18 Crescent Road | | PO12 2DH

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An excellent opportunity to acquire an impressive Grade II* listed Regency townhouse within the iconic Crescent, in one of Alverstoke’s foremost historical addresses which has far reaching views towards Stokes Bay, and Osborne House (former residence of Queen Victoria), on the . When you purchase a property of this historical interest you are buying more than just a family home in an enviable position, you are also preserving a little slice of history for the next generation. No.18 has over 3,520 sq ft of living accommodation arranged over five floors and comprises; hallway, feature dining room with curved internal wall, a kitchen and utility room on the reception level with the formal drawing room and balcony, shower room and sitting room on the first floor level with two bedrooms both with en-suite facilities on the second floor and three further bedrooms and bathroom on the top floor. The lower ground floor is currently used as music studio with a home office/study and a varietyof workshops/store rooms. A great deal of care and attention has been put into designing the front and rear gardens with the retaining rear walls dating back to 1829. To the rear, accessible from Anglesey Arms Road and under the adjacent coach house is a garage and car hardstanding area. From the drawing and bedrooms above there are outstanding views towards Stokes Bay and the Isle of Wight beyond, over the English Heritage Gardens, to the rear overlooking the 92’ rear garden are views over rooftops towards Portsdown Hill in the distance.

The property has a great deal of charm and character with stripped floor boards, sash style windows, high skirting boards, panelled doors and coving. Alverstoke itself has the feeling of a village within a city, with local shopping amenities, pubs, a Doctors surgery and church. For commuters this aesthetically pleasing Crescent is situated under eight miles from the A/M27, whilst the passenger ferry providing access to with the mainline rail links to London Waterloo in approximately 1hr and 45 minutes as well as Portsmouth Grammar School, Gunwharf Quays retail and restaurants and Victorian waterfront city of Southsea, early internal viewing is strongly recommended in order to appreciate both the accommodation and location on offer.

ENTRANCE: To the front is a brick retaining wall with coping stones and soldier railings over with matching gate leading to the front garden, measuring approximately 41’ in depth, central lawn with crescent style shingle pathway, slate chippings to either side with bushes, flagstone pathway leading to front of property, covered portico entrance with staircase leading down to lower ground floor, stone steps leading to covered porch, main front door with glazed panel and feature panel over external brass door bell, lion head knocker and furniture, leading to:

PORCH: High ceiling with coving, panelling to dado rail level, vinyl tile effect flooring, glazed panelled door leading to:

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HALLWAY: Low level built-in storage cupboard housing electric stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap and cupboard meter, high ceiling with coving, tiled vinyl effect space under, range of drawer units, fan pelmet heater, flooring, feature curve to one wall with curved open pan drawers, pan shelving, power points, high architraves, high skirting boards, dimmer switch, doors ceiling with coving. to primary rooms, balustrade staircase rising to all floors, steps down to rear mezzanine level with door UTILITY /CLOAKROOM: leading to basement / cellar with borrowed light 8’5” x 6’7” Cloaks hanging area, range of wall and floor window to one side, range of shelving, double glazed units with roll top work surface, single drainer sink door with cat flap leading to rear garden, built-in floor unit with mixer tap and cupboard space under, to ceiling storage cupboards, door to utility room. washing machine point, ceiling spotlights, power points, radiator, tiled flooring, low level w.c, window to DINING ROOM: side aspect, panelled door. 18’9” x 14’4” measurements to central of part of feature curved wall. Feature curved internal wall with FIRST FLOOR: matching high skirting boards and ceiling coving, Mezzanine to rear, balustrade staircase rising to architrave, picture rail, two double radiators, sash style primary landing, built-in double doored storage window to front aspect with original shutters and cupboard with range of shelving and storage cupboard wooden surround, central chimney breast with over, spotlights, sash style window to side aspect, door arched openings to either side, low level storage to: cupboards and shelving over, central marble surround fireplace with cast iron grate and living flame coal SHOWER ROOM: effect gas fire (not tested), wall lights, stripped and 8’3” x 6’7” Sash style window to rear aspect painted floorboards, former ‘dumb waiter’ opening to overlooking garden, low level w.c., pedestal wash hand wall with storage cupboard over, recessed archway basin, corner shower cubicle with curved panelled with central double doors leading to: doors and ‘Mira’ shower, panelling on two walls to dado rail level, radiator, ceiling spotlights, coving, KITCHEN: panelled door. 13’9” x 8’10” Twin glazed doors leading to rear garden with glazed panels over, comprehensive range of PRIMARY LANDING: white gloss wall and floor units with wood block work High ceiling with coving, balustrade staircase rising to surface over, corner circular sink unit with mixer tap upper level, doors to primary rooms. and cupboard space under, integrated appliances with matching doors including fridge, ‘Neff’ dishwasher and SNUG /SITTING ROOM: freezer, brush steel ‘T’ bar handles, recess with space 13’10” to front of chimney breast x 13’0” Central for free standing range style cooker with stainless chimney breast with surround fireplace and cast iron steel splash back, matching ‘Belling’ stainless steel grate, built-in shelving to either side, high ceiling with extractor hood, fan and light with fender over, wooden coving, sash style window to rear aspect overlooking flooring, narrow built-in storage cupboards, two wall garden with radiator under, panelled door, power units with glazed panelled doors, inset 1½ bowl points.

