Deep in the heart of Hastings' Old Town is this Grade II-listed four-bedroom townhouse. Unfolding over 1,830 sq ft, the house has four characterful reception rooms and four bedrooms, all finished with a range of natural materials some left rough, others smoothed with age. Making the most of its south-easterly aspect, the brick-cobbled rear garden abounds with climbing roses, winter jasmine and a camelia. The High Street runs adjacent to Hill Street, with the beach just five minutes away and the train station around 17 minutes on foot, with links to London in an hour and 22 minutes. Setting the scene Until 1800, Hastings was confined to the Bourne Valley, between the large unspoilt open areas of the East and West Hills. Originally, this town, what is now known as the Old Town, had just two main streets, High Street and All Saints' Street, divided by the Bourne Stream. Today, the Old Town is the historic heart of Hastings, with listed buildings that include a medieval church, post-medieval vernacular buildings, and polite 18th and 19th-century houses and terraces. For more information, please see the History section. Grand Tour Hung terracotta tiles clad the house's two contrasting facades: a low-lying frontage is tucked beneath a hipped roof, while the sloping topography of the site allows for a towering rear aspect faced with a jettied bay window and topped with twin gables. As is typical for houses in this steeply terraced area, the home is split into many levels, with the lower-ground floor partially embedded into the cliff. It is here that the practical kitchen and dining room sit, opening out onto the courtyard garden. Quarry tiles run throughout and a broad brick-faced open fireplace takes centre stage. Georgian sensibility informs the upper-ground floor, with large sash windows to the front and a cantered bay window to the rear. A comfortable and bright living room is centred within this space, while a snug booklined library is tucked around the corner. A palette of natural materials is found in this room, where rough brickwork meets smooth timber floorboards and wainscoting that wraps around the sitting room. Further timber boarding lines a convenient cloakroom and toilet. Four bedrooms run across the top two floors, sharing a family bathroom on the second. The main bedroom has an en suite and a wardrobe cleverly concealed behind pine timber panelling. The second first-floor bedroom is complete with a timber mullioned window with ogee moulding that hints at an Elizabethan origin. The height of the top floor affords views of the town and coast that are at their best in the fourth bedroom, currently used as a calm study. From its bird's nest height, the room looks out across the palimpsest of the townscape to the sea beyond. Great Outdoors The cobbled garden to the rear is burgeoning with cottage garden perennials. Simply organised with two beds on either side, it is the perfect spot for a sheltered read in the summer sun. There is a small shed to store tools, and a gateway through to a right of way which runs down to the high street. Out and About Hastings is a thriving town, perennially popular with creative communities. Such are the idiosyncrasies of the area that, in 1990, the art critic Jonathan Meades suggested the town be renamed 'Bohemia'. The old town is home to some legendary antique traders and independent retailers, including Hastings Antiques Warehouse, AG Hendy & Co, Warp and Weft, Endlings, Roberts Rummage and Ode Interiors. Art galleries are likewise abundant. The most significant is perhaps Hastings Contemporary (formerly the Jerwood Gallery) designed by HAT Projects, though there are many others of note, including The Rebel Gallery, Lucy Bell Fine Art and The Memorial Gallery. All are a short walk from the house. An ever-growing number of restaurants and eateries locally are boosting Hastings' gastronomic reputation, including Rock-a-Nore Kitchen, The Crown, The Albion and local stalwart Maggie's Fish and Chips. On the High Street, Judges Bakery (founded in 1826) and Penbuckles delicatessen are perfect community food shops, while the family-run Rock-a-Nore Fisheries, a short walk away, sells the daily catch from the local boats. Hastings is known for its live music scene, and Sunday evenings are the best time to catch an act. The Stag on the East Hill holds lively folk nights, or for a more peaceful pint, The Jolly Fisherman has a fine selection of craft beers within its buttercup yellow walls. This is a town rich in culture and traditions live large; the raucously surreal Hastings Jack-in-the-Green celebrations are the largest of their kind in the country, and the town bonfire is equally evocative. Hastings Station, a 17-minute walk from the house, has frequent services to London (journey time to London Bridge one hour 20 minutes, Charing Cross one hour 30 minutes) Council Tax Band: F For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_hastings-d196327/for-sale_i70540621
