'Ludbourne House’ is a substantial (2349 square feet), handsome, double fronted, Grade II listed town house built of natural stone under a Welsh slate roof. This rare and exclusive house was converted, designed and sold in 2021 by the award winning J & SB Design. The house is finished to the highest of modern standards which, combined with a wealth of period character including magnificent ceiling heights, full height bay windows and period mouldings, make for an eclectic interior designers dream. Huge feature windows make the interior light and airy. It has undergone a complete renovation and partial rebuild to a standard that must be viewed to be appreciated. One of the main features is a beautiful dining hall, with its elegant sweeping staircase. To the left is the kitchen/breakfast room and cloaks cupboard. The kitchen is of an ultra-modern, ‘high-end’ design with an electric 4-oven Everhot range cooker inset in the old chimney breast and a range of fitted Miele electric appliances. French doors from the entrance hall open to the Drawing room, with stone fireplace, large living flame feature gas fire and bespoke bookshelves. The house boasts two staircases with the extension on the north-east side containing the two guest double bedrooms and shower room. On the ground floor the cloakroom and utility room lead into the integral garage. The principal staircase leads to the house’s main quarters, comprising a master double bedroom suite with private landing, study / dressing room / cot room and en-suite bathroom and a further fourth double bedroom with en-suite shower room. There are multiple wardrobes and storage space. The house is heated via gas-fired wet under floor heating throughout the ground and first floor. At the front the house, the main courtyard garden is set back from South Street behind tall natural stone walls, with further privacy provided by pleached hornbeam trees, which extend above the stone walling and along the full width of the courtyard garden. The garden is fantastically private and is laid to Paving. It has a U-shaped raised bed planted with a variety of colourful perennials, overlooked by a stone flagged veranda, which is accessible from the rear hall via French windows. To one side is a wrought iron, lockable pedestrian gate and paved path leading to the front door. Entrance to the parking and substantial garage is through an electrically controlled wrought iron security gate. The access drive is shared with the three properties that comprise Ludbourne Hall, which is situated to the rear of Ludbourne House. The house is in the beating heart of the amazing town centre of Sherborne with its coveted high street, buzzing, popular out-and-about culture, boutique stores, organic bakeries, coffee shops, restaurants, gastro-pubs and farmers market. Sherborne also boasts the breath-taking Sherborne Abbey building, Alms Houses, two historic castles and world-famous Sherborne private schools. This house is a very short, level walk from the mainline railway station to London, making London Waterloo in just over two hours directly. There are lovely walks only moments from the front door at Purleigh, the Water Meadows, the Sherborne Castles and Pageant Gardens. The property is perfect for those buyers looking for the ideal Sherborne town lifestyle or cash buyers moving from the South East or villages and looking for their perfect town home to settle in, potentially linked to the wonderful selection of local schools. It may also be of interest to the pied-a-terre (lock-up-and-leave), buy-to-let or holiday letting markets.

Wrought iron gates, stone paved pathway with outside light, period panelled front door leads to entrance dining hall.

Entrance Dining Hall – 24’8 Maximum x 10’2 Maximum
A simply stunning entrance dining reception area, enjoying exceptional ceiling heights from the era, impressive period mouldings, moulded skirting boards and architraves, feature arched toplight windows and feature side lights, porcelain floor tiles, underfloor heating, shelved alcove, period panelling, sweeping staircase rises to the first floor, understairs storage cupboard space, inset ceiling lighting, low level ambient lighting, glazed double doors lead from the dining hall to the drawing room.

Drawing Room – 24’1 Maximum x 17’4 Maximum
A handsome drawing room enjoying exceptional ceiling heights, full height impressive period bay window to the front, enjoying a sunny southerly aspect, impressive period sash windows to the front, period ceiling mouldings, period style stone fireplace with large feature living flame gas fire, arched alcove and extensive book shelving, moulded skirting boards and architraves, solid oak floors, telephone point, TV point.

Panelled door from the dining hall leads to kitchen breakfast room.

Kitchen Breakfast Room – 19’9 Maximum x 18’6 Maximum
An extensive range of contemporary kitchen units comprising solid marble work surface, inset one and a half sink bowl with mixer tap over, Everhot electric range with four ovens, electric induction hob and solid hob, a range of drawers, pan drawers and cupboards under, integrated Miele dishwasher, corner carousel cupboards, inset NEFF microwave, full height integrated fridge and freezer, porcelain floor tiles with underfloor heating. This room enjoys a light dual aspect with two feature sash windows to the side and automated sash window to the front enjoying a sunny southerly aspect with fitted blinds, exceptional ceiling heights with inset ceiling lighting, door leads to shelved pantry, further door to large cloaks cupboard.

Oak panelled door leads from the drawing room to the side lobby. Double glazed double French doors open on to the front garden, second staircase rises to the first floor, oak panelled doors lead off the side lobby to further rooms.

Utility Room – 8’11 Maximum x 7’4 Maximum
Solid oak work surfaces, ceramic Belfast sink with mixer tap over, a range of storage cupboards under, porcelain floor tiles, wall mounted shelving, double glazed window to the side, cupboard housing heating controls and water softener, cupboard houses Miele washing machine and tumble dryer, integral door leads to attached garage.

Cloakroom – 6’9 Maximum x 3’2 Maximum
A fitted low level WC, circular wash basin on wash stand with cupboards under, mixer tap, extractor fan.

This property has two staircases rising to the first floor. The main staircase rises from the dining hall to the first floor landing. Oak panelled door leads to large walk-in storage cupboard / wardrobe. Oak panelled doors lead off the landing to the first floor rooms.

Master suite – Private landing and large entrance give access to master double bedroom.
Master Double Bedroom – Providing maximum measurements of 22’9 Maximum x 15’4 Maximum
A beautiful master bedroom enjoying a light dual aspect with feature sash window to the front enjoying a sunny southerly aspect, double panelled doors lead to two fitted wardrobe cupboards, further double oak panelled doors lead to doors lead to large built-in wardrobe cupboard space, oak panelled door leads to dressing room / study.

Dressing Room / Study – 7’10 Maximum x 9’10 Maximum
Sash window to the front, inset ceiling lighting, further oak panelled door leads to en-suite bathroom.

En-suite Bathroom – 12’1 Maximum x 8’ Maximum
A contemporary white suite comprising, Smart WC with bidet wash function, his-and-hers ceramic wash basin on wash stand with cupboards under, mixer taps over, free standing bath with mixer tap over, glazed shower cubicle with wall mounted mains rain shower over, tiled surrounds and floor, heated towel rail, sash window to the front with views to Pageant Gardens, inset ceil