House For Sale £340,000
Church Lane, Lymington, Hampshire SO41

The front door with canopy porch opens into the vestibule with the inner front door opening into the sitting room. The sitting room has a cast iron early Victorian fireplace with built-in shelves alongside a window overlooking Church Lane. This room then proceeds into the dining room which has a wood burning stove with fitted shelves and cupboard. A square arch then leads into the kitchen, which is in need of modernising and updating, is fitted with a range of floor and wall mounted units with a four ring gas hob, a Neff fan oven, refrigerator and stainless steel one-and-a-half bowl sink. A stable door leads to the garden. The original narrow central staircase then leads up to the landing with Bedroom 1 on the right having a fireplace (blocked off), hanging cupboard and sash window overlooking the front elevation. Bedroom 2 - a single bedroom - has a corner shelved airing cupboard and a shower room with low level WC, wash hand basin and shower cubicle. The staircase then leads up to the second floor where there is a third bedroom. Bedroom 3 overlooks the front elevation and has a built-in cupboard/drawer units, together with a hanging cupboard. A separate bathroom overlooking the garden comprises a wash basin, panelled bath, WC and shut off ancilliary store.

Outside, the property fronts onto Church Lane with the garden being entirely to the rear, facing west and having an attractive patio with steps. At the end is a brick and red clay tile roof garden room which the owner used as an office/study. This has a portioned WC and wash basin and there is also space and plumbing for a washing machine.

History The row of cottages known as Serampore Place were built around 1800 for quarters for Officers of the Royalist French Army/Navy who went on the failed Vendee expedition. Later, they were owned by a Non-Conformist Missionary Society in India to house personnel on leave in Britain from India.