FLINT CORNER HIGH STREET F STREATLEY ON THAMES F BERKSHIRE

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1 FLINT CORNER HIGH STREET F STREATLEY ON THAMES F BERKSHIRE

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3 FLINT CORNER HIGH STREET F STREATLEY ON THAMES F BERKSHIRE Goring Station miles F Pangbourne - 4 miles F Wallingford - 6 miles F Oxford - 18 miles F Reading - 10 miles F Newbury - 13 miles F Henley on Thames - 13 miles F M4 at Theale (J12) miles F M40 at Lewknor (J6) - 16 miles (Distances approximate) Centrally located in picturesque village on the River Thames, an imposing 3 storey house of elegant appearance and proportions built in the Georgian style with excellent 5 bedroom accommodation and having a South facing walled garden and a further meadow garden in all extending to approximately 0.42 acres. Prime High Street position within walking distance of local shops and amenities, station and river Excellent road and rail communications First class range of private and state schools in the local area. Tiled Front Porch with oak front door into a grand Reception Hall cum Dining Room Generous Sitting Room with fireplace Spacious Kitchen/Breakfast Room with 3 oven gas Aga Part Galleried Landing with further staircase to 2nd floor Master Bedroom with En Suite Bathroom with Shower 4 further bedrooms Family Bathroom and further Shower Room Attractively landscaped South facing walled garden Double Garage with one half converted internally into a spacious Utility Room Further secluded large meadow garden enclosed by country hedged boundaries SITUATION The picturesque village of Streatley on Thames lies in a valley on the Berkshire side of the river between Reading and Oxford, facing Goring on the Oxfordshire side. The surrounding countryside is designated an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Historically the location of the two villages is at a natural crossing point of the river, set between the Berkshire Downs and Chiltern Hills, known geographically as the Goring Gap where the ancient Ridgeway path comes down to meet the river after its long journey across the Berkshire Downlands before continuing up onto the Chiltern Hills and the Icknield Way. The interesting High Street, which forms the central part of the village running down to the river and the bridge over to Goring, is now a Conservation Area with a wealth of period properties many of considerable architectural merit including a thatched cottage, a beautiful William and Mary house and an Elizabethan Farmhouse, supposedly haunted by a lady in white. Following the construction of the railway line through the Thames Valley by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in approximately 1840, the villagers of Streatley decided the railway should be located on the Goring side of the river with the result that while Streatley has changed little, the village of Goring on Thames has grown substantially and is now the larger village. In the village there is a parish church with Norman origins, a luxury riverside four star hotel, The Swan, which also offers a leisure and fitness club and at the top of the High Street is the Bull Inn being an old coaching inn from the era when the Royal Mail stopped en route from London to Oxford. There is also a prestigious Golf Club, established over one hundred years ago, set amidst beautiful rolling countryside, a nursery and a highly regarded Church of England primary school. The local area generally is well catered for by private and state schools and is in the catchment area for the much acclaimed Downs secondary school in Compton.

4 Across the river, the larger village of Goring on Thames offers a wide range of amenities and facilities including shops, two banks, modern health centre, traditional inns, a hotel, library, dentist and importantly a main line railway station providing excellent commuter services to Oxford, Reading and up to London (Paddington). Behind Streatley the ground rises steeply where the Berkshire Downlands meet the wide Thames Valley and from the top there are panoramic views far into Oxfordshire. The woodland and hills surrounding Streatley have been acquired in recent years by the National Trust and there are extensive bridleways and footpaths open to the public. The village has good road and rail communications with easy access to the surrounding towns, motorway networks and for London (via train forty-five minutes, by car approx. one hour). PROPERTY DESCRIPTION Flint Corner is a charismatic period style village house one of a dissimilar pair built in 1988 by Berkeley Homes on the former Orchard belonging to Streatley House and occupies a prominent position in the High Street almost opposite the open meadowland by the Parish Church which was recently acquired by the Village so as to safeguard it from any further development. The house was designed incorporating the fine detailing and elegant proportions associated with the Georgian architecture period and has appealing flint elevations notably enhanced by red brick corner quoins and around windows, under a pitched clay tile roof which has tiled dormers around 3 sides. The windows themselves have brushed stone sills and surrounds and Gothic style arched leaded panes. Internally the accommodation has generous room sizes and proportions with the majority having a double aspect and benefiting from the North, South and West orientation of the house allowing excellent natural light.

5 Beautifully appointed there are French Limestone floors to the ground floor, superb oak joinery with panelled doors, balustrading to staircase and with a herringbone floor in the Sitting Room. There is extensive inset ceiling lighting throughout, built in wiring and speakers for a sound system, and quality white suites in bathroom and showers together with tiling. The custom designed fitted Kitchen has painted Shaker units with granite work surfaces together with a host of equipment including an American style fridge/freezer and gas fired 3 oven Aga. In the Sitting Room there is a limestone fireplace with open grate. From the walled garden a side door opens into a Utility Room which was converted from one of the two garages and is well equipped. OUTSIDE Around the front and side of the house are attractively planted landscaped garden borders with box hedges and shaped evergreen shrubs and flowering plants adding colour and interest. The walled rear garden is beautifully laid out with bricked pathways and central terrace interspersed by imaginative planting of a variety of Cottage flowers and plants which give an array of colours through the seasons. A side gate opens onto a shared private driveway which leads to the garaging and a private meadow. Adjoining the rear garden is a double brick and tile built Garage, with twin doors, one of which has been converted into a Utility Room with a side door into the garden itself. There is additional parking space. To the rear are double wooden gates which open into a delightful meadow garden which has mixed country hedged boundaries, a wild flower area, small productive vegetable area and a mature Copper Beech and Lime trees. The surrounding private meadow and woodland provides an unspoilt rustic vista.

6 Flint Corner, High Street, Streatley on Thames. Garage 5.22m x 2.57m 17'2" x 8'5" Scale: Metres Feet Approximate gross internal area House sq.m sq.ft. Utility Room & Garage sq.m. 281 sq.ft. Utility Room 4.97m x 2.43m 16'4" x 8' Sitting Room Bedroom m x 3.65m 21' x 12' 3.68m x 3.62m 12'1" x 11'11" Bedroom m x 3.96m 13'5" x 13' Dining Hall Landing 6.39m x 3.82m 21' x 12'6" Bedroom 5 Kitchen / Breakfast Room 6.39m x 3.08m 21' x 10'1" Bedroom m x 2.53m 9'5" x 8'4" Bedroom m x 3.01m 12'3" x 9'10" 3.86m x 3.81m 12'8" x 12'6" Second Floor Ground Floor First Floor 2015 Berkshire Draughting Ltd.

7 GENERAL INFORMATION Services: All main services are connected. Central heating and hot water from gas fired Boiler. Secondary hot water from immersion. Council Tax: G Energy Performance Rating: C Postcode: RG8 9JB Local Authority: West Berkshire District Council Telephone: VIEWING Strictly by appointment through Warmingham & Co DIRECTIONS From the centre of Goring on Thames proceed down the High Street and over the River Bridge into Streatley High Street. Flint Corner will be found on the left hand side shortly after passing the open meadows on the right. DISCLAIMER The agent has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fittings or services so cannot verify that they are in working order. If required, the client is advised to obtain verification. These particulars are issued on the understanding that all negotiations are conducted through Warmingham & Co. Whilst all due care is taken in the preparation of these particulars, no responsibility for their accuracy is accepted, nor do they form part of any offer or contract. Intending clients must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy prior to signing a contract /5 High Street, Goring-on Thames Nr Reading RG8 9AT E: sales@warmingham.com

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