Property description
An intriguingly quirky detached cottage set in a Conservation Area at the foot of Quay Hill close to the Town Quay and harbour side.
Reputed to have been derived from a historic bakery, Quay Hill Studio has been enlarged on a number of occasions. The property is built of traditional brick with small pane casements set under a steep pitched mellow clay tiled roof that features pleasing projecting tile hung blackened dormers at first floor level. Internally, the accommodation boasts a wealth of traditional character and charm, arranged over 2 floors. The extensive ground floor provides for a dining hall with a well-equipped open-plan kitchen, a fine light and airy garden room and a separate, cosy sitting room, together with an inner hall which serves a ground floor cloaks/shower room. Overhead, the first floor accommodation, accessed off twin stairwells, provides for a total of 3 sizable bedrooms, the principal of which has an en suite bathroom. Externally, the cottage occupies a delightful tucked-away setting with clearly defined walled boundaries that make for a sun trap, the garden being arranged over various linked levels, one of which (in the form of a pergola screened sun deck) incorporates a hot tub. To the fore, the property has the additional and all-too-rare provision of allocated parking, accessed at the head of Mill Lane in the under croft.
3 bedrooms, en suite bathroom, cloaks/shower room, sitting room, dining hall, garden room, garden with seating terrace, parkingLYMINGTON The Georgian market town of Lymington has a wide range of shops and boutiques, as well as having the benefit of excellent sailing facilities including two large marinas, a number of chandleries and moorings on the river and at the Town Quay for visiting Yachtsmen. Every Saturday there is a Charter Market which runs the entire length of the High Street. Lymington offers a branch line link to the Forest village of Brockenhurst (approximately 15 minutes), which is some 5 miles to the north by road, which in turn offers a mainline fast link to London (Waterloo 90 minutes approximately). Junction 1 of the M27 lies 12 miles to the north, and links with the M3 for access to London. Miles of open forest suitable for riding and walking can be accessed at Bull Hill, Pilley or the nearby hamlets of Norleywood and East End.
ACCOMMODATION IN MORE DETAIL Part glazed stable style painted door opening through to:
DINING HALL Exposed wooden floor. Exposed ceiling beamwork. Twin small pane glazed doors to adjacent sitting room.
GARDEN ROOM Central stairs to one side ascending to the first floor, with deep understairs store area. Exposed wooden floor throughout. Small pane casements with plantation style shutters to the southern elevation. Recessed ceiling lights. Glazed sliding patio doors opening to one of the paved seating terraces with surrounding gardens. Wall mounted thermostat control. Panelled door to:
INNER HALL Exposed wooden floor. Access to:
WALK-IN CLOAKS/STORE ROOM Exposed wooden floor. Wall mounted Worcester gas fired boiler for heating and hot water requirements throughout the property. Cloaks hanging area to side.
CLOAKS/SHOWER ROOM Fitted with a walk-in tiled double shower cubicle with curved glazed side screen, the whole set in a tiled surround with matching oval wash hand basin and corresponding low-level WC. Contrasting tiling to all walls with slate floor covering. Recessed ceiling lights. Chromium ladder style towel rail.
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SITTING ROOM A fine reception room of a dual aspect nature with exposed ceiling beamwork having an exposed wooden floor. Turnaround stairs ascending to bedroom suite overhead. Feature open fireplace of rustic brick with a similar projecting hearth.
KITCHEN Fitted with a comprehensive range of easy-clean painted wood store cabinets to both base and high level with surrounding wood block worksurfaces incorporating contrasting tiled/mosaic relief. Inset appliances in the form of a one-and-a-half bowl single drainer sink with a concealed Smeg domestic dishwasher and space to side for a concealed washing machine. Space for a slot-in style 4-ring oven set under a brushed steel canopy extractor. Microwave housing to side. Space for substantial full height secondary fridge/freezer with exposed ceiling beamwork. Recessed ceiling lights. Tiled floor covering.
ON THE FIRST FLOOR
LANDING Door to:
BEDROOM 1 A fine room with cathedral style ceiling incorporating exposed contrasting painted ceiling beamwork. Open fronted wardrobe store cupboard. Door to:
EN SUITE BATHROOM Fitted with a white suite comprised of a traditional ball and claw style stand alone bath with Edwardian style shower mixer facility, the whole set in a whitened tiled surround, together with a low-level WC and pedestal wash hand basin. Heated chromium ladder style towel rail. Exposed ceiling beamwork. Contrasting pebble mosaic and/or tiled floor covering.
SECONDARY LANDING Doors to:
BEDROOM 2 Recessed ceiling light.
BEDROOM 3 Exposed ceiling beamwork. Access to overhead roof void.
OUTSIDE The property is approached off Mill Lane with a generous PARKING BAY retained by ornamental wall. Gated side access opening to a simple area of garden incorporating a number of specimen shrubs providing seasonal colour and interest. A paved path ascends to a brick edged raised SEATING TERRACE abutting the property. To one side is a brick edged paved pathway which features a number of brick edged colour wash rendered raised planters featuring a diverse array of coastal tolerant shrubs for seasonal colour and interest. The path extends to an area of raised seating terrace with the backdrop of creeper clad walls, affording a sense of privacy and seclusion. Further steps ascend to SUN DECKING with a hot tub and a PERGOLA to side featuring young wisteria. A further series of timber steps ascends to an additional paved seating terrace with an undercover bike store.
SERVICES All main services are connected. The services and equipment remaining with the property have not been tested by John D Wood & Co. and we are unable to verify that they are in working order.
FIXTURES & FITTINGS All items usually denominated as fixtures and fittings, apart from those mentioned specifically in these particulars, are excluded from the sale.
DIRECTIONS By Foot: Continue on down the High Street crossing over the road onto Quay Hill. Walk down Quay Hill, turning left into the walkway that links with Mill Lane, where the property will be seen on the left hand side. By Car: Continue on down the High Street bearing left into Gosport Street. Take the first turning off on the right into Station Street. On approaching the station, turn right into Mill Lane. Continue to the very end of Mill Lane where the property will be seen on the right hand side on the hill with its parking bay in the under croft.
VIEWING Strictly By Appointment through John D Wood & Co.
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