Fry & Kent - Southsea
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£3,250,000
Bath Square, Old Portsmouth 4 bed terraced house for sale - £
Price:
£3,250,000
Description:
We have been asked to market some outstanding homes in our time but this house truly ranks as one of the most individual and unique homes in the Solent area. The property was originally used by Customs Officers from at least the early 1700's through to the 1970's when it was purchased by the current owner's family. Located at the entrance of Portsmouth Harbour on the famous 'Spice Island' fabled in history. The Old Customs Watch House has played witness to the Nation's history with a plethora of ships leaving and entering the harbour including Nelson, Wellington, Captain Scott of the Antarctic, Kings and Queens even witnessing the birth of Australia with the first fleet. Notwithstanding the constant passage of Royal Naval vessels over the Centuries, including both World Wars, the submarines from HMS Dolphin directly opposite to the Falklands task force contrasted by the sleek racing machines of Ben Ainsley team that are located nearby, a history that few other houses in the Country could boast of, truly forming a part of the United Kingdom's heritage. William Wyllie the famous Seascape Artist who lived at Tower House a few doors away famously quoted that the ships passed so close to his house he felt he "could pass a biscuit to the ship's Captain as it left the harbour" but with the Old Customs Watch House you truly feel you could leap aboard, round the deck and leap off again without getting your feet wet. The property was originally built with a slipway allowing the Customs oared cutters to launch directly into the harbour hence the racks for the oars still to be found in the Kitchen/Dining Room which previously served as the boat house. In the Drawing Room hammock hooks are still evident on the beams. Amusingly one of the other unique feature is the position of the Letter box located at the top of the front door. This was placed at this level to curtail a local custom that developed in the 18th century of people urinating through the. Still available at ListedBuy!
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July 28 2023 on Fry & Kent - Southsea (via ListedBuy)
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