_Rare 6-bedroom home built for Victorian RIBA architect and overlooking Blackheath Common
It’s undergone some updates since the Victorian age of house buidling, but this grand and generous Blackheath home touting a substantial 6843 sq ft is packed with original details alongside some unexpected flashes of the ultramodern.
Set on Montpelier Row, within the Blackheath conservation area, 'Alverstoke' was built in 1885 by and for the use of Benjamin Tabberer, a fellow of the RIBA and President of the District surveyors Association.
Extended and recalibrated, it's the sort of place that could easily grace the front covers of leading architecture and interior design magazines with contrasting materiality - concrete, wood and glass - a vibrant and eclectic colour palette, light and texture juxtaposed with the period features souped-up for 21st century family living.
A sweeping driveway provides a grand sense of arrival, the substantial footprint of this redbrick still belying the sheer cubic volumes of this London home.
Inside, on the ground floor, two open plan/living/kitchen areas fan out on both wings, offering unlimited recreational possibilities for the whole family as well as providing breathtaking entertaining spaces. On this floor is also a home office and, to the back of the property, a heated swimming pool encased in a dedicated pool house with a Thai-style floating bed.
The lower ground floor offers a separate self-contained, 2-bedroom apartment with separate kitchen of 955 sq ft, which may suit grown up children, multi-generational living or a live-in au pair. This part of the home is also dedicated to entertainment and relaxation with a gym and luxury cinema room.
On the first floor is a library and three bedrooms, including a master bedroom with walk-in dressing room and bedroom-sized en-suite and 3 further bedrooms on the second floor.
A large garden with outdoor kitchen, pergola and fire pit completes this exceptional home.
A number of renowned state and private primary schools are close by and further afield, Dulwich College, James Allen’s Girls School, and Alleyns operate school bus services from Blackheath Village. Many of the Kent Grammar Schools are easily accessible by public train and bus services from Blackheath village.
Transport links are available from Blackheath Station (0.2mi / c4mins walk) - 12 mins to London Bridge/City and 22 minutes to West End. Furthermore, the financial hub of Canary Wharf is a short car journey or via a direct DLR or Jubilee Line service from Greenwich.
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