UNITED KINGDOM

Selling a beautiful family home on the banks of the River Thames.

This is a beautiful family home.

Built in circa 1902, this Edwardian house is set within approx. 0.88 acres of gardens, with the grounds leading down to the River Thames and its own moorings.

The main approach to the house is via a private carriage driveway sweeping around a central water fountain feature; there is plenty of space for numerous cars to park off-street. In addition, there is a further side entrance, also accessed from Lower Teddington Road, for further cars to be parked within the grounds, and includes a large single garage for the favoured sports car.

Access to the property from the driveway can be found by either the entrances to the kitchen lobby, or the main receiving hallway, adjacent to the conservatory.

The accommodation is arranged over three floors, with the principal entraining rooms on the ground floor, and bedrooms on the first and second floors.

When entering the front of the house, you are immediate greeted with a large Conservatory to the southwest, fully pipped for heating during the winter months and adjacent, the generous receiving hallway. The latter is oak panelled and is very much a focal point for the family house. From here, you can access the living room, dining room, and study. The principal staircase, the northeast, has a striking full length stained-glass window. The living room has a classic ‘Adam style’ ceiling, and fireplace, with French doors leading onto a large terrace, ideal garden parties; and enjoying the river views. The formal study and dining rooms are also oak panelled, and the former enjoys a southerly outlook towards the grounds and river beyond. All the principal rooms have featured fireplaces.

The heart of the house, the bespoke, and large kitchen / breakfast room has all the various appliances, and storage space one would expect to find in a house of this size and quality. There is a secondary staircase for access to the first & second floors, ordinally used by staff, and a utility room, larder, cloakroom and office to the northeast of the hallway.

Leading off from the Kitchen, there is a large games room, which currently houses a full-size snooker table and could be perfect as a children’s TV / playroom. Access to the garage is from this room. For further storage, notably wine, there is a full head height cellar.

On the first floor there are three large bedrooms, including the principal main suite with en-suite bathroom and dressing room, as well as a family bathroom (and a separate WC. On the second floor there are three further bedrooms and two bathrooms, one of which is ensuite. The plant room, with well laid out instruction panels for the connectivity is positioned on this floor.

Outside, the grounds offer a variety escapes. Along with the “alfresco” entertaining terrace, we have a mainly laid to lawn garden centrally positioned, sweeping down to the riverbank, to the west we have a kitchen garden, and at the southerly end of the garden is a fantastic oak framed summerhouse, large enough for lazy evening dinner parties and drinks. There is a selection of mature trees, including a Monkey Puzzle and a Eucalyptus.

A large, discreetly positioned workshop is positioned to the northwest boundary.

With families buying ‘long-term’ to raise and educate their children, you can wait 15-20 years for an opportunity like this to come around again.