This outstanding Edwardian period four-storey house stands directly overlooking Abington Park providing over 3,400 square feet of accommodation with six bedrooms, two bathrooms, spacious reception rooms and a three-room basement cellar. This exceptional house retains a wealth of original features including leaded light stained glass windows, original staircases and cast iron fireplaces and the spacious well proportioned rooms have high ceilings so typical of the period. Externally there is a walled rear garden which in turn leads to a double tandem garage with rear vehicular access.

Accommodation -

Ground Floor -

Reception Hall - 8.20m x 2.26m (26'11 x 7'5) - With leaded light front door and inner door opening to the through hall with the stairs rising to the upper floors and an original mosaic tiled floor and panelled doors leading to the principal rooms.

Lounge/Dining Room - 8.99m x 4.27m (29'6 x 14'0) - A very spacious through room with a high coved ceiling with twin sliding sash windows to the front elevation, a picture rail and an open hearth fireplace with a cast iron log burner. French doors lead to:-

Garden Room - 3.12m x 2.13m (10'3 x 7'0) - With a natural oak strip floor and a mono pitch glazed roof and french doors opening to the rear terrace and garden.

Kitchen - 5.97m x 3.43m (19'7 x 11'3) - With floor and wall cabinets with granite work surfaces incorporating a one and a half bowl Franke sink unit with mixer tap and a Vulcan stainless steel range cooker with oven and six place gas hob beneath a Bosch extractor hood. There is plumbing for automatic dishwasher and washing machine, space for a fridge/freezer and a secondary stainless steel salad sink. There are windows to the rear elevation and an opening to:-

Breakfast Room - 5.13m x 3.71m (16'10 x 12'2) - With further floor and wall cabinets and granite surfaces this room houses a larder fridge and storage baskets. Three casement sliding sash bay window to front elevation with a box window seat.

Rear Hall - 2.59m x 1.07m (8'6 x 3'6) - With a quarry tiled floor and doors to the rear garden and:-

Cloakroom - 2.03m x 1.27m (6'8 x 4'2) - With a quarry tiled floor and white suite of WC and wash basin. There is a window to the rear elevation.

Basement - Approached by a straight staircase from the rear hall and comprising:-

Room One - 4.93m x 4.32m (16'2 x 14'2) - A large room with a red brick floor and high-level windows to the front fitted cupboards and shelving with radiator and gas meter connected..

Room Two - 3.10m x 1.45m (10'2 x 4'9) - Between the two major rooms providing useful storage ideal for use as a wine cellar.

Room Three - 4.27m x 3.76m (14'0 x 12'4) - With a red brick floor, light and power connections, electric meter cupboard and window to front.

First Floor -

Landing - 5.38m x 2.29m (17'8 x 7'6) - The central landing is approached through a half landing with a deep leaded light stained glass window to the rear elevation and the upper level contains the stairs rising to second floor. Panelled doors lead to:-

Bedroom One - 5.28m x 5.13m (17'4 x 16'10 ) - A spacious L shaped room with a high corniced ceiling and three casement secondary double glazed sliding sash window to the front elevation overlooking Abington Park.

Bedroom Two - 4.95m x 4.27m (16'3 x 14'0) - Also with a corniced ceiling and three casement window to the front elevation this room has exposed pine floorboards.

Bedroom Three - 4.29m x 3.96m (14'1 x 13'0) - With a picture rail pedestal wash basin and window to the rear elevation.

Bathroom - 2.59m x 1.70m (8'6 x 5'7) - With cast iron panel bath with shower over, pedestal wash basin and WC. There is a mirror, shaver socket and light and a sliding sash window to the rear elevation.

Separate Wc - With a white suite of WC and bracket wash basin.

Linen Cupboard - 1.78m x 1.22m (5'10 x 4'0) - Housing the gas fired boiler and Joule hot water cylinder and slatted shelving.

Second Floor -

Landing - 4.14m x 3.33m (13'7 x 10'11) - Also approached through a half landing with two casement window to the rear elevation this area has a two part ceiling with a roof void access hatch and there are doors leading to:-

Bedroom Four - 5.26m x 4.62m (17'3 x 15'2) - A spacious double room with an open hearth cast iron fireplace and a three casement PVCU double glazed window overlooking Abington Park.

Bedroom Five - 4.72m x 3.89m (15'6 x 12'9) - With exposed purlin timber a large double room with storage cupboard and three casement window to front elevation.

Bedroom Six - 4.27m x 4.17m (14'0 x 13'8) - With open hearth cast iron fireplace this room is used as a work from home office has a bracket wash basin and three casement window to the rear elevation.

Bathroom Two - 2.74m x 2.49m (9'0 x 8'2) - With a panelled bath with Mira electric shower over, pedestal wash basin and WC. There is a Velux roof light above a hatch leading to a shelved eaves storage area.

Outside - The house stands back from the Wellingborough Road behind a front garden standing within an established privet hedge with Cherry trees either side of the path which is flanked by resin paving and flower borders. There is an external water and electricity source connected.

Rear Garden - The private rear garden is bounded by high red brick walls approached by a paved terrace which stands within a brick retaining wall beyond which there is a landscaped area with gravel terrace and well stocked flower borders containing a variety of mature shrubs and trees including Sweet Chestnut, Mulberry, Apple, Pear and Fig. There is an external water tap and power points and a traditional blue brick path leading to:-

Double Garage - 9.14m x 3.91m (30'0 x 12'10) - Approached through a sliding door the garage is constructed of brick beneath an insulated corrugated steel roof and has light and power connections, windows overlooking the rear garden and a personal door.

Services - Main drainage, gas, water and electricity are connected. Central heating is through radiators from a gas fired boiler which also provides domestic hot water with electric immersion heater. The property has the benefit of some secondary double glazing to the ground and first floor sash windows and there are some windows with replacement PVCU double glazing.

Period Features - The house is constructed of traditional red brick to the ground and first floors with rendered upper floor with Tudor style gable and a combination clay and concrete tiled roof surmounted by corbelled chimneys. There are sliding sash windows and the front door stands beneath a canopy porch with leaded light fringe with egg and dart cornicing. These traditional construction features are characteristic of the Edwardian era and have been well preserved throughout.

Council Tax - West Northamptonshire Council - Band F

Local Amenities - There are a variety of shops on the Wellingborough Road, including a supermarket, banks, fashion and furniture stores, newsagents and greengrocers as well as a bus service from the Wellingborough Road to Northampton town centre. Local schools include secondary schooling at Northampton School for Boys on the Billing Road and ample Primary schooling is available. Motorway access is via Rushmere Road and then Nene Valley Way to Junction 15.

How To Get There - From Northampton town centre proceed in a north-easterly direction along the A4500 Wellingborough Road through Christchurch towards Abington Park. On passing the Abington Park Hotel continue straight on where the property stands on the left-hand side roughly opposite the Edwardian period bandstand which stands on the northwestern side of the park.

Doirg01092022/9424 -