88 Constitution Hill Norwich

88 Constitution Hill,Norwichwww.fineandcountry.com

• A very Attractive Victorian Semi-Detached Family Residencesituated in a Conservation Area to the north of this fineCathedral City• Four Bedrooms; Family Bathroom; Ground Floor Cloakroom• Two Receptions; Garden Room• Kitchen Breakfast Room• Character can be found Throughout with Fireplaces and SashWindows• Enclosed Rear Garden with Bread Oven and Pergola• Off Street Parking• The Accommodation extends to 1,699sq.ft

Stylish Elegance“This Victorian townhouse,with its high ceilings, large sashwindows and pretty cast-ironfireplaces has elegance andstyle. From the charming sittingroom, sun-filled garden roomand spacious dining room, tothe underground family den,this warm and welcominghome is sure to beguile.French doors from the familykitchen allows sunshine tostream in as you sit down todine, and in the sheltered reargarden, alfresco lunches areserved straight from theVictorian bread oven, where apergola provides shade underan abundant grapevine.”minutes’ walk from the thriving centre ofNorwich, and yet in a conservation areawith mature trees and a wonderful selectionof parks right on the doorstep. It is a veryattractive residence, with iron gateswelcoming you into a gravel drive, andarched doorways beckoning you to take alook inside. Dating back to the 1840’s it wasbuilt by an established builder of the time,and over one of the doors a small bust ofthe renowned craftsman can still be seen.With a pretty walled garden to the rear,four bedrooms and a wealth of periodfeatures this family home is definitely one toview.A Moment In TimeIt is believed that the property, along withthe house next door, was originally built forthe Hares, an important family who owned afurniture making factory in Norwich, and thehouse is a testament to their vision. Therooms are beautifully proportioned, withhigh ceilings and large sash windows, someof which have the original box shutters stillin place. “When we bought the house wewere given an old photograph of a familygathering, possibly a wedding, which wastaken in the back garden. It still hangs in thehallway and I love to think that they are stillkeeping an eye on us.” Unusually, althoughthe house was built in 1840, it was extendedin 1880 and so the ‘newer part’ is still verymuch of the period. The current ownershave lived here just over four years, andprevious to them the property had beenlovingly restored. “As soon as we walkedthrough the door we fell in love with it. Wewere both in total agreement that this wasthe one. It had been beautifully restored andwe loved the charm and elegance of therooms and features.”This charming early Victorian townhouse isperfectly located, being only a fifteen“As soon as we walked through thedoor we fell in love with it. We wereboth in agreement that this was theone. It had been beautifully restoredand we loved the charm and eleganceof the rooms.”

A Warm WelcomeThe decorative front door, which has theoriginal stained glass panel still in place,opens into a central hallway, and to the leftis a lovely reception room that is currentlybeing used as an office, but has in the pastserved as a family dining room. To thecentre you have a wonderful open fireplacewith fitted bookcases either side, and in herethe sash windows have their original shutterboxes still intact. To the other side of thehall is the garden room, a light and airyroom with a sloping glazed roof and aVictorian stable brick floor that allows youaccess to the rear garden. Further along thehall you move through to an inner hall, andoff here you find the other main receptionrooms. The sitting room is a gorgeous room,flooded with natural light from French doorsthat open onto the rear terrace, and to thecentre is an impressive fireplace with aninset wood burner. “This is one of ourfavourite rooms. It is so sunny and spaciousand is perfect all year round. In the summerwe throw open the doors so that thegrandchildren can be in and out of thegarden, and in the winter we love to gatheraround the fire after a family roast.”Going UndergroundSteps leading down from the hall take youinto an underground family room that wasonce the cellar. It is a large room, and wasoriginally converted for use as a cinemaroom. “The children have taken this over astheir den, and they have their computers,games and a TV down there so they canshut themselves away if they want to.” Tothe other side of the inner hall is the largefamily kitchen, which again has French doorsleading out to the terrace. This is a fabulousspace with a fully fitted kitchen to one endand a large dining area to the other. “This isthe real heart of this home as it is such asociable space. We love to entertain, andfamily and friends can be gathered togetherwhilst we prepare the food, or the childrencan be sat up at the table chatting or doingtheir homework. It works really well as afamily space.”Garden PartyThe walled garden to the rear of theproperty is a true delight. A shelteredterrace runs along the back of the house andhere a table and chairs invites you to stepout of the kitchen to enjoy your coffee inthe morning sun. The main part of thegarden is laid to lawn with mixed bordersalong either side providing year roundcolour and a wooden pergola covered in alarge vine shades a Victorian bread oven.“We often move the table under thepergola on summer evenings so that we canshare pizzas straight from the oven. It isgreat fun and we have pretty lighting so wecan listen to music and chat into the night.”At the far end of the garden a strategicallypositioned summerhouse catches the last ofevening sun, and as the owner confesses,“We like to retreat up here with a glass ofwine at the end of the day, and love theview looking back at the house. We will missit all so much as we have had so manyhappy times here.”The AccommodationYou take in the front elevation beforemoving through the front entrance doornoting the beautiful stained glass panellinginto the…Main Reception HallFrom here you note the stairs which rise upto the first floor whilst a door to your righttakes you into the…Garden RoomWith its sloping glazed roof overhead andfeature stable block flooring underfoot, thereare two external doors, one providingaccess to the front driveway and the otherto the rear garden.Dining RoomA superb feature of this room is thedelightful open fireplace with timbersurround with fitted book cases, animpressive sash window with its original sashshutter box captures views over the frontdrive. To one wall you note the servinghatch through to the kitchen breakfastroom.Moving through to the rear reception hallyou discover an understairs cupboard andseparate cloakroom adjacent to which is adoor which provides access down to thebasement which is currently used as a familyroom, but other uses have included acinema room, you note the two light wells adoor takes you through to a storage room.Returning to the rear reception hall youmove through to the…

