House For Sale £435,000
Plot 12A, 1 bedroom house at Alms Gate, Merchant Taylors Almshouses, Brandram Road SE13

Stunning Grade II Listed one bedroom urban cottage located close to Blackheath, wrapped around the thoughtfully landscaped courtyard gardens. Retaining original features such as the carefully preserved Victorian tiled fireplace and the original cast iron windows.

The centerpiece of the original Grade II listed Almshouses is the old clock tower with a commemorative tablet that gives the names of the Master and Wardens of the Almhsouses. Above it sits the Guild’s coat of arms in the shadow of an old weather vane looking down as modern life unfolds on the lawn below.

Designed by architect William Jupp and completed in 1826 in the Regency era style, the evocative grey-yellow brick exteriors are handsomely detailed with molded window and door architraves, pilasters and cornicing. Even the old coal store has been kept. Step inside and the heritage details have been carefully preserved in both the Urban Cottages and some of the family homes - from the Victorian tiled fireplaces and original cast iron windows to the timber panelled walls. But these are also contemporary homes reimagined for the 21st Century.

Each of the Urban Cottages pairs a perfectly formed and superbly designed home with the added benefit of a private courtyard for lazing on a Sunday morning or a breath of fresh air before a busy day.