GIFFORD HOUSE, QUEEN STREET, KEINTON MANDEVILLE, SOMERSET, TA11 6EG

A substantial Victorian house set over 3 floors with a lovely rural outlook yet situated close to the heart of this convenient and well provided Somerset village. The accommodation includes: sitting room, drawing room, kitchen with AGA, dining room, cloakroom, four bedrooms, shower room and family bathroom. Parking, good size walled garden.

About the area
Gifford House is conveniently placed near the centre of the thriving medieval village of Keinton Mandeville which has a village stores, a pub, farm shop, primary school and various clubs and societies, including a thriving membership Tennis club – see www.keintonmandeville.com  The A303 is a few miles south and Castle Cary has a regular mainline service to Paddington. The nearby towns of Glastonbury, Street, Castle Cary & Somerton all provide more extensive shopping and business facilities.
There are good local primary and secondary schools and several public schools close by including Millfield, Wells Cathedral, Sherborne, Bruton, Hazlegrove & Downside.
Within the area are several good golf clubs including Wheathill (about 2 miles), Yeovil, Long Sutton & Sherborne.
For more information on this area in general and individual schools visit our website www.roderickthomas.co.uk  and locate this property by price order.  Open full details and click on “schools”. This website has more large photos of this property and an accurate map position.

Gifford House is a short distance down Queen Street on the left hand side so is only a short stroll from the village shop and pub in one direction and the village hall and Parish church in the other.

The part glazed traditional front door is situated to the side of the house and opens into a small lobby area with parquet flooring and stripped pine door to:
SITTING ROOM – sash windows to front and side. Deep skirting boards. Exposed floorboards. Raised flag hearth to fireplace with inset woodburning stove.
Lobby also opens to:
DRAWING ROOM – sash window to side with view over adjacent orchard.. Chimney breast with open fire and cast iron fire basket. Built in cupboard with shelves over. Two glazed doors opening to:
KITCHEN – 2 traditional cottage windows to side. Stairs rising to first floor with cupboard under. Good range of wall and floor units with laminate worktops and inset Belfast sink. Oil fired AGA. Separate double oven and dishwasher. Archway to:
DINING ROOM - 2 traditional cottage windows to side. French doors to garden patio. Exposed roof trusses. One wall with exposed stonework. Cupboard housing oil fired central heating boiler and space and plumbing for washing machine. Opening to rear hall with door to rear patio and door to:
CLOAKROOM – window to rear. Low level WC. Belfast sink.
Stairs rise from kitchen to FIRST FLOOR LANDING – window overlooking garden to rear. Doors to:
SHOWER ROOM – window to rear. Low level WC. Part glass tiled wall. Quadrant shower cubicle. Ceramic floor tiles. Shelving and cupboard housing hot water tank. Towel rail radiator.
FAMILY BATHROOM – sash window to side. Pedestal basin. Shower bath with glass shower screen. Part glass tiled wall. Towel rail radiator. Ceramic tiled floor.
BEDROOM – 2 sash windows to side.
BEDROOM – sash windows to front and side. Exposed floorboards. Fire surround opening with mantle.
Stairs with understairs cupboard rising to SECOND FLOOR LANDING with doors to:
BEDROOM – traditional cottage window to side and sash window to rear. Exposed floorboards.
BEDROOM – sash window to front and traditional cottage window to side.

OUTSIDE
To the front of the property there is an area of lawn and a parking space. Traditional stone walling runs the length of the plot with a lovely outlook over orchard and farmland.
To the rear is a paved patio and a large lawned garden with mature trees and borders all surrounded by stone walling.

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