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This beautiful and impressive Grade II Listed detached house,
believed to have originally been built in 1710, offers all the
grace, elegance and well proportioned rooms that are the hallmark
of a house from that era. In the 1940s it was owned by Sir Francis
Chichester who later became famous as the first solo round the
world yachtsman. The house is surrounded by stunning gardens of
1.01 acres and approached via a pair of electric wrought iron gates
that lead to an attractive block paved driveway and the period
front door. With its original brickwork, multi pane sash windows
and chimney stacks it has immediate kerb appeal and, as you walk
into the entrance hall, you may feel you have stepped into a Jane
Austen novel. Although sensitively modernised for 21st century
living it still retains many historical features that give it such
special character including high coved ceilings, dado rails, wall
panelling, original shutters, and a period staircase.
A vast dual aspect sitting room incorporates many of these
features including an ornate marble fireplace, while guests will be
delighted to be entertained in the elegant and well proportioned
dining room that is surrounded by attractive pine walling panelling
with built in shelving, a pine fireplace and original wood shutters
on the sash windows. The equally good sized breakfast area includes
built in shelving and is open plan to the kitchen that has modern
shaker style white units with built in appliances a door to the
multi purpose utility room with laundry facilities and a freezer as
well as access to the cloakroom and the delightful listed
conservatory area. This makes a superb informal seating and dining
area which provides lovely views over the walled garden, where the
star is the magnificent Magnolia tree. The galleried landing leads
to a bathroom and separate en suite shower room as well as to the
four double bedrooms including three with built in cupboards.
There is a detached outbuilding with a lean to greenhouse and a
very useful workshop. It includes a shower room and a very spacious
lounge with a crossed beamed vaulted ceiling currently in use as a
games room that can not only house a three quarter size snooker
table but is also large enough to provide a seating area. There is
an inner walled cottage garden with a large fig tree and a wrought
iron gate entrance that leads to the surrounding parkland style
grounds. These are a delight with vast swathes of lawn interspersed
with well established
What the Owner says
We moved here some 28 years ago and it has been a wonderful family
home and a great place to bring up our family but we feel it is now
time for us to downsize. It is a splendid place for fun and
entertaining, whether it is having a barbecue, putting a marquee in
the grounds for our daughter‘s wedding with 200 guests or creating
a football pitch for our son to kick a ball around. We also built
the annex using reclaimed bricks and roof tiles so it matched the
main house to provide a great games room for all the family and
their friends. However it could always be converted into additional
living accommodation or offices if required.
We are in a great location as the property is along a small, cul
de sac so it is not only very quiet but also safe for children and
pets. The London Loop walking trail runs past the house and
provides excellent opportunities to go for a good walk with the
dog. At the same time, it is less than a mile to Grange Hill
station where the Central Line underground trains can whisk you to
Liverpool Street in approximately half an hour, so commuting to
London is very easy.
With its delightful old buildings coupled with all the amenities
needed for modern day living, Chigwell is a special place to live.
It offers the largest open spaces of any Greater London area that
includes Epping Forest, Hainault Country Park and Roding Valley
Meadows Nature Reserve.
Room sizes
- Entrance Hall
- Sitting Room 26‘9 x 12‘0 8.16m x 3.66m
- Dining Room 12‘8 x 12‘4 3.86m x 3.76m
- Breakfast Area 13‘1 x 10‘0 3.99m x 3.05m
- Kitchen 24‘9 x 9‘2 7.55m x 2.80m
- Utility Room
- Cloakroom
- Conservatory Area 14‘3 x 12‘4 4.35m x 3.76m
- Landing
- Bedroom 1 16‘4 x 12‘9 up to fitted wardrobes 4.98m x
3.89m
- En Suite Shower Room
- Bedroom 2 12‘8 up to fitted wardrobes x 11‘9 3.86m x
3.58m
- Bedroom 3 12‘8 up to fitted wardrobes x 11‘9 3.86m x
3.58m
- Bedroom 4 11‘9 up to fitted wardrobes x 9‘6 3.58m x
2.90m
- Bathroom
- Off Street Parking
- Workshop
- Outbuilding With Shower Room
- Rear Garden
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