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"A most elegant and impressive family town house, fronting the famous Clifton Downs, with an uninterrupted outlook towards the Avon Gorge and beyond. Built circa (1860) and Grade II listed, this beautifully presented family home has spacious (circa 3681.00 Sq Ft) accommodation arranged over four floors with an attractive walled rear garden and a secure gated gravel driveway with parking for several motor cars. The accom includes elegant recp hall and stairwell, delightful drawing room overlooking the downs with central folding doors to second recp, third recp/dining room, gym/office, sep study, large open plan kitchen/ family room with doors to rear garden, playroom/games room, utility and sep WC. Large master bedroom with with ensuite bath and roof terrace, three further double beds and family bathroom. Delightful enclosed walled rear garden. Ample off street parking behind automated entrance gates.

Summary Of Accommodation The original arched front door opens into a generous entrance vestibule which in turn leads to the reception hall. An elegant carpeted staircase leads to the upper and lower floors and benefits from a full height mullion window providing good natural day light through the stairwell of the house. There are two glorious formal reception rooms which are linked by folding doors thereby providing for excellent entertainment facilities. Both reception rooms also provide separate access off the reception hall. The front drawing room enjoys magnificent uninterrupted views across Clifton Downs through its attractive mullioned bay window. The reception room includes an attractive marble fireplace. The sitting room enjoys views over the rear garden and has as a large square wall opening to one side leading to the dining room. The dining room again overlooks the rear garden and benefits French doors opening onto a raised sun terrace which in turn includes a short flight of steps leading to the level lawned garden. Door openings provide access to the reception hall as well as to the gym/study. An external door reached off the side patio garden also provides access to the gym/study allowing it to be self-contained to the main house if required. Windows overlook the front garden and driveway. The gym/ study has an attractive limestone floor throughout. An additional smaller study is also reached of the reception hall and overlooks the front driveway. The lower ground floor accommodation is reached off the central staircase and opens into a large open inner hallway which in turn provides access to the kitchen/ breakfast room as well as utility/ wine store and playroom. The kitchen/ breakfast room is undoubtedly one of the main features of the property and runs the full depth of the house with French doors to one end leading to the rear garden. A mullioned window with shutters also provides views to the driveway. The kitchen has a comprehensive range of built in wall and base units with black granite work surfaces and a Belfast sink unit. There is a built in Rangemaster 6 ring gas hob with double ovens and extractor hood. The units include plumbing for a freestanding dishwasher. There is a central island unit with solid black granite work surface and good storage beneath. There is ample room for a dining table and chairs as well as an open soft seating/ family area to one end. An open fireplace includes a freestanding log burner. The elegant central staircase leads to a galleried landing which in turn feeds three generously proportioned double bedrooms, two of which overlook the rear garden. One of the bedrooms has a large walk in storage/cloaks cupboard. Bedroom 2 has a built in shelved and hanging wardrobe and enjoys magnificent unbroken views over the Clifton Downs towards the Avon Gorge and beyond.

A short flight of stairs leads from the galleried landing to the master bedroom and ensuite bathroom. This spectacular master bedroom suite forms the entire top floor and enjoys its own private balcony (measuring approx. 13 feet 6 feet) with breath-taking views across the Clifton Downs and beyond. The balcony has a wrought iron hand rail surrounding and provides enough room for a dining table and chairs. The split level master bedroom has exposed oak ceiling trusses as well as a comprehensive range of hanging and shelved wardrobes. Windows overlook the front and rear elevations. A door opens into a generously proportioned ensuite bathroom which again enjoys far reaching views over the Clifton Downs. The bathroom has a central double ended freestanding bath with central chrome mixer tap as well as his and hers contemporary style wash hand basins. There is a large fully glazed shower cubicle. WC and bidet. Outside The rear garden measures approx 20.0m in length by 14.2m width. The walled garden provides total security for young children and pets and is laid to level lawn with a scattering of mature trees and shrubs. A short flight of stone steps to one end leads to a small sun terrace also accessed off the dining room. There is additional steps leading to the kitchen/ breakfast room as well as to the back door of the house. Open storage recess ideal for garden furniture and BBQs. The rear garden includes external lighting.

A flagstone patio to the side of the house links the front and rear gardens and includes wrought iron railings and pedestrian gate opening onto the gravel driveway. A short flight of steps leads to the gym/ study. To the front of the house is a large open gravelled driveway providing hard standing for several motor cars. A short flight of stone steps leads to the front door of the house. Automated vehicular entrance gates open onto Ivywell Road providing total security. Other Information VIEWING: Strictly by prior appointment with Hydes Of Bristol.
TENURE: We are advised the property is Freehold and Free
SERVICES: We understand all mains services are connected to the property.
VIDEO ENTRY PHONE: The current owners have installed a video entry phone system on every floor level of the house for easy living.
LOCAL AUTHORITY: Bristol City Council (9222000)
COUNCIL TAX BAND: Band H (?3,257.00pa)
PRICE ON APPLICATION Location Ivywell Road is without doubt one of the citys finest residential addresses situated in the much favoured area of Sneyd Park. Sneyd Park is situated on the edge of the open expanse of Cliftons Downs forming 400 acres of inner city openness. The Downs create a natural division between the subject property and the historic suburb Clifton as well as a dramatic viewpoint across the Avon Gorge (in itself recognized as an area of specific scientific interest). Sneyd Park offers many practicalities over and above some of the neighbouring residential areas especially for those seeking larger gardens and ease of car parking. This particularly convenient position offers a choice of extensive local amenities at either Whiteladies Road (within half a mile) or Henleaze (approx three quarters of a mile). Bristol city centre is within two miles and can be accessed by a regular bus service from neighbouring Downleaze. Access to the national motorway network can be found within two and a half miles to junction three of the M32 and three miles to junction 18 of the M5. The M5 also provides access to the extensive regional shopping centre at Cribbs Causeway. Bristol City centre is within three miles with a regular commuter rail service from Temple Meads and Parkway railway station to London Paddington and other major cities. Bristol International Airport is approx ten miles travelling distance and offers daily flights to Europe. There are many state and private sector schools in the area which include Elmlea, Westbury Park, Badminton School, Redmaids School, Clifton College and Clifton High School. Sporting facilities in the vicinity include Henbury Golf Club and Bristol and Clifton Golf club and David Lloyd (over the Clifton Suspension Bridge.) You may download, store and use the material for your own personal use and research. You may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website, online service or bulletin board of your own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or in any other media without the website owner's express prior written consent. The website owner's copyright must remain on all reproductions of material taken from this website."