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A World Above – St Thomas Street, Winchester

A world above

Conveniently situated in St Thomas Street, in the very heart of Winchester’s historical city centre, this split level apartment could not be better positioned for those who revel in the hustle and bustle of city life.

The apartment is well planned with good storage on the ground floor off the entrance hall and then stairs rising to the open plan living room on the first floor. This is a fine, spacious area with a period fireplace and an open walkway through to the modern fitted kitchen which has a charming window seat.

There are two double bedrooms and a bathroom on the floor above.

Unusually for a city centre apartment, this one comes complete with allocated parking.

Offered on an unfurnished basis, Goadsby in Winchester asks a monthly rent of £1,180 and welcomes enquiries on 01962 620444.…

City Cottage Smartly Presented – Edgar Road Winchester

City Cottage Smartly Presented

Located just a hop and a skip from the heart of Winchester, this delightful period cottage has been modernised to a good standard and becomes available in plenty of time for tenants to settle in before Christmas.

Edgar Road links St Cross with the city centre and from here it is a level walk to the fabulous array of amenities within the historical heart of Winchester with local pubs and the cinema a couple of minutes away and a winding walk down through the Cathedral streets to The Square where independent boutiques, art galleries and an eclectic mix of restaurants and bars wait to be discovered. The mainline station is also within easy reach.

The cottage sits in a terrace of similar properties with traditional architecture. The front door opens to an entrance hall and the principal living space has been created from two reception rooms with wooden flooring extending through both the dining and sitting areas. The kitchen has a smart range of modern units and has a breakfast area with glazed doors to a smartly landscaped garden.

Upstairs are two bedrooms and a bathroom with a bath and separate shower.

Smart railings enclose the small garden at the front of the cottage and at the rear the garden has a paved terrace with steps to a pathway to the rear access gate, a neatly laid lawn and is fully enclosed.

Offered on an unfurnished basis, Hamptons quotes a monthly rent of £1,395 and welcomes enquiries to the Winchester office on 01962 853046…

Prime village residence

Old Market House sits centrally in the village of Broughton near Stockbridge and has played an important role in the community since its origins in the 16th century. This is a magnificent and well presented detached house, Grade II listed and with attractive brick elevations, exposed framework and a tiled roof.

Improvements have been made in recent years retaining and enhancing the wonderful period features including a superb array of fireplaces, exposed beams, good ceiling heights and a four oven Aga in the kitchen.

Two principal reception rooms are both spacious rooms and the kitchen leads through to a breakfast area. There is also a study, cloakroom and utility with a door to the garden.

A superb basement, accessed via a brick stairway from an inner hallway, is divided to provide excellent storage and a separate lockable wine cellar.

The first floor landing is such a good size that it is currently arranged as a sitting room and from here doors open to four bedrooms and the superb family bathroom. The master bedroom has its own hallway with doors to the bedroom and shower room and there is also a walk-in closet.

The property fronts onto the main road in the village with the main garden lying to the rear with a brick paved area with planted borders and steps to a level lawn with an interesting range of shrubs, trees, bamboo and fruit trees. This is a very private outside space being well screened by mature hedging which also enclosed a vegetable garden, greenhouse, timber stores summer house and a further paved area which enjoys late summer sunshine.

Old Market House also benefits from a large barn style garage.

Jamie Armstrong of Evans & Partridge admires this property and says: “This is one of the most……

Hamptons International ‘Relay Around the Regions’ raising funds for Cancer Research UK

Hamptons International ‘Relay Around the Regions’ raising funds for Cancer Research UK

Hamptons International got its ‘Relay around the Regions’ fundraising campaign off to a fun start last week with the team from Winchester launching whole heartedly into the event, dressing up as farm animals and enjoying their fabulous mode of transport in a carriage drawn by local rare breed heavy horses. 

The ‘Relay Around the Regions’ is a company-wide event and is taking place across a two week period starting on Monday 10 October and concluding on Friday 21 October to coincide with Cancer Research UK’s October campaign Stand Up to Cancer.

