On the market, 1960s five bedroom detached property in Walton on Thames, Surrey
Once again, details of this place are thin on the ground, so if any of our wonderful readers know some added background for this 1960s five bedroom detached property in Walton on Thames, Surrey, please do let us know.
We’re guessing the 1960s and I think you can see why from the above image, but it might just have sneaked into the early ’70s. Either way, this is a very individual build that’s been recently renovated to offer a modern house with a good deal of retro charm. Although you do wonder what it was like before the makeover.
Sat in one third of an acre of land, the house is set out over two floors, with an ‘upstairs/downstairs’ configuration offering up five bedrooms with triple bathroom facilities plus an en-suite shower room. There’s also a ‘free-flowing’ living area with ‘four distinct reception areas’, along with a modern fitted kitchen.
Finishing things off a utility room, a separate cloakroom and outside, a large open front garden, a driveway offering plenty of parking, a double garage, a large storeroom and an ‘expansive lawn area with a bank of evergreens and shrubs’, not to mention a raised decked terraced balcony.
Fancy it? You’ll need to find around £995,000 to secure it.
Find out more at the Rightmove website
hugh on 1 February, 2012 4:23 pm
This house was designed by Mary Christian Hamp and built in 1967. Despite appearances it has actually had quite a lot of alteration. Originally it sat on a brick plinth containing garage, entrance hall and a guest bedroom. Two further bedrooms and living rooms were on the first floor. By building a separate garage and relocating all the bedrooms to the ground floor they’ve managed to create a huge living area upstairs. Windows have also been reduced in size. However it’s a better fate than many of its contemporaries have suffered.
Mary Christian Hamp was the daughter of well-known thirties architect Stanley Hamp. She’s best known for an estate of modernist houses at Hampden Hill, off Holtspur Top Lane in Beaconsfield – well worth a visit if you’re in the area.