A WELL PROPORTIONED, DETACHED GRADE II LISTED HOUSE OF CLASSICAL APPEARANCE LOCATED IN A PRIVATE ROAD ON THE EDGE OF THE ANCIENT TOWN AND FORMING ONE OF A SMALL SELECT ESTATE OF SIGNIFICANT PROPERTIES DESIGNED BY THE EMINENT ARCHITECT SIR REGINALD BLOMFIELD.
Entrance Vestibule, Reception Hall, Living Room, Dining Room, Garden Room, Study, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Rear Lobby/Utility Area, Integral Workshop/Store, Wine Cellar, Galleried Landing, Four Double Bedroom, Two Bathrooms (One En-Suite), Cloakroom, Gas Central
Heating, Detached Coach House Providing Garaging & First Floor Storage, Large, Mature Landscaped Garden, Summerhouse, Gardener's WC, Car Port.
Point Lodge is located in a select, small estate forming the favoured private road location of Point Hill, immediately to the north of the town, designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield, one of the most prolific and distinguished British architects and garden
designers of the Edwardian period. In all, 9 houses were originally built, between 1895-1910, and together they form a significant group of buildings where the relationship with their setting and each other was carefully considered by Blomfield, whose other
works include the Menin Gate memorial and The Quadrant in Regent"s Street. Some of the other properties at Point Hill have subsequently been sub divided and newer properties have been built during the intervening years. The Ancient Town and Cinque Port of
Rye is renowned for its historical associations, medieval fortifications, including the Landgate and Ypres Tower, and fine period architecture with half timbered houses clustered around the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin with its ornate gilded Quarter
Boys clock. As well as its charm and history, the town has a comprehensive range of shopping facilities and an active local community, with the arts being strongly represented. Rye Festival is held annually. From the town there are local train services to
Brighton and to Ashford with connections to London and to Paris/Lille/Brussels via the Channel Tunnel. A high speed service between London St. Pancras and Ashford has been introduced, reducing the journey time to about 37 minutes. Sporting facilities in the
area include golf at Rye, Cooden and Hastings, sailing on the south coast and many fine countryside and coastal walks.
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Point Lodge is a Grade II listed property that exhibits a blend of classical elements with the vernacular style of the time and was designed so that the individual elevations express different stylistic themes. The symmetrical garden elevation has
red brick with stone end quoins, tall sash windows and a central door with pediment. The accommodation is arranged over two floors, as shown on the floor plan, and is generally light and well proportioned.
The property is approached via a projecting wooden and glazed pedimented porch with an inner front door opening into a reception hall with a large built-in cloaks cupboard and an old pine staircase with a column newel and ball finial to the gallery above. To
one side is a study with attractive glass fronted fitted bookcases to either side of the chimney. From the hall, double doors lead into the well proportioned sitting room, which has cornicing to the ceiling, a square bay window to one elevation, two tall windows
overlooking the garden and a glazed door opening onto the terrace, together with an Adam style open fireplace.
Adjoining is a dining room which has two tall sash windows overlooking the garden, cornicing and glazed double doors opening into a garden room with a tiled floor, natural brickwork to the walls and three pairs of glazed doors leading to the terrace and garden.
The kitchen/breakfast room overlooks the front and has a fitted peninsula with a work surface and breakfast bar with storage cupboards beneath, an inset 5 burner gas hob and extractor unit above, together with a built in oven and stainless steel double bowl,
single drainer sink unit. A door and stairs lead down to a useful cellar.
Adjacent to the kitchen is a rear lobby/utility area with fitted shelving and plumbing for a washing machine. A door leads through to an integral double garage now used as a workroom and further utility area.
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On the first floor, there is a galleried landing with hatch and retractable ladder to a large roof space. The master bedroom has two tall windows overlooking the garden and a range of fitted wardrobe cupboards. The en-suite bathroom has a dressing
area and coloured fitments comprising a sunken bath, bidet, close coupled WC and wash basin set into a vanity unit. There are three further double bedrooms of good proportion together with a cloakroom and a family bathroom with white fittings comprising a
panelled bath with a shower attachment, bidet, close coupled WC and wash basin set into vanity unit.
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Outside: The property is approached over a long gravelled driveway providing ample parking for several vehicles and giving access to a detached former coach house building of brick elevations beneath a pitched tiled roof with sliding timber double
doors. Internally, there is stable block flooring in part and an old pine screen wall and the space is arranged to provide garaging, two storage rooms and a basement store. An open tread ladder staircase leads to a first floor storage area and projecting garden
room on wooden piers. To the rear is a car port.
The mature, landscaped garden is very much a particular feature of this property being set down to lawn with serpentine flower beds, shrub borders, a wide stone terrace, summerhouse with a wisteria clad pergola, yew hedging, established specimen trees and a
productive kitchen garden with a large greenhouse. Immediately beyond the rear boundary is the residential development of Mill Road.
Directions: Approaching Rye, from the north on the A268, proceed down the hill from Playden. Having passed 'The Top of the Hill' public house, take the next turning on the left into Point Hill. Bear around to the left and the entrance to the property will then
be found on the left hand side after about 200 yards.