House For Sale £900,000
Stunning Detached Georgian House With Large Gardens Situated Within Walking Distance Of Town Centre.
Built circa 1815, the property was then a more modest home known as Vine Cottage, thought to be named after the ancient grape vine, which is still in existence in the rear garden. The earliest recorded owner is John Baker, a miller from Northamptonshire, who subsequently sold the property in 1852 for “the sum of six hundred pounds of the lawful money of the United Kingdom”. In 1924 the property was auctioned, and the new owners renamed it Ivy Cottage. Since then however, this beautiful home has been expertly and lovingly transformed and was renamed Marston House in the 1960’s and awarded it’s grade II listing for architectural importance in 1974.
Hidden away behind its tall gates, walls and mature native hedging, Marston House is the kind of property, that unless you were specifically looking for it, you would not know was even there. The levels of privacy and seclusion are spectacular and when you enter the front garden under the beautiful, arch shaped hedge and through the wrought iron gate, you get an immediate feeling of tranquillity. It’s almost like you have stepped back in time, or into a secret garden from a children’s novel and you cannot help but smile.
Inside the house, the impressive accommodation has a delightful flow and a really lovely, homely feel. Configured over three floors, all the rooms in the main house are spacious and well-proportioned with the high ceilings, synonymous with the period, enhancing the sense of spaciousness still further. Although Marston House offers all the modern amenities required for life today, tasteful period features such as sash windows, fireplaces, glazed fanlights and the occasional beam, offer a respectful and loving nod to the history of this remarkable home.
On the ground floor there are three generous reception rooms, comprising a dining room, sitting room and a study. There is a pretty, farmhouse style kitchen, a wet room and a very large conservatory / family room. Both the first and second floors have two double bedrooms served by a bathroom on each floor. If all that is not enough, within the grounds of the rear garden there is the “old coach house”. With rooms over two floors, the coach house is currently used as a mixture of storage, a workshop and a studio, however you really are only limited by your own imagination, as to what this wonderful space could be used for. For example, with the right permissions, it would be perfect as additional living accommodation or an annexe, equally it is ideal for running a business from home or could simply be converted to a garage if required.
Unusually for properties within such easy reach of the town centre, Marston House occupies an excellent size plot with generous gardens to both the front and rear, which are linked by a gravel path around the side of the house. Both gardens are extremely peaceful, private spaces and very safe for children and pets. To the rear of the house, there is a large driveway, which provides secure parking for numerous vehicles behind large double wooden gates.
Superbly located on Berkley Street, Marston House is within easy walking distance of local pubs, schools, shops, riverside walks and all the amenities that both Eynesbury and St Neots have to offer, including of course the train station that provides a commute to London in around 45 minutes.
Accommodation
Ground Floor:
Entrance
An impressive, shiny red, oversized front door with a beautiful, period glazed fanlight above, gives access to the front hallway. From here there is a lovely, curved staircase with an oak handrail providing access to the first floor and doors leading to the kitchen, dining room and the rear lobby.
Kitchen
A traditional farmhouse style kitchen with front and side aspect sash windows affording great views of the garden. The kitchen is fitted with an excellent range of eye and base level units, drawers and display cabinets, all in white with a mixture of contrasting Corian and oak work surfaces and complimenting tiled flooring and splashbacks. There is a one and a half bowl sink with a mixer tap for washing up and a second sink for food preparation and drinking water. Integrated appliances include a Neff fridge, dishwasher, freezer and a John Lewis washing machine. The star of the show however, the stunning electric Aga with three oven bays and two hot plates, which finishes the room perfectly.
Dining Room
A formal double aspect dining room with a feature period fireplace and exposed floorboards. A sash window overlooks the front garden and pretty, arched French doors provide views through the rear lobby over the rear garden.
Sitting Room
A generous and elegant room with oak parquet flooring and a fireplace fitted with a multi-fuel burning stove, perfect for those cosy winter evenings. French doors give access to the conservatory and together with the two sash windows overlooking the front garden, they flood the room with natural light. Attractive cornicing and the three bookcases / display shelves that are inset into the walls perfectly compliment the ambience of this beautiful room.
Conservatory / Family Room
This a stunning room and a favourite of the current owners, the perfect spot to sit, relax and enjoy the garden, whatever the weather. This is also an amazing entertaining space and very easy to imagine summer parties here spilling out to the patio and garden beyond. Constructed of one third brick and two thirds glazed timber elevations with a fully glazed roof with sun blinds, there is a tiled floor and double French doors to the patio. There are also part glazed doors to the rear lobby and hallway.
Rear Hallway
Here there is a built-in boiler / storage cupboard and doors to both the wet room and the study.
Wet Room
A fully tiled, rear aspect room, fitted with a shower, pedestal sink, w/c and heated towel rail.
Study
A rear aspect room with two sash windows and a door to the front garden. With its feature period fireplace and beautifully built-in bookcases and storage cupboards, this is the ideal office, offering peace and quiet away from the rest of the house and a great view of the garden.