“We often move the table under the pergola on summer evenings so that we can share pizzas straight from the oven. It is great fun and wehave pretty lighting so we can listen to music and chat into the night.”

“This is one of our favourite rooms. It is so sunny and spacious and is perfect all year round. In the summer we throw open the doors and in thewinter we love to gather around the fire after a family roast."

“This is the real heart of this home as it is such a sociable space. We love to entertain, and family and friends can be gathered together whilstwe prepare the food, or the children can be sat up at the table chatting or doing their homework."

Drawing RoomSituated to the rear of the home, this roomis based around the impressive fireplace witha smokeless fuel wood burner set within themarble surround. To the side of the fireplaceis a recessed cupboard with a small windowto side aspect above. To the rear elevationfloor to ceiling double doors offer accessand views over the pretty rear garden.Kitchen Breakfast RoomUpon entering you note the Marmoleumflooring underfoot and the exposed chimneybreast. The kitchen is dominated by theisland gas cooker with extractor over, withinthe work surfaces you discover a stainlesssteel single drainer sink unit with mixer tapover and a separate wash hand basin withwater filter and waste disposal unit. Cabinetscan be found to one aspect incorporating aplate rack which is situated above theserving hatch as mentioned earlier. There isspace available for a dishwasher and washingmachine. A superb feature of the room isthe sloping glazed roof affording plenty ofnatural light and doors lead out on to therear terrace. There is also sufficient space fora breakfast table.Bedroom ThreeAlso located to the front of the home withsash style window, cast iron fireplace withtimber surround and adjacent cupboard, younote the exposed floorboards underfootand the picture rail to the room’s perimeter.Bedroom TwoA good size double bedroom with viewsover the rear garden and as with bedroomthree you note the small built-in cupboardand picture rail.Main BathroomThree piece suite comprising corner bath,pedestal wash basin and wc with sash stylewindow to front aspect.Master BedroomA fantastic size bedroom, you areimmediately drawn to the large windowwhich provides superb views over the reargarden together with allowing plenty ofnatural light into the room. Within the roomyou note the cast iron fireplace and to eitherside you have built-in wardrobes. Furthercharacter can be found by the decorativecornicing and ceiling rose.The GardensThe drive is accessed via brick pillars anddouble gates opening onto a shingle areaoffering off road parking for up to two carstogether with pedestrian gate. Within thefront garden there is a brick bin storage area.The rear garden is mainly laid to lawn and isfully enclosed by part fencing and brickwalling. A superb feature of the garden isthe brick built Victorian bread oven andpergola. There is a terraced area leading offfrom the kitchen breakfast room and withinthe garden itself you discover deep bedswith a variety of plants and shrubs whilst tothe far corner of the garden you discover atimber shed. There is also a summer houseand gates provide side access via Tillet Road.Returning to the main reception hall youmove up the stairs to the first floor landing,a door to your left takes you through into…Bedroom FourA single bedroom located to the front ofthe home with sash style windows and younote the laminate flooring underfoot andpicture rail to the room’s perimeter.

Floor PlansEnergy GraphsAdditional InformationLOCAL AUTHORITY Norwich City CouncilAGENTS NOTES Gas Central Heating, Mains Water, Mains Drainage

LocationOn The Doorstep How Far Is It To?... DirectionsLocated close to Constitution Hill is a range of localamenities including convenience store, takeaways. Onyour door step you have Sewell Park which containsa childs play area, Sewell Barn Theatre. Sewell ParkCollege with sports hall, gym and tennis courts. Thecity of Norwich itself is approximately 1.5 miles to thesouth.Within such close proximity to Norwich City Centrethere is a large array of cultural and leisure facilitiesnearby, including Chapelfield shopping centre, bars,restaurants, theatres and cinemas. There are anumber of good schools in both the state and privatesectors as well as the University of East Anglia.Norwich has a main line station to London LiverpoolStreet with a fastest journey time of 1 hour 50 mins,also providing commuter trains to Cambridge. Thereis an international airport to the north side of the cityand access to most major trunk roads. From the A11Newmarket Road, Cambridge lies approximately 60miles to the south-west and Newmarket 47 miles.Proceed out of Norwich city via Magdalen Road andcontinue onto Constitution Hill. With Sewell Park onyour right hand side, you proceed up the hill and theproperty can be found on your right hand clearlymarked by a Fine & Country For Sale Board.For those with satellite navigation the post code isNR3 4BH.www.fineandcountry.com