The Cross, Nympsfield, GL10 3TU

St Stephens (named not for religious reasons as you might expect, but in celebration of the marriage of its long standing residents the Hogans who were united on St Stephen's Day) is a beautifully preserved, honest and unpretentious historic village house. Designed for the Leigh family by Benjamin Bucknall, the architect responsible for the famously unfinished Woodchester Mansion, and it's stunning Lodge House, the property bears many of the trademark high-Victorian Gothic-style architectural features.

Internally the spectacular corbeled and beamed ceilings are mimicked by curvaceous stone mullioned windows, many with deep windows sills, and the most spectacular stone staircase sweeps from the hallway to the first floor, with well-weathered steps preserving stories from the past, original balustrade and a bespoke replacement hand-rail. Externally the dressed limestone gutters and downpipes, stone mullion windows and original doors provide authentic kerb-appeal.

The entrance hall has a quarry tiled floor and provides access to all rooms, each with delightful original doors. The sitting room is a pleasant dual aspect room with very special, curvaceous ceiling details, a feature fireplace with a log-burning stove and bespoke fitted cabinetry. A useful office/boot-room, which was once the kitchen retains the original bread oven and has a door leading out to the rear courtyard. The dining room also boasts a dual aspect, with French doors onto the garden, and leads through to the kitchen, which is a stunning room sympathetically added in 2004 that seamlessly merges old with new. The kitchen has plenty of room for a breakfast table, a range of bespoke solid wooden units and worksurfaces, a Belfast sink and a recently upgraded electric Aga. The current owner commissioned the very special tiling which sits behind the Aga depicting scenes from nearby Woodchester Mansion, hand-painted by a local artist.

Upstairs all rooms and the landing have vaulted ceilings creating a special sense of space and light. The master bedroom has the most spectacular window with a window seat from which to enjoy the comings and goings at The Cross, exposed floorboards, a stone fireplace, custom-fitted cabinetry and an en-suite shower room. Bedroom two sits above the kitchen extension and is a wonderfully light room with bespoke shutters and a pleasant outlook, it adjoins a very useful, now secondary room which serves as an office/dressing room or snug. The third bedroom is a very charming room with exposed floorboards and a characterful fireplace. A modest family bathroom completes the property with a modern white suite and a bath with dual-head shower over.

Outside, the property is set in a 1/4 acre plot and has plentiful garden space with a very pleasant outlook across open pastureland. Steps ascend from the rear of the property to the garden which is laid predominantly to lawn with two ponds, mature beds and an attractive pergola. In addition to the gardens the property has ample parking enclosed by a five-bar gate and Cotswold stone wall, a timber garden shed, and a large, secure workshop with electrical supply, plus two outdoor brick-built stores (one currently used as a utility room).

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax: Band F
Services: Mains water & drainage, electricity, oil-fired central heating supplied by a newly installed combination boiler (2025).
Heating: Oil-fired central heating.
Internet: Standard/Superfast and Ultrafast Broadband available
Flood risk: Low
Conservation Area: Nympsfield