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House Network Ltd are pleased to offer this immaculate character eight bedroom detached home extending to over 6,400 sq. ft. internally and located in a highly sought after location in Malvern, Worcestershire.

Thorncliffe, 4 Avenue Road, is a grand and distinctive Victorian, three storey, stone built house on one of Malverns best roads. Built in the 1870s, in the heyday of Malverns spa town popularity as a centre of smart society, it was built for entertaining for a wealthy Victorian landowner. The accommodation has been completely refurbished over the past seven years by the current owners.

The main entrance is on the raised ground floor, the hall leads to a fine reception hall and three magnificent and exceptionally light reception rooms, all with hardwood floors, large sash windows and high ceilings. There are many period details including feature fireplaces, picture rails and decorative plasterwork. The ground floor also has a WC / shower room, a large study with an en-suite shower room and a fitted cloakroom with separate entrance. On the garden floor, there are further exceptionally spacious living and entertaining areas. The kitchen / breakfast room boasts bespoke, solid wood units with granite worktops, a large island and a range cooker and is at the heart of the house. It opens into both the conservatory and the dining room. The garden floor also has a sauna / shower room, a gym, a utility room, a laundry and a WC. In addition, there are large cellars with three rooms and an ample storage area outside the back door. The first floor has four elegant double bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms, and a WC / shower room. A first / second floor wing, originally servants quarters, has two single bedrooms and an attic room

(with further loft space).

The landscaped rear gardens are south facing, mainly laid to lawn with mature trees, beds and borders and large lockable garden shed. It is secluded and offers wonderful views of the Malvern Hills. A south facing flag stone terrace is next to the conservatory and separated from the level upper lawn by a clipped box hedge. There is an internal fence separating the upper and lower lawns, providing an area of garden for dogs to run free.

At the front of the house, there is a large, level, gravelled parking area, offering off road parking for multiple cars, behind an evergreen hedge and stone wall and double iron gates on substantial stone pillars.

Having been used in the past as a hotel, the property could be converted easily into a B&B business, with the garden floor being converted into an entirely self-contained apartment of one to four bedrooms with two private entrances and private use of the gardens and the remainder of the house providing extremely high-quality accommodation comprising eight letting bedrooms (six double en-suite and two single) plus dedicated guests' sitting room and dining room.

The property was also used for over thirty years, from the 1930s to 1960s, as a dental surgery and could be converted again to similar use.

In summary, the accommodation comprises:
o 8 bedrooms (6 en-suite)
o Large kitchen / breakfast room
o Separate dining room
o Large heated conservatory
o Drawing room
o Sitting room
o Sauna
o Gym
o Laundry
o Utility room
o Large cloakroom
o Three room cellar
o Attic room plus further loft space

The improvement and refurbishment works completed during past seven years, include:
Exterior:
All stonework fully repointed
Chimney stacks rebuilt
Roof overhauled and all South facing tiles removed and reset
Full exterior repairs including several stone lintels replaced
Full redecoration of woodwork (bargeboards, sofits, window frames etc)
Exterior drains cleared, flushed and repaired
High security CCTV and burglar alarm system fitted
New gate posts and gates at entrance
New driveway
Garden floor rear storage area created
External fences built and secured
Interior:
Bespoke solid wood hand-painted fitted kitchen with granite surfaces fitted
All sash windows overhauled and Ventrolla draught excluder system fitted
New en-suite bathroom fitted to Master Bedroom
En-suite bathroom to Bedroom 2 overhauled and re-tiled
Bespoke solid wood pelmets fitted in Drawing Room
Plumbing and central heating system overhauled and new boiler fitted
Cast iron radiators overhauled
Electrics overhauled
High quality fire alarm system overhauled
Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors fitted
Internal telephone exchange (Panasonic KX-TES824) overhauled
Oak parquet and plank floors sanded and sealed
Quarry tile floors overhauled
Sauna with waterfall shower fitted
Laundry Room created
External locks conformed to single key system
Bespoke hand made wooden wardrobes fitted in master bedroom
Internal redecoration throughout
Damp courses inserted / renewed

Thorncliffe is located a short walk from Malvern's vibrant town centre and the Great Malvern railway station is 5 minutes walk away.