Rear Lobby / Boot Room
Known as the back passage by the current owners, this room allows a great flow around the ground floor and runs from the back door, past the dining room to the conservatory. There are two windows overlooking the rear garden and a velux skylight, which combine to let in lots of natural light. There is an under stairs cupboard and lots of space for hanging coats, storing shoes and is absolutely perfect for letting in pets from the garden or the removal of dirty boots.
First Floor:
Landing
Doors to bedroom one and two and the first-floor bathroom.
Bedroom One
A generous double bedroom with a sash window overlooking the garden, an excellent range of fitted wardrobes and storage and finished with a pretty, period fireplace.
Bedroom Two
A beautifully light and airy double room with sash windows to the front and side of the property. There is a range of fitted wardrobes, storage and a vanity sink unit and a feature period fireplace.
First Floor Bathroom
Front aspect room fitted with a modern suite comprising a panelled spa bath, pedestal sink, w/c and a heated towel rail.
Second Floor Landing
A galleried landing with painted wood spindles and oak handrails, obscure glass fanlights and doors to bedrooms three and four as well as the second-floor bathroom.
Bedroom Three
A good size double room with two side aspect windows and an impressive, vaulted ceiling with exposed beam work.
Bedroom Four
Another light and airy double room, also with a vaulted ceiling and exposed beam work, fitted wardrobes and storage and a beautiful, feature arch shaped sash window.
Second Floor Bathroom
Fitted with a four-piece suite comprising a shower, pedestal sink, w/c, bidet and heated towel rail.
Outside:
Front Garden
A large, mature garden, measuring approximately 25mtrs x 25mtrs, fenced and hedged on all sides offering almost total privacy and seclusion. As you enter through an arch-shaped gateway in tall hedge, a pretty, pea-shingle path leads you to front door and continues around the house, through another gate to the rear garden. Mainly laid to lawn, the front garden features several specimen trees including an Ash, a Cherry, a Pear, two Apple trees, a Crab Apple and a stunning Magnolia.
Rear Garden
A very peaceful and private garden, screened by mature trees, shrubs and hedging. The centre piece is the beautifully paved patio, perfect for alfresco dining and entertaining friends and family. There is a large gravel driveway providing off-road parking for several vehicles with tall wooden gates providing privacy and security. Between the back door and the coach house, there is a lockable, wooden pedestrian gate, providing access to the street and is ideal for putting the bins out.
Coach House
Situated in the rear garden and just a few steps from the back door, the coach house is currently used for a number of purposes, including storage, a workshop and a studio. Configured over two floors, this beautiful structure could be used for almost any purpose and with the right permissions, could be converted to additional living accommodation, an annexe, a home office / business premises, or simply a garage as required.
Built circa 1815, the property was then a more modest home known as Vine Cottage, thought to be named after the ancient grape vine, which is still in existence in the rear garden. The earliest recorded owner is John Baker, a miller from Northamptonshire, who subsequently sold the property in 1852 for “the sum of six hundred pounds of the lawful money of the United Kingdom”. In 1924 the property was auctioned, and the new owners renamed it Ivy Cottage. Since then however, this beautiful home has been expertly and lovingly transformed and was renamed Marston House in the 1960’s and awarded it’s grade II listing for architectural importance in 1974.
Hidden away behind its tall gates, walls and mature native hedging, Marston House is the kind of property, that unless you were specifically looking for it, you would not know was even there. The levels of privacy and seclusion are spectacular and when you enter the front garden under the beautiful, arch shaped hedge and through the wrought iron gate, you get an immediate feeling of tranquillity. It’s almost like you have stepped back in time, or into a secret garden from a children’s novel and you cannot help but smile.
Inside the house, the impressive accommodation has a delightful flow and a really lovely, homely feel. Configured over three floors, all the rooms in the main house are spacious and well-proportioned with the high ceilings, synonymous with the period, enhancing the sense of spaciousness still further. Although Marston House offers all the modern amenities required for life today, tasteful period features such as sash windows, fireplaces, glazed fanlights and the occasional beam, offer a respectful and loving nod to the history of this remarkable home.
On the ground floor there are three generous reception rooms, comprising a dining room, sitting room and a study. There is a pretty, farmhouse style kitchen, a wet room and a very large conservatory / family room. Both the first and second floors have two double bedrooms served by a bathroom on each floor. If all that is not enough, within the grounds of the rear garden there is the “old coach house”. With rooms over two floors, the coach house is currently used as a mixture of storage, a workshop and a studio, however you really are only limited by your own imagination, as to what this wonderful space could be used for. For example, with the right permissions, it would be perfect as additional living accommodation or an annexe, equally it is ideal for running a business from home or could simply be converted to a garage if required.
Unusually for properties within such easy reach of the town centre, Marston House occupies an excellent size plot with generous gardens to both the front and rear, which are linked by a gravel path around the side of the house. Both gardens are extremely peaceful, private spaces and very safe for children and pets. To the rear of the house, there is a large driveway, which provides secure parking for numerous vehicles behind large double wooden gates.
Superbly located on Berkley Street, Marston House is within easy walking distance of local pubs, schools, shops, riverside walks and all the amenities that both Eynesbury and St Neots have to offer, including of course the train station that provides a commute to London in around 45 minutes.
