Aylesbury Road, Wendover, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22

An elegant Grade II listed family home which has been extensively renovated and sympathetically restored by the current owners

Description

An elegant Grade II listed family home which has been extensively renovated and sympathetically restored by the current owners, whilst retaining charm and character with much of the original house cleverly incorporated into bespoke features. Providing modern fixtures and fittings along with contemporary flourishes throughout, the property is the perfect combination of traditional character and modern family living.

The accommodation is well appointed, comprising of a welcoming entrance hallway with turning staircase to the first floor, two panelled reception rooms with refurbished open fireplaces and original shutters in part. The impressive former schoolhouse kitchen/dining room, laundry room and boot room cabinetry are beautifully fitted by Plain English. The inner hallway gives access to a secondary staircase and cloakroom leading to a cosy family room with log burning stove.

The principal bedroom suite is located at the halfway point of the staircase with cloakroom, bedroom with copper bath, dressing room and en suite shower room. There are three further bedrooms served by a large family bathroom and one en suite shower room. Attic space with a dormer window is accessed via a latched door and fixed staircase.

Outside, a shingle driveway with ample parking and turning point is accessed under the carriageway entrance with covered parking. A detached barn with historic manger and hay racks is currently used for storage but lends itself well to many different uses. The property sits on a generous plot leading down to Heron Stream (one of only 210 chalk streams in the world) which trickles through the centre of Wendover and ultimately feeds into the Grand Union Canal. A host of wildlife inhabits this waterway including Kingfishers, Mandarin ducks and many native marginal flora.

The gardens have been thoughtfully landscaped and include deep herbaceous borders, rose beds and fruit trees and the planting becomes progressively naturalistic as it leads to the stream.


Grade II listed Chiltern House is steeped in history. Thought to date originally from the late 16th/early 17th century, the property was re-fronted in 1725 with an impressive early Georgian brick facade very much in the style of London’s Spitalfields. 1825 is the first mention of Chiltern House Academy for Young Gentlemen, the current kitchen was the schoolroom with a dormitory above which is now the principal bedroom suite. In 1863, the Gentlemen's Academy moved to different premises in Wendover and an Establishment for Young Ladies was set up at Chiltern House.

In the 1920s, Chiltern House was inhabited by liberal writer Ladbroke Black, and his wife, a left-wing political journalist and suffragette called Margaret Ambrose and their family, their son Thomas Black was awarded the British Empire Medal for gallantry in 1941 after saving patients from a burning hospital during the war. The initials TB are etched on two of the windows in the house.

Location

Chiltern House is situated in the centre of Wendover; a picturesque and thriving small market town at the foot of the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The house is a short distance from the restaurants and shops of the High Street and just 0.3 miles from Wendover train station. Chiltern Railways provides a London commuter service into Marylebone in under an hour.

The area is a destination for walkers, with the Ridgeway Trail, Wendover Woods, Coombe Hill and Wendover Arm and Weston Turville Reservoir nature reserves all within easy reach.

South Bucks is renowned for its excellent educational facilities including Aylesbury Grammar and High School as well as co-ed Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School and several private schools operate bus services from Wendover, including Berkhamsted School.

Square Footage: 4,121 sq ft


Acreage: 0.41 Acres