Listing of the Day
Location: Bath, England
Price: £1.9 million (US$2.7 million)
This charming home on Sydney Place, called Queen Charlotte’s Orangery, is described by its agent, Jack King of Savills, as "quite small but perfectly formed." A Grade-I listed property, it is a house of great architectural and historical significance.
It was originally built in 1812 as part of the estate of Queen Charlotte, on the back of a main house, but the two properties have since been separated.
The property has undergone renovations by Mark Watson of Watson Bertram and Fell Architects.
About 15 years ago, a large extension was added, which doubled the size of the property, while preserving its authentic architectural style. It includes the home’s stunning rotunda atrium with a glazed ceiling skylight.
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The house’s quiet, tucked away location, a stone’s throw from picturesque Sydney Gardens, is still within walking distance of the center of the city of Bath.
Stats
This single-story, 2,012 square foot home has four bedrooms and four bathrooms.
Talking Point
The Orangery has an interesting history dating back several centuries. It was originally built as an orangery house for Queen Charlotte in 1812. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744 –1818), who married King George III, was the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1761 until the union of the two kingdoms in 1801. After the union, she was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until her death in 1818.
Queen Charlotte was a patron of the arts and an amateur botanist, who helped expand London’s Kew Gardens, according to travel writer John Murray. Only 2.5% of England’s Listed buildings are honored with a Grade-I Listing (the highest grade), marking it as a property of exceptional historic interest, and this house is among them.
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Neighborhood Notes
Queen Charlotte’s Orangery is located in a part of Bath that’s rich in history. In the late 18th century, Jane Austen lived close by. The property also neighbors the Holburne Museum, Bath’s first public art gallery, and Sydney Pleasure Gardens. The Kennet and Avon canal is easily accessed through Sydney Gardens, via the gardens’ beautiful walking routes.
The center of Bath offers numerous leisure, shopping and sporting facilities. Access to major transport links is easy with the recently redeveloped Bath Spa railway station providing a fast route to London-Paddington (from 85 minutes), and the M4 about 9.5 miles north.
Agent: Jack King, Savills Bath
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