7 bedroom property for sale in Lewes

Charles Wycherley Independent Estate Agents announce The Old Vicarage onto the open market for the first time in many years. The property is a stunning Grade II listed detached Georgian house, with large private garden including a pond. The house has beautiful Georgian features including ornate staircase, windows, picture and dado rails, cornices and ceiling roses, as well as a fine cellar with stone walls, and an exposed brick and flint wall to the farmhouse kitchen. The property has 3 staircases and a roof room, and 3 bedrooms and bathroom to the second floor with 4 bedrooms from the main Georgian first floor landing. The ground floor is most spacious with a sitting room with bay window, a panelled dining room and an attractive Georgian style drawing room to add to the high ceiling conversion to a farmhouse kitchen/breakfast room with house well. There is a large double garage with added utility and cloakroom as well as upper study. The property has parking for 4 cars externally and the garden and views, including to Lewes Castle, are stunning, in an almost semi-rural position. The property has gas central heating.

The Old Vicarage is quietly situated in the South Malling conversation area, on lane which leads down towards the River Ouse past Malling Church and with walks along the riverbank and the old railway line. Lewes` main centre is approximately 15 minutes walk, with Tesco and Aldi superstores just a few hundred yards away and Waitrose in the town centre, and also into the Pells and old town sector with its pond and open air swimming pool and beyond to the historic core with period buildings, tourist attractions, individual shops, public houses, restaurants and cafes, and the superb newly built Depot Cinema. Lewes Railway Station (London Victoria approximately 65 mins & London Bridge 90 mins) is approximately 20 minutes walk from the property.

ACCOMMODATION WITH APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS COMPRISES:-

SECOND FLOOR

LANDING
Main Georgian staircase to first floor landing. 2 Wall lights. Radiator.

BEDROOM 1
17`9 x 17`4 (5.45m x 5.30m). Velux window with southerly aspect and far-reaching views to South Downs including Lewes Golf Course to the south-east and south to the town centre and Lewes Castle. Double aspect window to west with glimpses of the South Downs. Exposed wooden ceiling beams. Built-in wardrobe cupboard with hanging rail and shelf over. Eaves cupboard. Recessed spotlight.

BEDROOM 2
13`1 x 12`7 (3.99m x 3.87m). Sloping ceiling with 2 exposed ceiling beams. Velux window with southerly view to Lewes town centre and the Castle. Window to east. Triple cupboard with hanging rail and shelf. Radiator with thermostat.

INNER LANDING

BEDROOM 3
14`1 x 10`10 max (4.29m x 3.35m). Exposed ceiling beams to double sloping roof. Velux window to easterly aspect with magnificent South Down views and west facing window. Hatch to eaves. Double radiator.

SHOWER ROOM
7`6 into shower x 5`8 (2.32m x 1.77m). Shower cubicle with Triton Ivory electric shower, shower tray and tiled walls. Wash basin with tiled splashback. Low level w.c. Recessed spotlighting. Radiator. East facing small Velux window.

SECOND FLOOR (approached from second staircase)

BOX ROOM
18`10 x 8`1 (5.79m x 2.46m). Sloping ceilings and exposed beams with 2 east facing Velux windows. 2 Eaves cupboards. Further cupboard to cold water tank and storage. Stairs to first floor inner landing.

FIRST FLOOR

MAIN LANDING
Large Georgian window overlooking the garden to the east. Superb Georgian staircase with exposed wooden hand rail and painted balustrades, and with typical Georgian curvature. Georgian door architraves. Double radiator.

BEDROOM 4
14`11 x 19`2 (4.57m x 5.85m) into feature bay window with view to South Downs to the east and over the main garden, including the pond