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This elegant Georgian house was built circa 1800 and is thought to have been used by The Duke of Wellingtons men while they were billeted in the Town. More recently it remained in the same family for many years and now sits waiting for the next chapter of its life to bring it back to life again.Set out across four storeys with an impressive original staircase linking the rooms. The lower ground floor is set out as a self-contained flat but could be re-incorporated into the house. The layout is flexible but there's the potential for five or six bedrooms, two reception rooms with new bathrooms being added according to need. There's space enough to create utility rooms, garden room, home working space and so on.The front garden is large and sunny with a due-south aspect. This leads to an iron staircase with a typical Georgian canopy to the front door. The lower ground floor has its own entrance. There is a back garden too, also enclosed with brick walls which add a romantic charm to this currently overgrown space.Throughout the house there are exposed wooden floorboards, original fireplaces and fine Georgian sash windows.The Croft is set back from the busy part of Hastings Old Town and is incredibly peaceful with a rural feel to it. This is a private road so there's no passing traffic. The house is an easy walk to the seafront, the famed shops and pubs of The Old Town and close to the expanses of The Country Park with its superb cliff top walks. Hastings Station isn't too far away and that connects to London Victoria, London Charing Cross, London Bridge and Waterloo East as well as St Pancras International via Ashford International.Shops in Hastings Old Town are largely independent as are the cafes, pubs and restaurants which are getting national acknowledgements. There are major supermarkets within easy reach including Marks and Spencer, Tesco, Sainsburys, Lidl, Morrisons, Co-Op, Aldi. There's an independent cinema in nearby St Leonards along with several art and galleries.The town of Hastings has become a hub for creative thinkers. Ccombined with the almost constant round of social, cultural and historic events which take place throughout the year in Hastings, make this a lively and very active town to be based in. Tenure: Freehold, For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_hastings-d196327/for-sale_i71817640
Situated in a tucked away yet convenient location this attractive attached period barn conversion occupies wonderful gardens that are partially wall enclosed with extensive parking and double garage. Inside, viewing is essential to appreciate the wonderful vaulted kitchen/living room complete with wood burning stove and the large open plan living/dining room. In addition there is a study that could be used as a ground floor bedroom with four first floor bedrooms, a bathroom and en-suite. The property has timber double glazed windows and gas fired central heating with many exposed ceiling and wall timbers and wood flooring throughout. Sat within beautifully landscaped gardens. Viewing highly recommended. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_hastings-d196327/for-sale_i71190149
The artist Quentin Blake owned the house from 1972 2022. It is in the historic hub of Hastings Old Town on a street which is of huge historical and aesthetic interest, just a few metres from the sea and the beach, this house is probably the finest and most well-preserved property on the street.The house has five bedrooms, two bathrooms, downstairs loo, flexible spaces for working from home and a good-sized, well stocked garden.But that's just the basic facts. What this extraordinary home has, and which can't be measured in terms of value is the history and provenance of a building which has stood for nearly 600 years and has seen a litany of personal stories, historical upheavals and unfathomable changes in taste and domestic evolution. The original house would have stood in significant grounds and have been regarded as a grand property. The grounds would probably have extended right up to the West Hill and were a market garden.The house was constructed before domestic staircases, glazed windows or fireplaces all of which were added over the following centuries. The entrance "hall" would have been open to what was then a thatched roof, the kippered roof beams still on show on the top floor attest to this. The room which is now a lovely dining area would have been the place where the animals of the house were kept, with only a small dais or step to separate them from the living areas of the family. And the ground floor rooms would have been open to the first-floor level.Irresistibly, this house was once called Merry Christmas Beer House and in the early to mid-19th century offered accommodation for travellers.There are several internal walls in the house which are decorated with centuries-old pargetting (pargeting is an Elizabethan period decorative or waterproofing plastering). All the pargeting in this house has been beautifully preserved, never painted over and still carries the character and artistic intentions of the people who created it probably during the 16th century during a big "makeover" at 59 All Saints Street when the staircases, the chimneys and the window glazing were put in place.This is a property which is not only historically rich but will offer its new owners a home of comfort, charm and yet be reassuringly contemporary in terms of warmth, lack of drafts with plenty of headroom, light, and great water pressure for a