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53 Newbury Street Wantage | Oxfordshire | OX12 8DJ 53 NEWBURY STREET Beautifully positioned on one of the most desirable residential streets in the historic market town of Wantage is this elegant Victorian villa, which has been stylishly yet very sensitively renovated and refurbished by the current owners. 53 Newbury Street, is a beautifully renovated semi-detached 7 bedroomed Victorian Town House, which has been extensively refurbished by the present owners. Retaining many of the original features associated with the period. Such as fireplaces throughout, high ceilings, sash windows, plate racks to walls, high skirtings, and Traditional period radiators. The property has been tastefully renovated retaining many of the original features, whilst adding a modern contemporary new Kitchen, with Belfast sinks and quartz worksurfaces. The property is serviced by gas central heating and has a newly upgraded electrical consumer boxes. The two main bathrooms are also modern but in period style with free standing baths and showers, presented with panelling to walls, as well as floor and wall tiling. The main part of the principle house consists of six double bedrooms, with three presented with built in handmade wardrobes. There is an attached separate modern one-bedroom ground floor Annexe extension to the rear. Originally occupied in the late 18th Century by the town’s Surgeon general Dr James Staley, this property has noted history within Wantage as being the home of the Newbury Street Doctor’s surgery for several years, before being returned to a residential home in the 1980s. and more recently to three separate apartments. Before the current renovations took place. 53 Newbury Street Pages.indd 1 28/08/2020 09:27 Accomodation The present owners have returned the property to its original proportions, retaining many original features such as Victorian tiling, fireplaces and plate rack rails, whilst creating a modern family home within a short stroll of the town centre. The property is accessed directly from Newbury Street, via a front drive with off road parking for up to four vehicles. The ornate cast porch with lead glazed entrance, features original tiles and leads to a large entrance hall, with continued Victorian tiling to the hall and stairs. From here a delightfully appointed generously proportioned sitting room is accessed with high ceilings and plate rails, plus the original feature bay window to the front, which affords a feeling of light to this space. An open fireplace with surround and slate hearth, with adjacent fitted cupboards create a focal point and the room is complimented by period Victorian polished radiators. The formal dining room is also accessed from the central inner hall, and features a cast fireplace with slate hearth, high ceilings, plate rail and period radiator. The room also has french doors leading out to an attractive side patio, and garden and beyond into the main formal garden and entertaining space. To the rear of the inner hall is a large utility room featuring limestone flooring, vaulted ceiling and cupboards with a butler sink housed within quartz topping and space for large American style fridge freezer and other appliances. This room leads directly into the Kitchen which is presented with blue modern shaker- style cupboards, fireplace with mantle shelf housing a range cooker. Extensive cupboard storage, with butler sink framed by large sash window to the side of the property, there is also a large central island with feature lighting which provides space for casual dining. The kitchen is complemented by extensive quartz topping which affords ample preparation space. The limestone flooring continues throughout to a boot room area, with underfloor heating and access to a side door to the driveway and rear garden. A period style cloakroom with high ceiling is accessed off the boot room area, with large shoe storage area. 53 Newbury Street Pages.indd 2 28/08/2020 09:27 53 Newbury Street Pages.indd 3 28/08/2020 09:27 Seller Insight My husband and I have always loved period properties and this is a particularly fine example of a Victorian family home,” says the owner. “However, when we bought it four years ago it was definitely in need a quite a bit of TLC. For many years it housed the town’s doctor’s surgery, but shortly before we came here a developer had begun to turn it into flats. The ceilings had been dropped, plasterboard had been used to cover a lot of the lovely original features and the layout had been messed about with terribly. The brief we set ourselves was to return it to its former glory, reinstate all of its wonderful character and charm, but at the same time transform it into a comfortable family home that would be very conducive to modern living, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the results of all of our hard work.” “Over time we’ve restored, enhanced and where necessary reinstated all of the lovely period features, we’ve decorated throughout in a way that’s very sympathetic to the style of the house, but added modern twists here and there, and we’ve also made more sense of the layout. For instance, the kitchen we inherited was the size of a large cupboard so we rejigged rooms to create a lovely big family kitchen with a range cooker, an island for informal meals and we had a beautiful mix of navy blue and cream cabinetry installed along with elegant pale quartz work surfaces. The house as a whole is now just lovely; it’s been brought up to modern standards, but in a way that maintains every bit of its Victorian charm.” “The house has been beautifully refurbished, and we also had to do an awful lot of work to the garden, which is now just lovely. It took around three weeks to clear and once that was done we found we had much more space than we’d originally thought. We made the decision not to have any grass; instead the space has been designed with entertaining and ease of maintenance in mind. It’s hard landscaped with well-established borders that create lots of colour and interest, and right at the very end we’ve added a garden room, which is attached to the side of the garage. It’s a fantastic entertaining space with a dining table that can seat up to twelve people, and we have a dishwasher and fridge freezer down there as well as the BBQ so there’s no need to go back and forwards to the kitchen.” “Each room is just beautiful, but the hallway is definitely a standout feature of the house. It has the gorgeous Minton tiles, which are accentuated by the pale colour that we’ve used on the walls. The moment you step in through the front door you get a sense of the grandeur that the Victorians loved.” “For us the location has been absolutely superb. If we head out in one direction we can access all of the fabulous shops and amenities of the town, and in the other we have parks and stunning open countryside. The house is also very well placed in terms of accessing an array of good schools, and for a commuter it’s ideal – if I catch the train at Didcot Parkway, door to door I can be in London in under an hour.” “As well as this lovely big family home, we also have a large one-bed annex. We’ve always rented it out, but it could be ideal for multi-generational living.” “There’s just so much that we’ll miss when we move,” says the owner. “The proportions of the house as a whole, all of the beautiful features and the overall character of the house, and the sheer convenience of the location. We’re moving because the house is simply too big for us; it needs a family to fill it with fun and laughter, and it’s now ready for its new custodians to enjoy.”* * These comments are the personal views of the current owner and are included as an insight into life at the property. They have not been independently verified, should not be relied on without verification and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agent. 53 Newbury Street Pages.indd 4 28/08/2020 09:27 53 Newbury Street Pages.indd 5 28/08/2020 09:27 53 Newbury Street Pages.indd 6 28/08/2020 09:27 53 Newbury Street Pages.indd 7 28/08/2020 09:27 The central staircase with hardwood French polished handrail, leads up to a large landing area. From this the spacious principal double bedroom is accessed, featuring two large sash windows to the front of the property, framed by an original cast iron fireplace with slate hearth, complimented by bespoke built-in wardrobes with lighting. This room affords an attractive street view, with ample light, and Victorian radiators. The second well-proportioned guest double bedroom features a large original marble fireplace with Victorian tiled hearth, large overhanging bay window to the side and Victorian radiator. The third double bedroom features a large sash window, period Victorian radiator and two bespoke large built in wardrobes, framing a small cast iron fireplace with slate hearth. (could be used for as a large dressing room. The main bathroom, features a free standing roll-top bath, overhanging bay window, plus walk in large double shower enclosure, heated period towel rail and is presented with wall panelling and tiling to wall and floors, along with a built in cupboard for storage. 53 Newbury Street Pages.indd 8 28/08/2020 09:27 53 Newbury Street Pages.indd 9 28/08/2020 09:27 53 Newbury Street Pages.indd 10 28/08/2020 09:27 Rising to the second floor the fourth double bedroom is spacious and features built-in wardrobes and cupboards with shelving plus sash window with radiator with Victorian cover.

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