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A Gorgeous Victorian Detached 4 Double Bedroom Family Home, with a
captivating kitchen opening into private walled garden and with
unexpected garage, all quietly set on a no through road in the
heart of popular Whitecross.
Entrance Hall Cloakroom Drawing Room Dining Room Kitchen
Utility Walk in Pantry Downstairs Shower Room Back Porch 4 Double
Bedrooms Family Bathroom Airing Cupboard Attic Loft Room Cellar
With Street Access Garage Rear Garden Brick Store Outdoor Kitchen
Area Entertaining Deck Shed Front Gravel & Rear Walled
Gardens
This stunning family home set across 4 floors and built in 1866,
brims with the light filled elegant proportions and characteristic
features of the height of Victorian architecture; with blue and
buff decorative brick detailing, picture rails and deep
wainscoting. Lovingly maintained, the house has benefitted from the
considered replacement of original sash windows with double glazed
uPVC in the same style and has been fully rewired throughout. The
kitchen too has been transformed with the introduction of a glazed
wall with central French doors opening onto a house spanning
entertaining deck and private walled garden oasis beyond. Both the
lower level with tanked cellar and garage and the attics loft room
offer exciting further potential.
Enjoying an excellent location on a quiet no through road, the
property is a short stroll to the numerous amenities of Whitecross
with convenience store newsagents, popular Heggies butchers and
Tesco Express close by. While for leisure opposite lies the Tennis
& Squash Club. Whitecross also boasts Ofsted Good Trinity Primary
School and Whitecross High School and Specialist Sports College and
is only a 10 mins traffic free cycle route to the City Centre.
The Property
Entrance Hall Beyond the wooden Front Gate stone steps climb up
past a gravel garden planted with a box standard and balls and
leading to the original Front Door with fanlight. The door opens
into an Entrance Hall retaining original wood flooring, picture and
Dado rail and ceiling arch. To the side lies the Cloakroom
providing copious storage across hooks, hanging rail and fitted low
and high shelves.
Dining Room The formal Dining Room delights in twin large double
glazed, period sash style windows with period style low radiator
below and framing views over the front garden. The windows are also
fitted with twin sets of classic New England style shutters. With
original wood flooring, the focal point of the room is the open
working fireplace with white mantelpiece and decorative tile
hearth.
Drawing Room The spacious Drawing Room revels in a bay window with
elevated front views and the honey tones of the original wood
flooring paired with the stripped wood wainscoting and door. Also
charmingly retained is the unusual 8 point star ceiling rose. The
inviting and relaxing room features an open, working period style
black fireplace with decorative tile side panels of classical
motif.
Kitchen The stunning underfloor heated Kitchen with decorative star
tile flooring, is fully fitted in classic Shaker units and features
a central island warmed by wood countertop, providing 2 sides of
breakfast bar seating. The island highlighted by 3 central pendants
also benefits from sockets and a top utensil drawer set above
further deep pan drawers. The array of storage includes twin corner
units with carousels, flanking the central chimney breast providing
space for a range cooker with 7 burner gas hob and concealed hood
above. Wall units that reach up to the ceiling also offer an
integrated Neff microwave. Another contrasting run of wood
countertop surrounds the Butler sink with dishwasher to one side
and bottle fridge to the other. The Kitchen is delightfully bathed
in natural light from the glazed wall with central French Doors
opening onto the house spanning Deck and into the Mediterranean
feeling garden beyond.
Utility The practical Utility with tile flooring offers ample space
for both washer and dryer and to the far end, space for US style
fridge freezer. Off the Utility lies the Walk in Pantry with 3
sides of fitted shelving.
Back Porch Opposite the Pantry opens the Utilitys door into the
original Back Porch the high pitched timber ceiling and half wall
glazing. The External Door leads into the securely enclosed rear
garden. With its direct connection to the garden, the Porch with
fitted shelving offers any gardener a charming spot for
overwintering tender perennials and houseplant summer display.
Downstairs Shower Room With automatic lighting the Shower Room
features large shower cubicle with both Rainhead and regular
showers, period style WC and pedestal basin. To the corner the
fretwork fronted, built in cupboard is home to the Worcester gas
boiler.
Bedroom 1 The main bedroom is a lovely Double with white painted
original wood flooring and features an original period black
fireplace with tile hearth. Large twin windows fitted with New
England style shutters overlook the front.
Bedroom 2 The carpeted second Double bedroom enjoys a window, also
fitted with shutters, overlooking the rear garden.
Bedroom 3 With original wood flooring and shuttered window
overlooking the front the Double Bedroom features a large corner
built in Airing Cupboard home to the hot water tank.
Bedroom 4 The last of the Double Bedrooms has original wood
flooring and a window overlooking the rear gardens. It benefits
from a large built in double wardrobe with double cupboard above
providing copious storage and is currently utilised as a Home
Office.
Family Bathroom Featuring a period style full bath with wall
mounted shower and glass screen, the Bathroom with tile flooring is
completed with WC, pedestal basin and a period style radiator with
integral towel rail.
Loft Room Opposite a shallow Landing store cupboard, a door
conceals the steep carpeted stairs leading up into the Attic Rooms.
The first landing is lit by a Velux and offers under eaves storage,
with one being home to the water tank. Beyond a door opens into the
carpeted Loft Room with fitted electric wall heater. The space with
high pitched roofline benefits from a window framing rooftop views
and built in sliding door storage cupboard. The Loft room offers an
ideal Home Office, Craft Room or teenage retreat.
Cellar & Garage At the far end of the Hallway steps lead down into
the tanked, dry Cellar. The room with lighting, power and water
offers a great Workshop and storage space. Benefitting from double
wooden doors opening out directly onto street level, it allows easy
access to securely store motorbikes and bicycles. To the other side
of the wall lies the single Garage also with double wooden doors.
Together the lower level of the house beyond its current utility
and storage offers further interesting potential.
Outside
Stone steps lead up through the front garden neatly laid to gravel
borders classically planted with box and rosemary before passing
the Front Door and leading directly back through a keypad coded
secure side gate into the rear garden. The enclosed rear garden is
a private oasis, benefiting from walls cloaked in evergreen
climbers and festooned with climbing roses. The lawn is punctuated
by a raised bed, ideal for salad crops, herbs and showcasing a
spiral trunk olive tree. To the far corners are useful Shed and
secluded brick seating area offering a shaded respite. The house
spanning Entertaining Deck provides ample space for al fresco
family dining and relaxed lounge seating. The Outdoor Kitchen area
has space for a gas barbeque and pizza oven, alongside its tiled
serving bar. To the near side is a nook ideal for Potting Bench
while to the house lies the charming Brick Store with power and
original decorative tile flooring, providing ideal storage for all
manner of gardening paraphernalia.
Practicalities
Herefordshire Council Tax Band E
Gas Central Heating
Double Glazed Throughout, with the exception of original staircase
etched window
All Mains Services
Fibre Broadband Available
Directions
From Hereford City Centre, take the A438 towards Brecon. Proceed
along Eign Street and through the traffic lights onto Whitecross
Road. Continue straight for just under a mile. After the second
pedestrian crossing, take the fourth right turning into Ranelagh
Street. The property is to be found shortly on the left.
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