Detached house for sale on

Hall Place Gardens

St. Albans, AL1

Tenure: Freehold

Belvoir St Albans & Welwyn are delighted to present to the market this rarely available, immaculate, detached, six-bedroom Edwardian family home situated in the centre of St Albans. The property was built in 1906 and is believed to have been designed by the notable local architect, Sir Percival Blow.
The ground floor accommodation briefly comprises a very spacious, inviting entrance hallway, two large reception rooms, a fitted kitchen / breakfast / family room, utility area and cloakroom/W.C. To the first floor there are four double bedrooms, with an en-suite to the master bedroom, and a large family bathroom. The second floor comprises two double bedrooms and a further bathroom.
The accommodation has been carefully designed to modernise the property whilst retaining all the charm and style of its Edwardian roots. Filled with original and bespoke fittings, fireplaces, ornate coving and clever storage, this property is truly beautiful and must be viewed to be fully appreciated.
Hall Place Gardens is a stunning and supremely convenient road in the heart of St. Albans city centre. It is a ten-minute walk to the mainline station which provides direct access to London St Pancras in just 20 minutes. It is a 5-minute walk to St Peter’s Street - the main shopping street in the city - and is literally next-door-but-one to an excellent local state Primary school and two minutes’ walk to St Albans High School, and a doctors’ practice. Residents have easy access to a wide array of leisure facilities, parks, restaurants, pubs, shops and places of historic interest. Road users have easy access to the M25, M1 and A1 and three main London airports are all an easy journey away - London Heathrow Airport (40 minutes), London Luton Airport (25 minutes) and London Stansted Airport (60 minutes).

Current Owners' Thoughts

We fell in love with the house on our first viewing. We immediately imagined our Christmas tree in the hallway and knew it would be our family home. Perhaps the most notable thing about the house is how light it is. Every room has a large window with high ceilings so that even on a gloomy day in November, the house is still suffused with light.

Our home is next door to Maple Primary School, where each of our 3 children attended, and is also within easy walking distance of St Albans City School, Verulam School, St Albans High School, St Albans Boys’ School and St Albans Girls’ schools. This has meant we have never had to cope with the issues of the busy school run. Similarly, trips into the city centre for shopping or to meet friends have been so easy and commuting into London on Thameslink is often easier for us than it was when we lived in London and had to navigate the Underground.

Living in the centre of the city and near to schools means our home has always been a hub for our own friends and those of our children. They congregate here before going out or on their way home. It has meant we have always known who the children are mixing with, which has been very reassuring. We are a short walk from Clarence Park where the children spent hours as toddlers in the playground and as teenagers on the tennis courts, cricket pitch and nets. More recently it has just been a daily joy to walk our dog in sunshine and shade.

There is a great neighbourhood spirit in Hall Place Gardens. Our street WhatsApp group allows us to work as a community to help each other; to organise amazing street parties or sometimes just to swap tomato plants or offer each other extra green bin space! Having lived here amongst neighbours who are now friends of many years, it is lovely to see that there are young families moving into the street. We hope that the new family that buys the house will love it every bit as much as we have for the past 25 years.

Covered Porch

Open porch with wooden railings and original encaustic Edwardian tiled floor.

Entrance Hallway

Solid oak front door with stained glass panel leading to entrance hallway, leaded light window to front aspect, Amtico flooring, gas real flame fireplace with granite hearth and limestone mantle, original beams to ceiling and decorative woodwork, under stairs storage cupboard with power and lighting, further coat and shoe storage cupboard with lighting, alarm control panel, Bisque double column radiator, wide turning staircase to upper level fitted with Roger Oates carpet runners and rods, stained glass windows to side aspect. Doors leading to lounge/reception room, kitchen/ breakfast /family room and dining room.

Lounge/Reception Room

Double glazed, hardwood framed, antiqued leaded glass bay window to front aspect, double radiator, ornate coving to ceiling, stripped wooden flooring, gas real flame fireplace with solid marble surround and granite hearth, range of cupboards (inc. underfloor audio & video cabling) built into chimney recesses to house Hi-Fi / sound system, television on pull out arm and to provide book shelves and storage, study area with double glazed hardwood framed antiqued leaded glass window to front aspect, built in desk, further book cases and cupboards to rear of bookcase, double radiator.

Kitchen Breakfast Room/Family Room

Double glazed hardwood framed orangery windows (Conservatory built by Town and Country Conservatories) and double doors to rear aspect, Amtico flooring, inset spotlights, ornate coving to ceiling, multiple radiators including column radiators and plinth heating.
Superb Mark Wilkinson Cooks handmade, hand painted, oak lined kitchen, range of base and eye level units with a mixture of honed granite and extra thick maple work surfaces with granite upstand and splashback, a large double door larder cupboard with bread, cake and vegetable drawers beneath, fully integrated appliances to include two Miele fridges, Miele freezer, AEG dishwasher, space for large range cooker, built in extractor fan, double ceramic butler’s sink with Perrin & Rowe nickel column mixer tap, built in appliance lifts and pull out oil and vinegar/spice cupboard, built in tv cupboard with pull out TV shelf and retractable doors. Built in tall bookcase for cookery books.

