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4 beds
2 baths
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EPC rating: E
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ROOMS Entrance hall, Living room with inglenook fireplace & study recess, Dining room, Kitchen/breakfast room, Rear lobby, Downstairs cloakroom, C13th Cellar, Four Bedrooms, Two bathrooms (one en-suite), Gas central heating, Garden workroom, Off road parking for three vehicles, Large part walled garden.
LOCATION Evens is situated in the Conservation Area of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, one of the few examples of a bastide town in England based on the grid-iron street plan with wide, regular streets arranged around a giant square and the church of St. Thomas the Martyr. Local facilities include the Little Shop convenience store, together with a primary school and public house. For more comprehensive facilities there is the Cinque Port of Rye (3 miles) with train services to Eastbourne and to Ashford International, from where there are high speed connections to St. Pancras London (37 minutes) and to the Continent via Eurostar.
DESCRIPTION A most attractive Grade II Listed period house of mellow brick and part ragstone lower elevations and tile hung upper elevations set with leaded light effect timber casement windows beneath a pitched tiled roof. The property is believed to date from 1780 and is partly attached to the rear wall of John Wesley's Chapel. The living accommodation, which is of generally good ceiling height, is arranged over three floors, as shown on the floor plan.
GROUND FLOOR A panelled front door with a fanlight above and a projecting canopy over opens into an entrance hall with stairs leading off to the first floor.
The well proportioned living room, which overlooks the front garden, has exposed timbers and an inglenook fireplace with a brick hearth and surrounds with a bressumer beam and a fitted gas stove. To one end is a study recess with an arched window to the rear and fitted book shelving. A trap door and brick steps lead down to a C13th cellar. The dining room overlooks the front garden and has an old brick floor, exposed beam and built-in storage cupboard.
The double aspect kitchen/breakfast room has two arched windows overlooking the garden, exposed ceiling beams and a tiled floor, together with a range of Shaker style units including cupboards and drawers beneath granite effect work surfaces with tiled
surrounds, an inset composite sink unit and a four burner gas hob and built-in oven. Adjoining is a rear lobby with a tiled floor and a door to the rear terrace, as well as a cloakroom with a w.c and wash basin.
FIRST FLOOR On the first floor, the master double bedroom has a deep walk-in hanging cupboard and further storage area and an en-suite bathroom with fitments comprising a close coupled w.c, panelled bath with shower attachment, bidet and pedestal wash basin. Bedroom 2 has exposed ceiling beams and enjoys middle and extensive views over the ruins of a medieval building belonging to the Black Friars and countryside in the Brede Valley. Bedroom 3 has a decorative fireplace with a cast iron grate and painted surround. The family bathroom has white fitments comprising a w.c, bath with shower attachment and pedestal wash basin.
SECOND FLOOR On the second floor, there is a large double bedroom with a dormer window providing far reaching views over the Brede Valley, exposed floorboards and a walk-in storage area.
OUTSIDE The property is approached through two brick piers with wrought iron gates leading to a flagstone paved front garden with parking for 3 cars. The front garden has a flagstone terrace with climbing roses, specimen trees mature shrubs and burgeoning flower beds including alliums, poppies, digitalis, sweet peas, verbena etc. An old brick pathway with low yew hedging and mixed flower beds leads to a sheltered, part wall enclosed inner garden extending to about 46' x 40' set down to lawn with an apple tree and herbaceous borders with dahlias, hydrangeas, geraniums, camellia etc. Octagonal greenhouse. Garden store. Immediately adjacent to the rear of the house is a rear courtyard of approximately 25' x 14' with climbing roses and an attached brick built store 11'6 x 6'6.
LOCATION Evens is situated in the Conservation Area of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, one of the few examples of a bastide town in England based on the grid-iron street plan with wide, regular streets arranged around a giant square and the church of St. Thomas the Martyr. Local facilities include the Little Shop convenience store, together with a primary school and public house. For more comprehensive facilities there is the Cinque Port of Rye (3 miles) with train services to Eastbourne and to Ashford International, from where there are high speed connections to St. Pancras London (37 minutes) and to the Continent via Eurostar.
DESCRIPTION A most attractive Grade II Listed period house of mellow brick and part ragstone lower elevations and tile hung upper elevations set with leaded light effect timber casement windows beneath a pitched tiled roof. The property is believed to date from 1780 and is partly attached to the rear wall of John Wesley's Chapel. The living accommodation, which is of generally good ceiling height, is arranged over three floors, as shown on the floor plan.
GROUND FLOOR A panelled front door with a fanlight above and a projecting canopy over opens into an entrance hall with stairs leading off to the first floor.
The well proportioned living room, which overlooks the front garden, has exposed timbers and an inglenook fireplace with a brick hearth and surrounds with a bressumer beam and a fitted gas stove. To one end is a study recess with an arched window to the rear and fitted book shelving. A trap door and brick steps lead down to a C13th cellar. The dining room overlooks the front garden and has an old brick floor, exposed beam and built-in storage cupboard.
