A 1922 detached villa, the house has been sensitively renovated and updated to preserve and enhance period details. These include Arts and Crafts fireplaces, handsome built-in cupboards, encaustic tiles in the spacious hall, gorgeous stained glass windows in the porch, and a beautiful oak staircase. The house is filled with light. The elegant sitting room has French windows onto the brick-paved terrace and offers changing views of the garden in all its seasons. A downstairs WC has been cleverly created in part of the space occupied by the under-stairs cupboard.
Upstairs, the house has an attractive and spacious layout. There are four generous bedrooms, each with its own fine aspect and with lovingly restored original features. A large family bathroom gives plenty of options to the modern family.
The owner, a garden writer, has made a charming, south-facing walled garden, in which fruit trees and soft fruit flourish and ornamental vegetable beds take centre stage. Climbing roses, unusual shrubs and herbaceous perennials thrive in mixed borders. A traditional greenhouse gives seedlings and cuttings a head start in early spring and produces in the summer fine crops of tomatoes, peppers, mini cucumbers and aubergines. An original brick shed provides attractive and secure storage space for garden tools and equipment.
The house is situated a short distance from the heart of the mediaeval market town of Faversham, with its picturesque lanes, selection of High Street and independent shopping, restaurants, cafés, bars and public houses. The nearby cathedral city of Canterbury also provides a comprehensive range of educational, shopping and recreational facilities. The beaches at Whitstable and Seasalter are a short drive away.
Faversham offers a good selection of schooling, including Ethelbert Road Primary School (rated Outstanding by Ofsted), The Abbey School and Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School (rated Outstanding by Ofsted). Canterbury is home to the University of Kent and Christ Church University as well as to a wide range of long-established independent schools including The King’s School, Kent College and St Edmund’s School Canterbury.
Ground Floor
Porch
Entrance Hall
Cloakroom
Living Room (7.44m x 3.66m (24'5 x 12'0))
Dining Room (3.20m x 3.18m (10'6 x 10'5))
Kitchen (3.61m x 2.72m (11'10 x 8'11))
First Floor
Landing
Bedroom (4.01m x 3.66m (13'2 x 12'0))
Bedroom (3.71m x 3.35m (12'2 x 11'0))
Bedroom (3.30m x 2.79m (10'10 x 9'2))
Bedroom/Study (3.61m x 2.72m (11'10 x 8'11))
Bathroom
External
Front/Driveway
Garage (5.03m x 2.72m (16'6 x 8'11))
Rear Garden