House For Sale £500,000
The Old Vicarage is an attractive late Victorian detached house situated adjacent to St Peter's Church at the Grove, within easy access to a range of amenities in Easton Square.
Dating from circa 1890 and listed Grade II of architectural or historic importance, the property is constructed with Portland stone elevations and offers a host of original character features including ornate tiled flooring to the reception hall, high ceilings, panelled doors, exposed wood flooring and bay windows.
On the ground floor is a useful entrance vestibule leading to a spacious reception hall. Doors lead to three reception rooms with the sitting room having a double aspect, Portland stone fireplace and multi fuel stove. The dining room also has a Portland stone fireplace with gas stove. There is a spacious double aspect study. A further door gives access to the kitchen which has a range of cupboards and gas fired Rayburn supplying hot water and central heating. Access from the kitchen leads into a utility room, lobby with door to the side yard with useful outbuildings and door down to a cellar.
On the first floor is a large walk-in linen cupboard and doors to four double bedrooms, three of which have en-suite shower rooms together with a separate shower room and WC. The back stairs lead from the kitchen to the fourth bedroom and a recently remodelled bathroom with walk-in shower and fitted cupboards.
Outside, a paved and gravelled drive provides off road parking for several cars. The front garden is lawned with mature trees. Gated access to the side leads to a range of useful outbuildings. To the rear are large lawned gardens with a paved patio, vegetable plot, timber shed and a range of shrubs and trees. The whole plot extends to just under 0.30 acres.
The property is conveniently located at the Grove, close to a wide range of amenities in Easton Square. Portland is known for its spectacular cliffs and small cove beaches and a popular destination for climbers, diving, kayaking, walking and bird-watching. An explorer's island, with museums, castles, lighthouses, sculptures and stunning views across the Chesil, Portland Harbour and Weymouth. The island, just 4 miles long by a mile and a half wide at its broadest point, provides a variety of shopping and business outlets, including a petrol station, Tesco supermarket, butchers, hairdressers, public houses and educational facilities as well as many leisure pursuits including excellent sailing, fishing and water sports facilities at the Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy.
The coastal resort of Weymouth is reached over a causeway from Chesil Beach and is within easy reach by car as well as regular bus services from the island. The town provides a comprehensive range of shops and restaurants, as well as cultural, recreational and further educational facilities. The area provides the opportunity to enjoy walks around the harbour and marina as well as the award-winning sandy beaches and World Heritage Jurassic Coastline with rolling countryside. There are rail links to London Waterloo and Bristol Temple Meads.
Dating from circa 1890 and listed Grade II of architectural or historic importance, the property is constructed with Portland stone elevations and offers a host of original character features including ornate tiled flooring to the reception hall, high ceilings, panelled doors, exposed wood flooring and bay windows.
On the ground floor is a useful entrance vestibule leading to a spacious reception hall. Doors lead to three reception rooms with the sitting room having a double aspect, Portland stone fireplace and multi fuel stove. The dining room also has a Portland stone fireplace with gas stove. There is a spacious double aspect study. A further door gives access to the kitchen which has a range of cupboards and gas fired Rayburn supplying hot water and central heating. Access from the kitchen leads into a utility room, lobby with door to the side yard with useful outbuildings and door down to a cellar.
On the first floor is a large walk-in linen cupboard and doors to four double bedrooms, three of which have en-suite shower rooms together with a separate shower room and WC. The back stairs lead from the kitchen to the fourth bedroom and a recently remodelled bathroom with walk-in shower and fitted cupboards.
Outside, a paved and gravelled drive provides off road parking for several cars. The front garden is lawned with mature trees. Gated access to the side leads to a range of useful outbuildings. To the rear are large lawned gardens with a paved patio, vegetable plot, timber shed and a range of shrubs and trees. The whole plot extends to just under 0.30 acres.
The property is conveniently located at the Grove, close to a wide range of amenities in Easton Square. Portland is known for its spectacular cliffs and small cove beaches and a popular destination for climbers, diving, kayaking, walking and bird-watching. An explorer's island, with museums, castles, lighthouses, sculptures and stunning views across the Chesil, Portland Harbour and Weymouth. The island, just 4 miles long by a mile and a half wide at its broadest point, provides a variety of shopping and business outlets, including a petrol station, Tesco supermarket, butchers, hairdressers, public houses and educational facilities as well as many leisure pursuits including excellent sailing, fishing and water sports facilities at the Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy.
The coastal resort of Weymouth is reached over a causeway from Chesil Beach and is within easy reach by car as well as regular bus services from the island. The town provides a comprehensive range of shops and restaurants, as well as cultural, recreational and further educational facilities. The area provides the opportunity to enjoy walks around the harbour and marina as well as the award-winning sandy beaches and World Heritage Jurassic Coastline with rolling countryside. There are rail links to London Waterloo and Bristol Temple Meads.
