Entry is immediately to the generous living room, where handsome wainscotting lends a gracious air to the space. The panelling is painted chalky white and oak floorboards run underfoot. The open hearth features an overmantle in the early-Georgian style, which could be reinstated to introduce an open working fire. A wide-set architrave opens to a secondary sitting room and cosy ‘snug’, painted ‘India Yellow’ and centred around a warming log burner.
The kitchen lies at the rear of the house and is characterised by a high-set pitched roof lantern, which allows the room to be flooded with light. A run of limestone flooring connects the kitchen and garden beyond through large tripartite oak-framed folding glass doors, creating an effortless flow between interior and exterior spaces. Oiled oak surfaces sit atop simple pale stone colour panelled cupboards, and there is a butler sink and range cooker. A wine rack is cleverly accommodated above the entire length of wall cupboards to the rear. A separate guest cloakroom and utility room with concealed mirror spaces above and behind are discreetly set to the side; these spaces provide the opportunity for further development, subject to planning permission.
The first floor has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, with the main bedroom at the front of the plan. This room has a bullseye chimneypiece with a rare cast-iron Kent grate set within, and a beautiful original exposed wall of plank boards separating the sleeping quarters from the en suite bathroom. The remaining plastered walls are painted in the pinkish hues of ‘Setting Plaster’. The bathroom has a freestanding roll-top bath and separate shower enclosure, with walls clad in Carrara marble metro tiles from Fired Earth. The second bedroom currently also acts as a study and features cupboards that are original to the house; it is served by a separate shower room.
The third bedroom is in the garret at the apex of the house and set into the pitch of the roof; a peaceful room, it has wonderful views of the surrounding rooftops. A wall of plank door storage offers plentiful wardrobing, and fenestration set into both the east and west aspects allow this room to enjoy the very best light from sunrise to sunset.
The Great Outdoors
The charming courtyard garden is something of a sun trap, south-facing with paved limestone underfoot and convenient separate side access to Farrier Street. Entered directly through folding glass doors from the kitchen, it acts as an external living room in warmer months, perfect for drinks or languorous summer lunches alfresco. The evening light is particularly magical.
Out and About
The Deal Lugger is equidistant to the seafront and the High Street; each less than a minute’s walk away. Deal Castle Beach and famed Deal Pier, the last fully intact leisure pier remaining in Kent, are incredibly popular with the local community.
The Rose Hotel is known for its excellent bar and restaurant, as is the
Frog & Scot.
Real Deal Roasters is a renowned coffee supplier and shop, Arno & Co the preferred grocers and Merchant of Relish the favoured deli.
The Black Pig butchers and
Jenkins & Sons fishmongers are also both noteworthy. There is also a fantastic Saturday farmers’ market selling local produce.
The High Street has many other independent antique, clothes, and homewares stores. Of particular note, and just a short walk away, is the ever-popular lifestyle and homewares emporium
Green & Found. Built in the early 1800s within the Captain’s Gardens at Deal Castle, it provides creative spaces for local craftspeople to work, and also offers workshops, talks and events. Other local attractions include the famed
Deal Castle, nearby
Walmer Castle, and slightly further afield, Sandwich Bay and St Margaret’s Bay.
Sandwich, Dover and Canterbury are all easily accessed by car, via the A2 and A258. High-speed trains run from Deal to London St Pancras with a total journey time of 84 minutes, with alternative direct trains to London Charing Cross and London Bridge. Access to the continent is also excellent via the Port of Dover, the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone and Eurostar from Ashford International.
Council Tax Band: E