87 Guildhall StreetBury St Edmunds, Suffolk

An elegant and sophisticated renovated period townhouse offering extensive lift serviced accommodation, private parking and walled garden.

Accommodation Summary•Reception Hall, Drawing Room, Sitting/

Dining Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Garden Room, Cellar, Cloakroom.

•7 Bedrooms, 5 Bath/Shower Rooms. •Landscaped Walled Rear Gardens. •2/3 Car Parking Spaces. •Adjoining Residential Building Plot

Available By Separate Negotiation.

Location•Bury St Edmunds Town Centre – 200 metres

•Newmarket – 12 miles

•Stowmarket – 12 miles

•Cambridge – 26 miles

• Ipswich – 28 miles

The Property87 Guildhall Street is an impressive and elegant three storey townhouse occupying an imposing position in Guildhall Street in the heart of Bury St Edmunds. The property presents mellow red brick with painted elevations under a series of pitched roofs and was originally understood to be a merchant’s house and more recently used as offices by a firm of international accountants.

The property has been the subject of a comprehensive refurbishment programme by a well regarded firm of local builders who have undertaken a sympathetic renovation of the house. This included re-wiring, re-plumbing, re-roofing and the provision of high quality bespoke kitchen and luxury bath/shower rooms. Of particular note is the garden room extension with a stunning leaded roof. The renovation and refurbishment is unusual

as it includes a lift servicing ground, first and second floors, one of only a handful of private houses in Bury St Edmunds to benefit from this facility. A panelled entrance door leads into a wide reception hall with hard wood floor with original 19th century staircase and door to cloakroom with wc and wall hung wash basin. There is a well proportioned drawing room with original fireplace, deep coving and oversized skirting. The rear hall features a door to the garden, a return

door to the kitchen and two wall mounted gas fired boilers and a door to the sitting room with marble fireplace and sash window overlooking the garden. Steps up to an inner hall lead to the lift and a door and steps down to the cellar containing pressurised hot water tanks and controls. There is a beautifully fitted kitchen/breakfast room with a range of hand built painted wall and base units and extensive work surfaces complimented by a central island with marble top, a range of integrated appliances including a Bosch American fridge freezer, gas fired Aga, Neff dishwasher, Neff electric oven and two ring hob. Bi-fold oak doors lead to a beautiful garden room with vaulted ceiling, French doors and further door leading to the garden. The easy rising 19th century staircase with mahogany hand rail leads to the first floor landing and to bedroom one which features a painted fireplace and moulded panelling with folding doors leading to an adjoining bathroom which features a double ended bath, basin in painted vanity unit, walk-in shower, low level wc and return door to the landing. There are two further bedrooms on this floor one of which features an en-suite bathroom with walk-in shower, circular wash hand basin on cast iron supports and low level wc. A further staircase leads to the second floor landing where there are four further bedrooms served by a family bathroom featuring bath with tiled surround and shower over, circular basin on vanity unit and low level wc. The sixth bedroom could be used as a staff flat and features an electric cooker point and an adjoining bathroom with central slipper bath, low level wc and pedestal hand wash basin.

Overall 87 Guildhall Street offers a fantastic opportunity to acquire a centrally located renovated townhouse offering extensive and flexible accommodation unusually serviced by a lift. This together with the charming walled gardens and private parking make it an extremely rare opportunity and early inspection is highly recommended.

OutsideThe property presents an imposing frontage onto Guildhall Street and is within close proximity to the town centre being one of the nearest residential properties to the Butter Market. Vehicular access is achieved to the rear of the property from St Andrews Street North, where there are 2/3 parking spaces and steps leading down to a landscaped walled rear garden. The garden is L shaped and its maximum measures 60’x 34’ and is enclosed by high brick and flint walls with raised beds behind sleepers. There is a central artificial ‘grass’ parterre with the remaining garden hard landscaped for ease of maintenance.

Agents Note: The vendors own an adjoining building plot at the rear of the property which has planning consent for a standalone single residential dwelling or could be developed into two smaller dwellings as part of an adjoining proposed scheme. The purchaser of 87 Guildhall

Street will be offered first refusal to acquire this plot if required. Further details are available from the sole agents.

Location87 Guildhall Street is located extremely close to the Butter Market in the heart of Bury St Edmunds and within easy walking distance of all the central town facilities. The town offers an excellent range of amenities with schooling in the private and public sectors, extensive shopping facilities and a good range of leisure facilities including health clubs, swimming pools and golf clubs. The University City of Cambridge is approximately 28 miles away and offers unrivalled schooling opportunities and excellent shopping and amenity facilities. There is good access to the A14, A11 (M11) and the railway station at Bury St Edmunds offers a link to mainline services to London’s Liverpool Street and King’s Cross.

Property InformationServices Mains water, gas, electricity and drainage.

Local Authority St Edmundsbury Borough Council

Council Tax Band F

Tenure Freehold

Viewing Only by appointment with the sole agents Jackson-Stops & Staff. Tel. 01284 700535

Fast Find No 61122

Date June 2015

Important Notice Jackson-Stops & Staff, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulations or other consents and Jackson-Stops & Staff have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.

Sitting / Dining Room13'9 (4.19)

x 12'5 (3.78)

Garden Room19'5 (5.92) max

x 14'9 (4.50)

Kitchen /Breakfast Room23'3 (7.09) amx

x 13'9 (4.19)

Drawing Room19'1 (5.82) max

x 17'1 (5.21)

Cellar13'3 (4.04)x 9'6 (2.90)

Bedroom 118'5 (5.61)

x 16'11 (5.16)

Bedroom 214'4 (4.37)x 13' (3.96)

Bedroom 313'11 (4.24)

x 13'10 (4.22)Bedroom 4

17'2 (5.23) maxx 11'1 (3.38)

Bedroom 513'11 (4.24) max

x 12'6 (3.81)

Reception Hall22'8 (6.81)x 14' (4.27)

Bedroom 614'7 (4.45)

x 13'1 (3.99) max

Bedroom 714'6 (4.42) maxx 13'11 (4.24)

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Approx. Gross Internal Area: 4,678 sq ft 434.5 sq metres

First FloorGround Floor

Measured in accordance with RICS guidelines. Every attempt is made to ensure accuracy, however all measurements are approximate. This floor plan is for illustrative purposes only and is not to scale.

Cellar Second Floor

jackson-stops.co.ukBury St Edmunds 01284 700535 burystedmunds@jackson-stops.co.uk11 Guildhall Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 1PR