A spacious, elegant, six bedroom, locally listed, detached Arts and Crafts house, one of the first three houses built on Garden Road in 1898, designed by prominent architect Paxton Hood Watson.
The house is within the Sundridge Park Conservation Area on one of the most prestigious roads in Bromley. It has been sympathetically updated and redecorated to a high standard.
The wide front door of the house opens into a small lobby with a feature spider’s web glass inner door. To the left is a cloakroom and lavatory. The wide, panelled, inner hall leads on the right into the Dining Room.
The dining room features the stripped, original wood floor, an impressive front facing window and an elegant stained glass window to the side.
The Sitting Room has an Arts and Crafts panelled fireplace, bay window and half glazed, feature garden door.
Left from the hall are the Family Room and Kitchen, both with French doors into the Conservatory.
The Kitchen is light and airy with two windows and a side door. It has extensive granite worktops and a hand-made, terracotta tiled floor. There is trap door access to stairs down to a two-room cellar.
The large, elegant, aluminium and wood Conservatory features a black and white Victorian style tiled floor and a Quantal aluminium roof with Low E, self-cleaning glass.
A wide, elegant stairway leads to the first floor.
The spacious Principal Bedroom has a period fireplace and two south-east facing windows offering views of the trees and garden.
An original doorway leads into a bedroom which was a nursery and is currently a gym but could easily be converted to an ensuite bathroom as plumbing is in place.
There are two further bedrooms on the first floor. One has the original fireplace and a large elegant window.
Currently used as a study, the fourth bedroom has the original stripped floor and a built-in cupboard.
The family bathroom is panelled in an Arts and Crafts style with an oriel window. There is a roll top, free-standing, cast iron bath, double washstand and a shower.
To the rear, the large south east facing garden is reached through French doors from the conservatory or via the garden door in the sitting room. It is secluded and well-stocked with mature trees, and shrubs. There is a large patio and lawns divided by a flower bed, connected by a stone path. The larger upper lawn is perfect for badminton, tennis and football.
To the front of the property is a large, carriageway driveway and lawn area which really adds to the kerb appeal of the property.
The original period leaded windows to the front of the house have been conserved, along with the stained glass window to the side in the Dining Room.
All other windows have been replaced with leaded, aluminium framed, double glazed units but the original, deep, wood mullions have been retained.
Alongside the house there is a 12 metre garage.
Features include:
- Sought after, locally listed Arts and Crafts home
- Close to 4,000 sq ft of flexible and characterful accommodation
- Six bedrooms
- Two bathrooms
- Potential to adapt and extend
- Large garage
- Large south-easterly garden
- Spacious and attractive driveway
- Sought after location in Sundridge Park
8 Garden Road is set in a premier road within the Sundridge Park area, which provides local amenities, excellent schools and links to London. Sundridge Park is an oasis of attractive roads with substantial houses, a local village with restaurants and great facilities. Sundridge Park Championship Golf Course is 0.2 miles distant, the Lawn Tennis & Squash Club 140 yards away and Sundridge Park train station 0.1 miles. The largest of London's borough towns, Bromley, is within 0.8 miles and offers a shopping centre, 9 screen cinema, regular market and vast array of eateries, bars and local leisure facilities.
Viewing is recommended to appreciate the quality and wealth of accommodation this property has to offer.
Comprehensive shopping: The Glades shopping centre is located in Bromey town centre and Bluewater Shopping Centre is a 20 minute drive away which has a more extensive range of shops and outlets.
Mainline Rail Services: Sundridge Park (0.3 miles) to Grove Park (from 3 minutes) to London Bridge (from 20 minutes), Charing Cross and Cannon Street.Bromley South (1.7 miles) to London Victoria (from 16 minutes), Blackfriars, City Thameslink and Ashford International.
Primary Schools: St Joseph's Catholic, Parish CoE, Scotts Park, Lancelot, Marvel Lane, Bickley and Castlecombe.
Secondary Schools: Bullers Wood, The Ravensbourne, Langley Park for Girls and Langley Park for Boys.
Independent Schools: Breaside, Babington, Catholic Bishop Challoner, Bromley High and Bickley Park.