The double aspect kitchen/breakfast room has two arched windows overlooking the garden, exposed ceiling beams and a tiled floor, together with a range of Shaker style units including cupboards and drawers beneath granite effect work surfaces with tiled
surrounds, an inset composite sink unit and a four burner gas hob and built-in oven. Adjoining is a rear lobby with a tiled floor and a door to the rear terrace, as well as a cloakroom with a w.c and wash basin.
FIRST FLOOR On the first floor, the master double bedroom has a deep walk-in hanging cupboard and further storage area and an en-suite bathroom with fitments comprising a close coupled w.c, panelled bath with shower attachment, bidet and pedestal wash basin. Bedroom 2 has exposed ceiling beams and enjoys middle and extensive views over the ruins of a medieval building belonging to the Black Friars and countryside in the Brede Valley. Bedroom 3 has a decorative fireplace with a cast iron grate and painted surround. The family bathroom has white fitments comprising a w.c, bath with shower attachment and pedestal wash basin.
SECOND FLOOR On the second floor, there is a large double bedroom with a dormer window providing far reaching views over the Brede Valley, exposed floorboards and a walk-in storage area.
OUTSIDE The property is approached through two brick piers with wrought iron gates leading to a flagstone paved front garden with parking for 3 cars. The front garden has a flagstone terrace with climbing roses, specimen trees mature shrubs and burgeoning flower beds including alliums, poppies, digitalis, sweet peas, verbena etc. An old brick pathway with low yew hedging and mixed flower beds leads to a sheltered, part wall enclosed inner garden extending to about 46' x 40' set down to lawn with an apple tree and herbaceous borders with dahlias, hydrangeas, geraniums, camellia etc. Octagonal greenhouse. Garden store. Immediately adjacent to the rear of the house is a rear courtyard of approximately 25' x 14' with climbing roses and an attached brick built store 11'6 x 6'6.
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Phillips & Stubbs – a regional property consultancy with a national profile at home in Rye LOCAL KNOWLEDGE – BETTER RESULTS We know every square mile and having an intimate knowledge of the local area and market enables us to get outstanding results for our clients. Whilst we may never compete with the large, corporate concerns in terms of their financial might and self promotion, they can never get close to the local community in the way that we can and develop those all important long term relationships on which the success of our business and reputation is built. Knowing the various micro-markets that make-up the local property scene and forging affinities with individuals in those communities over a long period of time gives us a deeper understanding and permits us to make those all important connections that go beyond conventional marketing. Despite all the advances in technology, this business is still very much a people business and local ‘know-how’ is often the difference between success and failure. COASTAL & COUNTRY We understand that particular properties require a bespoke, lifestyle approach and our Coastal and Country brand gives us the platform to market intriguing properties of merit using a tailored service built around a team of experienced professionals specialising in their field, high impact marketing and a clear understanding of the local market. One of the UK’s natural treasures is its unique coastline. Often charming, sometimes awe-inspiring, never boring, it is not surprising that so many people choose to live along the 7,760 miles of UK coast. We are acutely aware that properties with a sea view or located in close proximity to the beach are among the most sought-after for the lifestyle opportunities they provide. It’s the dream of many to live on the coast and in response to this strong demand we have set up a dedicated coastal service for the discerning buyer. It is a distinct market with different forces at work to the mainstream one and characteristics requiring our deep level of local knowledge that our team can use to deliver outstanding results through innovative marketing for our clients. Just as we benefit from a unique and historic coastline, so the inland rural areas, villages and market towns are exceptionally beautiful being both diverse in nature, from the rolling countryside of the High Weald to the low lying plains of Romney Marsh, and wide ranging in style with a high density of architecturally interesting buildings and Grade II listed properties including converted outbuildings, old farmhouses and charming cottages, which collectively ‘have been slowly and richly coloured by the personality of the people who have dwelt in them these hundreds of years. One may say of them that they are of the colour of English history’. W. Beach Thomas. Such unique properties demand particular attention and a focus on the special qualities of an individual property through tailored marketing rather than a ‘one size fits all approach’ in order to ensure you get the best possible outcome. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION It is the advice you hear from us all the time and we apply it to ourselves. Our distinctive office in Rye occupies a high profile, corner position which ensures your property will get noticed. It also has a contemporary feel reflecting our forward thinking approach whilst being conducive to discussing business and property related matters in a relaxed yet professional environment. Rye is a destination of choice for people and often the starting point for their property search, not just in the town but right across the wider area as many people are simply too ‘time-poor’ to travel around the outlying villages to register with estate agents, thereby, making them increasingly irrelevant whilst boosting our own profile as a regional property hub. In addition, we open 7 days a week and most Bank Holidays to make sure we take full advantage of any opportunity to market your property. It is vitally important to maintain this presence given that high number of buyers who come to this area from London looking to relocate or to buy a second home and yet the vast majority of estate agents are closed for business on these prime viewing days. We find it bizarre in this day and age but we are not complaining! STYLE & SUBSTANCE Contemporary marketing is integral to our business. 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