5 bedroom detached house for sale

St Pauls House

St Pauls House is a substantial detached, stone-built property nestled peacefully in the heart of picturesque Twywell.  Constructed using reclaimed stone from the former St Pauls church in Northampton, it combines a modern interior with a unique external history.  Other hints of St Pauls past can be seen in its stained-glass top window and stone sills.  Additionally, the property includes exemplary accommodation comprising five generous double sized bedrooms, three bathrooms, three reception rooms and a free-flowing kitchen opening to the garden room.  The grounds include extensive parking, detached stone garaging for two cars, and wrap around lawn with circular summer house.  Elevated views of the adjacent medieval church and village beyond, complement this extraordinary rural residence.
• Reclaimed stone and architectural details.
• Attractive interior doors and architraves.
• Gas central heating.
• Pressurised hot water system.
• Double-glazed bespoke timber windows.
• Floor coverings throughout include, oak boards, wool carpet, ceramic tiling and natural fibre coverings.
• All rooms are lit with low voltage ceiling spots, most have dimmers.  Main rooms have wall lights too.

- Reception Hall - This impressive room features access to all principal reception rooms.  A grand staircase rises to the first floor
- Guest Cloakroom - features a three piece suite, ceramic tiled walls to half height, coved cornicing , antique brass lock. 
- Kitchen/Breakfast/Garden Room - This is a bright, free flowing open space with feature stone wall elevation, double French doors leading directly to the gardens, expansive windows and twin velux windows allows natural light to flood through.  There is a combination of timber panelled walls and stone walling to half height, the latter with reclaimed stone sills.  This room affords picturesque views of the mediaeval Village Church. There is a range of country style fitted furniture from ‘John Lewis of Hungerford’ with integrated oven, gas hob range (NB not in full working condition) and canopy above. Integrated dishwasher and coffee machine, double sink, freestanding larder unit, central island with chopping board and drawers. 
- Utility room - A continuation of the country style base level units.  Large sink unit with mixer taps above unit with integrated fridge freezer, wall mounted gas fired boiler, pedestrian fully glazed door leads to side gardens.
- Drawing Room - Entered by double internal doors, this substantial room offers flexibility for use with options as a formal dining room, sitting room or games room, double aspect, extensive recessed down lighters and wall lighting with dimmer switches for mood settings. There is a feature panelled elevation. 
- Study or Home Office - A superb explorers wall features a full height map to one elevation, plentiful power points and data access points. 
- Living Room - This is a comfortable and generously proportioned room which enjoys twin double French doors leading directly to the gardens from two elevations, central focus falls upon a gas, living flame log burner with exquisite timber painted surround with barley twist detailing, quality floor coverings. 
- First Floor - The principal landing is an impressive aspect of the property and features window seats, balustraded staircase with additional stairs rising to second floor. 
Master bedroom suite - This generous double room features extensive freestanding wardrobes, oak flooring, recessed down lighters and dimmers
- Luxurious Ensuite - This impressive room has been recently fully refitted and crafted with a contemporary suite and features attractive wall panelling, twin sinks with drawers below, low-level WC specialist timber flooring, twin velux windows for extra light, large walk-through shower enclosure with overhead rainfall shower head and ceramic tile walls. Twin matching contemporary heated towel rails.
- Guest Bedroom Two - A generous sized room, Velux windows to ceiling and window to front elevation, recessed down lighters, partly raked ceilings
- Ensuite - Shaped panelled enclosed bath, ceramic tiles to full height pedestal wash basin, low-level WC, heated towel rail. Shaving socket 
- Bedroom Three - A generous double size room affording views across the rear gardens, a large gentleman’s antique wardrobe is included with the sale.
- Bedroom Four - A comfortable double size room
- Family bathroom - Features three piece suite including panelled enclosed bath with shower over and ceramic tiled walls. 
Second floor
-  Bedroom Five/Cinema Room - A fabulous room which provides the option as a second home office/games room, triple aspect and features an exquisite reclaimed Gothic style arched church window with leaded and stained lights. Useful eves storage space partly raked ceilings, recessed down lighters with dimmer.

 The Grounds
To the front of the property a generous gravel and hard-core courtyard style driveway is retained by brick and stone walling with herbaceous borders, providing parking for five cars and a bin area. 
A detached stone built double garage features up and over doors and room above (NB, there is no stair access currently in place for this room above)  power, light and a pedestrian door to side. 
A flagstone style pathway to the side of the property leads to the rear lawned gardens with the borders displaying a lovely variety of trees shrubs and planting. A high degree of privacy is enjoyed with views from the side towards the mediaeval church. 
Extensive decking wraps around the property ideal for alfresco entertaining. A detached freestanding breeze house provides additional entertaining space with power, light, and seating. Neatly tended lawns wrapped around three elevations of the property with elevated views across Twywell village. There is exterior power, lighting and water tap.