House For Sale £2,000,000
Built by Wrights builders, with a fine attention to detail, at the beginning of the 20th century to create a welcoming family home overlooking fabulous countryside. Incredibly, the property is only 1.6 miles from the train station at Gt Missenden and just 34 miles from central London.
Entry to the house is gained via the reception hall which offers a foretaste of the numerous period features in this Arts & Crafts property, including beautiful herringbone parquet flooring in many of the rooms and wonderfully high ceilings. To the right of the reception hall and taking advantage of the south-westerly aspect, the drawing room is triple aspect and bathed in light on a sunny day. Crittall windows, picture rails and exposed oak beams add to the ambience and there is a multi-fuel stove, for warm winter evenings, with a traditional brick surround. An oak door to the rear of the drawing room opens to the loggia; a delightful spot for soaking up the afternoon sun and admiring the far-reaching views. The remaining reception rooms open from the other side of the hall with the dining room leading to the kitchen and breakfast room beyond. In keeping with the property, the dining room also has a fireplace (the chimney is currently capped) and there is a traditional hatch to the kitchen which now serves as storage space. Bookcases built into the wall make an attractive feature. Again, the breakfast room has a wood burning stove; surrounded this time by pretty blue and white tiles in the Dutch style. The utility room and cloakroom complete the ground floor accommodation.
The wide staircase rises from the hall to a wide galleried landing, which currently serves as an office/reading area, and four good sized bedrooms. The two at the west end of the house are dual aspect with dormer windows and ornamental fireplaces. Although these bedrooms are served by the family bathroom and separate night cloakroom, they each have their own washbasin; an unusual and highly practical attribute nowadays. There is access from the landing to the part-boarded loft above.
Outside
A gateway within a cultivated, dense yew and holly hedge opens to the driveway leading to the property which is discreetly set back from the road. To the front of the house there is an expanse of lawn and parking space for several cars, in addition to the garage. There is a large garden to the side of the house; this joins the grounds and gardens at the rear. All in all, plenty of space and an idyllic place for children to grow up. The current owners have been in residence for over 40 years. The gardens include an apple orchard area and an expanse of woodland with ample scope for making dens and letting the imagination run wild. The rear gardens and lawns are largely bordered by mature yew and conifer hedging. A workshop/storage shed with power (currently disconnected) is conveniently located near the garage.
Situation
Located on the edge of the sought-after village of Little Kingshill and close to Great Missenden, this property is perfectly placed to take advantage of an extensive network of public footpaths and bridle paths, one of which runs through the valley to the pretty hamlet of Little Missenden where there are two pubs.
Buckinghamshire is renowned for its state and private education (including grammar) and popular primary and middle schools are just over half a mile away. The village also has an attractive green and a pub (The Full Moon). Nearby, Great Missenden (approximately 1.6 miles distant) offers restaurants, a supermarket, specialised shopping, a Post Office and a main line station to London Marylebone (approximately 40 minutes fast train). The Metropolitan tube line runs from Amersham (4.6 miles distant) and the A413 (just under a mile away) provides road access to the A40, M40 and M25.
Additional Information
Council tax band: G
Entry to the house is gained via the reception hall which offers a foretaste of the numerous period features in this Arts & Crafts property, including beautiful herringbone parquet flooring in many of the rooms and wonderfully high ceilings. To the right of the reception hall and taking advantage of the south-westerly aspect, the drawing room is triple aspect and bathed in light on a sunny day. Crittall windows, picture rails and exposed oak beams add to the ambience and there is a multi-fuel stove, for warm winter evenings, with a traditional brick surround. An oak door to the rear of the drawing room opens to the loggia; a delightful spot for soaking up the afternoon sun and admiring the far-reaching views. The remaining reception rooms open from the other side of the hall with the dining room leading to the kitchen and breakfast room beyond. In keeping with the property, the dining room also has a fireplace (the chimney is currently capped) and there is a traditional hatch to the kitchen which now serves as storage space. Bookcases built into the wall make an attractive feature. Again, the breakfast room has a wood burning stove; surrounded this time by pretty blue and white tiles in the Dutch style. The utility room and cloakroom complete the ground floor accommodation.
The wide staircase rises from the hall to a wide galleried landing, which currently serves as an office/reading area, and four good sized bedrooms. The two at the west end of the house are dual aspect with dormer windows and ornamental fireplaces. Although these bedrooms are served by the family bathroom and separate night cloakroom, they each have their own washbasin; an unusual and highly practical attribute nowadays. There is access from the landing to the part-boarded loft above.
Outside
A gateway within a cultivated, dense yew and holly hedge opens to the driveway leading to the property which is discreetly set back from the road. To the front of the house there is an expanse of lawn and parking space for several cars, in addition to the garage. There is a large garden to the side of the house; this joins the grounds and gardens at the rear. All in all, plenty of space and an idyllic place for children to grow up. The current owners have been in residence for over 40 years. The gardens include an apple orchard area and an expanse of woodland with ample scope for making dens and letting the imagination run wild. The rear gardens and lawns are largely bordered by mature yew and conifer hedging. A workshop/storage shed with power (currently disconnected) is conveniently located near the garage.
Situation
Located on the edge of the sought-after village of Little Kingshill and close to Great Missenden, this property is perfectly placed to take advantage of an extensive network of public footpaths and bridle paths, one of which runs through the valley to the pretty hamlet of Little Missenden where there are two pubs.
Buckinghamshire is renowned for its state and private education (including grammar) and popular primary and middle schools are just over half a mile away. The village also has an attractive green and a pub (The Full Moon). Nearby, Great Missenden (approximately 1.6 miles distant) offers restaurants, a supermarket, specialised shopping, a Post Office and a main line station to London Marylebone (approximately 40 minutes fast train). The Metropolitan tube line runs from Amersham (4.6 miles distant) and the A413 (just under a mile away) provides road access to the A40, M40 and M25.
Additional Information
Council tax band: G
