Property description

A distinguished Grade II listed town house located on Broad Street with beautiful gardens, substantial garaging and superb secondary accommodation.

Location

Broad Street is located in the Georgian market town of Alresford, literally a stone’s throw from the town’s amenities which include a range of shops, public houses and restaurants. The area is renowned for its beautiful countryside with superb rural walks in the area including along the river and into the Itchen Valley.

The Cathedral city of Winchester lies approximately 7.5 miles to the west with a wider range of facilities. There are excellent communications by both road and rail with mainline railway stations at Alton, Winchester and the M3 (Junction 9) being within easy access. Southampton International Airport is approximately 10 miles to the south with many domestic and European destinations.

Schooling in the area is excellent, the preparatory schools of Twyford and Prince’s Mead are within easy reach as is Pilgrims in Winchester. Winchester also offers St Swithun’s School for Girls, Winchester College and Peter Symonds Sixth Form College. Further away, Bedales Preparatory School at Petersfield is a further alternative and locally Perins Secondary School has a first-class reputation.

Description

50 Broad Street is a distinguished Grade II listed period house of 18th century origin, situated in the heart of this exceptionally sought-after Georgian town. The property which is offered in first class order throughout was superbly renovated during the current owner’s tenure by messrs Armstrong creating an exceptional family home offering flexible accommodation of the highest quality. The property also benefits from a superb outbuilding (a former brewery) now providing wonderful garage space, storage and a superb annexe.

The main house is approached through a welcoming large reception hall with a superb large inglenook fireplace with a step up to a hallway with a staircase leading to the first floor and access to both principal reception rooms, the drawing room and dining room. The accommodation boasts a wealth of period and character features typical of a house of this era, the sympathetic refurbishment has highlighted and enhanced these features to ensure the property retains all of its period charm. The drawing room is an exceptional space with a large open fire and a beautiful bay window overlooking Broad Street. The dining room is again of a good size and double aspect with doors out to the rear, there is a separate cloakroom on the ground floor and the door from the reception hall leads through into the large kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of units including an Aga with separate electric oven with hob over. There is a central island providing further storage space. There is also an integrated larder fridge, integrated dishwasher and integrated under counter freezer. From the kitchen right through to the utility room and on to the rear lobby there is a cloakroom, a storeroom and a boiler room. Beyond the rear lobby is a separate sitting room and a door from the reception hall leads down to the cellar.

On the first floor the principal bedroom is a good size and there are two further excellent double bedrooms, one of which is used as a dressing room and this has an adjoining door to the family bathroom. Bedroom two also benefits from an adjoining shower room. On the second floor there are two further bedrooms one with an adjoining dressing room, a sitting room and a bathroom.

Outside
The property is approached through electric double wooden gates into a driveway that leads on to the rear of the house and to a large brick set parking and turning area in front of the garaging and the annexe. This building was once a brewery and is now converted into superb garaging with two garages, one of which is double length, a large storage area with restricted headroom, a superb first floor gallery space and a separate storeroom. In addition to this superb space is the annexe.

The annexe can be accessed through the double length garage or from the garden to the rear. Comprising three rooms the large sitting/dining room with kitchen area, double bedroom and adjoining bathroom with shower and from the double bedroom there are stairs that lead up to a further storeroom which could be converted subject to necessary planning consents. The sitting room of the annexe doubles as a superb garden room with a large wooden deck with steps that lead down to the garden terrace. It makes an ideal environment for garden parties or just enjoying this peaceful space in the very heart of the town.

The Gardens
Immediately to the rear of the house a gravelled path leads through box hedgerows past an attractive flower garden with glasshouse onto the rear gardens themselves. The gardens are exceptional, the plot extends to in all about 0.43 acres that is beautifully tended and superbly stocked with a wide range of specimen flowering shrubs and ornamental trees, the gardens are an oasis in this central location. The gardens are bordered on three sides by brick walls and divided lengthways by a most attractive brick and flint wall with borders on either side. Immediately adjacent to the rear of the annexe is a beautiful large terrace with water feature and beautifully stocked adjoining flower borders opening up onto the lawns. A perfect entertaining space.
Amenities

Prime central location in Alresford

An abundance of period character and charm

Superb secondary accommodation

Substantial garaging and stores

Beautiful gardens of about 0.43 acres