House For Sale £2,850,000
Grade II listed, The Manor House is a stunning mainly 18th, but in part 16th century, family home. Providing more than 5,500 sq ft of light-filled, flexible accommodation, this elegant property has been sensitively modernised around fine period features. Many of the sash windows retain their original Georgian shutters; tall ceilings with fine cornicing, exposed wooden flooring, beams and Adam fireplaces are found throughout.
The ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming L-shaped reception hall with flagstone flooring, and comprises an elegant drawing room with a period fireplace with wood-burning stove, a bright music room with a fireplace, and a large library also with a fireplace with a wood-burning stove.
As well as a large central island, the generous kitchen/dining room is fitted with a range of modern units with integrated appliances, including a wine chiller; the dining area has ample room for a large table. French doors open to a flagstone terrace stretching across the back of the house.
A secondary kitchen with dining area has potential to be combined via the second staircase with the bedrooms above to make a useful self-contained space. There is a large utility room and a generous cellar
The bedrooms are set off a wonderfully wide landing at the top of an elegant staircase. The large, high-ceilinged principal bedroom, originally a 'salon nobile', has elaborate Adam cornicing and a fireplace. Together with a generous en suite bathroom and dressing room, also accessed from the landing, this provides an enormously comfortable suite with an outlook over the beautiful gardens.
There are four further double bedrooms, the largest of which has an en suite shower room and another an adjoining dressing room. A contemporary family bathroom completes the accommodation. A separate staircase rises from the landing to a useful storage space.
THE ANNEXE
A glazed link from the reception hall leads to a very well-appointed, self-contained annexe comprising a sitting room with French doors to the terrace, a fitted kitchen and a spacious double bedroom with an en suite shower room.
Set back from the road behind mature shrubs and having a very handsome façade, The Manor House is approached over a gravelled carriage driveway, which provides parking and gives access to the detached double garage.
A particular feature of this property is the large garden. It is mostly walled, with some of the walls over 500 years old. Laid mainly to level lawn bordered by well-stocked flower and shrub beds it features numerous seating areas. A ha-ha with a picturesque footbridge leads to an Edwardian folly.
There is also a vegetable garden with greenhouse and shed, a door to Beverley Meadow, a second shed with adjacent log store and generous paved terraces off both the main house and annexe, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining, the whole screened by mature shrubs and trees.
The Manor House is located in a sought after residential area close to the city centre. Pedestrian access via a door to the rear of the garden gives swift access across Beverley Meadow to Canterbury West station and The Goods Shed - a popular farmers market, food hall and restaurant. The property is well placed to take advantage of all that the city of Canterbury has to offer, with its wide range of shops, restaurants and array of cultural, sporting and recreational facilities.
There are well-regarded schools in both the independent and state sectors, including the Simon Langton grammar schools, The King's School, St Edmund's School and Kent College. The University of Kent is close by.
The A2 has direct dual carriageway access to the motorway network. The High Speed service to London St Pancras from Canterbury West takes from 54 minutes. Excellent bus links run from the university to the coast and the city. The area has good access to the Continent.
The ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming L-shaped reception hall with flagstone flooring, and comprises an elegant drawing room with a period fireplace with wood-burning stove, a bright music room with a fireplace, and a large library also with a fireplace with a wood-burning stove.
As well as a large central island, the generous kitchen/dining room is fitted with a range of modern units with integrated appliances, including a wine chiller; the dining area has ample room for a large table. French doors open to a flagstone terrace stretching across the back of the house.
A secondary kitchen with dining area has potential to be combined via the second staircase with the bedrooms above to make a useful self-contained space. There is a large utility room and a generous cellar
The bedrooms are set off a wonderfully wide landing at the top of an elegant staircase. The large, high-ceilinged principal bedroom, originally a 'salon nobile', has elaborate Adam cornicing and a fireplace. Together with a generous en suite bathroom and dressing room, also accessed from the landing, this provides an enormously comfortable suite with an outlook over the beautiful gardens.
There are four further double bedrooms, the largest of which has an en suite shower room and another an adjoining dressing room. A contemporary family bathroom completes the accommodation. A separate staircase rises from the landing to a useful storage space.
THE ANNEXE
A glazed link from the reception hall leads to a very well-appointed, self-contained annexe comprising a sitting room with French doors to the terrace, a fitted kitchen and a spacious double bedroom with an en suite shower room.
Set back from the road behind mature shrubs and having a very handsome façade, The Manor House is approached over a gravelled carriage driveway, which provides parking and gives access to the detached double garage.
A particular feature of this property is the large garden. It is mostly walled, with some of the walls over 500 years old. Laid mainly to level lawn bordered by well-stocked flower and shrub beds it features numerous seating areas. A ha-ha with a picturesque footbridge leads to an Edwardian folly.
There is also a vegetable garden with greenhouse and shed, a door to Beverley Meadow, a second shed with adjacent log store and generous paved terraces off both the main house and annexe, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining, the whole screened by mature shrubs and trees.
The Manor House is located in a sought after residential area close to the city centre. Pedestrian access via a door to the rear of the garden gives swift access across Beverley Meadow to Canterbury West station and The Goods Shed - a popular farmers market, food hall and restaurant. The property is well placed to take advantage of all that the city of Canterbury has to offer, with its wide range of shops, restaurants and array of cultural, sporting and recreational facilities.
There are well-regarded schools in both the independent and state sectors, including the Simon Langton grammar schools, The King's School, St Edmund's School and Kent College. The University of Kent is close by.
The A2 has direct dual carriageway access to the motorway network. The High Speed service to London St Pancras from Canterbury West takes from 54 minutes. Excellent bus links run from the university to the coast and the city. The area has good access to the Continent.
