A rare combination within the city, a fine detached Victorian home with grounds extending to some 5¾ acres.

A particularly fine late Victorian house which has mellow brick elevations, sash and casement windows, tile hung gable ends and decorative barge boards under a tiled roof.

From the drive steps lead down under an archway into a sunken garden and the part panelled front door which opens into the entrance vestibule and hallway. The main reception rooms are typical of the Victorian era, with beautifully proportioned high ceilings, combining lovely architectural details including feature fireplaces, cornicing, picture rails, further period joinery and some pine boarded floors. At the heart of the house lies the kitchen/breakfast room which was added within a most attractive orangery style building. There is a larder, utility room and a concealed door opens into a boot room and family/games room. On the first floor there are four principal bedrooms, bathroom, shower room and additional cloakroom. On the second floor, which features vaulted ceilings in pitched pine, there are a further two bedrooms, bathroom, cloakroom and a useful attic store.

Off the St Cross Road, a gravel driveway provides access to the property via double entrance gates and in turn to the open fronted garage with potential roof storage space. The mature gardens and grounds are a very special feature of the home. A paved terrace adjoins the house, which in turn leads down to terraced lawns with a variety of shrubs, trees, roses, a croquet lawn, fruit cage, greenhouse and various garden machinery stores and sheds. To the lower end of the garden, a central gravel path leads to a gate, passage through which gives access to Rothie’s Field and the incredibly rare orchard/paddock which has separate access from Five Bridges Road. In all the grounds amount to approximately 5.796 acres (2.346 ha). Research from 1902 by an archaeologist from Winchester Museum shows that the field was a vineyard in Roman times and that there are remains of a Roman Villa or the original farmstead in the field

Council Tax Band - G

Agents Note - The property has a septic tank.

The splendid home lies towards the southern end of the St Cross Road on its eastern side, concealed by trees, shrubs and hedging
and has wonderful views over the Itchen Valley towards Twyford Down and St Catherine’s Hill. The city centre is just over 1.5 miles away and offers excellent amenities, including a wide variety of shops, restaurants, pubs, theatre, cinema and sports centre. There are lovely walks around the Hospital of St Cross, St Cross Park, the cricket ground, alongside the river through the
water meadows and around Winchester College and the Cathedral Close.

Communications are excellent with fast access on to the M3 north to London or south to the M27 coastal motorway, the mainline station to London Waterloo with regular commuter services, Southampton International Airport and European ferry port at Portsmouth.