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A Gorgeous and Imposing Victorian Detached 6 Double Bedroom Family
Home, lovingly balancing a wealth of period features with enviable
spaces for the practicalities of modern family life set across 4
floors, all quietly nestled in popular Whitecross.
Ground Floor Rain Porch Entrance Hall Drawing Room Dining
Room Family Room Conservatory Open Plan Kitchen Breakfast Room
Utility Room Downstairs Wet Room
First Floor Double Bedroom with Ensuite Bathroom 4 Further Double
Bedrooms Family Bathroom
Second Floor Double Bedroom Attic Room Storage
Basement Converted Cellars Gym Home Office Hobby Sewing Room
Garden & Grounds Driveway with Parking for numerous vehicles Garden
Cabin Outbuilding Side Shed Hot Tub Dining Gazebo Fish Pond Stone
Set Paved Courtyard Patio
The stunning wisteria clad Meyrick House delightfully retains its
classic 1870s Victorian grandeur and elegant proportions from bay
windows to garland festooned cornices. Alongside luxurious rooms
brimming with characterful original features are newly created
spaces to satisfy modern demands for more informal dining,
entertaining and relaxing; with the converted Cellars further
offering Gym, Home Office and highly malleable Hobby Sewing Room.
While in the rear Secret Garden lies a timber Cabin offering a
separated Home Office, Yoga studio or teenage hang out space.
Enjoying an excellent location on a quiet street, the property is
set away from the bustle of the main Whitecross thoroughfare whilst
still being only a short stroll from its many amenities including;
2 supermarkets, Tescos Express, newsagents, renown family butcher
with Deli and caf©. It also benefits from traffic free walking
cycling routes to both Ofsted Good Trinity Primary and Whitecross
High School and Specialist Sports College. While for leisure, the
Squash and Tennis Club lies close at hand with the city centre
itself only a 15 mins walk.
The Property
Rain Porch Angled to the house and with classic decorative floor
tiling, the Porch flanked by open stone pillars provides a suitably
grand entrance while for a charmingly warm welcome, the long hook
to the roof was installed in the Victorian times to accommodate a
kerosene lamp for family and visitors during the hours of
darkness.
Entrance Hall Beyond the original Front Door with fanlight above,
the Entrance Hall with modern grey laminate wood flooring is marked
by some of the period details present throughout with deep
wainscoting, intricate dado rail, cornice with grape and pear
detail, rose flower corbels supporting ornate moulded arch and
display alcove to the side.
Drawing Room The luxuriously expansive and carpeted Drawing Room
delights in a bay window featuring the modern double glazing
present throughout the house. Painted to catch the eye the ceiling
cornice features a garland of hops in a nod to Herefordshires
agricultural heritage. The sweep of the room is anchored by the
open working fireplace with period style black insert and carved
wooden mantelpiece. It also has a radiator with fretwork cover.
Dining Room The lovely, carpeted formal Dining Room enjoys dual
aspect with picture rail and deep wainscoting period details. It
features a period style fireplace with decorative carved wooden
mantelpiece and benefits from the practicality of a door connecting
directly into the Kitchen beyond.
Family Room Offering a more intimate and informal space for
relaxing, the carpeted Family Room features an open working
fireplace with richly hued gold and black floral tile side panels
and an elegant black mantelpiece with gold etched detail. French
doors with a deep step down open into the Conservatory beyond
framing views across the courtyard garden.
Conservatory The half wall Conservatory with fitted side blinds,
tinted polycarbonate roof and laminate wood flooring provides a
more informal dining and entertaining space, where summer
gatherings of family and friends can happily spill out through the
French doors into the intimate surrounds of the completely private
courtyard garden.
Open Plan Kitchen Breakfast Room The Breakfast Room as the Kitchen
is fully fitted with high gloss white units warmly contrasted by
solid wood butcher block countertops. Occupying the upper level it
features dedicated zone for breakfast preparations with ample space
for kettle, coffee machine and toaster beside the central island
providing storage and breakfast bar seating. There is a full height
Pantry Cupboard with internal pull out wire racking storage while
the wall units have an additional run of storage cupboards above to
take advantage of the rooms Victorian ceiling height. Beside the
window is a triple tower of curved sided units with central bottle
rack. The lower level Kitchen offers integrated fridge freezer and
dishwasher beside the composite sink and a half with integral
drainer and double taps with retractable hose set beneath the side
window. To the side is heated towel rail while to the original
chimney breast recess with glass splashback are twin ovens with 5
burner gas hob above and discreetly concealed hood.