Utility Area

Coving to ceiling, Amtico flooring, plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, storage cupboards, cupboard housing water softener, extensive shelving.

Ground Floor Cloakroom

Leaded window to side aspect, low level flush WC, wash hand basin with vanity unit, double radiator, Amtico flooring, coving to ceiling.

Dining Room

Feature gas fireplace with solid marble surround, cast iron insert and granite hearth, double glazed hardwood framed windows and door to garden, coving to ceiling with ornate plaster work, two double radiators, stripped wooden flooring, inset spotlights and wall lights.

First Floor Landing

Stripped wood flooring, Roger Oates carpet runner, single radiator, stairs to upper level and doors leading to master bedroom, bedrooms two, three and four and family bathroom.

Master Bedroom

Double glazed, hardwood framed, antiqued leaded glass bay window to front aspect, single radiator, stripped wooden flooring, range of bespoke fitted wardrobes with built in shoe rack pull outs, pull down hanging clothes rails and glass fronted drawers, feature cast iron fireplace with granite hearth, door leading to en-suite, alarm control panel.

En-Suite

Double glazed, hardwood framed, antiqued leaded glass window to front aspect, stripped wooden flooring, low level flush WC, dual wash basins with Leroy Brooks nickel taps upon Chadder & Co nickel basin stands, Heals free standing roll top bath with circular pull around shower screen, Lefroy Brooks nickel shower valve with power shower, Bisque Spring radiator and towel rail, two built in bespoke tall glazed bathroom cupboards.

Bedroom Two

Double glazed, leaded, hardwood framed window to rear aspect, stripped wooden flooring, double radiator, range of bespoke wardrobes, drawers and bookcases.

Bedroom Three

Double glazed, leaded, hardwood framed window to rear aspect, bespoke built in wardrobes and window seat with large storage drawers under, double radiator, stripped wooden flooring.

Bedroom Four/Study

Double glazed, hardwood framed, antiqued leaded glass window to front aspect, double radiator, stripped wooden flooring.

Bathroom

Three double-glazed hardwood framed opaque windows to side aspect, double glazed hardwood leaded window to rear aspect, Amtico flooring, three Bisque triple column radiators, free standing roll top Bateau bath, low level flush WC, bespoke vanity unit with cupboards, drawers and undermount basin with Corian worksurface, Lefroy Brooks nickel taps, mixer tap and shower valve, Fired Earth Venetian limestone tiled splashbacks, walk in shower cubicle with frameless glass surround and power shower, tall heated towel rail, inset spotlights, tall bespoke built in shelving for towels etc.

Top Floor Landing

Large stained-glass window to side aspect, stripped wooden flooring, built in book cases, storage cupboards and large airing cupboard with warming radiator, access to large eaves loft area with power and lighting housing Worcester Bosch Boiler and hot water cylinder and copious built in loft storage shelves, access to separate apex loft with further storage and two water tanks for high capacity, doors leading to bedroom five, bedroom six and bathroom.

Bedroom Five

Double glazed leaded hardwood framed window to side aspect, stripped wooden flooring, two double radiators, storage door to eaves, two Velux roof light windows to front aspect, bespoke built in desk, shelves and drawers.

Bedroom Six

Double glazed leaded hardwood framed window to rear aspect, stripped wooden flooring, inset spotlights, triple column radiator.

Bathroom

Double glazed leaded hardwood framed window to rear aspect, free standing roll top bath with chrome mixer taps and shower attachment, low level flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin with chrome taps, tall heated towel radiator, stripped wooden flooring.

Outside Rear

Stunning private city centre garden laid partially to lawn with plentiful mature shrubs, perennials and herbs bursting from the borders, pleached hornbeam trees lining the rear boundary, bespoke hardwood fencing, hardwood decking, quartz stone patio, decorative pebble pathway, bespoke decorative gate providing pedestrian access to the front of the property and bin storage, door to garage.

Garage

Garage to side fitted to provide considerable storage and also used as a workshop and potting shed, with solid oak part-glazed double doors to front and part glazed door to rear, power and lighting, sizable loft with loft ladder and Velux rooflight window.

Outside front

Cast iron railings, clay cobbles and flower beds filled with mature rose bushes and lavender to front garden area, and cast-iron gates to side access passageway and to front garden, clay pavers to the driveway with space for one vehicle along with EV charging point, access to garage and resident-only on street parking.

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