Malvern is a vibrant spa town nestled at the foot of the Malvern Hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty and the dominant feature of the landscape. The Malvern Hills were the inspiration for Tolkeins "Misty Mountains" and were a centre of Victorian literary, artistic and scientific society when Malverns famous "Water Treatment" was in its prime. Malvern water remains famous and the hills continue to attract walkers keen to enjoy the dramatic views to both east and west.

Malvern is a renowned cultural centre with the magnificent 11th century Malvern Priory at its heart, an excellent theatre and cinema, a leisure centre and swimming pool and several sports clubs. Malvern also has good shopping facilities with a Waitrose superstore in the town centre and a wide range of independent retailers on its busy high street. In addition, Malvern has a variety of high quality restaurants and gastro pubs, offering outstanding dining choices.

Malvern is also renowned for its schools, from both the private and state sectors. Public schools include the world famous Malvern College and Malvern St James girls school plus two preparatory schools in nearby Colwall. State schools include The Chase, with its close links to Qinetics Malvern facility.

The nearby Cathedral City of Worcester offers extensive shopping and recreational facilities, including the Worcester Warriors rugby at Sixways, County cricket in its beautiful setting by the river and with the backdrop of Worcester Cathedral and the racecourse offering horse racing on the banks of the River Severn. Worcester also offers excellent schooling, including The Royal Grammar School and The Kings School.

Malvern is well positioned for access to all parts of the UK. Trains from Great Malvern railway station run direct to London, Birmingham, Hereford and South Wales. Motorway access is via junction 7 of the M5, providing easy access to the rest of the motorway network. Londons Heathrow airport is two hours drive away and Birmingham and Bristol airports are about one hour drive away.

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GROUND FLOOR HALLWAY
Oak wood flooring, dado rail, coving to ceiling, stairs

DRAWING ROOM 15'4 x 23'11 (4.68m x 7.30m)
Bay window to side, two windows to gardens, fireplace, two radiators, oak wood flooring, dado rail, coving to ceiling

SITTING ROOM 15'5 x 23'10 (4.69m x 7.26m)
Cabled for Sky TV. Window to side, two windows to gardens, fireplace, two radiators, oak wood flooring, dado rail and picture rail, coving to ceiling

KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM 14'7 x 23'8 (4.44m x 7.21m)
Fitted with granite work surfaces and hand-painted, solid wood in-frame base and eye level units. The kitchen contains twin bowl stainless steel sink with a waste disposal unit and a stainless steel swan neck mixer tap, two integrated fridge/freezers, an integrated dishwasher, an integrated waste bin system, a fitted oven range and a built-in microwave. It has a window and double glass doors to the conservatory, radiator, oak flooring, coving to ceiling with low-voltage ceiling spotlights. As well as having an island unit, the room has plenty of space for a kitchen table and chairs.

DINING ROOM 15'5 x 23'10 (4.69m x 7.27m)
Bay window to side, door and window to gardens, fireplace, two radiators, oak flooring, coving to ceiling

CONSERVATORY
Extremely large and high conservatory that is fully double glazed and heated with three radiators and has tiled flooring.

SAUNA ROOM
Fitted Finnish sauna for up to 6 people. Fully tiled room with plenty of changing space and two radiators. Waterfall shower with additional hand held shower head. Door to storage cupboard, window to rear.

GYM
Cabled for Sky TV. Window to side, radiator.

BEDROOM 8 8'1 x 14'10 (2.46m x 4.53m)
Window to side, fireplace, oak wood flooring, picture rail, coving to ceiling. Ensuite shower room / WC. Currently used as a study but can be a double bedroom.