Over 300 employees at Hamptons International are taking part and travel from one branch to the next passing on a ‘baton’ using varying modes of travel from walking and running, sea swimming and kayaking, to tandem cycling, horse and carriage and even riding on a tractor.   

The Winchester to Alton leg on Wednesday last week was via a carriage drawn by a pair of beautiful Suffolk Punches generously provided by the amazing ‘Horse-Drawn Occasions’, Badger Farm, Winchester www.horsedrawn-occasions.co.uk/. With chesnut coats gleaming in the autumn sunshine the team set off.

To raise money branches have held cake sales and are selling pin badges and wrist bands for £1 each and fundraising goblets can be found in all Hamptons International branches. If you wish to donate a Just Giving Page has also been set up www.justgiving.com/fundraising/HamptonsInternationalRelay2016 

The baton in Alton was received by Double Rio Paralympic Gold Medallist and World Record Holder in the T37 100m, Georgina Hermitage. 

Hamptons International has raised a total of £170,000 to date for charity partners Cancer Research UK and has set an ambitious target of £10,000 for the……

READY FOR VIEWING

The fascinating project of renovating a period building with a contemporary addition within central Winchester is drawing to a close. Ivanhoe Terrace on Hyde Abbey Road is having the final touches applied in preparation for potential purchasers to view.

Ivanhoe Terrace is set to appeal to professional couples, investors and downsizers seeking an attractive home that’s high on functionality, low on maintenance and big on practicality.

Very much at the heart of city life, this building was formerly the home of the local Women’s Institute. Hyde Abbey Road is well positioned for access into Winchester’s city centre; the leisure centre is just around the corner and the train station just a third of a mile away.

One of these two bedroom houses was sold off plan and another has recently been reserved which means that there is just one home remaining for sale. With a smart new kitchen, lovely bathrooms and an interesting layout, this is a highly appealing property. Each house here at Ivanhoe Terrace has two parking spaces and a pretty outside space near the front door.

Jane Kennerley at Savills News Homes is impressed with the layout of this home which has a superb open plan living room on the first floor, flooded with natural light from large windows and says: “This is a superb space where the natural light is a wonderful feature. This house is also very well positioned not only for a level walk to the city centre but also to acres of open parkland, riverside walks and a nature reserve and the train station is about ten minutes away.”

Robert Weston is a local developer whose business was established with one clear concept at its heart: to design high-calibre developments that the founders would love to live in, play……

Inspired design with period charm

Elegant design themes have been used to great effect at this fabulous period farmhouse which lies off the Alresford Road near Ovington, a short distance east of Winchester. The wonderful palette of classical tones gives a variation throughout the interior and these are complemented by the combination of wood flooring, flagstones in the dining hall and boot room, exposed oak timbers, and impressive fireplaces with wood burning stoves. These features create a comfortable backdrop throughout this spacious home.

However, this is very much a house for today’s lifestyles with underfloor heating, a stunning kitchen complete with a central island, granite work surfaces and an inviting window seat with views over the garden. The layout too has huge appeal with well proportioned rooms, many with dual aspects over the garden, and adaptable rooms to suit most family dynamics.

The ground floor has three principal reception rooms, the kitchen/breakfast room, office, utility and boot room whilst from the elegant hallway stairs lead down to a large basement which has been tanked and fitted with underfloor heating, making these rooms suitable for a host of ideas.

The split level landing has a large window flooding the wide stairwell with natural light and the gallery landing has stripped wood flooring and exposed timbers. Doors open to five bedrooms, one ideal as a guest suite with its own shower room, with another currently fitted as a dressing room and with a door to a shower room. There is also a family bathroom on this floor and a lovely further bedroom on the floor above with sloping ceilings.

The property is accessed via a gravel driveway which leads to a double car port and the front garden is enclosed by a brick and flint wall with a gate opening to a……