A handsome Grade II listed town house of great style and character, occupying a beautiful position on Wellington Square with views over the central gardens

An ashlar stone town house with Gothic style detailing, forming part of a beautiful terrace of period homes on one of Cheltenham’s finest squares. The house offers elegant living space of over 3000 square feet and has an exceptionally light and bright atmosphere with many rooms accompanied by fine original features.
Bordered by an attractive lawn enclosed by original railings, stone steps rise to the raised ground floor reception hall with ceiling mouldings and a fine cantilevered staircase to the upper floors. To the front of the house is the drawing room with marble fireplace, ceiling mouldings and beautiful floor to ceiling sash hung window with working shutters and a wonderful open vista to the central gardens. To the rear is a further impressive reception room of lovely proportions, with dual sash hung windows with working shutters, period fireplace and ceiling mouldings. At garden level, the feel of the accommodation is more relaxed and perfect for entertaining with a large kitchen/breakfast room to the front, traditional in style with original stone range, Belfast sink, central island, painted storage units as well as a fitted pantry area with built in wine racks and a stone flagged floor. The hallway is arranged as a study to one end, making excellent use of this spacious area and to the rear is a further large reception room with ample space for a large dining suite and sitting area, with fireplace and door directly out to the ‘boutique’ style garden. As well as having an array of superb rooms, the house also benefits from excellent functionality with a good sized utility at garden level, a fitted shower/cloak room and undercroft storage to the front. The central cantilevered staircase is a stunning feature of the house and synonymous with this era of property. Rising to the first floor and on to a large landing area off which is the 20’ main bedroom to the front with period fireplace and dual sash hung windows with plantation shutters enjoying an elevated view across the square. A further generous double bedroom is to the rear and these rooms are served by a large, traditionally fitted bathroom suite with roll-top bath and separate shower. On the top floor are two further bedrooms, shower room and views across to the Cleeve Hill escarpment.
Outside, the house has a lovely lawned frontage and to the rear, the private, walled town garden has a boutique feel, designed to create outside ‘rooms’ with a combination of large paving stones, block paving, seating areas with timber slatted divides and built in seating, raised beds and a high walled boundary with gated access to the rear.
Houses on Wellington Square come to the market rarely and it is considered to be on of Cheltenham’s finest addresses, a town location with greenery and colour throughout the year.