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West Monkton, Taunton, Somerset, TA2

PROPERTY TYPE

House

BEDROOMS

5

BATHROOMS

3

SIZE

3,358-4,820 sq ft

312-448 sq m

TENURE
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Freehold

Key features

  • Five Bedrooms (Principal Bedroom Suite)
  • Drawing Room
  • Dining Room
  • Kitchen/Breakfast Room
  • Sitting Room
  • Family Bathroom
  • Established Gardens and Extensive Lawns
  • Garage Parking for Three Cars & First Floor Office Storage Space
  • Stables with Two Loose Boxes
  • In all approx: 0.93 acres

Description

A particularly charming regency villa, Listed Grade II, with beautifully timbered established gardens set close to the heart of this unspoilt village.

Believed to date back to 1802, this beautiful old property, attached at the rear, retains a great deal of charm and character. Certainly, worthy of its Listing the property is approached via an arched entrance with double panelled timber doors and inner wrought iron gates leading up to the entrance veranda. Partly glazed double doors lead into the entrance hall, which opens up to the drawing room with a ceiling cornice, period fireplace and arched alcoves to either side. There is also a bay window incorporating French doors out on to the terrace. The dining room also leads off the hall, is well proportioned, has a bay window with French doors, a period style fireplace and arched alcove cupboards and a ceiling cornice. A door leads into the kitchen, which is well fitted with original Smallbone panel fronted cabinets with a central island with granite surface, an induction hob and a two oven gas fired AGA. The kitchen is particularly well fitted with storage cupboards and leads into a utility room, old fashioned pantry and a boiler room. A rear lobby has a wall of fitted cupboards and has a further door to the rear everyday entrance courtyard. There is an inner hall with an offset study area, well fitted with bookcases, desks and ample shelves. The sitting room/snug has a period fireplace with shelves to either side and a Woodford Didsbury 5 wood burning stove. A door from the sitting room leads into the rear hall/cloakroom, built in cupboards and a door to the wet room having a shower, wc and wash basin.

The mezzanine landing has doors into a lovely guest bedroom with two sets of built in cupboards. Bedroom five also provides an optional dressing room for the principal bedroom has a wall of built in cupboards, a wash hand basin and a door into the ensuite bathroom, well fitted with cabinets, marble surfaces and two inset oval hand basins with mirrored surrounds. A panelled bath is also set with mirrored surrounds and marble surfaces. A short flight of steps leads from the dressing room up to a double aspect principal bedroom, which is particularly light and well proportioned and enjoys views over the gardens and hillsides beyond. A further bedroom has a range of fitted cupboards, glorious views and is found next to a further large guest bedroom with a range of built in cupboards and glorious views to the Blackdown Hills. The rear landing has built in cupboards, a family bathroom with shower, wc, pedestal basin and a panelled bath.

TAX BAND F



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About Jackson-Stops, Taunton

8 Hammet Street, Taunton, TA1 1RZ
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The Taunton office, occupying a prominent position on the corner of Hammet Street and Church Square, opened twenty three years ago and compliments the existing West Country Offices to form an unrivalled service throughout the region supported by the organisation's network of offices in London and throughout the country.

Taunton's location provides a strategic centre for coverage of North and East Devon, West and Mid Somerset, Exmoor and areas as far north as Bristol.

The South West, particularly areas around Taunton, with its excellent communications including an M5 motorway junction and mainline station to Paddington, are becoming increasingly popular for those wishing to make regular visits to London.

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