fantastic shower! It's also a home which will connect you to the UK's domestic history and each discovery of how light falls in a particularly pleasing way or a step is worn and slopes because a million feet have trodden on it before you, the house will bring pleasure which just can't be found in a modern home.The current owners have professional backgrounds in the creative industries and a deep understanding of how to successfully restore historic properties as well as a deep understanding of how to make a home look wonderful.The work that's been undertaken by the current owners mean that the house will probably continue to stand for several more hundred years and is certainly totally sound for the foreseeable future in the hands of owners who appreciate that an historic home needs to be lived in and loved. The recent work includes a total overhaul of all issues which were previously making the house damp. "There's little point in covering up what lies beneath" explains the current owner. "You need to work out why and what is causing damp and deal with it professionally using the right materials which will allow the fabric of the house to breathe".This work has been done to the highest possible standards, with the accompanying listed building permissions where necessary. New plumbing, an overhaul and complete updating of the electrics, repair of all of the chimneys, repair of the roof, repair of all of the windows, installation of a Banham lock and alarm system. The garden has been beautifully landscaped to offer two sunny terraces with glorious English planting and discrete lighting. "Rose of Jericho" paints used throughout using natural distemper which allows the walls to "breathe". By choosing this paint, the owners have not only elevated the whole look of the house from being all stark black and white and looking a bit like an old- fashioned idea of a Victorian pub, but they have also protected the infrastructure of the building and given a finish and quality which is in keeping with the age of the building. Woodwork which was previously painted has been restored in this way while leaving any unpainted wood exposed to show off its natural beauty.A tour of the houseEntrance through what is thought to be the original 15th century front door into a living/dining room. Step up to the sitting area with inglenook fireplace which now contains a contemporary wood burning stove. Inner hallway with utility room with plumbing for washing machine and loo. Access to the garden.Study area or snug with working fireplace and windows to the front of the house.The kitchen/breakfast room are charmingly low-tech with free standing units, an electric "Everhot" range similar in style and function to an Aga without much of the bother of an Aga. Door to the garden. The garden has been completely renovated with rebuilt steps, rebuilt terrace area and newly commissioned ironwork in traditional style. Discrete contemporary style lighting throughout the garden. The planting here is mature and generous yet easy to maintain. There is a very useful side entrance with new lockable gate to the garden from the street.First floorBedroom One has windows to the front with views down All Saints Street. Bathroom on this floor is fitted with a magnificent Lefroy Brookes shower (the Bentley of showers). View across the garden from the bathroom.Airing cupboard with newly installed hot water tank.The space which was formally used by Sir Quentin Blake as his painting studio is now a wonderful dressing area and large bedroom with exposed brickwork from the chimney giving additional character to the room.Second floorA wonderful bathroom has been created on this floor which is built into the roof gable which gives it a sense of space and light. Freestanding shower, traditional style white hand basin and loo.The remaining rooms on this floor could be used to offer additional bedrooms or as one wonderful bedroom suite with dressing area and sitting room.All fireplaces throughout the house are in working condition.Heating is by modern newly installed storage heaters. The heat from storage heaters is much kinder to properties of this age: central heating can dry out the fabric of such old buildings too much. These are storage heaters of a new era which can be remotely controlled via an app.Hastings and St Leonards have always been important and historic seaside towns in East Sussex. Recent years have seen a lot of musicians, fashion professionals, artists, writers and creative thinkers moving to the towns. The wide range of good independent shops, cafes and restaurants testify to the increasing popularity of these lovely coastal towns. Travel links to London are good with trains to London Charing Cross, London Bridge and Waterloo East taking just over 90 minutes. There are also trains to Ashford International which then takes you through to St Pancras International on a fast line or the more picturesque but slightly longer route along the coast to Victoria which takes around 2 hours. Good links to Gatwick Airport and to Europe via the Channel Tunnel from St Pancras International. There's a good range of schools in the area: private, state and grammar.The beach and the sea are at the end of All Saints Street a few minutes-walk from the house. You can hear the sea from the open windows and garden of the house.Standard & Super fast Broadband coverage. No ultra fast broadband coverage as of yet.Good mobile coverage on all major networksGrade II Listed Building (entry no 1293833) Tenure: Freehold, For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_hastings-d196327/for-sale_i7084956