Utility Room The Utility has a fitted stainless steel sink with
integral drainer and ample space for multiple washers and dryers.
It is also home to the twin Worcester combi boilers. Built in with
sliding doors is a full height double cupboard with smaller
cupboard storage above all offering copious storage for household
necessities before the External Door opens into the rear
gardens.
Downstairs Wet Room The Wet Room features Monsoon head open shower,
wall mounted WC and vanity storage unit with integral basin. It is
completed with chrome heated towel rail.
Bedroom 1 The Main Bedroom is a lovely carpeted Double delighting
in bay window fringed with mature wisteria to the outside and wild
convolvulus morning glory to the cornice inside. The room retains
its grey vein white marble mantelpiece surrounding a black insert
and is fully fitted with bedroom storage comprising 5 double
wardrobes with cupboards above, single cupboard and fitted chest of
drawers with matching bedside lockers.
Bedroom 2 The carpeted Double Bedroom benefits from a fitted corner
run of storage with triple wardrobe, fitted double chest of drawers
and matching bedside lockers. An archway opens into the fully tiled
Ensuite Bathroom with Jacuzzi corner bath, walk in shower with both
regular and Rainhead showers and fitted storage with integrated WC
and basin. It is completed with chrome heated towel rail.
Bedroom 3 & 4 Both rooms are carpeted Doubles with fireplaces and
fitted bedroom storage including wardrobes, chest of drawers and
bedside lockers.
Bedroom 5 The smallest of the bedrooms is also a carpeted Double
fitted with bed flanking double wardrobes, chests of drawers,
dressing table desk and charming window seat.
Family Bathroom The fully tiled Bathroom features full Jacuzzi bath
with central mixer tap and shower attachment, fitted storage with
integrated WC and basin, completed with chrome heated towel
rail.
Bedroom 6 On the second floor the Double Bedroom offers a teenage
dream retreat with carpeted and pitched roof double bedroom to one
side. While to the other is fitted storage with double wardrobe, 2
cupboards flanking a triple set of drawer stacks with a desk ending
the run, both lit by Velux with integral blinds. The open central
area with wood effect vinyl flooring is ideal for relaxing. While
the small door opens into a highly useful storage area.
Converted Cellars The basement level with underfloor heating
throughout offers highly malleable space across 2 rooms and an open
area. Currently the smaller room is utilised as a Home Gym with
mirrored wall while the larger room is dedicated to a Sewing Room
with fitted storage units and an expansive central work table
supported by twin storage units. While the open area offers Home
Office with an ample file storage zone.
Outside
The block paviour front Driveway offers ample parking for numerous
vehicles. To the side is gated access to the rear garden with its
outdoor sockets, lighting and tap. Deep in the completely private
rear garden lies the Cabin with lighting and power. It offers a
highly malleable outbuilding, ideal as a Workspace separate from
the home, Yoga Meditation studio or hangout den for children.
To the far side of the house lies a discreetly concealed Shed again
benefitting from power and currently houses additional freezers. To
the house lies the stone cobble set patio with ample space for
relaxed dining or following winding pathways under arches leads to
the shelter of the timber Gazebo; either offering ideal al fresco
dining areas in sun or shade. Across the garden lies a Hot Tub
again discreetly screened from view as the wider garden gives way
to secluded seating nooks accompanied by the babble of water from
the far Fish Pond.
Practicalities
Herefordshire Council Tax Band E
Gas Central Heating
Double Glazed Throughout
All Mains Services
Ultrafast Full Fibre Available
Directions
From Hereford take the A438 towards Brecon. Continuing straight
proceed along Whitecross Road. Taking the sixth right turn, shortly
after the second pedestrian crossing into Meyrick Street. The
property is to be found on the left side.
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