Quietly positioned in the heart of the city
Quietly positioned in the heart of the city
Quietly positioned in the heart of the city
A fabulous opportunity has arisen in the heart of Winchester to create a highly personalised home with period charm and character. Rich in Georgian architecture, this fine house in St Peter Street was originally associated with the Catholic Church but has latterly been used as offices, although retaining its original domestic style and atmosphere. Earlier this year planning consent was obtained to convert this fine property back to residential use. This is a unique opportunity to create an exceptional family home in the city or prime office premises.
Approached from the street up a short flight of stone steps the front door opens into a generous hall. High ceilings, working shutters, deep skirtings, large sash windows and exceptional carved white marble fireplaces feature throughout the house and there are two good reception rooms at this entrance level plus another on the lower ground floor with a kitchenette, study, utility room, w/c and cellar. It is suggested that this area might be reconfigured to create an impressive open-plan kitchen and family room or adapted to become a self-contained annexe.
The staircase, with an elegant, curving handrail, pauses at the half landing before continuing up to the first floor where an impressive reception room overlooks trees and the garden of The Royal Hotel.
The top floor has three rooms, perhaps two double bedrooms and a single room with the rooms to the front having sensational roof top views of the Cathedral.
To the front of the property wrought iron railings enclose a small courtyard and this might be able to be adapted to create a new entrance into the property perhaps for the creation of a self-contained flat.
There is access under an archway…