Bisley Street, Painswick, Stroud, GL6

A most impressive Grade II Listed townhouse in the heart of Painswick offering generous and elegantly proportioned accommodation. Thought to have been built for the Bryan family, local stonemasons responsible for many of the ornate tombs in St. Marys churchyard, the property has a highly ornate Ashlar frontage with impressive window and door pediments and bold quoin stones.

The ground floor accommodation offers a dining hall with panelled walls, exposed timber floors and a fireplace housing a wood burning stove, a kitchen/breakfast room with a range of painted units topped by timber and granite work surfaces with a Rangemaster stove and built-in bench seating. On the first floor is a living room with a gas real-flame fire in a stone surround and sash windows with charming seats, a bedroom, shower room and study area. On the second floor there is a bedroom, bathroom, utility room and walk-in linen store with a further bedroom with exposed timbers, a vaulted ceiling and deep eaves storage cupboards on the top floor. The vaulted stone cellar is fitted with bespoke wine storage units and a ground floor cloakroom/WC completes the accommodation.

Outside

To the rear is a charming courtyard garden with side access ideal for entertaining. Off road parking for two cars.

Situation

Painswick, the “Queen of the Cotswolds”, is a thriving community nestling in a delightful Cotswolds setting. Largely constructed from locally quarried stone, the town has many beautiful buildings dating back as far as the 14th Century. Painswick Churchyard is famous for its impressive array of table tombs and its 99 yew trees about which folklore holds that if a 100th should grow the devil will pull it out. There are several local shops, galleries, tearooms and restaurants in the village along with a pharmacy, doctor and dentist surgeries and two public houses whilst the surrounding towns provide a comprehensive range of social, recreational and retail amenities to suit all tastes and budgets.

Recreational opportunities include tennis, rugby, bowls and cricket clubs with many other groups meeting at the Painswick Centre. Nearby Cheltenham plays host to a series of festivals throughout the year embracing topics ranging from racing to literature and music to science.