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DRAWING ROOM: BEDROOM 1: 21’6” x 15’8” American white oak flooring, high 15’8” x 13’5” maximum, sash style window with skirting boards, high ceiling with coving, central shutters to front aspect with far reaching views chimney breast with granite surround fireplace, cast towards Stoke Bay, the Isle of Wight and Osborne iron arched inlay with slate hearth and living flame House in the distance, built-in double doored coal effect gas fire, two radiators with shelving over, wardrobe with storage cupboard over, ceiling coving, twin full height sash style windows to front aspect power points, radiator with shelf over, panelled door with matching shutters overlooking first floor veranda to landing, door to: and towards the English Heritage gardens, picture rail, power points. EN-SUITE BATHROOM: 12’5” x 7’6” ‘Jack & Jill’ doorway leading to landing, SECOND FLOOR: corner shower cubicle with drench style hood and Mezzanine landing to rear with sash style window separate shower attachment with glazed panelled overlooking rooftops towards Portsdown Hill in the door, pedestal wash hand basin, tongue and grooved distance, staircase rising to second floor: panelling to half wall level, concealed cistern w.c, bidet, free standing double ended claw footed bath with PRIMARY LANDING: central telephone style chrome mixer tap and shower Staircase rising to top floor, doors to primary rooms, attachment, panelled door to bedroom, sash style storage cupboard with hanging rail. window to front aspect overlooking the English Heritage gardens with far reaching views towards BEDROOM 2: Osborne House, Stokes Bay and the Isle of Wight in 13’5” x 10’7” measurements to front of chimney the distance, panelled door. breast, built-in wardrobe to one side with hanging rail, sash style window to rear aspect with far reaching TOP FLOOR: views towards Portsdown Hill in the distance, the Mezzanine landing to rear with high level window and Spinnaker Tower and the No.1 Building with double range of shelving, staircase leading up to primary radiator under, vanity unit with rectangular wash hand landing, built-in double doored storage cupboard with basin and mixer tap and glazed shelf under, door to: further storage over.

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM: BEDROOM 3: Fully ceramic tiled shower cubicle with ‘Mira Sprint’ 15’0” x 11’8” Measurements taken from approximately shower, panelled doors, concealed cistern w.c, small 3’ off floor level with slight eave to front ceiling, window to rear aspect. dormer sash window to front aspect with far reaching views over Stokes Bay, towards the Isle of Wight and Osborne House in the distance and over the English Heritage gardens, stripped and painted floorboards, built-in wardrobe/storage cupboard, power points,

