Properties of the week: Victorian-era homes
Featuring a characterful Grade II Gothic lodge and a five-bed with panoramic views
1. The Lodge, Chapel Hill, Basingstoke
Hampshire: £600,000
A characterful Grade II Gothic lodge with a distinctive facade of mathematical tiles over timber framing. Steeped in local history, and with a blue plaque to the cricket commentator John Arlott, who was born here. 2 beds, family bath, open-plan kitchen/dining room, recep, workshop, courtyard.
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2. North Cheriton, Templecombe
Somerset: £950,000
Set in grounds of about 2.5 acres, this charming early-Victorian property enjoys far-reaching views. Main suite, 4 further beds, family bath, kitchen/breakfast room, dining room, study, 1 further recep, garden, 2 stone outbuildings.
3. St Pancras Chambers, NW1
London: £1.4m
A split-level flat in this landmark building designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. Main suite, 1 further bed, family bath, open-plan kitchen/dining/living room, study.
4. Cambusmore Lodge, Dornoch
Sutherland: £900,000
A handsome Victorian lodge with views over Loch Fleet National Nature Reserve. 10 beds, 3 baths, shower, kitchen, 5 receps, self-contained 3-bed flat, garden.
5. Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden
Essex: £700,000
A charming property full of period detail and well situated in the centre of this historic market town. There is a walled courtyard and a mature garden. 3 beds, family bath, shower, kitchen/dining room, 2 receps, garden.
6. Waterton House, Ellon
Aberdeenshire: £700,000
Built in 1850 by the architect John Smith, whose family worked on Balmoral, and set in 1.5 acres with panoramic views over the surrounding countryside. 5 beds, family bath, shower, kitchen, 5 receps, outbuildings.
7. Coach Road, Sleights, Whitby
North Yorkshire: £560,000
This Victorian stone house retains many original features and enjoys stunning views towards the valley. 3 beds, family bath, open-plan kitchen/dining room, 2 receps, kitchen, walled garden.
8. Duchy Road, Harrogate
Yorkshire: £315,000
An attractive late-Victorian period property occupying a private, leafy and sunny plot on the Duchy Estate. 2 beds, family bath, kitchen, recep, garden.
9. The Gallery, Ramsbury, Marlborough
Wiltshire: £625,000
A picturesque Grade II Victorian schoolhouse. 3 beds, family bath, kitchen/breakfast room, recep, garden.
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