West Chiltington

DESCRIPTION An exceptional 3/4 bedroom 'Wells' cottage having been skillfully extended and occupying just under half an acre, set within the highly regarded location of West Chiltington. Internally, the property retains much of its original charm and character with accommodation extending to 2809sqft comprising: triple aspect sitting room with feature fireplace, dining room, study/ground floor bedroom, utility room, ground floor cloakroom, superb kitchen/breakfast room, main bedroom with en-suite bathroom, bedroom two with feature beamed vaulted ceiling and a family bathroom. Outside, there is extensive driveway parking leading to a detached garage with beautiful south aspect landscaped gardens offering a high degree of privacy. No forward chain. 

ENTRANCE Solid oak panelled front door to: 

ENTRANCE HALL Exposed solid wood flooring, leaded light double glazed windows, covered radiator, part glazed door leading to: 

INNER HALLWAY Two covered radiators, built-in storage cupboard housing electric meters, door accessing original front door accessing gardens. 

GROUND FLOOR CLOAKROOM WC, inset wash hand basin with toiletries cupboards under and extractor fan, shower unit with shower attachment. 

TRIPLE ASPECT SITTING ROOM 24' 7 maximum" x 18' 6 maximum" (7.49m x 5.64m) Feature brick open fireplace with carved mantel over, leaded light double glazed windows, two radiators. 

DUAL ASPECT DINING ROOM 16' 0" x 10' 1" (4.88m x 3.07m) Leaded light double glazed windows, exposed solid wood flooring, leaded light French doors leading to terrace and gardens. 

UTILITY ROOM 13' 2" x 9' 0" (4.01m x 2.74m) Tiled flooring, inset one and a half bowl enamel sink with swan neck mixer tap, solid wood block working surfaces, built-in storage cupboards with space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, corner storage cupboard, radiator, further built-in storage cupboards and wine rack. 

STUDY/GROUND FLOOR BEDROOM FOUR 16' 0" x 7' 5 maximum" (4.88m x 2.26m) Solid oak wood flooring, leaded light double glazed windows, radiator, built-in sliding storage cupboards. 

SUPERB OPEN PLAN TRIPLE ASPECT KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 26' 1 into bay" x 16' 6 maximum" (7.95m x 5.03m) Range of bespoke fitted and free-standing units comprising: double Butler enamel sink with brass swan neck mixer tap, solid wood working surface with groove drainer, seven ring gas 'Belling' Range cooker with hot plate and extractor over, free-standing pine crockery display unit, wall-mounted cupboards with built-in plate racks, antique pine dresser, solid oak wood flooring, integrated dishwasher, wine rack, fridge, leaded light double glazed French doors leading to paved terrace and gardens, large antique pine table with seating for 10 people incorporating a Church Pew seat. 

STAIRS TO:  

FIRST FLOOR LANDING Access to loft space, radiator, built-in shelved linen cupboards and walk-in storage cupboard housing hot water cylinder and built-in shelving. 

SEPARATE WC Low level flush. 

ANTE ROOM Radiator, leaded light double glazed windows, solid oak wood flooring, door leading to: 

MAIN BEDROOM SUITE 16' 5" x 13' 7" (5m x 4.14m) Built-in walk-through recessed wardrobe cupboards and storage cupboard, solid oak wood flooring, dual aspect leaded light double glazed windows, two radiators, door to: 

EN-SUITE BATHROOM Victorian claw leg bath with brass Victorian telephone grip shower attachment, pedestal wash hand basin, w.c., heated brass towel rail with radiator, covered radiator, leaded light double glazed window, extractor fan. 

BEDROOM TWO 20' 5" x 15' 4" (6.22m x 4.67m) Feature vaulted ceiling with a wealth of exposed beams, solid oak wood flooring, dual aspect room, two radiators. 

BEDROOM THREE 19' 3" x 15' 8" (5.87m x 4.78m) Exposed brick fireplace with oak mantel over, range of built-in wardrobe cupboards, double glazed leaded light dual aspect windows, inset enamel wall-mounted sink, built-in chest of drawers, recessed area with further shelved storage. 

FAMILY BATHROOM Inset bath with brass Victorian telephone grip shower attachment and taps, heated brass towel rail, inset wash hand basin, solid oak wood flooring, bank radiator, leaded light windows. 

OUTSIDE  

DRIVEWAY AND PARKING Access via double wooden gates with extensive gravelled driveway area leading to: 

DETACHED TIMBER GARAGE 14' 9" x 9' 10" (4.5m x 3m) Up and over door, power and light. 

FRONT GARDEN Mainly laid to lawn, screened by mature trees and shrubs with Magnolia tree and paved pathway, outside water tap. 

SOUTH WEST ASPECT GARDENS Mainly laid to lawn, screened by mature trees and shrubs, steps up to a raised sun terrace, timber garden storage shed measuring 18'1 x 9'10, raised paved patio area, leading to boiler room with wall-mounted 'Worcester' boiler. 

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HISTORY OF THE 'WELLS' COTTAGES Wells, Reginald Fairfax 1877 - 1951

Reginald Fairfax Wells [commonly known as Reginald F. Wells; Reginald Wells; and as R.F. Wells] was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1877. He subsequently moved to England and studied sculpture at the National Art Training School in South Kensington [later Royal College of Art] in London in the 1890s. where he was taught by Édouard Lantéri. He later also attended Camberwell School of Art in London, where he trained as a ceramist.

In the 1890s he worked as an illustrator and contributed work to The Sketch and The Quartier Latin. Wells was employed as a ceramic artist at the Chelsea Manufactory in London and worked as a designer at Messrs Coldrum & Sons Pottery. In 1910 he set up a pottery in Chelsea, producing what he called 'Coldrum ware'.

After the interruption of World War One in which he set up a business, the Wells Aviation Company, which produced aircraft parts, he moved to the King's Road, London where he set up a new pottery. The pottery from this period is marked 'SOON'. Between 1925-1951 he worked in Storrington Sussex.

In the 1920s and 1930s he turned to architecture, and designed and built some 200 'Wells cottages' in Kent and Sussex. These were essentially copies of seventeenth century dwellings employing bricks of irregular sizes covered in whitewashed slurry to make the walls appear aged. The cottages had thatched roofs, small rooms and tiny windows, just as the original buildings would have had. These homes had no electricity, they were served with cesspits and the water came from wells in the gardens.

Wells exhibited extensively between 1899 and 1933 including at the International Society of Sculptors, Painters & Gravers, Grosvenor Gallery, and Royal Academy in London; the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts; Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh; and at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. He was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) in 1905, and an associate member of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers in 1908. He died in Worthing, Sussex on 29 June 1951.

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