Minnis Rock is a refined and elegant three storey home of some size and stature. It was built around 1835 and sits overlooking Hastings Old Town. It stands at the entrance to High Wickham a picturesque road of Georgian and early Victorian houses and is just a minute's walk from the wonderful Hastings Country Park with its magnificent sea views and walks over the cliffs to the Firehills, Fairlight and on to Rye by the coastal path.The house is also a short walk from the seafront and the many independent shops, pubs and restaurants of Hastings Old Town as well as the Hastings Contemporary Art Gallery.In recent years Hastings has been recognised not only for its fine architecture and unique homes but for the creative hub that it has become, attracting film makers, writers, artists, fashion designers and other interesting people to live and work here. High Wickham is a no-through road with a real community feel and many interesting residents.This immaculate home spans three storeys and has flexible accommodation.The main front door opens onto the ground floor with a pretty hallway.From here there is a charming light-filled Morning Room or Study, fitted with floor to ceiling bookshelves. A working fireplace is tucked into the corner. The hallway turns to a downstairs loo and on into the spacious kitchen with views across towards the West Hill. The kitchen was newly fitted in 2022 with Bosch and Neff ovens, dishwasher, microwave, an integrated fridge and a 'hot tap'.A hidden door takes you from the kitchen to the Dining Area at one end of the very large Sitting Room. This has a large original marble fireplace and is a very bright room with windows to three sides and views across Hastings and into the garden. Enormous sash windows can be raised to give access to the covered veranda which is set behind a portico with Ionic columns, a pediment and a moulded architrave.The garden is laid out in a parterre style with lavender and low growing roses. It's filled with many beautiful mature trees and shrubs and has several lovely areas to sit.At the back of the main garden is a private parking area accessed from the street via electric & remotely operated handsome wooden gates.A door from the Sitting Room returns you to the entrance hallway.Moving upstairs, via a winding staircase, there is a family bathroom and a separate loo. There are also three good sized double bedrooms, all with charm, character and original features. The master bedroom has an en-suite shower room and WC. There are lots of built in cupboards as well as a walk-in linen cupboard with skylight.The lower ground floor has two further large double bedrooms as well as another good-sized reception room (currently being used as an artist's workshop). The present owners are using the lower floor as part of the main house, however it could easily be turned into a self-contained apartment for multi-generational living, or let out for additional income. This floor already has its own bathroom with separate shower and a small kitchen with plumbing for washing machine, an oven and original butler's sink.The lower ground floor also has its own front door to the street and a small garden area which is separate from the remainder of the garden. There is a sunny private sitting area with room for a table and chairs.The house has been well maintained and much improved in recent years including a brand-new replacement slate roof which was installed in 2022. The house itself is of brick, slate and stucco construction.Nearest railway station is Hastings which is on the mainline from London Charing Cross, Waterloo East and London Bridge to Hastings and also connects to the line to Ashford and then on via the fast line to St Pancras International. There are also trains from here to London Victoria and to Brighton.Shops in Hastings Old Town are largely independent as are the cafes, pubs and restaurants which are getting national acknowledgements. There are major supermarkets within easy reach including an M&S food hall, Tesco, Sainsburys, Lidl, Morrisons, Co-Op, Aldi. There's an independent cinema in St Leonards along with several art and photographic galleries.The towns of Hastings and St Leonards have become hubs for creative thinkers and there's a wealth of interesting events. These, combined with the almost constant round of social, cultural and historic events which take place throughout the year in Hastings, make this a lively and very active town to be based in.Material Information* Property construction: Traditional Brick* Utilities: Gas, Electricity, Water Supply, Broadband* Gas Supply: Independently supplied - British Gas* Electricity supply: Independently supplied British Gas* Water supply: Mains connected* Sewerage: Mains connected* Broadband: Standard Download speed 12mps; Upload Speed: 1mps (Ultrafast is available) * Mobile signal/coverage: Likely Coverage of all major networks indoor & outdoor * Restrictions: eg. Grade II listed, listing number 1043467* Flood risk: Medium (standard) risk of surface, low to no risk of any other type of flooding * Planning permission: For the property itself and its immediate locality: Tenure: Freehold, For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_hastings-d196327/for-sale_i71352521
