St Kildas Rd – new instruction

Bay fronted central Oldfield Park / adjacent Moorland Rd Victorian house which is currently let to 4 students until 31st July 2012 so would also be appropriate for a residential buyer as well as buy to let investors. Ground floor accommodation includes reception room/bedroom 4, sitting room, kitchen and bathroom. On the first floor there are two double bedrooms and a good single bedroom. All mod cons, double glazing, gas central heating, well presented beyond the clutter, south facing rear garden. Interactive floorplans available (http://content.metropix.co.uk/p/3840418) with viewing to start from Friday 25th May.

From our office, St Kildas Rd will be found 75yds to the south on the junction of Beckhampton Rd.

Historical Notes

 St Kildas Rd is first listed in 1899 as built by James Tilley (who went on to live at No1). This property first appears in street directories in 1902 as the home of a F.J Spey. By the next year, the house was owned by John Treasure, a local maltster (there were many breweries in Bath at the time and the closest was on Albion Place, Lower Bristol Rd. Hops were also grown in Bath – on a riverside plantation where the Stones coach depot and BMW garage now stand) with neighbours Thomas Barnett (GWR train guard) and Charles Simpson (clerk).

The archipelago of St Kilda, the remotest part of the British Isles, lies 41 miles (66 kilometres) west of Benbecula in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. Its islands with their exceptional cliffs and sea stacks form the most important seabird breeding station in north-west Europe. The five islands are called Hirta, Soay, Boreray, Dun and Levenish. There is no saint called Kilda and it is surmised that the islanders pronunciation of Hirta as “Hilta” led to misunderstandings with early visitors and misnaming of the islands as “Kilta” or Kilda.

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Ecclesiastical roots – new instruction in St Peters Place

Ground floor one bedroom apartment in this select and very smart development built within St Peters Church that dates back to 1880 with the conversion done recently in 2006.
The conversion has been done to a modern spec with secure entry systems, postal boxes, smart decor and lighting and is also maintained to a high standard. Once inside this ground floor flat there is an inner hall with storage cupboards, double bedroom, open plan lounge/dining room with opening into a fully fitted kitchen. The level walk into the centre makes this property a must view for first time purchasers, second home buyers or investors.

Historical Notes – St Peters Church was consecrated in 1880 and designed by Charles Edward Davis. Haddon (Portrait of Bath) describes it as “an apse ended hall church in an Early English style”. It contained a Sunday School and Parish Room from 1888.

Round the corner in Stuart Place is the old city gaol, designed in 1842 by George P Manners (City Architect). The gaol closed in 1878 and, in later years, was to be re-occupied by a confectionary maker.

We believe that, before the building was converted in 2006, it was a foreign language school called the ‘Avon Language Centre’. The building at this time was called St. Peter’s Buildings.

Lease & Tenure details;

999 year lease from 2005 – 993 years remaining. Management Company is South West Leasehold Management based in Bath.

The Freehold of the building was sold at the end of last year. Ground Rent is £100 per year, charged in two lots of £50 to Eyre & Johnson.

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Views down into Bath – new instruction on The Hollow

A truly immaculate three bedroom family home with the huge bonus of a detached double garage. Beautifully presented, with top notch fittings throughout and enjoying breathtaking views over the city. Packed full of features, from the Schmidt fitted kitchen to solid oak flooring, a luxury bathroom, useful utility, downstairs W.C, plasma gas fire and much more – no work needed in any room so just bring the suitcases in and relax! Outside, there is a smashing west facing level rear garden and a 19ft8 x 15ft11 detached double garage with a multitude of uses. Double glazing, GCH, neutral decor, two receptions – what more shall we say to tempt you inside?

Multiple internal and external photos available via our interactive floorplans at http://content.metropix.com/p/3789017

First listed in 1938 as the home of James Mizen, this house was named Avalon in early records and was one of the last homes built on the road (houses on the east side from Lymore Avenue upwards were built from 1935). Given the view from this location (see photo below), it is no surprise other early residents named their homes Highfield, Everest, Beau Vista and Valley View amongst more esoteric names. The development as a whole was built on a field called Great Hayes (Twerton Parish Map 1839).