BEDROOM 7 19'8 x 14'11 (6.00m x 4.55m)
Bay window to front, window to side, fireplace, two radiators, oak flooring, picture rail, coving to ceiling. Ensuite shower room / WC.

CLOAKROOM
Window to side. Entrance to porch to front with steps down to driveway.

LAUNDRY 7'1 x 20'4 (2.17m x 6.21m)
Plumbing for washing machine, space for large tumble dryer and washing machine, extensive shelving for laundry, worktop with sink unit, window to side, radiator, tiled flooring with low-voltage ceiling spotlights

UTILITY ROOM 8'0 x 10'5 (2.44m x 3.18m)
Fitted with a range of base level units with worktop space over, stainless steel sink, window to side, radiator, quarry tiled floor.

GARDEN FLOOR WC
Window to rear, two piece suite comprising wash hand basin and close coupled WC, tiled flooring with low-voltage ceiling spotlights.

CELLARS
Three large rooms, stairs up to Garden Floor hall.

GROUND FLOOR ENTRANCE PORCHES
There are two ground floor entrance porches, one into the ground floor entrance hall and one into the cloakroom.

GROUND FLOOR SHOWER ROOM
Three piece suite comprising tiled shower cubicle, wash hand basin and close coupled WC, tiled flooring, half height tiling. Window to front. Acts as both en-suite to Bedroom 7 and serves ground floor through access to ground floor hall.

BEDROOM 1 15'6 x 20'4 (4.72m x 6.21m)
Window to side, window to gardens, fitted wardrobe(s), fireplace, two radiators, fitted carpet, picture rail, coving to ceiling. Magnificent ensuite shower room / WC.

BEDROOM 8 EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM
Shower, wash hand basin and WC, tiled flooring, half height tiling

BEDROOM 2 15'11 x 15'1 (4.86m x 4.59m)
Window to front, window to side, fireplace, two radiators, fitted carpet, picture rail, coving to ceiling. Ensuite bathroom / WC.

BEDROOM 3 15'6 x 12'10 (4.72m x 3.91m)
Window to gardens, fireplace, fitted carpet, picture rail, coving to ceiling. Ensuite bathroom / WC.

BEDROOM 4 11'1 x 11'11 (3.37m x 3.64m)
Window to side. Fireplace, radiator, fitted carpet, coving to ceiling. Ensuite shower room / WC.

BEDROOM 1 EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM
Fully tiled and brand new room. Shower, double hand basin vanity unit, WC, radiator / heated towel rail, tiled flooring, full height tiling.

BEDROOM 3 EN-SUITE BATHROOM
Three piece suite comprising bath, pedestal wash hand basin and close coupled WC, radiator, vinyl flooring, dado rail

BEDROOM 5 7'7 x 9'5 (2.31m x 2.88m)
Window to side, fireplace, radiator, fitted carpet. Single bedroom.

BEDROOM 6 8'10 x 10'3 (2.69m x 3.13m)
Window to side, fireplace, radiator, vinyl flooring. Single bedroom.

LANDING SHOWER ROOM
Shower, wash hand basin and WC, two windows to front, radiator, tiled flooring

BEDROOM 2 EN-SUITE BATHROOM
Three piece suite comprising bath, wash hand basin and close coupled WC, window to side, radiator, vinyl flooring, dado rail

BEDROOM 4 EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM
Shower, wash hand basin and WC, tiled flooring.

LANDING
Wooden flooring, dado rail, coving to ceiling, door to Storage cupboard.

DRIVEWAY AND FRONT OF HOUSE
Stone pillar, metal double gates and a stone wall with hedges, trees and bushes behind, providing seclusion and privacy, opening on to a large gravel driveway with parking for up to eight cars.

GARDENS
Landscaped south-facing rear gardens with upper and lower lawns and paved patio area. Completely secluded without being overlooked at all and offering views of the Malvern Hills .Access from gardens on both sides of the house up to the front driveway.

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