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From an elevated veranda,
you enter through a beautiful Victorian etched glass front door with
lead paned glass panels and stained glass. The house is rich in
architectural features with original Oregon pine floors with edge
stencilling, stained glass windows, Victorian style Rise and Fall light
fittings and several period fireplaces. The central part of the home is
warmed by a wooded Morso heater. The house retains most of its original
features creating an ambiance of old-time gracious living.
The live-in kitchen enjoys a 4 oven AGA stove, still in daily use and
one can entertain in a private courtyard sheltered by a huge flowering
Wisteria in spring and under its shade in the summer.
The front veranda is perfect for entertaining on a summer’s evening
where you can watch the sun set and the moon rise with the twinkling
lights of the Constantia Valley beyond and a backdrop of the Hottentot’s
Holland Mountains.
The sheltered garden is wind free and has extensive lawns, enormous oak
trees, floral shrubbery, avocado, citrus and fruit trees with an old
rose garden with some unusual varieties. Flocks of guinea fowl roam
freely, indigenous flora encourage small birds and the small grey
mongoose, small spotted genet and porcupines are also residents of this
ideally estate. It is a children’s paradise where they can run free and
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Bedrooms: 4/5 Bedrooms, 2 with
fireplaces, including a huge en-suite master bedroom. |
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Bathrooms: En-suite bathroom with
original Victorian bath with claw feet. Family bathroom also
with original Victorian bath with ball and claw feet (both
renovated). |
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Garages: 2 Lockup garages. 3 Carports. |
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Reception Rooms: Spacious entrance
hall with a Morso heater and Oregon pine flooring. L-shaped
lounge with open stone fireplace. Dining room with fireplace and
French doors with stained glass fanlights open to a central
wisteria-covered courtyard. Study with fireplace. |
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Kitchen: Live-in kitchen with original
4 oven Aga stove, separate pantry, scullery and laundry, also
with doors to courtyard. |
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Add. Rooms: A large workshop currently
used as a pottery shed. An old cowshed. 2 very large store rooms.
Double storey building adjacent to back courtyard which could be
converted into guest quarters. 3 Labourers cottages. A huge
cellar runs underneath the house. |
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Special Features: Security
The property is extremely secure because:
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It is situated at the end of the road
serving all the properties on the private estate.
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The property is not adjacent to any
public road nor is it visible from any public roads.
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The private estate is fenced adjacent to
all public roads and elsewhere is protected by neighbouring
properties with secure boundaries.
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There is a security gate with controlled
entry to the private estate.
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There is a 24 hour Access Monitoring
Guard Service in both Belair and Price Drives (paid for by
the residents of both roads).
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