ROOMS Entrance vestibule, Octagonal reception hall, Inner hallway, Sitting room, Dining room, Study, Kitchen, Utility room, Boot room, 2 Cloakrooms, 4 Double bedrooms, 2 Bath/shower rooms (1 en suite), Turret room/library. Gas central heating. Mostly secondary glazing. EPC rating E Detached four car garage. Off road parking for several vehicles. Mature front and rear gardens. 0.3 acre plot LOCATION The property is located in a prime residential area adjacent to Alexandra Park, one of the finest public parks in the South East. Occupying 109 acres of land it was redesigned in 1877 by Robert Marnock, one of the outstanding English horticulturalists and garden designers of the 19th century and features a boating lake, playgrounds, cafe and other facilities. Within about one mile is Hastings town centre with promenade, the White Rock Theatre, museums, cinema, Jerwood Gallery, Heritage Centre, Castle and Priory Meadow Shopping Centre. There is an extensive choice of schools in both the state and private sector including Claremont School, Battle Abbey School, Eastbourne College, Vinehall at Robertsbridge and Marlborough House, Hawkhurst. Direct mainline rail services run from Hastings to London Bridge, Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Victoria and Ashford International, from where there are high speed connections to London St. Pancras. DESCRIPTION Designed by the renowned architect Henry Ward (1852 - 1927), who was responsible for many large public buildings in and around Hastings, including the Town Hall and Plummer Roddis (Debenhams) department store, this substantial and extremely appealing detached Edwardian villa was built in 1906 for a local entrepreneur and retains many of its original features. The versatile accommodation is arranged over three levels, around its octagonal tower (as shown on the floor plan). The elevations are of red brick and half timber gables with projecting bay windows. GROUND FLOOR A panelled door with a stained glass insert opens into an entrance vestibule with a leaded light glazed inner door to an octagonal reception hall with a geometric pattern tiled floor, dado height panelling and archways leading off to the principal receptions rooms and an inner hallway. The well proportioned double aspect sitting room with exposed original pine floorboards, dentil cornicing and a fireplace with an ornate surround is favoured by two large bay windows set beyond wide archways, one of which has a glazed door to the rear garden. The triple aspect dining room has a large bay window to the front looking towards the park, egg and dart cornicing, a picture rail, exposed floorboards and a fireplace with an Adam style surround.The kitchen, which overlooks the rear garden, is fitted with a range of cabinets comprising wall and base units with fitted worktops, an inset sink unit with mixer tap, 4 burner gas stainless steel hob with filter hood above and built in stainless steel oven below, space and plumbing for a dishwasher, integrated fridge and cupboard. Adjoining is a functional rear lobby/boot room with a quarry tiled floor, built in storage cupboard and a glazed door opening to the rear garden. Two doors lead from the boot room, one to a large walk-in pantry the other to a spacious utility room with a tiled floor and a range of base cupboards beneath an L-shaped work surface with below counter space for a washing machine, tumble dryer and fridge. The study, which overlooks the courtyard garden, has exposed floorboards and can be accessed via the inner hallway where there are two cloakrooms. FIRST FLOOR On the first floor, the double aspect principal bedroom which has a raised ceiling and a bay window looking out to Alexandra Park, has a range of fitted wardrobes to one wall, picture rail and an en suite bath/shower room with modern fitments comprising a freestanding bath, wash hand basin, close coupled WC and shower enclosure. There are three further double bedrooms on this floor, one of which has a bay window overlooking the rear garden, together with a family bath/shower room, a separate cloakroom and an airing cupboard with gas boiler. SECOND FLOOR On the second floor there is a turret room, currently used as a library with exposed floorboards and views out across Alexandra Park. OUTSIDE The front garden is laid to lawn with mature trees and shrubs and a driveway to one side providing off road parking for multiple vehicles. This in turn provides access to a substantial detached garage with wooden double doors, light, power and windows down both sides. There is a small loft space and log store to the rear. Across the rear of the property is a level lawn with terracing adjoining the house and a backdrop of mature trees and shrubs. To one side of the house there is a further terrace with a side access pedestrian gate. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_hastings-d196327/for-sale_i68511766
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