Green Lane, Pangbourne, Berkshire

Originally built in 1926, Scythe House is a handsome brick-built property, in the same ownership for the past 40 years, in which time it’s been considerably enhanced and extended so that it now offers over 5,000 sq ft of living space. The lead pane windows and external doors have been more recently replaced with doubled glazed examples and among the many original features are the narrow strip oak floorboards.

Downstairs, the main entrance is via a large, brick columned storm porch, through a smart vestibule and then into a wide entrance hallway with double doors and a fireplace. The impressive drawing rooms measures over 350 sq ft with high wooden beams and a striking, feature fireplace with a log burner. Double doors enter into a very smart garden room, with wooden panelling. The spacious dining room has a bay window and corner fireplace. Off the dining room is a further reception room currently utilised as a very comfortable study with French doors to the garden. The kitchen is bright with modern, painted units with wooden worktops and a recessed Lacanche range cooker, complete with a sleek extractor and glass splashback, in addition to a separate gas hob and oven. There is plenty of space for a dining table and chairs and finally a butler’s pantry with the original shelved cabinetry for crockery and a sink. Along a back corridor are a two very useful store rooms, a secondary, everyday entrance to the house, a toilet and a laundry / utility room.

The original wide staircase with a tall landing window goes up to the 1st floor which contains five, good-sized, double bedrooms, of which four have en-suite bathrooms. The fifth is served by a family bathroom, directly opposite. The principal bedroom has a wide bay window with commanding views over the gardens and bedroom four has access to a pretty balcony. The upstairs landing eventually leads to an extended part of the house where there is a changing room with shower and toilet for the indoor swimming pool, which is accessed via a flexible room overlooking the pool which could have various uses but importantly allows adults to sit comfortably and monitor young children whilst swimming and playing. A small number of steps lead down from this room past a hot-tub to the indoor pool area which has recently been upgraded. Sliding doors from the pool lead out to the garden and an inviting south-westerly facing paved terrace.

The beautifully designed and landscaped gardens wrap around the house totalling 1.25 acres which is laid mostly to lawn with majority, south facing paved terraced areas for outdoor seating and dining. There is a feeling of complete privacy owing to large specimen trees in addition to thick boarders and well-planted beds. To the west of the house is a tennis court, in very good condition, with dwarf brick walls and what we believe to be a fairly original, elm clad summer house overlooking the court. A tarmac, sweeping driveway is accessed via electric gates and sweeps up to the house from Green Lane where there is parking for a number of vehicles. There is an internal double garage with electric roller shutters and also a more
recently constructed, detached timber framed double garage with tiled roof and a log store.

The residence is located off a sought-after residential road under half a mile from desirable Pangbourne High Street, with its excellent range of amenities, including a Doctors Surgery, dentist, pubs, Co-Op as well as an independent bakery and cheese shop. Pangbourne station has London bound services taking around 45 mins to Paddington and connects to the new high-speed Elizabeth Line via Reading.

There is an excellent range of nearby state funded schooling in addition to a wealth of local independents including Pangbourne College,
St. Andrews, Bradfield College, The Oratory, Cranford and Mouslford. The nearest junction on the M4 is within a 10 minute drive providing easy access to London, Reading and Newbury.