state sectors, colleges and universities is about 6 miles. High speed train services run from Canterbury West to London St. Pancras in just under an hour, the Channel Tunnel Terminal at Folkestone and the Port of Dover provide regular Cross Channel services to France. There is a wide choice of sporting facilities in the locality with the home of Kent Cricket at The Spitfire Ground, St. Lawrence, a good selection of golf courses in the area and the Polo Farm Sports Club nearby.
Directions
Leaving Canterbury via the New Dover Road follow signs for the A257 Sandwich Road. Proceed to Littlebourne and turn left into Nargate Street, signed Wickhambreaux. Continue and as you enter the village of Wickhambreaux opposite the imposing Mill building, turn right passing “The Rose” public house and continue into The Street. Take the first right into Seaton Road and follow the road for about 0.3 of a mile. Turn left opposite Seaton Farm following the private drive and Memory House is the first drive via timber gates.
Property information
- Services: Main water, electricity, drainage, lpg central heating.
- Local Authority: Canterbury City Council
- Council Tax band (2020/21): ‘E’
- Fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation.