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panelled door. BEDROOM 4: WINE CELLAR /BOILER ROOM: 15’1” x 8’4” Measurements taken from approximately 10’3” x 4’0” Raised shelf with hot water cylinder, wall 3’ off floor level with slight eave to front ceiling mounted boiler supplying domestic hot water and restricting headroom, dormer window to front aspect central heating (not tested) with separate pump with far reaching views over Stokes Bay, towards the system, central stone shelves (former wine racks), Solent and the Isle of Wight and Osborne House in brick flooring. the distance and over the English Heritage gardens, stripped and varnished floorboards, access to loft STUDY: space, power points, panelled door. 7’0” x 6’10” Borrowed light window to main room, range of built-in work desks/storage shelving, power BATHROOM: points. White suite comprising; panelled bath with wooden panel, low level w.c, pedestal wash hand basin, tongue PLAY ROOM /FAMILY ROOM: and grooved panelling to dado rail level, window to 18’10” x 13’10” Sash style window to front aspect rear aspect with far reaching views towards the City with shutters, approximate ceiling height 7’6”, central of Portsmouth, the iconic Spinnaker Tower and chimney breast with high level mantle over and Portsdown Hill in the distance. shelving to one side with further dresser style unit and shelving to the other, power points, roll top BEDROOM 5: radiator (currently used as a music studio), door to 13’5” x 7’0” Built-in wardrobe with hanging rail, front aspect leading to forecourt. stripped and painted floorboards, window to rear aspect with far reaching views towards Portsdown STORE ROOM: Hill in the distance, power points, panelled door. 10’0” x 7’0” Feature arched opening to front with former larder with low level brick rendered raised LOWER GROUND FLOOR: work top, original ceiling hooks and small window Accessible from flagstone steps and staircase leading providing natural ventilation, flagstone flooring, down to: electric lighting.

‘L’ SHAPED HALLWAY: WORK SHOP: Flagstone flooring, ceiling height of approximately 8’, 10’0” x 9’5” approximate ceiling height 8’, twin doors original wall mounted bells, cloaks hanging area, dryer, to rear aspect leading to staircase rising to garden, radiator, doors to primary rooms and utility store recessed to fire surrounds with mantle over, butler room, door to rear aspect and staircase leading to style sink, work surface and vice, flagstone flooring. garden, built-in storage cupboard with stone shelf.

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OUTSIDE: Directly to the front and rear of the basement rooms are low level storage rooms underneath the patio to the front and to the rear. To the front is a feature garden measuring approximately 41’ to the front of the house with flagstone pathway, crescent style shingle pathway with central lawned area, slate chippings, shrubs and bushes, low retaining walls with coping stones over to either side with soldier railings and brick wall to the front.

Directly to the rear is a garden measuring approximately 92’ in depth x approximately 23’ in width widening to the far end, directly accessible from the kitchen and rear lobby is a raised terraced area with staircase leading down to lower basement, step leading to further terrace with brick retaining walls on all sides with mature shrubs, evergreens and bushes with central lawn and mature tree, curved flagstone pathway leading to rear garden with rockery style area, small kitchen style garden, wooden built garden shed with open storage to one side, trellis style fencing and small gateway leads to a hardstanding measuring approximately 16’0” x 10’4” to the rear of the garage, external lighting, laid to shingle with stepping stone pathway. On the walls to either side of the garden are sandstone plaques depicting the year the walls were built 1829.

GARAGE: 22’4” x 8’8” Remote control up and over door to front aspect from rear, via Anglesey Arms Road, with further up and over garage door to rear leading to the hardstanding area, electric lighting and power.

TO FIND THE PROPERTY: From Stokes Bay Waterfront proceed in an easterly direction past the Sailing Club on the right, bear left at the roundabout into Anglesey Road then right into the Crescent where No.18 can be found opposite the Crescent gardens on the left hand side.

Services: Mains gas, electricity and water. Borough Council: Band G Post Code: PO12 2DH

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Agents Notes: All measurements are approximate and quoted in imperial with metric equivalents and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure. Registered in England and Wales. Company Reg. No. 6792128. Registered Office: Parish Properties Ltd, 24 Park Road South, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1HB, copyright © 2015 Fine & Country Ltd. Printed 16.06.2016

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