About this property
This impressive and unique six bedroom early Victorian detached property benefits from excellent proportions throughout with beautiful period features.
The house is set back from the road with a substantial gated gravel drive, which provides ample parking for several cars. The property has a raised ground floor entrance and opens into a deep hallway with attractive marble tiled flooring and a wonderful galleried stairwell creating a great sense of light and space. To the front is a superb bay fronted reception room with full height windows flooding the room with natural light. To the rear is a formal double reception space featuring intricate ceiling plasterwork, a marble fireplace and a pretty oriel window seat with views over the garden and tangentially across the river Thames. There is also a guest cloakroom off the hallway.
Lower Ground Floor
The lower ground floor comprises a generous kitchen/dining/family room which is a superb multi-purpose living space. The shaker style kitchen offers an extensive range of fitted cupboards and units with integrated appliances, stone worktops, a central island/breakfast bar and separate utility room. Three sets of French windows lead out to a private paved terrace overlooking a landscaped garden. There is also useful side access to the rear. The lower ground floor also benefits from excellent storage space and a cellar.
First Floor
Upstairs, on the first floor to the front is the large principal bedroom with an en suite shower room, fitted cupboards and doors out to a balcony. To the rear, a small entrance hallway opens to two additional bedrooms which share a shower room. These rooms presently comprise the master bedroom suite, benefitting from an extensive range of fitted cupboards and views over St Paul’s fields and the river beyond.
Second Floor
There are a further three double bedrooms and a bathroom on the top floor. There is an additional shower room on the half landing, as well as a loft offering excellent storage space and potential to extend, subject to planning.
Local information
- The property is located on Lonsdale Road, close to Hammersmith Bridge and the River Thames with its attractive towpath walks. Barnes Village with its eclectic range of boutiques, restaurants and pretty duck pond is nearby.
- Hammersmith Broadway close to Hammersmith Bridge and a short walk away, provides excellent transport links. There are also good bus services to Putney and Richmond, both of which offer underground and mainline connections. Barnes Bridge station and Barnes station offer a frequent service into Waterloo. Heathrow and Gatwick airports are also easily accessible.
- The schools in the area include St Paul’s School, The Harrodian, The Swedish School, Ibstock Place School, St Paul’s Girls’ School, Godolphin & Latymer, and Latymer Upper School. For younger pupils St Paul’s Juniors, St Osmunds’ (RC), Lowther Primary School and Barnes Primary School.
