* Unfurnished
* Freehold
* A fine and impressive Late Georgian house
* Elegant and comfortable - Rich in atmosphere
* Handsome principal rooms and original period features
* 5 Floors - with 3 defined units of accommodation for flexible use
* Multi - generational living /working from home/extra income
* Flagstone sitting out Terrace above the extensive Communal gardens
* Canopied balcony
* Elevated position with southerly facing sunny views
* Grade II * Listed - conceived in 1791
* Neighbourly community who cherish this historic terrace
**A fine and impressive late Georgian grade II* listed house owned by the
same family for almost 50 years.
Elegant and comfortable, and rich in atmosphere, the house has grand and
handsome principal rooms.
Period detail throughout, including high ceilings with ornate cornices, tall
sash windows with working shutters, fireplaces and a fine staircase.
Five floors with three defined units of accommodation for flexible use: Caters
for large evolving family/multi - generational living/working from home/extra
income.
Flagstone sitting out terrace and attractive canopied balcony, both facing
south over the gardens.
Elevated position with long southerly views across the city and harbour to the
hills in the distance.
Delightful and unusual communal gardens with lawns, mature trees and shrubbery
- a paradise for the residents of this historic and architecturally noble
terrace.
A full family house of circa 4, 370 sq. Ft. , versatile and extensive - this is
a rare find.
Circa 300 metres from the amenities of Clifton Village.
Vacant possession available from November 2023.
Sold with no onward chain.
**Position**
No. 17 is a remarkable grade II* listed late Georgian town house, set within a
beautiful concave terrace circa 1792 - 1827, perched on the southern slope of
Clifton with a sunny orientation overlooking the city and harbour to the hills
in the distance. It has easy access to the heart of Clifton Village some 300
metres away, not least to the restaurants, cafes, boutique shops and
independent traders. It is also easy to get to the city centre from here, with
its theatres, museums, art galleries and train station. Ten minutes down the
hill on foot are the harbour and the ferries to town.
**Inside**
For nearly 50 years this has been a wonderful home for the same evolving
family. It is set over five floors, with the principal 3 floors currently used
as a generous 3 or 4 double bedroom home, the 3rd floor as a 2 bedroom attic
‘flat’ and the lower ground floor as a spacious 2 - bed apartment.
The entrance vestibule opens into a reception hall and so to the gracious
sitting room with its ornate ceiling cornice, 13ft ceiling height, and
impressive marble fireplace surround with wood - burning stove. At the back
three tall Georgian windows flood the room with southerly light. From here you
reach the terrace, above the gardens, via glazed double doors. The sitting
room has a huge and handsome bookcase with low - level cupboards and drawers and
a wide arched opening into the kitchen/breakfast Room.
**Cont. **
The high ceilings and tall sash windows are replicated at the front of the
house. Light flows from front to back, creating a beautiful living and
entertaining space. Hand - built kitchen units with granite worksurfaces
surround the generous dining area. Also on this floor is a wc just off the
vestibule.
A fine flowing staircase rises from the reception hall with polished handrail
and natural light from sash windows to the front, and at first floor level two
large stripped wooden doors open into bedrooms 1 and 2. Originally the drawing
room, bedroom 1 has high corniced ceilings with sash windows, working shutters
and views across the communal gardens through the trees and over the city to
the hills in the distance. There is an impressive period fireplace with marble
surround, stripped wooden floorboards and a good range of built - in wardrobes
and storage cupboards; these act as a screen behind which is the en - suite
bathroom area with freestanding bath and wc. From this bedroom one can step
out onto a full width sitting out balcony with decorative railings and canopy
- a serene spot from which to enjoy the afternoon sun high above it all.
**Cont. **
Also on this first floor is bedroom 2 (or could be a further reception room)
with tall recessed sash windows and high ceilings, and a fine period fireplace
with marble surround.
At second - floor level there is a galleried landing used as a library, and
bedroom 3 with sash windows and a period fireplace - with recessed cupboard
and additional large walk - in airing cupboard. To the rear is bedroom 4 with
far - reaching views to the south, and a door to a bathroom with white suite
including panelled bath and wc. Off the landing are a separate wc, a
utility/shower room (with plumbing for washing machine) and a narrow staircase
to the third floor attic.
**Attic Floor**
This is a cosy but generous 2 - bedroom loft 'flat' with kitchen/breakfast room,
sitting room, 2 double bedrooms and a shower/wc. It has just been recently
much improved and is well insulated. The views, both to front and back, are
magnificent
**Lower Ground Floor**
Separately reached from the front of the house via a stone staircase which
leads down to a courtyard, two big storage vaults and the front door to a
large 2 - bedroom flat. From the entrance hall the inner hallway leads to the 2
bedrooms and to a wonderfully big farmhouse - style sitting room. It is also a
kitchen/dining room with large sash windows, wood - burning stove, lovely rustic
kitchen with space for a large family - sized table. There is a vaulted
bathroom/wc at the front, and to the rear, off the kitchen area, is a big
utility space. A door opens out to a rear enclosed courtyard which in turn
provides level access to the gorgeous communal gardens. At this level there
are also vaulted storage cellars and an outside wc, all beneath the arcaded
terrace walk.
**Heating**
Three gas boilers serve the house: Attic, lower ground floor and the main part
of the house.
**Outside**
From the sitting room glazed double doors open onto a large flagstone terrace.
This is a fine place for entertaining and enjoying the sun, decorated all its
length with potted shrubs and flowering plants. This terrace walk with stone
balustrade looks down on the most impressive communal gardens which combine
level lawns, mature trees and established shrubbery to provide a rare paradise
for the lucky residents.
**Vendor Note**
Our children grew up here playing in the beautiful communal gardens with other
families. They loved the annual parties; summer games, music and shared
picnics and the Bonfire Night to which they could invite friends. They took
their first steps on the terrace, later being shooed away from other families’
meals if they hung round too long! Our grandchildren now love the slides,
swings and playhouse – not to say the chickens, which are new additions. It is
a loose - limbed, easy - going place to grow up in and to be an adult.
We will miss living here, and especially those gardens - drenched in sun,
richly planted and full of hidden corners. They are a rare phenomenon:
Physically - and perhaps socially - unique in Bristol.
**Important Remarks**
**Viewing & Further Information: **
Available exclusively through the sole agents, Richard Harding Estate Agents.
**Fixtures & Fittings: **
Only items mentioned in these particulars are included in the sale. Any other
items are not included but may be available by separate arrangement.
**Tenure: **
The property is Leasehold for the residue of 9900 year lease from 1881. There
is a ground rent annual charge of £12. 60 p. a
**Local Authority Information: **
Bristol City Council. There are three Council Tax Bands for the property:
Lower Ground Floor – C, First & Second Floors – F, Third Floor - C
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