Gosport, England

PROPERTY SUMMARY Brook Cottage stands proudly in the Alverstoke Conservation Area, a small hamlet within the Gosport borough, about half a mile east of Stokes Bay shore, and very near the Alverstoke Brook and the Grade II listed St. Marys Church. The village centre offers a variety of small shops, The Village Home pub, a convenience store and a post office, and it retains its historic charm with narrow streets, Georgian and Victorian houses. In the early 19th century coastal towns became fashionable with the construction of elegant townhouses, Georgian crescents and individual houses like Brook Cottage. It is known that Queen Victoria stayed in the area on her travels to and from Osborn House on the Isle of Wight. Brook Cottage is thought to have been built around 1814 with a stucco facade and a parapet concealing a pitched London-style roof; it is adjacent to the village heart yet a few minutes walk from the seafront, and it is also close to Alverstoke Primary School with sporting facilities nearby. In this imposing Grade II listed property you buy much more than a family home in a desirable location; you preserve a small piece of history for future generations, tucked behind soldier railings and a deep front courtyard. This family home offers versatile accommodation spanning over 2,088 sq ft of living space across two storeys and comprises: entrance hall, sitting room, drawing room, open-plan dining room, kitchen, cloakroom and morning room on the ground floor with four bedrooms and a large family bathroom on the first floor. Alverstoke has a rural village atmosphere yet is close to Gosport, with a full range of shops, the ferry terminal to Old Portsmouth and the mainline station with regular services to London Waterloo. A side pedestrian access leads to a landscaped rear garden measuring 91 feet in two levels, well stocked with shrubs, bushes and conifers, as well as outdoor dining spaces. With a symmetrical façade and central doorway flanked by windows on each side, and a deep front forecourt surrounded by soldier railings, viewing the interior in the early stages of this impressive Georgian house is highly recommended to appreciate both the accommodation and the location on offer. ENTRANCE: Steps with soldier railings on either side and a front pedestrian access door, a large forecourt with tiled slabs and batten-board edging, partially brick with soldier railings on the other side, gated pedestrian access to the rear garden, a black front door with bullseye glazed panels and brass furniture leading to: HALL: Tongue and groove panelling to the lower wall, upper-level cupboard housing the electricity meter, alarm panel, ceiling spotlights, wooden floor, coving, doors to principal rooms, staircase with balustrade rising to the first floor with storage cupboard under, glazed panelled door leading to the interior corridor. MORNING ROOM 13' 11" x 11' 1" (4.24m x 3.38m): Wooden floor, central open fire with surround and tiled hearth, forward-facing sash window with original shutters, picture rail, tongue-and-groove panelled door, radiator; OPENING to: SITTING ROOM 14' 0" x 11' 2" (4.27m x 3.40m): Arched doorway leading to drawing room, combined depth of both rooms 28'2". Forward-facing sash window with original shutters, wooden floor, central fireplace with surround, inglenook and cast-iron insert, plaster mouldings, panelled door, ceiling cornice, arched opening to: DRAWING ROOM 13' 11" x 10' 10" (4.24m x 3.30m): Matching wooden floor, radiator, integrated storage cupboard with shelving and under-stairs cupboard, ceiling cornice, central plaster ceiling rose, square opening leading to dining/family room. INNER HALL: Understairs storage, integrated coat cupboard with shelves. DINING ROOM / FAMILY ROOM 26' 1" x 13' 2" (7.95m x 4.01m): Two light-filled windows, curved rear wall with arched sash windows and central pair of doors to the rear garden, wooden floor, wall of built-in cupboards with shelves, low cupboard on one side wi