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Our Summary
- 5 acres of landscaped gardens and grounds • No upward chain • Beautifully restored period home blending original character with modern living • Six/seven bedrooms of which five are generous double bedrooms with three having en suites • Five bedrooms with original feature fireplaces • Elegant principal bathroom in contemporary Victorian style with double sinks • Grand reception hall with original tiled flooring and dual staircases • Four impressive reception rooms ideal for entertaining and family living • Morning room with built-in bureau and doors opening onto the gardens • Sitting room with original shutters, flooring, dual-fuel woodburner and French doors to terrace • Drawing room with feature fireplace, dual-fuel woodburner and French doors to terrace • Dining room/former vicar’s study with original shutters, skirting boards and bespoke built-in cabinetry • Bespoke country kitchen with range cooker, integral appliances, corner larder and stable door to courtyard • USB-integrated plug sockets throughout selected rooms • Original Victorian details retained including floors, shutters, doors and Bakelite light switches • Guest cloakroom and extensive hallway storage • Replacement chimney stacks sympathetically rebuilt to original Victorian design • Water softener installed • Extensive outbuilding with water, electricity and WiFi offering conversion potential (STPP) • Charming summer house overlooking the gardens and vicarage • Large gravel driveway providing parking for numerous vehicles • Peaceful rural setting close to the Little Ouse river • Excellent access to Cambridge and London via nearby Littleport station • Convenient for leading Cambridge and Ely independent schools including The Perse School, Stephen Perse Foundation, King’s Ely and The Leys School The original porch retains its historic tiled flooring and opens into a magnificent reception hall with original tiled floors, excellent storage and a grand central staircase, together with a secondary staircase once serving the original servants’ quarters, reflecting the home’s rich Victorian history
- An extensive outbuilding, already connected with water, electricity and WiFi, offers excellent potential for conversion into a separate two-bedroom dwelling, subject to the necessary planning permissions, presenting exciting possibilities for multigenerational living, guest accommodation or ancillary income
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Description
The Old Vicarage is a detached Victorian former vicarage built in 1869, set on approximately 1.5 acres of landscaped gardens and grounds. The property has six/seven bedrooms, with five double bedrooms and one single bedroom used as a home office/study. The bedrooms feature original feature fireplaces in four of them, while five are also en-suite.
The principal bathroom is designed in a contemporary Victorian style with double sinks. The property has a grand reception hall with original tiled flooring and dual staircases, as well as four impressive reception rooms, including a sitting room, drawing room, and morning room with built-in bureau. The ground floor also features a country kitchen with a range cooker, integral appliances, and a stable door leading to the courtyard garden.
Original Victorian details have been retained, including floors, shutters, doors, and Bakelite light switches.