Accommodation
Ground Floor:
Entrance
An impressive, shiny red, oversized front door with a beautiful, period glazed fanlight above, gives access to the front hallway. From here there is a lovely, curved staircase with an oak handrail providing access to the first floor and doors leading to the kitchen, dining room and the rear lobby.
Kitchen
A traditional farmhouse style kitchen with front and side aspect sash windows affording great views of the garden. The kitchen is fitted with an excellent range of eye and base level units, drawers and display cabinets, all in white with a mixture of contrasting Corian and oak work surfaces and complimenting tiled flooring and splashbacks. There is a one and a half bowl sink with a mixer tap for washing up and a second sink for food preparation and drinking water. Integrated appliances include a Neff fridge, dishwasher, freezer and a John Lewis washing machine. The star of the show however, the stunning electric Aga with three oven bays and two hot plates, which finishes the room perfectly.
Dining Room
A formal double aspect dining room with a feature period fireplace and exposed floorboards. A sash window overlooks the front garden and pretty, arched French doors provide views through the rear lobby over the rear garden.
Sitting Room
A generous and elegant room with oak parquet flooring and a fireplace fitted with a multi-fuel burning stove, perfect for those cosy winter evenings. French doors give access to the conservatory and together with the two sash windows overlooking the front garden, they flood the room with natural light. Attractive cornicing and the three bookcases / display shelves that are inset into the walls perfectly compliment the ambience of this beautiful room.
Conservatory / Family Room
This a stunning room and a favourite of the current owners, the perfect spot to sit, relax and enjoy the garden, whatever the weather. This is also an amazing entertaining space and very easy to imagine summer parties here spilling out to the patio and garden beyond. Constructed of one third brick and two thirds glazed timber elevations with a fully glazed roof with sun blinds, there is a tiled floor and double French doors to the patio. There are also part glazed doors to the rear lobby and hallway.
Rear Hallway
Here there is a built-in boiler / storage cupboard and doors to both the wet room and the study.
Wet Room
A fully tiled, rear aspect room, fitted with a shower, pedestal sink, w/c and heated towel rail.
Study
A rear aspect room with two sash windows and a door to the front garden. With its feature period fireplace and beautifully built-in bookcases and storage cupboards, this is the ideal office, offering peace and quiet away from the rest of the house and a great view of the garden.
Rear Lobby / Boot Room
Known as the back passage by the current owners, this room allows a great flow around the ground floor and runs from the back door, past the dining room to the conservatory. There are two windows overlooking the rear garden and a velux skylight, which combine to let in lots of natural light. There is an under stairs cupboard and lots of space for hanging coats, storing shoes and is absolutely perfect for letting in pets from the garden or the removal of dirty boots.
First Floor:
Landing
Doors to bedroom one and two and the first-floor bathroom.
Bedroom One
A generous double bedroom with a sash window overlooking the garden, an excellent range of fitted wardrobes and storage and finished with a pretty, period fireplace.
Bedroom Two
A beautifully light and airy double room with sash windows to the front and side of the property. There is a range of fitted wardrobes, storage and a vanity sink unit and a feature period fireplace.
First Floor Bathroom
Front aspect room fitted with a modern suite comprising a panelled spa bath, pedestal sink, w/c and a heated towel rail.
Second Floor Landing
A galleried landing with painted wood spindles and oak handrails, obscure glass fanlights and doors to bedrooms three and four as well as the second-floor bathroom.
Bedroom Three
A good size double room with two side aspect windows and an impressive, vaulted ceiling with exposed beam work.
Bedroom Four
Another light and airy double room, also with a vaulted ceiling and exposed beam work, fitted wardrobes and storage and a beautiful, feature arch shaped sash window.
Second Floor Bathroom
Fitted with a four-piece suite comprising a shower, pedestal sink, w/c, bidet and heated towel rail.
Outside:
Front Garden
A large, mature garden, measuring approximately 25mtrs x 25mtrs, fenced and hedged on all sides offering almost total privacy and seclusion. As you enter through an arch-shaped gateway in tall hedge, a pretty, pea-shingle path leads you to front door and continues around the house, through another gate to the rear garden. Mainly laid to lawn, the front garden features several specimen trees including an Ash, a Cherry, a Pear, two Apple trees, a Crab Apple and a stunning Magnolia.
Rear Garden
A very peaceful and private garden, screened by mature trees, shrubs and hedging. The centre piece is the beautifully paved patio, perfect for alfresco dining and entertaining friends and family. There is a large gravel driveway providing off-road parking for several vehicles with tall wooden gates providing privacy and security. Between the back door and the coach house, there is a lockable, wooden pedestrian gate, providing access to the street and is ideal for putting the bins out.
Coach House
Situated in the rear garden and just a few steps from the back door, the coach house is currently used for a number of purposes, including storage, a workshop and a studio. Configured over two floors, this beautiful structure could be used for almost any purpose and with the right permissions, could be converted to additional living accommodation, an annexe, a home office / business premises, or simply a garage as required.
