Description

Offers from R8 999 000 asking R9 999 000 CAWDOR HOUSE, CAWDOR AVENUE. POSITION, POSITION SUB DIVISABLE PARKLAND. BIGGEST LAST REMAINING STAND IN HURLINGHAM

A stately English Country-style home, set on an acre-and-a-half of mature, landscaped parkland. 

Occupying a prime position in tree-lined Cawdor Avenue, which is soon to be inside security- boomed Hurlingham Estate.

Circa 1950 - the house is full of character and has an interesting provenance. It offers elegantly appointed reception rooms, a choice of entertainment areas and 4 lofty upstairs north-facing bedrooms. Plus a self-contained flatlet.

Accommodation:

Through antique-carved door to entrance hall and waiting room. Stained glass windows featuring Coat-of-Arms, Gothic arches and a winding, solid teak staircase to upstairs landing.

Carpeted, wood panelled study with log fireplace. Fitted bookcase and cupboards. Lead-light windows.

Elegant, carpeted lounge/dining room with bay window and double doors to covered terrace and patio.

Modern eat-in kitchen with granite tops and royal-blue ducoed units. Snack counter and stools. Integrated Miele appliances include gas and electric hob, and extractor unit. Fitted fridge/freezer and microwave. Adjoining scullery/laundry. Walled kitchen courtyard. 

Expansive family/media room with tile and parquet flooring, that opens to a large covered entertainment verandah with built-in server, which has skylights, power points, warming plates and prep bowl.

Overlooks garden, sparkling pool and tennis court.

Upstairs landing and passage with sprung wooden strip-flooring.

Leads to 4 bedrooms and 2.5 full bathrooms, which cater for 3 of the bedrooms.  

Master bedroom has walk-in dressing room with extensive wardrobing, and fitted dressing table with make-up mirror lighting. Full en-suite marble bathroom with double vanity, lavatory and bidet. Picture windows overlook the garden.

Self-contained guest suite (flatlet), with own entrance, parking and patio overlooking the garden.

3 staff bedrooms and bathroom inside walled kitchen courtyard.

Double auto garage. Carport with drive-through to 2 further garages.

Additional Features:

2 Victorian stack chimneys 

Pantry/Crockery room, upstairs box room, under-stairs wine cupboard

2 Guest cloakrooms

 Marble flooring inset into parquet surround

Lead-light windows

High ceilings

Black-and-white marble Art Deco bathrooms. Villeroy and Bosch sanitaryware in en-suite bathroom

Koi pond, garden terrazzo under shade. The garden has magnificent mature trees, Cycads and colourful Clivias. Effective garden lighting

2 water tanks

Borehole (which is currently not in use)

North/south all-weather tennis court with floodlights

Sparkling swimming pool

Zoneable alarm and perimeter beams