SITUATION This substantial period home is situated within an extremely well-regarded and hugely convenient area on the southeastern outskirts of Tavistock, within close proximity of local amenities and facilities, including a pub, shop/post office and sought-after local primary school, all within around half a mile. There is also direct access to Whitchurch Down within about 500 yards, leading on to the full expanse of Dartmoor National Park, making the house an ideal prospect for those who enjoy an outdoors-oriented lifestyle.
Tavistock is a thriving market town in West Devon, rich in history and tradition dating back to the 10th century, and forming part of a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today, the town offers a superb range of shopping, recreational and educational facilities, including the sought-after private school, Mount Kelly, whilst the largely 19th-century town centre, which is only 3/4 of a mile away, is focused around the Pannier Market and Bedford Square, in which regular farmers' markets are held. Plymouth is 15 miles to the south, and Exeter lies 40 miles to the northeast, providing rail and motorway connections to London and the rest of the UK, and an international airport.
DESCRIPTION This magnificent, detached late-Victorian villa dates from the 1890s and is of classical design and proportions, characterised by bright and spacious rooms with high ceilings and tall windows, arranged in a traditional, bay-fronted, four-square layout, extending to some 4,609 sq.ft in all. The property has been a much-loved home to our client for the past eight and a half years, during which time it has undergone a significant programme of high-specification refurbishment and improvement, both internally and externally, whilst preserving the building's original character, resulting in a hugely impressive town residence of exceptional contemporary comfort and quality, rich in period detail and prestige. Externally, the house is surrounded by large, beautifully maintained gardens which face southwest and offer colour, privacy and shelter, with the plot extending to approximately 0.9 acres in all, also containing a double garage with a high-quality annexe over. This is a standout home in one of Tavistock's most desirable locations, which should appeal strongly to those with an interest in, and a keen appreciation of, character or period homes, and those seeking a statement home in good grounds, within easy reach of the town.
ACCOMMODATION Throughout the house, alongside the modern fixtures and fittings such as new cast iron radiators, there is an extensive array of original period features, including coved ceilings and decorative mouldings, picture rails, panelled doors with detailed architraves and copper and brass finger plates, original fireplaces in each of the reception rooms, two with marble surrounds, wall panelling, high skirtings, original cupboards, oak flooring, and the ornate central staircase with decorative newel posts. The house is principally accessed via a substantial, custom-made Accoya wood entrance door into an elegant reception hall.
From here, the ground floor can be summarised as follows: an attractive dining room featuring a seated, curved bay window; a bay-fronted sitting room with a door to the gardens; a bay-fronted drawing/music room, overlooking the front garden; the beautifully appointed kitchen/breakfast room; a matching utility room with an under-stair larder cupboard, and; a cloakroom with original, Victorian high-flush WC and wash basin. The kitchen is equipped with a comprehensive range of glass-fronted cabinets and low-level cupboards with Caesarstone quartz worktops, incorporating a Belfast sink with drainer grooves, plus a matching dresser unit, a full-height corner pantry cupboard, carousel corner units and a pull-out spice rack. Integrated appliances include a Siemens oven, multifunction induction hob and dishwasher, a Caple extractor hood, and an American-style LG fridge-freezer.
On the half-landing are a family bathroom with both an oval bath and fully-tiled open shower enclosure, and a WC with original Victorian sanitaryware. The galleried full landing then serves four classically generous double bedrooms, including one currently utilised as a study/library, and the bay-fronted master suite with an elegant en-suite shower room and walk-in dressing room. Finally, on the second floor is a playroom/reading area with access to eaves storage, plus a versatile fifth bedroom which could serve as an office or other ancillary purpose.
THE ANNEXE Adjacent to the house, the self-contained annexe is bright and modern, and comprises: an entrance hall; a flexible gym/office or potential second bedroom; an open-plan living room with two sets of bi-fold doors to the garden, and a selection of kitchen units with a Lavanto composite sink; a double bedroom, and; a separate bathroom with a shower over the bath.
OUTSIDE A sweeping tarmac driveway leads to a very large parking area and the double garage with power and lighting, and there is ramped access to the rear garden for machinery. The superbly maintained and well-established gardens are planted with a wide variety of specimen trees and flowering shrubs providing year-round colour and interest, including oak, monkey puzzle, purple-leaved plum, variegated holly, cherry and weeping willow-leaved pear trees, plus Japanese acers, and extensive roses and rhododendrons. The 0.9-acre plot comprises a sunken front badminton lawn, a rear courtyard with an outdoor boot room and garden room, a sizeable rear lawn and a particularly attractive, brick-built seating area and pond beneath a clematis-covered pergola, repurposed from an original Victorian greenhouse.
SERVICES All mains services. Gas-fired central heating (separate boilers for the house and annexe), underfloor heating in the kitchen and both bathrooms. Ultrafast broadband is available. Full mobile coverage (source: Ofcom online service checker). Please note that the agents have neither inspected nor tested these services.
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