Country house and three bedroom cottage in a wonderful setting.
Westfield House presents an exciting opportunity to breathe new life into what has been a well-loved family home for over 60 years.
This is the first time the house has come to the market. Neo Georgian in design, with characteristic symmetry and square footprint, the house has pleasing proportions. Of brick construction under a timber shingled roof. Sash windows reflect the spacing rule with 15 paned deep sashes to the ground floor and 12 to the first. Square rooms, tall ceiling heights, typical Georgian cornicing, skirting and architraves, elaborately carved fireplace surrounds all feature.
The large entrance porch was added later as a form of orangery. The front door opens to a central hall with an impressive wide staircase rising to the first floor with half landing return. All rooms interconnect making for a pleasing flow to the ground floor. The study, sitting and drawing room all have southerly aspects with stunning far reaching views to the Ridgeway and Downs beyond. The large dining room faces west and has a wine store, lobby and cloakroom off. The kitchen features painted wood units beneath wooden worktops with full height cupboards. There is a Rangemaster gas cooker and a larder. From here there is a further lobby with a small utility room. The main utility room is in one of the outbuildings. Between the kitchen and the hall is a large cloakroom area with separate WC. On the first floor is the principal bedroom with an en suite bathroom and built-in wardrobe, five further bedrooms, three with en suites, a family bathroom and a linen room.
Outside
The house sits in the centre of its grounds and gardens in an elevated position with glorious views. Surrounded by mature woodland, terraces wrap around the south and westerly sides of the house. The southern terrace has steps leading down to a rose garden below. The garden has many rare specimen trees. There is ample parking in a large gravel driveway with large double garage, tractor shed, garden store, five further brick-built stores and log store. One of the outbuildings has recently been updated to a large utility/boot room.
Westfield Cottage This single storey cottage is delightfully light and bright. A glazed porch leads into the hall with its quarry tiled floor. The kitchen/breakfast room (with walk in larder) and sitting room (with wood burner), are directly off. The dual aspect main bedroom has an en suite bathroom with lovely views over the garden. There are two further bedrooms (all have in-built wardrobes) and a family bathroom with shower over. The front garden has roses rambling over the fence and the large rear garden is completely private with fruit trees, vegetable beds and flower beds. There is a single garage with log store to one side, garden shed and greenhouse.
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This really is a great opportunity for a family looking for their dream home in a lovely village. It's almost impossible to find houses with cottages, especially in this price range and in such a good setting. It's hard to know if the best thing about this property is the setting, the scope it offers a new family, or the excellent local village shop with delicious creams teas!
Charles Elsmore-WickensProperty agent