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New instruction in Weston Park, Bath

Ground floor two double bedroom two bathroom apartment with award winning private garden and two private parking spaces. Located just above the Botanical Gardens, this gorgeous 1044sqft home has the expected high ceilings and period features plus a conservatory, private entrance and extensive communal grounds. A truly rare opportunity to live in such a peaceful spot yet be under a mile walk through Royal Victoria Park to the city. Interactive floor plan now available at http://content.metropix.co.uk/p/3777930

Meriden House was built on land leased from the Hospital of St John in 1793 and was originally under the auspice of Walcot Parish. The St Johns Hospitallers had leased the land from the early 1700′s to the Atwood family and, when the time came for renewal in 1790, the land was parcelled into five one acre plots. Henry Atwood built Ormond Place (now Ormond Lodge) in 1793, then began Cranhill House and Ormond Villa (renamed Meriden House in 1898).
The Atwood family were Weston locals. Thomas Atwood was a plumber by trade but  was also a City Councillor and Mayor of Bath. Given his political connections, he was routinely appointed City Architect for many Bath Corporation projects (including the Paragon, Oxford Row, the Guildhall and Grove St Gaol). He was killed during the collapse of a derelict building in 1775 and his apprentice (Thomas Baldwin) carried on his work. Thomas’s son, Henry (a Bath surgeon) took the leases of the Weston Road properties in question.
Ormond Villa had a name change to Meriden House under the ownership of Colonel Tredway Clarke, who took over the property in 1898. Born in Bangalore and a commander of the Madras based 21st Native Infantry, Colonel Clarke occupied Meriden until his death in 1924.

Having merited several Bath in Bloom awards over the years, the private gardens to Flat 3 are a delight and the subject of many years of love and attention from our clients. Accessed either by side gate from the communal driveway, from the master bedroom or from the rear conservatory, the gardens stretch across the entire northern boundary of the house and look out over the communal gardens at one end. Bounded by walls to the north and east. Several outbuildings to include two summerhouses and a shed. Primarily paving and borders for ease of maintenance, with seating areas interspersed amongst the planting.
The rear boundary wall pre-dates the property and has several carved niches along its length, as well as evidence of a doorway. Research from the Bath Historical Society would suggest a chapel once stood on this site, used by monks from the Bath Priory on their way from and to the sheep fields of Lansdown.

Cotswold View new instruction

With the rolling fields of Bath City Farm just over the back hedge, this pretty two bedroomed end terrace home is a haven of peace on the southwestern slopes of Bath. Set in a quiet cul de sac with superb views of the city, this gorgeous home offers well planned accommodation, beautifully landscaped gardens, two off street parking spaces and all the modern conveniences you’d expect of such a recently constructed house. In brief, the accommodation comprises of; Ground Floor – sitting room with dining area, entrance hall and kitchen. First Floor – two double bedrooms and bathroom. GCH, double glazing and a delightfully landscaped west facing garden which is unusually large for the estate.

From our office in Moorland Road proceed to Lymore Avenue which is found just off Coronation Avenue. Proceed along Lymore Avenue and turn left onto the Hollow. Turn second right into Cotswold View and the property will be found on the left.

Owners Feedback – “We have really enjoyed living in cotswold view for the last five years and if it wasn’t for our growing family and jobs now based in wiltshire, we would happily stay in this peaceful and friendly cul de sac.  We hope the next owners will enjoy sitting in the garden seeing the sheep on the city farm and soaking up the great views of bath as much as we have.”

Historical Notes – Farm fields behind retain original names recorded on 1839 parish maps like Lower Lambs Sleight (“slaeget” in Old English, meaning sheep pasture), Sideland Innox ( from the Saxon “inhoke”, meaning to leave fallow) and Maidens Furlong.

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