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Charming period home
Easy access to Cambridge and beyond
Three large reception rooms
Garden room
Part walled garden
Double garage
Greyfriars is a charming period home overlooking St. Johns Church. Built in the early Twentieth Century, with a later cross wing, it is set back from the road and overlooks the church green to the front. Each main room enjoys generous proportions, with the three reception rooms complemented by a range of domestic rooms, including the kitchen, walk-in larder, boot/utility room and cloakroom, as well as a large garden room, which wraps around two sides of the house. The romantic garden is a particularly special feature of the house. It is walled on three sides and divided into garden rooms with hedges and topiary, with well-stocked beds and borders. There is a detached double garage and a picturesque potting shed with a thatched roof. This unique property offers the opportunity to create a wonderful family home.
Easy access to Cambridge and beyond
Three large reception rooms
Garden room
Part walled garden
Double garage
Greyfriars is a charming period home overlooking St. Johns Church. Built in the early Twentieth Century, with a later cross wing, it is set back from the road and overlooks the church green to the front. Each main room enjoys generous proportions, with the three reception rooms complemented by a range of domestic rooms, including the kitchen, walk-in larder, boot/utility room and cloakroom, as well as a large garden room, which wraps around two sides of the house. The romantic garden is a particularly special feature of the house. It is walled on three sides and divided into garden rooms with hedges and topiary, with well-stocked beds and borders. There is a detached double garage and a picturesque potting shed with a thatched roof. This unique property offers the opportunity to create a wonderful family home.
Hall | A double front door leads through a porch into a separate, small entrance hall, which then leads to the main house. |
Dining Room | 10\‘5\" x 12\‘2\" (3.18m x 3.7m). The dining room sits at the heart of the house, with doors to the lounge, the kitchen and the entrance hall, as well as stairs to the first floor. It overlooks the church green at the front of the house. |
Lounge | 20\‘2\" x 12\‘2\" (6.15m x 3.7m). The generous lounge overlooks the church green to the front of the house and the garden room to the back. An open fireplace provides an attractive focal point for the room. |
Garden Room | 25\‘ x 19\‘7\" (7.62m x 5.97m). With its painted white frame and patterned, quarry tiled floor the grand Edwardian style garden room is a unique feature of the house. It wraps around two sides of the house and evokes images of taking afternoon tea surrounded by orchids and palms. |
Kitchen | 12\‘2\" x 12\‘6\" (3.7m x 3.8m). The kitchen is at the centre of a range of domestic rooms in the newer part of the house. This includes the kitchen itself, a walk-in larder, cloakroom, lobby and a boot or utility room, which also houses the boiler. |
Study | 9\‘11\" x 12\‘1\" (3.02m x 3.68m). At the far end of the domestic wing is a study, with a door leading to the garden. With views across the garden, it makes a perfect office and has also been used as an additional bedroom. |
Landing | 6\‘4\" x 15\‘9\" (1.93m x 4.8m). Stairs lead from the dining room to the first floor landing. |
Bedroom One | 17\‘7\" x 12\‘2\" (5.36m x 3.7m). |
Bedroom Two | 12\‘2\" x 12\‘9\" (3.7m x 3.89m). |
Bedroom Three | |
Eaves Cupboard | 6\‘ x 7\‘4\" (1.83m x 2.24m). Accessed through a low door from bedroom three. |
Bathroom | 5\‘6\" x 6\‘6\" (1.68m x 1.98m). |
Airing Cupboard | 5\‘6\" x 5\‘4\" (1.68m x 1.63m). |
Garden | The romantic garden is a wonderful feature of Greyfriars. It is walled on three sides and divided into garden rooms by hedges and topiary. Gravelled paths lead from area to area, with an unexpected vista around each corner. There is a fruit cage and vegetable garden, as well as a formal parterre closer to the house. The large potting shed and workshop is thatched and provides a picturesque backdrop to much of the garden. Mature roses, wisteria and clematis cover a large pergola, which runs along the central axis. |
Double Garage | The detached double garage is accessed directly from Church Road, with a back door leading into the garden. |