A VICTORIAN four-storey family home believed to have been owned by wealthy businessmen or senior army officers is up for sale for an eye-watering price.
The stunning, character-filled Cambridge Lodge, in Cambridge Road, Lexden, is on the market with Chewton Rose estate agents for £1,375,000.
The five-bedroom, three-bathroom home has a dry cellar, drawing room, dining room, study and garden room.
The kitchen has had an extension, which also saw a single-story extension added above for a large family bathroom.
The land surrounding the house is spacious - the garden, for example, is generously sized at 80 ft by 60 ft and the driveway can provide up to ten parking spaces.
Pictures taken inside the property show the bright airy rooms throughout, with much of it having been recently decorated to give the home a modern feel.
Throughout the property, for example, there are colour schemes which complement its original heritage, while the tall ceilings and large windows make each room feel light and airy.
A spokesman for Chewton Rose said: “Set in the heart of Lexden in one of the most sought after roads, built around 1876 and it is an elegant and distinctive family home.
“It sits on a substantial plot, approximately 0.2 acre, on the corner of Cambridge Road and Queens Road.
“The front on the former and the drive entrance on the latter. The house is approximately 3,301 sq ft.
“A very deceptive property that gives totally different impressions of its size depending on whether you are looking at the front on Cambridge Road or the side on Queens Road.
“Our vendors have extended the kitchen and added a single-storey extension above, that now provides a luxurious family bathroom.
“On the first floor they have created a master suite with en-suite and dressing room.
“Little is known about the history of Cambridge Lodge but its size, character, individual style and generous size plot does suggest that amongst its owners may have been wealthy businessmen and/or senior officers in the army - as other houses in the road have been.”
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