The Summer House is a handsome period home, situated in a prime position on the seafront, with panoramic Solent views and a south-facing garden.
Believed to have been built in the 1860s, this substantial semi-detached period home was significantly remodelled in 1998 with a rear extension in around 2006.
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It retains an array of period features while providing characterful, light accommodation which makes the most of both the sea views to the front and the attractive rear garden.
The stunning first-floor drawing room.
The extensive refurbishment involved installation of new electric, plumbing and heating systems.
There is living accommodation and bedrooms on each floor with the more formal reception rooms located on the first floor, while the largely open-plan kitchen living room is on the ground floor opening to the gardens.
As well as parking for three cars, the house has unrivalled views across The Solent and direct access onto the seafront.
The ground floor includes two double bedrooms with wide bay windows and sea views and both rooms have en-suites — one is a bathroom, while the other is a shower room.
The open-plan kitchen/living room opens to the south-facing garden and the kitchen area comprises an extensive range of cherrywood-fronted cabinets, granite worksurfaces and integral appliances, including a combination oven, two oven gas-fired Aga and a dishwasher, plus space for a fridge/freezer.
There’s a superb living space with a vaulted ceiling and two sets of French doors opening to the terrace too.
The open-plan kitchen/living room opens out into the garden.
The ground floor also includes a utility room and bathroom.
On the first floor, the drawing room is a elegant space with spectacular views over The Solent to the Hampshire Coast, and double doors to a Juliet balcony. There’s a period fireplace with a timber surround and built-in cupboards and book shelving to either side too.
There is a separate dining room with sea views and a matching fireplace to the one in the drawing room.
The first floor also includes three bedrooms, a bathroom and a study with a built-in desk and series of cupboards with book shelving, incorporating a concealed sink unit with drinks cabinet and fridge.
Outside, to the front of the property is a block-paved parking area for three cars.
To the rear of the house are a series of south-facing flagstone-paved terraces. Steps lead up to a principally lawned garden with a variety of well-stocked borders and mature trees and there is a timber garden store and boiler room.
LOCATION: Cowes
BEDROOMS: Five
PRICE: £1,800,000
AGENT: Spence Willard
TEL: 01983 200880
WEB: spencewillard.co.uk
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